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Program management, tool wear, breakage monitoring and more are optimized through machine tool digitalization.

The companies winning the future of industry will be those who build a foundation for AI decision support now.

With the new functions provided by the welding control PRC7000, Bosch Rexroth allows precision resistance spot welding for greater productivity.

The sales of servo motors servo drives, and precision gearboxes used in industrial robots equaled more than a third (35%) of the global industrial robot market in 2022, according to the latest research from Interact Analysis.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Many users, systems integrators, and manufacturing managers expect one year to eighteen month Return on Investment (ROI) when replacing or adding new automation systems. I believe this is short sighted thinking. Short term ROI justification requirements almost guarantee mediocre results rather than striving for excellence.

With xPC Target Turnkey, users can do virtual design and debugging of machines, production lines and processes and the results will be automatically implemented in real control systems.

Redfish-inside PLCs — driven by Unitronics — are reshaping cooling, control and DCIM integration.

By Bill Lydon, Editor The adoption of disruptive technologies can make or break your business. The effects can be positive or negative. Adopting what appears to be a disruptive technology that does not go mainstream or adopting it too early can break or significantly hurt a business. Automation professionals are in a unique position to understand, evaluate, and make recommendations to management about the adoption of new technology.

This acquisition will help Siemens expand its comprehensive digital twin technology and AI-powered software into this rapidly growing complementary market.

Dr. Wilm Uhlenbecker will become the new North American Business Region CEO on April 1.

Operators often find that only having data available in the control room is insufficient. Instead, they want to monitor transformers remotely, implement new maintenance concepts from anywhere, optimize utilization and commissioning, or retrieve environmental data online. This requires a solution with a high level of cybersecurity that guarantee critical control data to be strictly separated from monitoring data.

How Jena's public transport system monitors its charging columns for the e-bus fleet and uses advanced diagnostic features to increase availability and optimize maintenance activities.

Manufacturers need to transform their teams into connected workers by providing them with the technologies, tools and training they need to excel. Let’s look at four key ways that manufacturers are connecting their workers to adapt and pivot to fast-changing conditions successfully.

In this post, I will briefly go over the steps we took to build a 7-axis robotic arm, some of the things we learned along the way, and a way to do it with less components.

This excerpt of the 28-page Automation.com 2020 Salary Survey report reflects the early effects of pandemic-related economic upheavals for engineering, business and technical professionals in manufacturing and industry.

Although robotic systems are sometimes limited by constraints in automation and drive technology, this issue can be easily minimized.

ThroughPut Inc., the Industrial AI Supply Chain pioneer, today announced a strategic alliance with Macnica Networks Corp., a leading Japanese global technology distributor, to provide data-driven AI Software Solutions for end-to-end Supply Chain and Operations Excellence.

Because AGVs and AS/RS are constantly on the move, fast and stable wireless connectivity is a fundamental requirement.

The TEPCO SYSTEMS Corporation (TEPSYS) recently implemented DataHub technology supplied by Skkynet partner BellChild Co. Ltd. to upgrade data collection, storage and visualization for a customer operating a hydroelectric power plant in central Japan.

Association for Advancing Automation expands floor space for Automate 2023 after this year’s show ends with 24,000 registrants, 600 exhibitors and 75% of booths already sold for next year.