Manufacturer's Monthly

MAY 7, 2025

Image: AMTIL Day two of AMW 2025 placed a spotlight on resilience, innovation, and workforce, with thought leaders and researchers presenting strategies to build a stronger Australian manufacturing sector. Day two built on the momentum, diving deeper into the strategies required to future-proof Australian manufacturing.

Additive manufacturing 54

Additive manufacturing Electronics Supply Chain Prototype  54

Polytron

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Instead of celebrating economic growth, many manufacturers have been struggling with the ongoing logistical effects of the COVID-19 pandemic – supply chain issues, transportation problems, and even worker shortages! The start of the roaring 20s didn’t quite go as planned for most of us. Let’s Chat!

Smart manufacturing 52

Smart manufacturing Supply Chain Manufacturing Artificial Intelligence 52

Dinesh Mishra

JANUARY 18, 2025

For manufacturing, this means greater support for smart factories, where robotics and automation systems rely on constant connectivity to optimize workflows and reduce downtime. In manufacturing, eSIM-powered IoT devices monitor machinery on production lines, identifying potential issues such as overheating or component wear.

Industry 4.0 52

Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 Artificial Intelligence Supply Chain 52

Gary Mintchell

JULY 22, 2024

My history with manufacturing software dates to 1977. Alongside the frequent maintenance required by the old ERP system, AVA also faced the fact that the old system did not include Manufacturing Execution System (MES) integration. This case study falls a little short of my vision for Automation World when we began 20 years ago.

Automotive 130

Automotive Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Supply Chain Smart manufacturing 130

Control Engineering

MARCH 10, 2023

Embracing concepts and technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and smart manufacturing can help. They also need improved supply chain management to ensure better product quality and more stable/reliable product supply, and they need to reach target yields faster.

Pharmaceutical 98

Pharmaceutical Smart manufacturing Artificial Intelligence Benchmarking 98

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

JANUARY 21, 2024

From logistics and fleet management to electric vehicles (EVs) and autonomous vehicles, from manufacturing and retail to supply chain and in-vehicle features, from predictive navigation and personalized voice assistants to real-time traffic updates, ChatGPT is poised to transform the automotive ecosystem.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Automotive Manufacturing Value chain 52

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Several factors are driving this change, helping technology providers bridge the gap between physical and digital interactions, especially in segments like financial services, training and education, ecommerce and retail, smart manufacturing, and gaming.

Supply Chain 98

Supply Chain Artificial Intelligence Smart manufacturing Compliance 98

Control Engineering

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

6-9, featuring discussions about digitalization helps optimize operations, helps with energy efficiency, workforce shortages, supply chain, climate change and cybersecurity. 6-9, featuring discussions about digitalization helps optimize operations, helps with energy efficiency, workforce shortages, supply chain and climate change.

Automation 69

Automation Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 Supply Chain 69

Foley

MARCH 10, 2023

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) models, such as ChatGPT, will widen the gap between the manufacturers who embrace, and profit from, the shift to Smart Manufacturing and the manufacturers who go about “business as usual.” Quite a lot, as it turns out.

Manufacturing 52

Manufacturing Supply Chain Artificial Intelligence Bottleneck 52

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

MARCH 22, 2023

It’s common for organizations to struggle with cross-functional alignment, collaboration, and knowledge sharing across information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) teams. Rockwell Automation has a long-standing strategic partnership with Microsoft focused on delivering cloud-based solutions to manufacturers.

Manufacturing Execution System (MES) 52

Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Supply Chain Smart manufacturing Compliance 52

i4.0 today

MARCH 21, 2023

Critical Manufacturing will be highlighting to visitors how its MES empowers manufacturers with advanced capabilities to drive innovation, increase connectivity, and promote digital transformation with Industry 4.0 A highly innovative solution, the Critical Manufacturing MES facilitates the adoption of Industry 4.0

Industry 4.0 52

Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 Manufacturing Supply Chain 52

Control Engineering

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Delta provides intelligent manufacturing, sustainability, with expansions, acquisitions, and integrated automation products. Insights on intelligent automation, manufacturing efficiency. Delta, an automation manufacturer, says Industrial automation upgrades help manufacturing efficiency, sustainability goals.

Manufacturing 52

Manufacturing Supply Chain Automation Robotics 52

Fabricating & Metal Work

MARCH 28, 2023

Recognizing the role robotics plays in adding efficiency and lowering production costs for manufacturers of all types and sizes, Suhner continues to expand its robotics offering. Advanced functionality that is in line with the vision behind Industry 4.0. The EFC-02 features an easy-to-use web-based inferface. In Line with Industry 4.0

Compliance 98

Compliance Robotics Robotics Automation 98

Polytron

AUGUST 31, 2021

This provides a great entry point into Smart Manufacturing where the cost of the project can be justified with a relatively short ROI period. This provides a great entry point into Smart Manufacturing where the cost of the project can be justified with a relatively short ROI period. appeared first on Polytron.

Manufacturing 40

Manufacturing Supply Chain Smart manufacturing Function 40

Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Learning Objectives Understand how manufacturing execution systems (MES) and edge computing can resolve challenges related to integrating automation and other applications. Learn to recognize the impact of data on manufacturing and emphasize its importance in analytics, acquisition, management, trust, data accessibility and cybersecurity.

Manufacturing Execution System (MES) 52

Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Automation Supply Chain 52

AU Manufacturing

JULY 27, 2022

Geekplus, the global leader in autonomous mobile robots, has expanded collaboration with electronic components manufacturer Siemens Switchgear Ltd., Shanghai with the second phase of a smart manufacturing automation project. The result is a beautiful example of how well smart intralogistics can function.”.

Robotics 68

Robotics Robotics Automation Warehousing 68

Automation Mag

APRIL 10, 2023

Advances in automation technologies are transforming the industrial manufacturing landscape. Broadly termed “digital transformation,” these smart manufacturing initiatives bring physical and cyber systems together for greater performance, efficiency, sustainability and safety.

Automation 69

Automation Artificial Intelligence Bottleneck Industry 4.0 69

Modern Machine Shop

MARCH 14, 2024

ProShop ERP has entered into a partnership with the Industrial Engineering School (IE) at Purdue University , donating seats of its ProShop Digital Ecosystem to help the school establish a state-of-the-art manufacturing lab of the future.

3D printing 52

3D printing Supply Chain Smart manufacturing Function 52

Factory Worx

APRIL 28, 2022

Industry 4.0 ( fourth industrial revolution ) signifies a "smart," networked facility for enterprises. Manufacturers incorporate new technology into their manufacturing facilities and processes, such as the Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing and analytics, and AI and machine learning with the help of industry 4.0.

Industry 4.0 52

Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 Artificial Intelligence Supply Chain 52

Control Engineering

DECEMBER 4, 2022

A beverage manufacturer looked to improve production, but needed insights on from a digital data platform to help put together actionable insights. Gathering data about a facility’s operations enabled a beverage manufacturer to understand what was really at the heart of their issues in the facility. Learning Objectives.

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) 52

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Beverage Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Function 52

Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Tom Knauer, global industry manager of factory automation with Baluff GMBH, spoke at a breakout session on implementing Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions for robots using sensor-level protocols at International Manufacturing Trade Show (IMTS) 2022 in Chicago. Efficiency, flexibility and visibility through sensors in robots.

Robotics 52

Robotics Robotics Smart manufacturing Supply Chain 52

Dinesh Mishra

JULY 17, 2024

It is the world’s largest exhibition for sheet metal processing, covering the entire supply chain in 15 different technology sectors across nine exhibition halls. By clicking on a little icon, users can create a list of favourite suppliers which can be exported and easily accessed on multiple devices.

Smart manufacturing 52

Smart manufacturing Form Benchmarking Robotics 52

i4.0 today

JUNE 2, 2023

For vehicle edge computing applications, DFI’s industrial-grade vehicle system, VC900-M8M, with the NXP i.MX8M processor has advanced computing capabilities and power management functions to save energy and increase efficiency. The VC900-M8M is based on the ARM design architecture and supports Yocto Linux 2.5 and Android 9.0.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Smart manufacturing Automotive Function 52

Control Engineering

APRIL 4, 2023

Germany), Industrie du futur (France), Made in China 2025 (China), or Smart Manufacturing (US), to name a few. On the one hand, the machine economy addresses the traditional manufacturing and business processes in place in most enterprises and industries. In practice, several companies have explored this direction.

Supply Chain 64

Supply Chain Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 Artificial Intelligence 64

i4.0 today

MAY 23, 2023

Additionally, its anti-vibration design and wide operating temperature range allow the vehicle to function even in extreme environments, making the VC900-M8M suitable for various applications. The post DFI Launches New Smart Transportation Solutions at Computex appeared first on i4.0 It can support Yocto Linux 2.5 and Android 9.0

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Automation Smart manufacturing Robotics 52

Control Engineering

MARCH 11, 2023

OEM digital transformation insights Manufacturing original equipment manufacturers can add value by providing service digitization for installation, repair, maintenance, remote service, spare parts and product improvement. A digital intelligent factory, smart manufacturing, helps achieve that.

Automation 52

Automation Prototype  Function Beverage 52

Automation Mag

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

For manufacturers, however, the tech adoption problem is intertwined with a perennial shortage of skilled workers. There were about 80,000 job vacancies in manufacturing and our unemployment rate in manufacturing is 3.3 A complicating factor is that manufacturing environments typically host a blend of new and older technologies.

Industry 4.0 52

Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 Automotive Robotics 52

Modern Machine Shop

JUNE 2, 2024

The Taiwan International Machine Tool Show took place March 27-31 this year, with many manufacturers participating. The show saw a range of OEMs that produce machine tools, as well as manufacturers of vital machine tool components. What is YCM’s approach to smart manufacturing?

Smart manufacturing 98

Smart manufacturing Function Supply Chain Aerospace 98

Dinesh Mishra

JANUARY 30, 2023

HSTEC specializes in the development, manufacture, and repair of high-speed motor spindles and fixtures. The final core area of expertise in the CHIRON Group is in additive manufacturing products and solutions. Now with newer technologies, we see a good opportunity, demand, and growth for additive manufacturing.

Industry 4.0 52

Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 Aerospace Automotive 52

Foley

JULY 11, 2023

Agility and resiliency remain essential attributes for manufacturers in 2023. Manufacturers are no longer focused on figuring out when things will return to “normal.” Most major automobile manufacturers have set aggressive goals to electrify their fleets, many in the range of 40-50% by the mid-2030s.

Manufacturing 40

Manufacturing Compliance Supply Chain Form 40