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Tesla Ditches Robots for World’s Largest Casting Machine

Eight house-sized "Gigapress" machines are set to replace hundreds of robots.

Amazon’s Worker Tracking Could Be Combating Unions

A new report suggests workplace surveillance technology could be used for more than just measuring productivity.

Figure 1: Certain PLCs and edge controllers, such as those offered by Emerson, can be installed in redundant pairs on a PROFINET MRP ring to provide controller and media redundancy, often needed for critical control applications.

PROFINET in the Age of Edge Computing

Traditional industrial Ethernet protocols continue to play a crucial role for PLC and PAC automation designs, and also for newer edge computing options.

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AI and Automation - Post-Pandemic

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5 Factors in the Transition to Predictive Maintenance

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Flexible Production Ensures Mask Availability

maxon Group CEO Eugen Elmiger, left, and ANYbotics CEO Peter Fankhauser.

Maxon, Anybotics Enter into Strategic Partnership

How AI and Automation Benefit the Supply Chain

When the global shutdown began, consumers experienced an unusual phenomenon for industrialized nations: bare shelves.

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Enterprise Resilience in the Wake of COVID-19

Manufacturing has shown incredible adaptability when it comes to production – now it must apply that to its most important asset.

COVID Emphasizes Potential of Digital Manufacturing

There are four main areas where ERP and digital transformation can stimulate operational efficiencies and business agility.

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Digital Transformation Could Enhance Food Plant Performance & Reliability

The average plant may be 30 to 50 years old with only isolated pockets of automation limited to PLCs and SCADA systems.

Farris Automates Nissan Assembly Process with New Custom Machine

To make it happen, the company built a permanent overhead rail system in the shop to simulate a moving production line.

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The Right Bot for You

A digital assistant for every worker is certainly cool, but in today’s artificial intelligence age, selecting the wrong automation tool can be disastrous.

Carnegie Mellon researchers devised an apparatus called Tilt-Bot to build a collection of actions, video and sound to improve robot perception.

Ears, as Well as Eyes, Improve Robot Perception

Sounds helped a robot differentiate between objects, such as a metal screwdriver and a metal wrench.

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The Only Constant Is Change … So Evolve

Digital transformation in automation and packaging lines can simplify the re-purposing of assets to accommodate the only constant in business - change.

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Manufacturer Simplifies, Secures Remote Work

"Our security products kept us in constant communication and have proven that ... we can do this. We have experienced zero downtime."

Smart Technologies May Improve Employee Safety in COVID-19 Era

These unprecedented times call for the use of new technologies and embracing IoT and automation in ways that improve worker safety.

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Can I Trust My Robot?

And can my robot trust me?

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Automating to Fill COVID Test Demand

What keeps me up at night now is the same as what kept me up before a global pandemic. Recent orders have proven just how flexible and resilient we must become.