Articles & News on Smart Manufacturing & Industry 4.0

Frog Force 503 Robotics Team Cuts and Forms Metal at BLM GROUP USA Headquarters

  • July 17, 2025
  • News

As proud sponsors of Frog Force 503, BLM GROUP USA hosted 25 student participants and team coaches at its Solution Center in their North American headquarters.

o9 Appoints Brett Theisen as Chief Revenue Officer to Accelerate Revenue Growth and Market Expansion

  • July 16, 2025
  • News

Theisen will be responsible for leading o9’s global sales teams to accelerate the company’s revenue growth and expansion in new and existing markets. 

Applied Manufacturing Technologies Advances Ignition Capabilities With Gold Certification

  • July 16, 2025
  • News

In addition, AMT is actively training three engineers to become Ignition Gold Certified.

The Carbon ROI of AI: Scaling Sustainable Energy Through Intelligent Systems

  • by Philippe Rambach
  • July 16, 2025
  • Feature

AI can deliver a high carbon ROI by optimizing energy efficiency, supporting electrification and scaling adoption.

BitFlow and Advantech Facilitate Next Generation of Autonomous Mobile Robots

  • July 15, 2025
  • News

BitFlow CoaXPress frame grabbers are compatible with Advantech Edge AI Inference Boxes to bring Vision AI in AMRs.

Ethical AI: Why Humans Matter More Than Ever in AI-Driven Manufacturing

  • by Debasis Bisoi
  • July 15, 2025
  • Opinion

In the long term, the AI challenge lies in striking the right balance between economic growth and social responsibilities.

'AI Needs a Body, and Robotics Needs AI': Hexagon Report Sets Agenda for the Autonomous Decade

  • July 15, 2025
  • News

Experts predict a future in which 50% of all industrial and service tasks are roboticized.

Rethinking Requirements: How AI and the Digital Thread Are Transforming Product Development

  • by Rob McAveney
  • July 15, 2025
  • Feature

As AI, model-based systems engineering and digital thread strategies evolve, they're transforming how organizations define and manage requirements across the product lifecycle.

ISA Awards Scholarships to 33 Students From 7 Countries

  • July 14, 2025
  • News

The International Society of Automation (ISA)—the leading professional society for automation—has announced the recipients of its 2025 scholarships.

How to Reduce False Positives in AI-Powered Quality Control

  • by Zac Amos
  • July 14, 2025
  • Feature

Identifying false positives is almost as important as detecting genuine concerns during quality control (QC) processes.