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Nearly 80% of supply chain leaders say their digital transformation has accelerated due to the pandemic, according to an industry report released today by MHI in collaboration with Deloitte.

EQT, Hg, and TA will form a trio of world-class investors with decades of software experience, backing IFS and WorkWave for their next wave of growth.

The Women in Manufacturing Education Foundation (WiMEF) is pleased to announce the election of 22 members to its 2022 Board of Directors, whose terms begin on April 1, 2022.

Automation technology leader increases personnel and industry group activities to help OEMs, integrators and end users succeed in rapidly changing industry.

AMETEK Land, the world's leading manufacturer of monitors and analysers for industrial non-contact temperature measurement, has enhanced its strategic product development offering.

Koidra, an intelligent automation (IA) platform company based out of Seattle, has raised $4.5 million in its seed round. Ospraie Ag Science (OAS) led this round of funding, with participation from Amritam Holdings, Cavallo Ventures and Foothill Ventures.

The Women in Manufacturing Association (WiM) is pleased to announce the election of 22 members to its 2022 Board of Directors, who began their terms on April 1, 2022.

Examining how technology can help organizations improve processes, reduce risk and save money, makes it clear that digital transformation efforts are worth the time.

Risk analysis and management as a method of optimizing security has increased in popularity over the past few years.

It’s increasingly common to see smart boiler technology used to provide insights that were not previously available.

ODVA held its 21st Annual Meeting of Members in San Diego, California, USA on March 10, 2022.

Join us at the 26th Annual ARC Industry Forum to speed up your progress with strategies and stories from the digital front lines.

Honeywell solutions will enable Hecate Energy to accurately forecast and optimize energy costs at the site.

With a key partnership between SICK and Eagle Research Corporation , a new remote data collection solution is available for the United States market using the FLOWSIC500 ultrasonic gas flow meter.

As manufacturers mature in their digital transformation journey; leveraging their institutional knowledge will be the critical next step for long-term success.

Learn more about how businesses can adapt employee education to thrive through technological changes and greater automation integration.

Industrial software company recognized by prestigious international awards program for outstanding data technology.

High-performance fuel cell filter for first Indian-designed and -built fuel cell public transport bus.

Bentley Systems announced Bentley Education’s Digital Twin Design Challenge—a student contest that provides an opportunity to reimagine a real-world location with a structure designed with the popular Minecraft video game.

Zebra Technologies Corporation and Rakuten Super Logistics (RSL) announced their work together utilizing Zebra’s Fetch robots to increase RSL’s efficiency and productivity.

Hannover Messe 2022 will feature around 2,500 companies demonstrating their technologies for factories and energy systems of the future and exhibiting how connected production facilities can operate more efficiently and conserve resources.

Eyelit Inc. announced that Banneker Partners has made a growth investment in the company.

Engineers looking for precision, flight-qualified sensors ready to solve mission-critical fluid measurement problems involving air, gas, liquids, pressure and temperature should read the new Capabilities Brochure from FCI Aerospace.

Festo Didactic is scheduled to be presented with KTEC’s 2022 Distinguished Partner Award at the annual KTEC Gala on Saturday, March 26, for the company’s dedication to education and support of KTEC.

In many siloed innovation processes, design data is spread out over tens or hundreds of unconnected documents, in multiple repositories. Conversely, a model-based digital innovation process is built around a unified system model.

The war that Russia has waged on Ukraine has rocked global commodity markets. While oil & gas supply disruption and the resulting increase in price continue to dominate headlines, there are a number of other key materials exported by Russia and Ukraine which have been equally disrupted.

Urbx leverages Celestica’s Robotics Center of Excellence to meet rising demand among retailers for faster, more efficient, cost-effective order fulfillment and delivery systems.

Global leader and innovator of engineering simulation software Ansys India is proud to be Great Place to Work-Certified in its maiden attempt at certification for 2022-23.

Core eBusiness Solutions, a leading developer and solution provider for 3PL, B2B and E-Com Warehouse Management Software, announced today a Strategic Alliance with The Numina Group.

Dow Polyurethanes’ Predictive Intelligence recognized for scaling AI into operations, driving business and customer value.

The market leader in collaborative robotics will show attendees at North America’s largest supply chain expo how cobots can automate new hard-to-staff palletizing and piece-picking tasks in new applications from partners including Mujin and RightHand Robotics.

Monique Radersma has been honored for her impactful career at DENSO and her efforts to increase women’s access to STEM and manufacturing.

Yokogawa Electric Corporation and JSR Corporation announce the successful conclusion of a field test in which AI was used to autonomously run a chemical plant for 35 days, a world first.

Songwon Industrial Co., Ltd. announced today that construction of its new electronic chemicals production line is nearing completion.

Automating factories is the way of the future, but it needs to be completed holistically, thoughtfully and thoroughly to realize all of the benefits.

Pairing autonomous mobile robots with real-time distribution software, this partnership offers increased performance and higher accuracy for warehouse distribution operations.

In this 12-part series, the author will touch on potential mappings to ISA/IEC 62443 standards requirements, NIST-CSF domains, and CSC Top 20.

Do you know what it means to be a volunteer and the benefits of volunteering at ISA?

Electromate is proud to announce that we have been recertified as a Great Place to Work after a thorough and independent analysis conducted by Great Place to Work Institute Canada.

Systems integrator Taurus Controls helps their industrial clients move from underperforming traditional technologies to modern, easy-to-manage, and highly available edge computing platforms.

Praemo is honored to join the seven scaling start-up organizations that have been selected to join the first Sixth Sense cohort to gain access to Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence data, expertise and tools.

Vision systems expand a robot’s range of applications with increased flexibility to handle greater variation in parts and processes.

Bentley Systems, the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced that it was recognized as the Microsoft Asia Pacific Region Social Impact–Sustainability Changemaker Partner of the Year 2021.

Resilience, market share growth, a broadened customer base and continued focus on sustainability secure prestigious award.

The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) recently announced that Rich Stinson, Southwire's president and CEO, has been named to its Board of Directors.

Razor Labs, a leading developer of AI solutions for industrial manufacturing processes, today announced that Siemens Energy has selected Razor Labs to implement a pilot at its O&M site in Israel, for the station’s cooling system.

Report reveals the need for smart manufacturing technology to address current supply chain and workforce challenges, especially those created or heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic.

How integrating or unifying robot and machine control systems can help you achieve better productivity, insights and maintenance.

Ultimation Industries has been recognized as one of the 2022 awardees for the Michigan 50 Companies to Watch Award, presented by Michigan Celebrates Small Business.

Exhibitors in the Quality Assurance Pavilion at IMTS–The International Manufacturing Technology Show will showcase digital metrology solutions that enable users to optimize workflow, improve manufacturability and increase quality.

Join us to learn how to scale up toward fully integrated digital manufacturing.

Industry 4.0 technologies guard against supply chain disruptions.

Schneider’s decarbonization pathway espouses four basic steps: Define success, set targets, deploy programs and sustain results. Though each plant will need to apply the steps differently, some general principles for successful application apply in every case.

Combining hyperlocal insights from Google Maps with analytics and scale of Google Cloud, logistics companies and retailers can create exceptional delivery experiences for consumers, drivers, and fleet managers.

The latest customer success story from Mitsubishi Electric reveals the vendor’s vast experience with technology that delivers extreme speed and precision.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony, held after 2-year delay, celebrated new lab space for engineering students.

The 4JET Group from Alsdorf and Robolution GmbH from Weiterstadt will in the future market joint system solutions for cleaning, decoating and pretreating technical surfaces.

While the benefits of automation can be substantial, the cost of implementing AI can be high, which is why no-code AI is a game-changer for enterprise-driven businesses.

Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) has been honored for bringing heavier lifting power to precision robots to transport materials in challenging industrial environments.

"Digitization and sustainability are not only the major buzzwords of this year's fair but are also two of the guiding principles of the way we think and act,” Christopher Ukatz, managing director of Harting Deutschland GmbH, stated during the presentation at the digital Hannover Messe preview.

Marc Segura, ABB’s new Robotics Division president, outlines the key 2022 robotic trends.

Caja Robotics announces today its partnership with Ranpak, a global leader of environmentally sustainable, paper-based packaging solutions for e-commerce and industrial supply chains, to extend the companies' joint product offerings to customers in the logistics industry.

The world is experiencing a turning point in international economic and energy policy–one that brings with it rising energy prices, disrupted supply chains and a major impact on global industrial production. At the same time, a growing number of manufacturers are doing their part to combat climate change. The world needs speedy solutions in this area: political, economic and technological. Hannover Messe 2022 is the ideal setting.

The global semiconductor materials market grew 15.9% to $64.3 billion in revenue in 2021, surpassing the previous market high of $55.5 billion set in 2020.

The two companies share a focus on innovation. That, along with Zebra’s global footprint is expected to accelerate Matrox Imaging’s long-term strategy.

In the coming year, traditional targets will remain high on the menu for cybercriminals, but we expect to see new areas for exploitation that include some of the previously lesser-targeted systems.

Manufacturers can embrace the IoT for gender parity and profitability.

Members of the Open Group Open Process Automation Forum (OPAF) provided a progress update Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022 discussing progress and planned developments to achieve the goal of greater interoperability and portability in manufacturing control systems.

Boesl to leverage 22+ years in robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) to lead product development of ready-to-use and proven MIRAI robot control system.

US cutting tool manufacturer Tool Alliance celebrates 50 years of highly successful business in March 2022.

The findings mark the conclusion of a joint industry project on cybersecurity led by Coventry University’s Institute for Future Transport and Cities’ Systems Security Group to examine drivers of computer hardware security adoption among businesses and consumers.

Hamish White, founder and CEO of telecom solution provider Mobilise, explores the potential of 5G SA networks.

Exploring cybersecurity challenges in a post digital transformation world.

An excerpt of the ISS Source article, written by ISAGCA member Cassie Crossley.

The "Die Deutsche Wirtschaft" information network regards the company as leading in all areas.

High resolution 3D imaging of biological tissue is used extensively in the diagnosis of eye diseases, typically by applying a technique known as Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT).

Digitalization helps gain valuable insight and work toward sustainability targets.

Manufacturing technology orders totaled $436.6 million in January 2022, according to the latest U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report published by AMT–The Association For Manufacturing Technology.

Partner Country Portugal boasts one of Europe’s most liberal business ecosystems with policies that favor foreign investment. Portuguese companies develop innovative digital technologies that enable international companies to improve the quality of life for millions of people.

Why low-code will be crucial for the future.

ectacom GmbH’s customers can proactively strengthen their cybersecurity defences as European organisations face new and growing cyber threats.

Rockwell Automation, Inc. announced Monday that the company is suspending operations and sales in Russia and Belarus.

Shell announced its intent to withdraw from its involvement in all Russian hydrocarbons, including crude oil, petroleum products, gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) in a phased manner, aligned with new government guidance.

Almost half of the 255 global packaging professionals (49%) surveyed said meeting testing standards was one the biggest challenges they faced in wider adoption of sustainable packaging materials.

This blog describes how level transmitter elevation matters and how level transmitter detection affects it.

Japan is the world´s number one industrial robot manufacturer–delivering 45% of the global supply. In recent years, the country’s robot suppliers have increased their production capacity considerably.

Long service life of igus chainflex high-end TPE cables convince inspectors and give customers certified security.

In general, a Zero Trust mindset assumes that every device and user in the network is potentially compromised or a potential threat.

ABB solutions help make green hydrogen production more affordable, accessible and sustainable.

The Endress+Hauser Group will soon be managing its worldwide logistics network from a single operations center in Ireland. A small team of logistics specialists is tasked with managing the day-to-day operation and enabling the smooth and sustainable movement of goods.

Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that its subsidiary Yokogawa Middle East & Africa has received an order for an integrated water facility monitoring and management system from the Addis Ababa Water and Sewerage Authority.

Chinese manufacturing output emerged from 2020 relatively unscathed due to strong COVID-19 measures. But now the Chinese economy has slowed down and competitors are catching-up.

Finland is among the world leaders in drone research. Researchers’ next goal is to develop the technology and test how a swarm of coordinating drones equipped with AI can detect and prevent forest fires.

Visitors to booth #B1407 will experience Mujin’s intelligent robotics solutions featuring robot manufacturers Fanuc, Kawasaki, Mitsubishi and Yaskawa Motoman, alongside autonomous vehicle solutions from MHS and Tompkins Robotics; Mujin-powered solutions work together to showcase the next generation of warehouse automation.

New research from Interact Analysis shows that the pandemic has had marked effects on the manufacturing industry.

Fit-for-purpose hyperconverged infrastructure solutions deliver operations-ready virtualization with easy setup and maintenance, scalability and improved performance.

Supporting Germany's policy to accept Ukrainian refugees, Deutsche Messe, producer of dozens of trade fairs including the Hannover Messe focused on industrial automation and technology, is dedicating one of its halls to accommodate more than 1,000.

Pitney Bowes Inc., and Ambi Robotics announced a $23 million deployment expansion of AmbiSort systems in Pitney Bowes ecommerce hubs across the US.

TriTech Automation, a turnkey industrial automation systems integrator, announced that Adam Ruebsam joined the company as president late last fall.

Bentley Systems announced the availability of integrated workflows for lifecycle assessment (LCA) and embodied carbon calculation capabilities in the Bentley iTwin platform to support the sustainable-development goals of infrastructure projects.