Automation & IIoT - Articles, Stories & Interviews
How to Use AI to Close the Manufacturing Skills Gap
From smart training platforms to real-time job support, AI offers manufacturers a way to upskill current employees, optimize hiring and build a workforce ready for the future of production.
How to Identify Which Tasks to Automate in Your Manufacturing Business Processes?
In this blog, we’ll walk you through a step-by-step process to pinpoint the best automation opportunities in your manufacturing business—based on ROI, effort, risk, and operational value.
Transforming High-Precision Manufacturing through Advanced Automation
Honeywell faced growing demands for their high-precision manufacturing processes, coupled with labor shortages and strict quality standards. Their manual processes were becoming the limiting factor—causing bottlenecks, inconsistent quality, and increased scrap.
Reducing Waste in Manufacturing for Safer, More Reliable Production
As the hardware of the future continues to evolve to become more complex and technologically advanced, so too are the ways in which we manufacture. Innovation requires adaptation, and new processes are needed for compliance, reliability and most of all — less waste.
Precision Engineer Manages Business on His Phone After Software Adoption
Precision engineering company Intake Engineering introduced control and tracking into the operation, making every piece of vital information easily accessible. “Everything is just a click away and I can access it anywhere,” says Lee Brien, Director. “It’s a godsend."
Computers for Edge AI, Machine Vision, and Industrial Automation Applications
The market demand for solutions that combine high performance, compact size, and high reliability is rapidly increasing, especially in harsh environments such as smart manufacturing.
What is the process approach?
The process approach is a way of thinking about work: modeling it, improving it, and correcting errors. The reason everyone uses it is that it works. Describing your work as a process makes you more effective in many contexts.
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Smart Manufacturing 4.0: AI-Driven Operations in Emerging Markets
By incorporating AI into the very essence of operations, new market manufacturers can bypass old constraints, create sustainable and agile businesses, and set the new world standard of excellence.
Get Ready for Mandatory CMMC Compliance
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As leaders grapple with shifting trade policies, tariffs, and economic instability, cybersecurity risks are often overlooked. Contractors working with the DoD who delay preparation for the CMMC risk losing eligibility for future contracts.
The Importance of Preventive Maintenance in Modern Warehouse Operations
This piece explores the framework of a comprehensive preventive maintenance strategy and how it supports a future-proof, efficient warehouse.
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Why Businesses Need AI/ML Development Services for Competitive Advantage
Discover why businesses are turning to AI ML development services to gain a competitive edge. Learn how AI/ML development services, machine learning development services, and AI and ML services drive innovation, efficiency, and growth.
Dirac Announces $10.7M in Funding & Strategic Partnership with Siemens
With $10.7M in funding from Founders Fund and Coatue, early aerospace wins, and support from Siemens, Dirac has built the first automated work instruction platform to drive Context-Aware Production Planning and build the bridge from engineering to manufacturing execution.
The Integrated Digital Thread: How Hybrid Manufacturing Unlocks Agile OEM Production
Industry 4.0 transcends mere automation; it's about the seamless data flow that unifies design and production. This article deconstructs how the strategic integration of additive and subtractive processes within a digital thread creates a resilient, responsive, and agile manufacturing ecosystem, fundamentally shifting how OEMs approach product development and supply chain management.
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KEB VFDs for High Speed Motor Control
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