Controls help make modern manufacturing go. Controls help shop floor employees monitor Industry 4.0 technology. Controls also boost productivity on the shop floor. Technology companies are highlighting improvements designed to maintain the forward momentum of advanced technology.
Manufacturing is moving towards high-mix production different products in very small lots. Advanced robotics may be needed to get there.
Longevity requires adaptation. Anticipating change and evolving to meet it do not guarantee success. But success over a long enough period is strong evidence that a shop had the foresight to hone vital skills.
An Eaton executive describes the automotive supplier's plans to utilize Industry 4.0.
Okuma America Corp., a maker of CNC machine tools, announced the debut of a virtual showroom.
Like many technologies in manufacturing and fabrication today, welding operations have evolved to be more automated, flexible, adaptive, and “smarter” for improved throughput, safety and deposition accuracy.
For manufacturers overseeing major capital investments, understanding the true cost of a product or service can be difficult.
Edge. Cloud. Digital twin. AI. AR. VR. Cobots. Once they were buzzwords. Now, they are becoming technical realities in mid- to large-scale manufacturing plants in North America.
Respondents in a survey said supply chain planning drives better business performance.
Dedicated in-house labs create and optimize laser welding processes for electric motors and batteries.
