The advent of private space vehicle development companies has transformed the manufacturing environment for rocket and satellite components.
Smart Manufacturing will come to the fore in 2022 as a holistic strategy that considers the entire process throughout a product’s entire lifecycle.
By relying on industrial automation technologies, companies that reshore operations can minimize economic impact while maintaining product quality.
As the 2022 SME president, I hope to build on the successes of my predecessors with a particular emphasis on workforce development and especially the workforce itself.
How real machine data can spur improvement in manufacturing.
Robots have become able co-pilots on the factory floor as painters, sanders, machine tenders, and materials transporters.
Advanced automated solutions and predictive analytics help solve the challenges of disruption.
Automation is becoming more advanced, but human partners are critical for success.
RaaS model helps manufacturers solve labor problems without huge investment.
Unlike other forms of automation and what we now think of as ‘traditional’ robots, cobots are much safer for humans to interact with them. They can work side by side with humans. But this leads to new ways of thinking about automation. And there are misconceptions that persist around cobots.