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Automation technologies related to discrete manufacturing industry verticals such as automotive, aerospace, industrial machinery, textiles, and electronics.

Articles

Revolutionizing the Supply Chain with Generative AI

Brian R. May

How generative AI is being used to boost efficiency and resilience in supply chains and manufacturing.

How AI Is Making Robots More Autonomous and Adaptable

David Greenfield, editor in chief

Fast-Tracking Compressed Air Management

Jan Edler

LG Enters the Industrial AMR Space

A Smart Manufacturing Journey at a 90-Year-Old Company

Tarun Chopra

The transformation at Danfoss Group focuses on evaluating business impacts, setting priorities and making changes as needed using MES/MOM, connectivity, OT security and edge technologie...

Redefining Manufacturing with Digital Transformation

Cary Bandstra

As industry confronts the challenges of efficiency, cybersecurity, workforce shortages and the integration of emerging technologies, adopting smart manufacturing practices is ...

Festo Adopts Phoenix Contact’s PLCnext Technology

Festo's decision to adopt PLCnext Technology aligns with its pursuit of an open-system approach for future direction, facilitating the development and launch of innovative products...

Comau introduces new robots, exoskeletons and AI tools at Automate

In this video, Alessandro Piscioneri, advanced automation solutions product manager for Comau, showcases the company’s new S Robot, wearable exoskeletons and AI-assisted...

Digital Transformation Fails Without People

Andreas Eschbach

The key to successful digitalization isn’t in the technology—it’s all about the people who will use it. A people-centered approach to digitalization can help process manufacturers...

CSIA’s 30th Anniversary Brings Development Advances

Automation engineers stand to benefit from CSIA’s new initiatives, as they gain access to curated content and training programs designed to enhance their skills and address the...

Comau Brings the Power of Automation to Automate

Comau LLC

Comau is applying its field-proven experience and process expertise to meet the rising demand for automation in diversified industries such as warehousing and logistics, food ...

Products

Ergonomic HMI Tablet Device

IDEC Corporation

IDEC has introduced the new HT4P Safety Commander— an ergonomic device allowing users to safely hold a HMI tablet while providing power, networking and hardwired emergency stop...

4K 3D Profile Laser Line Profile Sensor

Teledyne DALSA

The Z-Trak LP2C 3D profile sensor family for in-line 3D measurement and inspection applications is the latest member of Teledyne Dalsa’s Z-Trak family. The sensors deliver 4,096...

3D Volume Sensor

Banner Engineering Corp.

The ZMX series 3D time of flight sensor provides a single sensor for volume monitoring. The ZMX sensor is installed over the bin to be filled and through the use of digital imaging...

AutomationDirect adds Linear Position Potentiometers

AutomationDirect

AutomationDirect has released the Gefran linear potentiometers and accessories, used to detect position and linear direction movement.

Videos

Automate 2024 Highlights

David Greenfield, editor in chief

When I started covering automation and robotics in the early 1990s, I heard from a few experienced editors in the field that, unfortunately, I had missed the heyday of robotics...

KUKA KMP 1500 Autonomous Mobile Robot

David Greenfield, editor in chief

In this video, Tyler Britcher of KUKA Robotics explains the company’s exhibit at Modex 2024 which highlighted the KMP 1500. Read more about the KMP 1500.

Omron and Roeq Expand AMR and Top Module Collaboration

David Greenfield, editor in chief

The partnership between Omron and Roeq enables greater focus on intralogistics projects for faster execution.

Schneider Electric Adds Cobots

David Greenfield, editor in chief

At Modex 2024, the company showcased this new cobot line with demonstrations of its Lexium RL 3 and RL 18 models as well as information about the forthcoming RL 5 and RL 7 models...