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Because unscheduled downtime is far more costly than planned downtime, it’s important that manufacturers have real-time information about their equipment and processes to avoid unexpected faults and failures. Here Johan Jonzon, CMO and co-founder of edge analytics platform developer Crosser, explains how edge analytics provides instantaneous data to prevent unscheduled downtime.

Mistakes often offer the greatest learning experiences. Mentor program participants share what they have seen in this four-part series.

Increased connectivity creates increased risks.

The first quarter of 2022 had orders totaling $1.47 billion, 26.5% higher than the first quarter of 2021 and the highest Q1 of any year since 1998. The first quarter of 2022 has been extremely impressive for manufacturing technology orders.

A new element to North America’s largest automation tradeshow and conference enables more to benefit from the latest innovations and best practices in robotics, machine vision, artificial intelligence (AI), motion control and smart automation.

Machine learning and natural language processing outdo manual database research for critical product matching. This feature originally appeared in Automation 2022: Cybersecurity & Connectivity Volume 2.

Intelligent robotic automation developer Southie Autonomy announced it has raised $2.5 million in seed funding led by BootstrapLabs.

Altra Industrial Motion Corp. has expanded its virtual exhibition with new explorable 3D application environments, booths, event areas and products.

Bedrock OSA is the key to unlocking the value that has been suppressed by proprietary technologies, unnecessary complexity and cyber vulnerability. It provides revolutionary advancements in cybersecurity, openness, ease-of-use, simplicity of design, performance and user value.

For organizations undergoing digital transformation, reliable smart instrumentation and a knowledgeable userbase are the bedrock for implementing IIoT, Industry 4.0 and other modern solutions.