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How Manufacturers Are Reengineering Themselves — and Their Futures

Interconnectedness through Industry 4.0 gives manufacturers an edge in two key areas.

How Mobile Robots Help Food Manufacturers Compete

Increased productivity is just one of the major benefits that autonomous mobile robots can provide FMCG companies.

Solutions like topology optimization are driving the adoption of additive manufacturing as the geometries produced are difficult to manufacture using traditional production methods.

Speeding the Adoption of Additive Mfg.

When beginning to consider all that is needed to make additive a reality, it becomes clear that traditional ways of designing and manufacturing parts are falling away.

Digital Threads

Weaving the Fabric of Manufacturing's Future

If you don’t know your destination and head in the wrong direction, your digital threads could leave you needing a lot of stitches.

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What Supply Chain Transportation Networks Learned in 2020

If 2020 taught us anything, it’s that visibility and agility within the transportation network are crucial.

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Answering the 'What Ifs' with Digital Twins

They don’t only see change; they learn and can guide change.

How Digital Twins Are Revolutionizing Industrial Efficiency

As a more thorough understanding of the technology's application potential grows, digital twins are saving time and money across product design and manufacturing.

Jürgen von Hollen, president of Universal Robots, delivered the company's 50,000th cobot.

Universal Robots Delivers 50,000th Collaborative Robot

The company's president even delivered it.

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11 Lessons in Digital Transformation

The following examples offer some framework in setting the right goals, proper planning, and how to realize those goals with greater speed and less pain.

Asset Management

3 Ways to Enhance MRO Systems Integration

When done properly, MRO systems integration can add a significant element of automation and time-savings that drive down supply chain costs.

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How ‘Neural’ Manufacturing Could Create Even Smarter Systems

The next step in applying Smart Manufacturing initiatives could include assessing and predicting behaviors.

How the Industrial Sector Can Use the REC Tax Credit

Many think the research tax credit does not apply because they don’t conduct research in a traditional sense, but it can actually be applied for many daily activities.