Gary Mintchell

MARCH 17, 2025

Im not sure I can make it to Seattle for this conference, but it looks like a good place to explore timely topics. With AI-powered automation and vision systems rapidly improving quality control, predictive maintenance, and robotics capabilities, industrial leaders need actionable insights to stay ahead of the curve.

Logistics 100

Logistics Aerospace Automation Robotics 100

Manufacturer's Monthly

APRIL 1, 2025

compliance, covering key topics such as: Certification for welding contractors, inspectors, and procedures. Welding inspectors professionals responsible for visual inspection and quality control of welds. Quality control personnel supervisors, managers, and foremen focused on maintaining welding standards and preventing defects.

Compliance 69

Compliance Manufacturing 69

Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2024

The Bay Areas top universities fuel San Francisco and Silicon Valleys growth by training engineers and technicians who tackle challenges such as bipedal dynamic, control, and deep learning. Other important topics include manual and robotic dexterity, plus degrees of freedom of the neck and hip, all against the fast-changing backdrop of AI.

Robotics 128

Robotics Robotics Artificial Intelligence Sourcing 128

Gary Mintchell

DECEMBER 18, 2024

These topics have been subjects of thoughts all this yeardata, supply chain, digital transformation, predictive maintenance, skilled labor. There is no doubt that industry has faced many challenges this year, primarily driven by geopolitical and economic issues outside of our control. I have a good relationship with Fluke Reliability.

Supply Chain 130

Supply Chain Artificial Intelligence Automation Manufacturing 130

Control.com

MARCH 21, 2024

Join the experts as they present robotics theory on topics including 3D vision applications from Keyence, robot motion and precision from Mecademic, and developing open control from Arduino Pro.

Automation 105

Automation Robotics Robotics 105

Robotics Business Review

JUNE 6, 2024

maxon provides motion controllers, and Balluff offers sensors for warehouse automation. This strategy requires additional forms of automation that are optimized for digital transformation — from the controllers to the networks to the interfaces and the cloud. EDT on Wednesday, June 12, 2024.

Automation 118

Automation Supply Chain Artificial Intelligence Robotics 118

Robotics Business Review

APRIL 12, 2024

State-of-the-art surgical and healthcare robotics depend on precise motion control. Robotics developers, suppliers, and integrators, as well as healthcare providers and practitioners, should understand how the latest, best-in-class motion-control components can improve accuracy and enable the next generation of patient care.

Robotics 127

Robotics Robotics Artificial Intelligence Sourcing 127

Control.com

APRIL 5, 2023

Join our light-hearted look at the serious topic of job hunting as Control Automation looks to help connect the great engineers in our audience with the amazing companies in our industry. If you apply for jobs with any of these companies, please tell them Control.com sent you!

Automation 98

Automation 98

Gary Mintchell

JULY 7, 2023

At the same time I visited the Hexagon conference where software was the topic. Next was Honeywell with some instrumentation and control discussion (the software group conference comes later), but there was a lot of software discussion there. I just came from the Siemens Digital conference that was all about breadth of software.

Automation 147

Automation Beverage Process control Manufacturing 147

Dinesh Mishra

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Christine Herbst-Kubitz, General Manager, Siemens Taiwan Digital Industries Siemens Digital Industries is at the forefront of providing digital transformation solutions for manufacturers, spanning automation, control systems, and industrial software. Mr. Hitoshi Yoshida, Chairman and CEO, Tokyo Seimitsu Co.,

Smart manufacturing 52

Smart manufacturing Supply Chain Automotive Aerospace 52

Canadian Metalworking Magazine

JUNE 4, 2020

We heard from lots of biopharma users that the Drugs topic could be improved and clarified, considering the different meanings it has. Click ‘Train Leo’ and search for the new #Drugs (pharmaceutical) topic. Search for the new #Drugs (recreational) Leo topic. Leo now makes a difference between pharma drugs and recreational drugs.

Pharmaceutical 100

Pharmaceutical 100

Mold Making Technology

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Peruse 2024’s top maintenance content, including topics like inspection/measurement, maintenance and repair and surface treatment. How to Maintain Heaters, Thermocouples, Valve Gates and Controls An examination of real-world problems and solutions involving hot runner system maintenance. Look no further. Happy reading!

Sourcing 52

Sourcing Automation Manufacturing 52

Gary Mintchell

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

State-affiliated Groups Responsible for nearly 60% 60% of incidents result in operational disruption, driving the need for proactive OT defenses and incident response The topics of this time are Cybersecurity, Sustainability, and Workforce with the impact of AI playing on all three. This news from Rockwell Automation focuses on Cybersecurity.

Supply Chain 130

Supply Chain Automation Manufacturing 130

Gary Mintchell

MAY 8, 2024

This will enable engineering teams to find the right help topic and to generate a basic visualization and code faster for programmable logic controllers (PLC). The Simatic S7-1200 G2 controllers are part of the Simatic controller family. These are all pretty cool.

Automation 130

Automation Function Manufacturing 130

ATS

MAY 13, 2025

Its central geography, advanced infrastructure, and mature industrial base offer logistical advantages, enabling manufacturers to reduce delays, cut transportation costs, and ensure greater quality control. This geographic advantage allows manufacturers to expand into new markets with reduced risk and improved logistics control.

Manufacturing 52

Manufacturing Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 Supply Chain 52

Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

” The presenters will touch on many topics throughout the presentation including the different types of manufacturing and how they differ and how the supply chain is affected. The post Virtual twins as a service can help manufacturers thrive appeared first on Control Engineering.

Supply Chain 122

Supply Chain Manufacturing Sourcing Artificial Intelligence 122

Gary Mintchell

AUGUST 1, 2023

OMAC birthed about the same time that I left manufacturing to become an editor at Control Engineering. The open computer as a PLC replacement designed to drive down the high costs of controllers never really made it. Originally Open Modular Architecture Computer it held center stage at the annual ARC Industry Forum for many years.

Manufacturing 130

Manufacturing Automation Sourcing 130

Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2024

They will discuss topics such as improving collaboration in robotics, building robotic foundation models, and scaling autonomous agriculture. Conference presenters and panelists will explore the challenges of building outdoor robots, current investment trends, and motion-control fundamentals, among many other topics.

Robotics 124

Robotics Robotics Automation Artificial Intelligence 124

Robotics Business Review

APRIL 16, 2025

Learn about the latest AI innovations at the Robotics Summit Recent advances in artificial intelligence will be a hot topic at this year’s Robotics Summit & Expo , which will be on April 30 and May 1 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.

Artificial Intelligence 77

Artificial Intelligence Robotics Robotics Logistics 77

Gary Mintchell

AUGUST 22, 2023

This news is interesting because data has become a meaningful topic. This news reveals updates to the Collaborative Information Server (CI Server) part of the OpreX Control and Safety System family. Now I see Dave Emerson and Penny Chen a couple of times a year and haven’t heard anything from marketing for years.

Function 130

Function Manufacturing 130

Gary Mintchell

AUGUST 15, 2023

When I switched to media in 1998 at Control Engineering, it also was packed with new products as many new companies sprang up with a new take on control platforms or software. Automation and control magazines are half the size of 15 years ago…and maybe even less. And even Siemens on the topic. IT magazines…gone.

Automation 130

Automation Sourcing Manufacturing 130

Dinesh Mishra

APRIL 15, 2025

With the focus topic SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION, LIGNA offers an ideal platform not only to discuss risks, but above all to actively seize the opportunities of a new era. Another highlight is the presentation of Inspekto a powerful solution for visual quality control, specially designed for the woodworking industry.

Automation 59

Automation Benchmarking Form Function 59

Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

There is also legal footing regulating the use of autonomous machines on farm fields, which is a heavily discussed topic in the industry. “Being able to precisely control agricultural processes increases performance and yield while minimizing the use of resources. Register today to save 40% on conference passes!

Robotics 76

Robotics Robotics Fit Sourcing 76

Gary Mintchell

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

ABB finds customers wishing to separate asset management from the control system. Companies don’t wish to pay for extensive engineering hours to do the programming through the control system. Energy management is currently the important function of asset management.

Function 130

Function Process control Manufacturing Automation 130

ATS

APRIL 1, 2025

A variation of the box furnace is the controlled-atmosphere furnace. They may have zones set at different temperatures and can have controlled atmospheres. Batch furnaces are equipped with a controller to set temperatures and times. Calibrate thermocouples, temperature controllers or atmosphere sensors.

Composites 52

Composites Manufacturing Form Function 52

Plastics News

DECEMBER 13, 2022

midterm election may be in Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan and Minnesota, all states that now have Democratic governors and Democrats in control of the legislature. The biggest impact of the U.S.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 12, 2024

Presenters and panelists will examine robotics investment trends, motion-control fundamentals, relevant standards, and opportunities posed by generative AI, among many other topics. Robotics pioneer Rodney Brooks, co-founder of iRobot and Rethink Robotics, will keynote RoboBusiness 2024.

Robotics 119

Robotics Robotics Automation Artificial Intelligence 119

Manufacturer's Monthly

JUNE 3, 2024

The SMCBA Electronics Design and Manufacture Conference will also be held featuring technical workshops from international and local experts and a series of free seminars will provide an overview on a range of topics from Onshoring Manufacturing to the use of AI in industry. The full programme can be viewed at www.electronex.com.au.

Electronics 105

Electronics Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 Manufacturing 105

Robotics Business Review

APRIL 30, 2025

Navigating Constraints When Designing Motion Control for Medical Robot Joints: Jordan Schaeffler, a strategic business engineer at Novanta , will present at 11:30 a.m. Cross Roller Bearings: Technical Advantages in Strain Wave Gear Applications: Jim Leonard, vice president of sales at Harmonic Drive , will speak at at 11:30 a.m. in Room 257A.

Robotics 59

Robotics Robotics Logistics Automation 59

Robotics Business Review

MAY 5, 2025

Auroras launch trucks include the Aurora Driver hardware kit and redundant systems including braking, steering, power, sensing, controls, computing, cooling, and communication, enabling them to safely operate without a human driver. Verifiable AI also played a role in enabling Aurora to close its driverless safety case.

Freight 82

Freight Robotics Robotics Logistics 82

Canadian Metalworking Magazine

AUGUST 10, 2020

You’re in control. Asking Leo to prioritize “IL33” in any of your biopharma feeds is as simple as creating a new Topic priority and selecting “IL33” as the topic. You can combine topics with +AND and +OR and create even more targeted priorities for Leo. TRY FEEDLY FOR BIOPHARMA. Leo is smart.

Sourcing 90

Sourcing 90

Gary Mintchell

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Another topic here is the potential use of AI as an enabler of autonomous control—another sub theme of the conference. HCE continues to see opportunities with instrumentation for monitoring emissions, as well as, applying process control technologies to mitigate those. Instrumentation and control are stable, but mature markets?

Process control 130

Process control Automation Manufacturing 130

Cisco Industrial Automation

JUNE 7, 2022

Ports, mining companies, manufacturers, and others are using Cisco URWB and our industrial networking to monitor and control robots and autonomous guided vehicles (AGVs)—improving efficiency, overcoming labor shortages, and taking workers out of harm’s way. We will be talking about a variety of industrial-networking topics.

Assembly Line 196

Assembly Line Robotics Robotics Manufacturing 196

Robotics Business Review

MAY 19, 2024

Researchers reported at ICRA that they can vectorize controllers to be available during training and deployment. One group, in particular, presented research focusing on geometric fabrics, a popular topic at the event. These controllers then translate the commands from the policy so they mitigate the limitations of the hardware.

Robotics 125

Robotics Robotics Sourcing Form 125

Gary Mintchell

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

This topic is slightly outside my usual area of expertise but shows extension of digital technologies (should we say even digital transformation?) into the machine shop market. I attended the Hexagon user conference last summer gaining an appreciation for the breadth as well as depth of their technology.

Prototype  130

Prototype  Cycle time Automation Process control 130

Robotics Business Review

MARCH 26, 2024

Portescap and Kollmorgen will discuss motion control at the Robotics Summit & Expo. “Pairing flat motors with strain-wave gearing offers high reduction ratios, low backlash, and superior positional accuracy, offering exceptional torque and precise motion control for critical robotic applications.” The West Chester, Pa.-based

Robotics 112

Robotics Robotics Aerospace Automation 112

ATS

APRIL 10, 2025

When filling pharmaceutical containers, precise control and accuracy are essential to ensure the safety and health of patients. Sensor and control failures: Inaccurate fill levels can occur if sensors drift out of calibration or if the programmable logic controller (PLC) logic becomes outdated.

Pharmaceutical 78

Pharmaceutical Beverage Compliance Consumer Goods 78