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Participants in a recent global survey of nearly 300 manufacturers recognized the importance of smart manufacturing for agile decision making, process automation and greater efficiency. This study from Plex Systems, in collaboration with Hanover Research, explores how manufacturers can use technology to address today’s challenges and take advantage of long-term opportunities.

Between mid-February and mid-March 2021, we surveyed 200 respondents from automation-related companies around the world with combined revenues of $50bn. The results are overwhelmingly positive.

AVEVA has joined forces with OSIsoft to meet the expanding information management needs of industrial companies and accelerate their digital transformation.

Here, Martin Smith, MD at adi Environmental, part of the multi-disciplinary engineering business adi Group, discusses how manufacturers can benefit from the use of water boreholes, as they seek to drive down costs and go green amidst an economic crisis.

Efficient data management in engineering can help save time and money during the design phase. New digital services greatly facilitate the data management for HARTING products and solutions.

New safety solution enables manufacturers to safeguard accessible collaborative robotic applications.

Automation professionals from the ISA Mentor Program share their ideas and principles for everyday working life as an automation engineer.

During the 2021 Hannover Messe Digital Edition Preview event, experts, associations, research organizations and suppliers presented their ideas and technologies for factories, energy systems and supply chains supporting “Industrial Transformation” theme.

To ensure that the mass vaccination against the coronavirus does not fail because of the container, the producers of the vials are massively ramping up their production so as not to become the proverbial bottleneck in the supply chain.

Data also suggests workers are likely to leave current jobs for opportunities that offer a more modern, digital work environment.

Autonomous lift trucks, also called autonomous forklifts or autonomous reach trucks, are gaining accuracy through 3D camera technology, which gathers 20-30 times more data than 2D perception to deliver higher pick/drop accuracy (+/-10mm).

The Global Human Machine Interface Market is expected to be valued at US$ 12,717.9 million by 2027, exhibiting a CAGR of 10.8% during the forecast period (2020-2027), as highlighted in a report published by Coherent Market Insights.

With the Covid-19 pandemic putting thousands of traditional retail workers’ and customers’ health at risk, business innovators turn to AI-powered technology for potential solutions.

These field-hardened, OEM-grade motors are now available online in both fast-ship and built-to-order configurations.

Delta, a global leader in power and thermal management solutions, initiates its 50th anniversary celebrations under the theme “Influencing 50, Embracing 50” to express gratitude to employees, customers and all stakeholders worldwide for decades of loyal support.

NORD will exhibit at the ProMatDX Digital Experience April 12 – 16, showcasing its specialized drive solutions for Logistics applications.

Condition monitoring and IP69K washdown plus testing broaden their uses.

Funds will be used to scale up manufacturing, the team, and materials development programs.

“Globalization, digitalization and automation are game changers that continue as core themes for Hannover Messe that showcases thought leadership and solutions for industry to be more successful,” said Dr. Jochen Köckler, CEO Deutsche Messe AG, during the 2021 Hannover Messe Digital Edition 2021 preview event Feb. 3, 2021.

Portescap, a leading global manufacturer of miniature and specialty motors, has added the 16ECS highspeed brushless motor to its Ultra EC™ mini brushless DC motor platform.