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Industrial Business Factors Driving Automation Decisions

Industry Week editor-in-chief Robert Schoenberger offers insights into the business issues — from workforce gaps to strategic maintenance — that are driving executive decisions around industrial automation purchasing and implementation projects.
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Manufacturers Should Combine Tech with Empathy to Improve the B2B Experience

In a tough business environment, manufacturers cannot afford to offer sub-par purchase processes and tools to buyers.
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What Lies Ahead for the Industrial Markets?

With more rate cuts expected, continued steady hiring and an upcoming election, scenario planning and contingency plans are recommended for manufacturing executive

The Automation Business: Building and Realizing Value

Ultimation’s previous owner shares his insights on increasing the value of an automation-focused company and how to successfully exit the business.

Automation Trends and M&A Insights

In a recent presentation to the Measurement, Control and Automation Association (MCAA), Alex Chausovsky and I delved into the current macroeconomic situation, the role of automation...

Navigating System Integration Projects

There are many things out of your control that can affect an automation project schedule and budget. But with a clear scope, awareness of potential risks and a commitment to open...
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The Most Impactful Automation Technologies of 2024

A study of global technology leaders conducted by IEEE highlights the industries to be most impacted by technology in 2024 as well as which technologies will have the most effect...

Resiliency is the Next Manufacturing Frontier

How companies engineer, source and produce goods is dangerously vulnerable to disruptive events.

Videos

How Manufacturing Business Realities Will Impact Automation in 2025

How Manufacturing Business Realities Will Impact Automation in 2025

Discover how key manufacturing business factors will shape automation purchasing and utilization in 2025. This video excerpt from a podcast discussion with Robert Schoenberger...
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E-Commerce Tech Giant Enters the Industrial Technology Space

With its new AWS Supply Chain and Monitron predictive maintenance products, Amazon extends its reach into the industrial marketplace.
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Which Production Metrics Should I Track?

How manufacturers should assess their operations to figure out which metrics to track with MES software.
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Industry Shapes the Future of Automation

Companies such as Pfizer, Shell, ExxonMobil, and Intel show the value of automation and where it’s headed through their use of specific technologies.