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By Thomas R. Cutler During 2013 the past-paced, ever-changing elements of automation impacting manufacturing, material handling, and logistics was remarkable. The prognosis for more automation innovation in 2014 is axiomatic and transformative companies will illuminate the possibilities of great efficiency, productivity, and profitability.

Technical paper focuses on the implementation of a practical approach for fuel cells system data analysis.

Smart reset can reduce overshoot and faltering, and smart feedforward can provide a more complete and accurate feedforward action.

For the first nine months of 2013, motion control product shipments are down 5.4% from the same period in 2012, according to the Motion Control Association (MCA).

Can Early Involvement Improve Operations and Maintenance in the Safety Life Cycle?

A Takumi VC 0852 CNC machine with Mitsubishi Electric M70 controls has been installed at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières to train a new generation of factory automation professionals.

August U.S. cutting tool consumption totaled $161.7 million, up 1.3 percent from July’s total but down 13.2 percent from August 2012.

For $125, Mitsubishi Electric Automation offers its customers remote access to a backup of their CNC machine tool information.

SHL in Germany uses Weiss heavy duty rotary indexing tables for its automated grinding, polishing, and deburring systems for the automotive, medical, and processing industries.

OEE is a continuous improvement program and requires a sustained commitment to produce results

The central pillar of the cooperation is integration of KUKA robots and Siemens CNC solutions for loading machine tools.

More than 2,100 exhibitors from 43 different countries showed their products to 145,000 visitors at the EMO Hannover machine tool show.

Team Viewer allows Cincinnati technicians to view a machine’s PC-based control as though they are right in front of it.

July U.S. cutting tool consumption totaled $159.5 million, according to the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute and AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology.

July U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $351.21 million, down 23.6% from June and down 23.6% when compared with the total of $459.44 million reported for July 2012.

REO UK, a manufacturer of resistive and inductive wound components, added a 3D printing machine in its factory in Solingen, Germany, to assist with rapid prototyping.

Renishaw's Equator programmable gages are being used for measuring and sorting mud-motor bearings.

Now your mobile device can tell you to go maintain and inspect your CNC machines.

Gene Haas Foundation Machining Championship Award certificates were presented at an awards ceremony in Kansas City, Missouri.

IHS says the Southeast Asian general motion controls market is forecast to grow to more $90 million by 2017, and the computer numerical control (CNC) motion controls market to more than $70 million.