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Power over Ethernet LAN Switches are essential components of modern industrial networks, supplying DC power to an assortment of PoE Powered Devices over long distances, while transmitting data over the same CAT5 or higher cable.

In this article, we describe the main parts of a stereo vision system then provide instructions on making your own custom stereo camera using off-the-shelf hardware components and open-source software.

NORD’s online tools provide customers with a convenient, service-friendly online experience and up-to-the-minute status information.

This CNC-integrated robot kinematics optimize control of all robotic machining and handling tasks.

ABB expands its low voltage NEMA motor portfolio to further establish itself as a leader in that segment.

Digital models, digital shadows, and digital twins are helping transform and optimize industrial and business operations. This feature originally appeared in InTech magazine's August issue, a special edition from ISA's Smart Manufacturing and IIoT Division.

While many industry sectors currently face an uncertain future, our predictions for the motion control market remain relatively positive for the mid-to long-term, with $19bn of sales predicted for 2026, up from $14.5bn in 2021.

The telemetry platform, which supports 900Mhz Radio Frequency or Cellular and Cloud with LTE-M, is designed for monitoring and sensing assets in challenging outdoor environments such as oil and gas refineries.

This strengthened partnership with new technology integration offers quicker setup of wearables and remote support for RealWear customers across the globe.

SS&C Blue Prism has once again been recognized as a Leader! It has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Robotic Process Automation (RPA). 

168 Manufacturing, a brand of Precision Tool Technologies that designs and develops CNC machine shop automation technologies, announces partnerships with six new North American distributors for its FullShop Automated Coolant Management Systems.

“The CHIPS legislation signed by President Biden marks another huge step in advancing our domestic capabilities to produce semiconductors, which should provide the electroindustry much-needed chips amid a severe global shortage," said NEMA President and CEO Debra Phillips.

The two companies intend to work together to close gaps in the standardization of inductive charging systems.

Because of the mission-critical role gateways play in the process, operators need to choose rugged models that ensure continuous connectivity from the edge to the cloud and ones able to be remotely upgraded and managed for minimal system downtime.

The Festo Mason, Ohio, Campus will be the site of a Global Production Center and expanded Technology Engineering Center.

Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud and edge computing enable distributed network architectures by moving data and computing tasks normally processed in a centralized location to the cloud or to the edge of the network. This feature originally appeared in InTech magazine's August issue, a special edition from ISA's Smart Manufacturing and IIoT Division.

SEMI, the industry association serving the global electronics design and manufacturing supply chain, today applauded U.S. President Joe Biden's signing of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022.

The Women in Manufacturing Education Foundation (WiMEF) is pleased to announce 13 outstanding women leaders who make up the 2022 class of Women in Manufacturing Hall of Fame inductees.

The acquisition will enhance Cohesive's ability to deliver enterprise Asset management solutions to organizations globally and further solifiy its position as a leading IBM Maximo Implementation Partner.

There are several opportunities to improve the production yield by completely automating the PCB manufacturing process.

Siemens Digital Industries Software announced that it was selected to participate in the Rapid Assured Microelectronics Prototypes (RAMP) Phase II initiative.

The event on Nov. 7-9 will include society leadership meetings and technical sessions.

Starting today, watch—or re-watch—keynotes, theater sessions, exhibitor spotlights and Automate LIVE interviews from North America’s largest robotics and automation trade show.

Only when the challenges of data accessibility and expensive computing power were mitigated did the AI field experience exponential growth. There are now more than a dozen types of AI being advanced. This feature originally appeared in InTech magazine's August issue, a special edition from ISA's Smart Manufacturing and IIoT Division.

After a construction time of just 16 months, Leuze has opened its new production site in Malacca (Malaysia).

Effective response to cyber risk requires a multidisciplinary approach. Standards are essential but must be accompanied by practical guidance and examples.

To perform the testing, both Mikrotron cameras were mounted externally on the aircraft in a photographic POD to record movements during the release of the store, and were oriented to maximize overlapping field-of-view.

New orders of manufacturing technology totaled $417.5 million in June 2022, according to the latest U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders report published by AMT–The Association For Manufacturing Technology.

Eaton solution helps utilities simplify secure access and streamline cybersecurity compliance across IT and OT networks.

Stephen Hayes, managing director of Beckhoff Automation UK, explains why some manufacturers are using automation to operate on a smaller footprint.

Numina Group’s key services, design engineering and software driven warehouse automation integration, remain in high demand as manufacturers and distribution operations seek to increase their efficiency and reduce their reliance on manual labor.

We continue our series with some measurement and final control element mistakes seen by Greg that are widespread.

Aeva and SICK announced a strategic multi-year collaboration to bring Aeva’s Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave 4D LiDAR to a variety of industrial sensing applications including long-range sensing, starting with Aeries II.

Experience measurement instrumentation, digital solutions and services for the chemical and life sciences industries at ACHEMA 2022.

Seventy-nine percent of respondents agreed that recent changes to working practices have adversely affected their organization’s cybersecurity.

Kassow Robots, a developer of 7-axis cobot solutions for machine tending, material handling, and related applications, is pleased to announce its KR1018 7-axis cobot is being deployed as part of a solution to automate the textile industry.

Concerns have been raised over low code’s scalability, with some developers suggesting it has limited utility in complex technology landscapes. Martin Thunman, co-founder at Crosser, explains how the next generation of low code can overcome these concerns.

NEMA has issued a letter to Democratic leaders in the Senate and House thanking them for their efforts on the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and calling on them to immediately pass this important bill.

The acquisition puts Siemens in pole position to address fast-growing software market for buildings and built infrastructure.

ISA-5.1, Instrumentation Symbols and Identification, has been published in a 2022 version that provides clarifications and corrections to the previous 2009 version. This feature originally appeared in the June 2022 issue of InTech magazine.

The vast majority of manufacturing decision-makers currently offer or plan to develop an EaaS business model.

A new study has indicated that 69% of business leaders plan to adopt intelligent automation to address spiralling cost pressures caused by surging inflation and commodity prices.

This two-day interactive event all about calibration will take place Sept. 28-29 at the Space Center in Houston, Texas.

The Industry IoT Consortium (IIC) published an update to its Industrial Internet Networking Framework (IINF), a guide to help IIoT application developers design, deploy and operate successful networking solutions.

The Basler group reached new record sales in the first six months and broke through the barrier of 1,000 employees.

New research from Interact Analysis shows that strong 2021 growth in the motion controls market will be followed up with 9.1% growth in 2022.

Necmi Türer has been named the new sales director for HIMA’s Middle East Region.

JMP Solutions has joined the CSI Program to enhance process analytics and optimization capabilities.

Netwrix study reveals that manufacturing organizations experienced these types of attacks more often than any other industry surveyed.

Telecom operators are some of the biggest energy users in the world, responsible for up to 3% of energy demand around the globe.

Ericsson and Vodafone have launched a new preemptive support service for private 5G networks using artificial intelligence and machine learning to ensure efficient operations at the Foxconn factory in Komárom, Hungary.

Digi-Key is the only electronic components distributor on the list of 100 global companies.

The Regent seaglider is expected to dramatically reduce the time and cost of moving people and goods between coastal cities.

The leadership team of Okuma America Corporation, a world-leading builder of computer number control (CNC) machine tools, controls and automation systems, is pleased to recognize EMEC Machine Tools Inc. as its distributor of the year for Okuma's fiscal 2021 reporting year.

Thermal flowmeters perform well because the optimal fuel-to-air ratio for efficient combustion in boilers is calculated on a mass basis, not volumetric. This feature originally appeared in the June 2022 issue of InTech magazine.

The IACS industry has developed a comprehensive framework that lays out the best practices for robust industrial cybersecurity for both vendors and users.

Eastey, a leading manufacturer of shrink packaging equipment, automated case erectors, tapers and material handling solutions, announced it has relocated its manufacturing operation to a larger building in Big Lake, Minnesota.

Motion Industries, Inc., is pleased to announce that Lisa Solomon has been promoted to senior vice president–Corporate Accounts.

NEMA President and CEO Debra Phillips issued a statement upon the House passage of the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act.

The inaugural IMTS Smarter Sourcing Symposium, presented by IMTS and The Onshoring Project, will be held at IMTS 2022 and will provide guidance, tools, and tactics to create more profitable domestic sourcing using lean and agile suppliers.

Rapid roaming takes an active approach and seeks a new access point when communication is still healthy. This feature originally appeared in the June 2022 issue of InTech magazine.

SEMI, the industry association serving the global electronics design and manufacturing supply chain, today applauded the passage of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 by the United States House of Representatives.

"Faster, better, cheaper: pick two" is an old adage. However, by integrating automated intelligence across the development workflow, you may be able to achieve all three.

Before long, digital transformation will be a necessity if manufacturers hope to remain competitive in the industry.

The National Cybersecurity Training & Education Center (NCyTE) is hosted at Whatcom Community College.

Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments in the second quarter of 2022 surpassed the previous record high set in the first quarter of the year, edging up 1% quarter-over-quarter to 3,704 million square inches.

The global automation solutions leader invests in US manufacturing with plans of a second expansion in three years to meet growing need.

Telit and Thales jointly announce intended transaction whereby Telit incorporates Thales’ cellular IoT products business and goes forward under Telit leadership.

Recent energy price escalation, supply chain issues, and world events are putting renewed emphasis on more efficient energy use. This feature originally appeared in the June 2022 issue of InTech magazine.

An increasing number of OEMs are embracing Industry 4.0 to bolster enterprise efficiency by making their manufacturing more aware, predictive and autonomous.

With the combined effort of the 29 participating companies and research institutions, the consortium aims to advance the development, standardization and implementation of the upcoming new generation of mobile communications.

Encoder-maker POSITAL has updated its online Product Finder tool to include the company’s extensive line of kit encoders.

EN Engineering announced the renaming of the company to ENTRUST Solutions Group, LLC to better reflect the broad end-to-end portfolio of solutions offered to clients within these dynamic and growing industries.

The Industry IoT Consortium (IIC) published the newest edition of the Journal of Innovation entitled Trustworthiness 2022.

ISA hybrid conferences—virtual events with in-person components—are being strategically held around the world with support from ISA sections and local partners in specific regions. This feature originally appeared in the June 2022 issue of InTech magazine.

Zimmermann Milling Solutions, a leading global high-tech supplier of portal milling machines, will virtually show three new gantry machines at their booth.

This week, the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) launched a new website highlighting the electroindustry’s economic impact.

The technology collaboration helps customers optimize supply chain operations with fully integrated robotic solutions.

Rugged embedded computer brand Cincoze’s GP-3000 is receiving international media recognition and a new patent certification.

The report highlights Novolex’s progress towards ambitious ESG commitments and details an expanded new target for greenhouse gas reductions.

The platform provides leading selection and searchability in a convenient online tool.

The Women in Manufacturing Association is pleased to announce the launch of the International Women’s Network (IWN), which aims to connect the association’s growing number of international members and deliver them opportunities to connect, share information and support one another.

Building Automation Products (BAPI) has awarded Galco Industrial Electronics (Galco) with their 2021 Distribution Excellence Award.

IFS reported its financial results for H1 as of June 30, 2022, with its share of Recurring Revenue reaching 71% of Total Revenues and Software Revenues reaching 76% of Total Revenues.

igus' reduces delivery time and makes online ordering of custom toothed belt pulleys particularly easy with its latest 3D-print offering.

A look at standards organizations and how standards development benefits users. This feature originally appeared in the June 2022 issue of InTech magazine.

When determining the value of automation, one should be careful to ensure that the humans in the calculation are not undervalued.

The ransomware threat scene continues to evolve with newly established Lockbit 3.0 ramping up activity and Conti, as we knew it, all but disappearing completely.

A new micro-credential program teaches in-demand skills to address manufacturing workforce gap.

The global industrial automation market is expected to grow from $164.74 billion in 2021 to $178.88 billion in 2022 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.6%.

Leading smart storage solution manufacturer Modula and Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) developed a fully automated system that can store, pick and move items within designated areas in warehouses, production or distribution centers, with or without human intervention.

Because AGVs and AS/RS are constantly on the move, fast and stable wireless connectivity is a fundamental requirement.

This new issue shows how augmented and virtual reality as well as artificial intelligence are combined in ABB solutions to optimize decision making.

The incident response retainer program helps industrial organizations prepare for, respond to, and recover from cyber incidents in operational technology (OT) environments.

As electric vehicle production continues to grow, so does the associated demand for the electric steel used in the motors to power them.

Selection of valve stem sealing is a critical component of the valve specification process. When chosen wisely, the design will perform reliably for the long term. This feature originally appeared in the June 2022 issue of InTech magazine.

Implementing cybersecurity solutions to secure OT infrastructure is a very crucial task.

In July 2022, a tradition was revived and after a two-year break the 11th ETG Member Meeting Korea, and 16th Member Meeting Japan could be again held as face-to-face events.

Configure, price, quote (CPQ) software tools that take full advantage of the digital plant can provide benefits to manufacturing companies. Some key factors influence go-to-market digitization success.

Minimizing your Bluetooth usage minimizes your exposure to very real vulnerabilities.

Siemens supports Skeleton as technology partner in the expansion and extension of the production of supercapacitor cells.

Siemens announces the opening of its Center for Advanced Technology Collaboration Hub (CATCH), located in Charlotte, N.C.

On a brand-new stand ANCA will showcase the next generation of technology enabling customers to grow capacity, improve profit margins and gain efficiencies..

Although basic small VFDs still exist, there are several compelling reasons for OEMs, hobbyists, and other end users to use newer and extremely capable micro VFDs. This feature originally appeared in the June 2022 issue of InTech magazine.

IO-Link modules and field devices are widely available, and they are the smart choice for advanced machine and factory automation data connectivity and integration.

3D printing is economical and offers quick PCB prototyping without the need for complex manufacturing steps.

In 2019, nearly two-thirds (61%) of companies globally implemented IoT applications, and that number continues to grow as the world evolves.

With backlogs of up to 70 weeks for new machinery, it is more important than ever to look at resources already in place to mitigate risk, ensure business continuity and optimize operations.

It’s crucial for companies in high hazard industries to build the right team to assess and verify compliance with regulatory standards because completion and follow-up on findings from audits are important elements of continuous improvement and regulatory compliance.

There remains a fundamental need for creating traditional deterministic control solutions suitable for new and retrofit automation projects. This feature originally appeared in the June 2022 issue of InTech magazine.

The COM-HPC server standard for developing real-time capable 5G cells with integrated edge servers is key for industrial companies’ digital transformation. This feature originally appeared in the ebook Automation 2022: IIoT and Industry 4.0 (Volume 3).

Industrial automation facilitates will increase the product quality, reliability and production rate while reducing production and design cost by adopting new, innovative and integrated technologies and services.

How can the earth feed nine or ten billion people? "Smart farming" is an important part of the answer to this existential question.

With recent technology advances, intrinsic safety now offers the safest, most cost effective and easiest way to deploy solutions that safeguard your process operations.

With the right hybrid architecture, manufacturers can analyze data in its native locations and formats, avoiding the complexities of data transfer or replication. This feature originally appeared in the June 2022 issue of InTech magazine.

The funding will support continued global expansion and product innovation to meet significant market demand.

By manipulating the magnetic properties of Vicalloy wire, devices that can harvest energy and sense motion have been created. This feature originally appeared in the ebook Automation 2022: IIoT and Industry 4.0 (Volume 3).

SEMI applauded progress in the United States Senate on a robust package of federal incentives for the semiconductor supply chain and urged its timely passage in Congress.

The award speaks to OnLogic's commitment to helping clients overcome their most difficult technology challenges using the company's advanced computing solutions.

FlexPacker’s compact design quality, innovation and concept of focused productivity has landed a prestigious award.

iBASEt, the company that helps its customers simplify how complex products are built and maintained, announced the completion of a successful fiscal 2022, as validated by another year of record revenue, profitability and backlog.

With digital advancements in AI, IoT and automation becoming increasingly critical to manufacturing success, organizations face growing threats from bad actors who wreak digital havoc via ransomware, theft of sensitive data, disruption of critical national and international infrastructure and more.

Debuting what it terms Sensitive Cobotics, KUKA Robotics will show IMTS attendees the future of automation in the form of its new LBR iisy cobot.

Endress+Hauser recognizes the Group’s innovators at its annual Innovators’ Meeting. The 20th annual event, originally scheduled for 2020, was held this year while celebrating a new record in approved patents.

Yamaha Motor Robotics FA Section will show visitors to Motek 2022 its family of compact, affordable industrial robots boost the productivity of common component-handling and product-assembly processes.

PennAir, a 53-year-old family-owned business, now distributes Festo products in the mid-Atlantic region.

Smart manufacturing can optimize performance across a network, adapt to and learn from new conditions in real time, and autonomously run production processes. This feature originally appeared in the ebook Automation 2022: IIoT and Industry 4.0 (Volume 3).

Most attack surface management tools and approaches do not understand the technical complexities and operational requirements of these OT systems. But there is a way to effectively and efficiently conduct ASM in OT.

As winner of the 2020 ISA’s Standards Excellence Award, Donald Dunn was asked to reflect on his engineering career and the impact of standards.

Vibration monitoring is a good application for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) because of its analytics potential. This feature originally appeared in the ebook Automation 2022: IIoT and Industry 4.0 (Volume 3).

Because its resolution and speed can be variably adjusted, the Mikrotron MotionBLITZ EoSens camera proved to be extremely flexible and thus met the researcher's requirements for test purposes

Claudia Jarrett, US country manager at automation parts supplier, EU Automation, examines the three biggest trends from Automate 2022.

Siemens Digital Industries Software today announces that it entered into an agreement to acquire ZONA Technology, Inc., a renowned specialist in the field of aeroelastic simulation solutions.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of a revolutionary invention that changed the way today’s manufacturers hold metalworking cutting tools.

Adopting the latest technologies for implementing supply chain resilience helps businesses reap benefits in many ways.

Arch Systems today announced $15M in new funding led by Two Bear Capital and joined by new and existing investors including seed lead investor Uncork Capital.

A global leader in gaskets, fasteners and hoses, Lamons reflects on past successes and pledges continued innovation and support for critical energy sectors in the future.

MHS, a single-source provider of material handling automation and software solutions, announces its membership in the Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA) and the Conveyor and Sortation Systems (CSS) group of MHI.

Consider environment, energy demands, self-discharge rate and energy density when selecting batteries for remote wireless devices. This feature originally appeared in the ebook Automation 2022: IIoT and Industry 4.0 (Volume 3).

Network security and real-time collaboration supported by advanced technologies ensures productivity. This feature originally appeared in the ebook Automation 2022: IIoT and Industry 4.0 (Volume 3).

Latest insight reports associated with the recently released SmarTech data indicate that the looming macroeconomic challenges could derail the fast pace of growth observed at the start of the year.

Koidra, an artificial intelligence of things (AIoT)-enabled industrial automation platform company, announces two significant developments.

Leading specialist in hydraulics in the off-highway segment invests in e-mobility pioneer; both parties want to intensify their collaboration on the development and marketing of electric drives for mobile working machines.

Vision picking provides a modern user automation experience familiar to the generation of new employees with an ROI calculated in months.

Global sales of total semiconductor manufacturing equipment by original equipment manufacturers are forecast to reach a record $117.5 billion in 2022, rising 14.7% from the previous industry high of $102.5 billion in 2021.

Exponential Power, Inc. has acquired Elite Technologies & Communications, expanding the company’s position as an industry leading supplier of DC power, products, solutions and services.

ABB and Red Hat will deliver ABB automation and industrial software solutions at the intersection of information technology and operational technology, equipping the industrial ecosystem with extended deployment capabilities and greater agility.

FANUC, the global leader in CNCs, robotics, and ROBOMACHINEs, will host a grand opening and technology open house at its new robotics and automation headquarters in Aguascalientes, Mexico on Thursday, July 14.

The following scenarios summarize some common system vulnerabilities in industrial networks that may be exploited during the three main stages of a cyberattack: exploration, utilization and attack.

When a robust version control system is implemented correctly, teams can focus more on the development activities instead of searching for and investigating code changes. This feature originally appeared in the ebook Automation 2022: IIoT and Industry 4.0 (Volume 3).

According to a recent national study from Umpqua Bank, U.S. manufacturers are prepared to make significant changes in the next 12 months to solve for macroeconomic challenges related to rising inflation, the labor shortage and ongoing supply chain disruption.

Integrated control and safety platform optimizes world’s largest green hydrogen production and storage facility and supports reliable, clean power generation.

The global innovation hub has been expanded significantly to host machine builders, manufacturers, start-ups, research and educational institutions.

SOCaaS is a wide-open market, and we do not have a global player yet.

People are also interested in using IoT in construction to meet goals and keep projects on schedule.

Electronic System Design industry revenue increased 12.1% from $3,157.7 million in Q1 2021 to $3,540.5 million in Q1 2022, the ESD Alliance, a SEMI Technology Community, announced in its latest Electronic Design Market Data (EDMD) report.

Orders of manufacturing technology dipped slightly in May 2022 to $441.2 million, according to the latest U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report published by AMT–The Association For Manufacturing Technology.

The BSH Home Appliance Group wanted to implement a quality assurance system to spot defects early on and reduce material waste, with the goal of cutting costs while benefiting the environment. The company found the perfect partner in Inspekto, the German-Israeli quality assurance specialist who invented Autonomous Machine Vision.

Smart Infrastructure (SI) will acquire Brightly, a leader in cloud-based asset and maintenance management software.

ABB announces that Microsoft has joined its Energy Efficiency Movement.

The Industry IoT Consortium (IIC) and the Digital Twin Consortium (DTC) announced the IoT Security Maturity Model (SMM) Digital Twin Profile.

Organizations recognize the importance of OT security but are still struggling to build a strategy that can counter today’s mounting threats. Fortinet recently conducted research on this topic, culminating in the 2022 State of Operational Technology and Cybersecurity Report.

Antaira has identified eight key trends making their way through networked factories that have embraced the principles of IIoT. Evolution is the natural course for technology, and the IIoT is no exception.

As businesses are expecting their staff to return to the office, they are considering a variety of new protocols.

On June 28, PLCopen had a successful annual General Meeting in Amsterdam. Part of the meeting related to elections in the Board of Management.

How low code platforms can reduce the workload.

Subject matter experts share their knowledge in dozens of education sessions.

A new production facility opened in the district of Thirumazhisai in Chennai.

With the simultaneous opening of Customer Solutions Centers in Brühl and Singapore, HIMA is creating completely new opportunities to experience, test and further develop safety and security solutions together with customers.

"In more than 25 years in the automation and energy business, I have never experienced more exciting times, albeit with more existential challenges," said Peter Terwiesch, president of ABB Process Automation.

More advanced 3D vision systems are key to wider adoption of robots.

Responsible Computing (RC), a program of Object Management Group, announced it held its inaugural meeting on Wednesday, June 29, 2022.

It's 55 years since Dietmar Harting began working for the family business founded by his parents.

Robustel has announced that its R1510 industrial cellular IoT gateway has been adopted by NTT DOCOMO, INC.

The industrial robot market is embarking on a new phase of development. Robot vendors are widening the scope of their offer, targeting new application scenarios by offering machines of increased versatility.

GE Digital has been recognized as a Leader in the latest “2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Manufacturing Execution Systems” because of its ability to execute and completeness of vision.

Products from the Anybus, Ewon and Ixxat brands are now available.

Jesse Ku, an industrial control system cybersecurity expert at Moxa who is also IEC 62443 certified, has proposed a five point "S.M.A.R.T.” cybersecurity strategy.

Digi-Key Electronics, which offers the world’s largest selection of electronic components in stock for immediate shipment, is proud to announce it has received special recognition for 10 years of generous support of the FIRST Robotics Competition.

IFS extends leadership in the EAM software space with ULTIMO’s impressive product capabilities and customer base and expert team.

The Minister of Economic Affairs from Lower Saxony, Germany, Dr. Bernd Althusmann and a delegation of 40 entrepreneurs visited HARTING Americas on June 23, 2022, as part of a delegation trip to the United States.

PSFPP works by first projecting sets of phase-shifting sinusoidal fringe patterns onto 3D objects and then analyzing deformed structure images reflected from the objects to retrieve 3D surface information.

Enabling enterprise-wide global optimization through integrated management consulting services, system implementation, operation and maintenance.

Let’s explore how manufacturing businesses can invest in the future.

Here are the top three themes that stood out.

Ava Robotics, a leader in designing and developing intelligent robots for workplace applications to improve human productivity, safety and quality of life, was mentioned as a Tech Innovator in the 2022 Gartner Emerging Technologies: Tech Innovators in Smart Robotics report.

With a focus on reinvention and growth, the company names new CMO and VP of sales, Americas.

After a slow start, Cloud WMS has gone mainstream, with many advantages for companies if the solution is architected for success.

What are the biggest mistakes in automation system design, configuration, calibration, installation, checkout, commissioning, and maintenance?

For Endress+Hauser, the expansion of the campus in Reinach is a commitment to Switzerland as a business location. The company is creating more space for the production of flow measurement technology and the development of IIoT solutions.

The partnership will transform the manufacturing industry with immersive experiences across the lifecycle from design through operation.

As business operations become more digitized, cybersecurity can no longer be an afterthought because the implications of failing to stay abreast of the latest protection solutions and best practices pose much more than just financial risk.

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it will invest approximately 2.2 billion Indian rupees, or 3.1 billion yen, in its subsidiary Mitsubishi Electric India Pvt. Ltd. to establish a new factory in India.

The Industry IoT Consortium (IIC) and the International Society of Automation announced the IoT Security Maturity Model (SMM): 62443 Mappings for Asset Owners and Product Suppliers.

As strong demands of Edge AI storm across industries, ASRock Industrial delivers the most reliable, flexible and powerful iEPF-9000S Series/ iEP-9000E Series Ruggedized Edge AIoT Platform with wide connectivity options.

Beamex solutions can help service companies serve diverse process industry customers while working more efficiently–which is key to creating a competitive advantage.

By helping industrialize the traditionally manual manufacturing environment, Comau expects to reduce manufacturing costs by up to 20%.

This year’s “Award for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Robotics & Automation” (IERA) goes to Drishti, a video analytics company based in Mountain View, California.

Bill Lydon talks with Ryan Smeltzer, OPA program manager for ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, about the company’s commitment to open automation.

The industrial robot market has, as a result of COVID, done something highly unusual–it has moved from a mature and conservative phase into an exciting, fast-growth, almost start-up-like phase.