People always want to know "What's the best product?" From IEN's most recent Brand Preference Studies we've collected and analyzed the results of your favorite brands in the industrial marketplace.In each category four brand leaders were Learn more

Connectivity cost and data sharing head the roster of issues confronting the automation sector today Notes Dick Slansky senior analyst/discrete industries at ARC Advisory Service "One of the major concerns facing factory automation today both from Learn more

IEN What are the major concerns facing automation and how can they be addressed?Gingerich The huge productivity gains in U.S manufacturing in the last 10 years have come primarily through large investments in automation Nevertheless the Learn more

An estimated $115 billion in discrete automation systems now is in place and a "significant portion of this is rapidly reaching the end of its usable lifetime," states a recent ARC Advisory Group study "Companies are moving from solely Learn more

A new automation process simultaneously sets as many as six self-clinching and self-piercing nuts and studs in transfer or progressive die tools during stamping operations.Textron Fastening Systems AutoRiv 100® connects to any stamping press in Learn more

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Miniaturization and better performance are the driving forces in the design of densely populated printed circuit boards."Real estate on pcbs keeps shrinking so you have to think small to get big results," said Chris Marx director of electronics Learn more