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In anticipation of ISA Past-President Steve Mustard's new book, ISAGCA will be releasing a few book excerpts to our blog readers.

Siemens and Desktop Metal, Inc., global leaders in digitalization and additive manufacturing technologies, announced a multi-faceted partnership aimed at accelerating the adoption of additive manufacturing for production applications with a focus on the world’s largest manufacturers.

Digi-Key Electronics is proud to announce that Chris Lauer, vice president of order fulfillment & logistics, has been named one of Twin Cities Business’ 2022 Notable Military Veteran Executives and Tim Carroll, global head of marketing and eCommerce, has been named one of Twin Cities Business’ 2022 Notable Executives in Marketing.

IFS, the global cloud enterprise applications provider, announces the appointment of David Spencer as Regional President North America.

A leader in acoustic gas temperature measurement, Bonnenberg & Drescher leverages flexible, fully integrated automation and measurement technology from Beckhoff.

New orders of manufacturing technology totaled $460.7 million in August 2022, according to the latest U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report published by AMT–The Association For Manufacturing Technology.

IAR Group AG from Switzerland, which specializes in automation systems, and Tigres GmbH from Germany, which specializes in plasma systems, are entering into a collaboration.

Teledyne will showcase its newest products and solutions at The Vision Show taking place Oct. 11-13, in Boston, Mass.

Emerson will present new solutions that drive operational excellence in packaging and food and beverage processing applications at PACK EXPO International 2022 on Oct. 23-26 in Chicago.

By overcoming global supply chain issues through its approach to component sourcing and manufacturing, Universal Robots currently offers one of the shortest lead times in the market, shipping cobots in just two weeks. This allows manufacturers to meet the Section 179 tax deduction incentive deadline that can dramatically reduce cost of collaborative robots while stretching year-end budgets.

Bad actors continue to take advantage of vulnerabilities in OT products as IT and OT networks converge. With the right tools and processes in place, you can successfully segment your network.

On National Manufacturing Day, let’s recognize manufacturing and all its contributions—and commit to doing the work we need to do to ensure these opportunities are available for the next generation.

The company highlights the importance of manufacturing careers on National Manufacturing Day, Oct. 7.

How to increase manufacturing efficiency using no-code app development to digitize outdated paper forms.

Through its extended European network, Comau has guaranteed local sourcing for the manufacturing lines despite worldwide geo-political challenges.

The International Society of Automation (ISA) offers training for automation professionals around the world; at headquarters in Durham, N.C.; and remotely.

FUKUI COMPUTER will leverage digital technologies from Bentley Systems to provide solutions for Digital Transformation (DX) in Japan’s infrastructure field promoted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

Energy is becoming one of the most prevailing topics to consider when we talk about the manufacturing industry, and the situation is also impacting the gearbox and geared motor market.

Widespread adoption of open industry standards is helpful in many instances, but especially in cloud computing as customers work with the big three Cloud providers: AWS, Azure and Google.

Israel-based smart inspection planning company Kitov.ai is pleased to announce that its CAD2SCAN software has received the VISION Award for best innovation in the machine vision industry.

Pandemic-related constraints have hindered the restaurant industry, creating a limited workforce and high demand for service from customers. Robotics, powered by AI and rugged-edge computing, is ready to step in and offer an immediate financial impact on a restaurant’s bottom line.

The company will showcase innovative technologies on and off the show floor and lead educational sessions and more at this year’s biggest packaging and processing show.

This alliance shall develop innovative automation solutions for high-quality product manufacturing.

The agreement will help ensure easier compliance and reduce the time and cost associated with validation within regulated industries, such as medical devices and life sciences.

In this new insight, we interview our senior analyst Maya Xiao to discuss her new research and learn about some of the dramatic changes that Chinese manufacturing industry output is undergoing.

Unlike traditional industrial robots that are physically separated from human operators, cobots are designed to work side by side with humans. This leads to a significantly higher requirement for safety.

To reduce the carbon footprint, several nations are resorting to the use of renewable sources, with wind as one of the integral sources of renewable power generation.

New ARC Advisory Group research on the Machine Vision (MV) Systems market reveals that demand for 3D machine vision systems has accelerated with the growing adoption of robotics in a wide range of industries.

HARTING and TTI, Inc. announced that the two companies are entering into a partnership in the Americas. TTI, Inc. will be an authorized distributor of HARTING’s broad portfolio of industrial connectivity solutions.

When Harrison Poultry President/CEO David Bleth and his team set out last year to design and build their new state-of-the-art feed mill in Crawfordville, Georgia, they knew exactly where to turn for simple, reliable mechatronic drive solutions for their conveyor systems, elevators, mixers and screws.