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Rockwell Automation partners with Microsoft on three projects

Robotics Business Review

Rockwell works with partners to streamline automated manufacturing. Source: Business Wire Rockwell Automation yesterday announced that it is working with Microsoft “to enable intelligent factories by simplifying complexity and helping empower customers to achieve sustainability goals and operational excellence.”

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Are you prepared for the future of manufacturing?

Control Engineering

Learn how robotics technologies can help navigate the labor shortage. Cybersecurity, analytics, MES/ERP integration and robotics are among the key trends shaping the industry’s future. Implementing robotics to combat workforce shortages The shortage of skilled labor is a significant challenge across numerous industries.

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AI in manufacturing: Where it’s been and where it’s going

Control Engineering

Manufacturing AI insights The integration of AI into discrete manufacturing aligns with the concept of Industry 4.0, which is characterized by advancements in technologies like the industrial internet of things (IIoT) and robotics. Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere.

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7 ways SCADA software can advance IIoT implementations, if you do it right

Control Engineering

Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) software was initially designed to aggregate information from distributed sources and provide operators with the information needed to best control processes. SCADA connections to MES and other areas 3. For example, depictions of robot positions can match real world conditions.

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Case Study: Lockheed Martin’s Flight to Perfect Quality

iBASEt

For example, Lockheed Martin implemented iBASEt’s Manufacturing Execution System (MES) to streamline and remove paperbased procedures on the shopfloor. The company has also received Northrop Grumman’s Platinum Source Preferred Award. Performance and quality data are collected in real-time as work is performed.