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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.

Seeq helps customers reduce carbon intensity and increase productivity as a launch partner for the AWS Emissions Monitoring and Surveillance Solution and Flare Monitoring and Optimization Solution.

AMT once again achieved the prestigious Sales Growth Award from FANUC America for attaining outstanding year-over-year growth in robot sales for 2021.

Industrial software company welcomes industry veterans Seth Lawry and Sujeet Chand to Board of Directors.

No-code, cloud-based analytics lets any user make better, faster decisions with easy-to-build, easy-to-use visualizations.

To assist in training the next generation of manufacturing professionals, Heidenhain is offering a collection of educational services and products to meet the demands for today’s digitization of data in NC metalworking.

Respondents to a 2019 Warehousing Vision Study conducted by Zebra indicated that the adoption of robotic material handling solutions was only expected to grow by 6-8% in a five-year period.

Hamish White, CEO of telecom solution provider Mobilise, explores the reasons why 5G rollout is lagging across the world, and why catching up is so important.

Clip Automation was chosen as one of 11 companies to join the 5G Open Innovation Lab's Spring 2022 program.

5G and edge networks introduce dynamic network architectures that require a level of closed loop automation and contextual service assurance.

Taken from the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Winter 2021-22 Government Spotlight e-newsletter.

For an industrial coating manufacturer, quickly upgrading an aging DCS to a more effective modern system was crucial to enable growth and long-term stability.

The Manufacturing Institute announced it will award Novolex Chief Technology Officer Dr. Adrianne Tipton with the Women in Manufacturing STEP Ahead Award.

After a solid decade of pursuing Industrial IoT-enabled business process improvement and innovation, the value of the industrial network edge tier within digitally transformed architectures is now widely recognized.

ARC Advisory Group is calling for those working in industrial manufacturing to take the COVID-19 Impact for Industrial Manufacturers survey.

Rohde & Schwarz has developed the R&S FSMR3000AF measuring receiver to calibrate signal generators and attenuators with one single instrument.

“We are deeply saddened by the situation and the great suffering that is being inflicted on people. Our thoughts are with them and in particular with our employees and their families," Philip Harting, CEO of the HARTING Technology Group stated.

NORD will be at MODEX 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia, showcasing their latest drive technology including their groundbreaking IE5+ synchronous motors, DuoDrive, and NORDAC ON/ON+ variable frequency drives.

HANNOVER MESSE USA, co-located with IMTS, will return Sept. 12-17, 2022, in Chicago.

Global Shop Solutions, a leading producer of ERP software for manufacturers around the globe, has a reputation of doing the right thing for their employees and clients. Now they’re doing the right thing for the planet by switching to solar power for the company’s electricity needs.

With open multivendor interoperable standards, automation companies still need to be able to compete on traditional dimensions including quality, reliability, customer service and value. This piece originally appeared in the February 2022 issue of InTech magazine.

Every shipping company’s goal is to protect assets and maximize profits.

The eBook provides guidance and insights into how software can assist in implementing best practices developed by professionals in the process industry.

Life science laboratory standardization and modularization support automation and are increasing the efficiency and number of practical applications in life sciences, including drug discovery and small-batch, single-use pharmaceutical applications.

Kollmorgen is relocating to new premises in Gothenburg. The move is part of a strategic initiative to meet the future demands for AGVs and Mobile Robots by expanding the business and increasing the innovation and development capacity.

Johan Jonzon, co-founder and CMO of edge analytics pioneer Crosser, shares his insight on the digital technology to watch over the next year.