Automation & IIoT - Articles, Stories & Interviews
Security Challenges For Smart Factories - How Does SASE Help?
This rising tide of digitization and automation is leading to major concerns around cybersecurity. Smart factories are significantly more productive and competitive, yet a lot less secure.
Edge Computing and AI in Manufacturing
With Tacton we wanted to give users the flexibility and configuration options they need to outfit their facility, while ensuring the system was reliable, secure, and easy to install.
The Evolution of MQTT: Empowering Industrial Automation for 25 Years and Beyond
In manufacturing and industrial automation, the evolution of communication protocols has been pivotal in shaping operational efficiency, predictive maintenance, and overall innovation. Among these, MQTT stands as a beacon of connectivity
Automate 2024 Product Preview
Automate 2024 takes place May 6th - 9th in Chicago, Illinois. The Exhibit hall floor will be loaded with new products and services. Here is a preview of some things to look forward to at this years event.
Considerations for Choosing the Right Encoder for Your Application
Depending on the encoder, resolution is one of the most important calculations to understand. Accurate print landing, accurate conveyor speed, accurate satellite positioning, accurate elevator control all hinge on the resolution and type of encoder.
BOOSTING PANERA BREAD'S EFFICIENCY WITH CIMON'S PLC AND HMI SOLUTIONS
The initiative aimed not only to streamline operations but also to fit seamlessly within the limited space of retail restaurants, a challenge in the bustling food service industry.
The AI Imperative: Crafting Your Manufacturing Future
How does a business begin to build a compelling AI case? It starts with a problem worth solving. Here is how businesses can leap onto the AI train with a strategy that is as pragmatic as it is ambitious.
Automation & IIoT - Featured Stories
The most compact Motion Control System on the market
FAULHABER is introducing a new Motion Control System. More precisely: The world's smallest Integrated Motion Controller.
Unlocking Customer Experience: The Critical Role of Your Supply Chain
Cost implications play a pivotal role in delivering exceptional experiences for end-users. By optimizing expenses, businesses can allocate resources to enhance product quality and service delivery, ensuring customer satisfaction.
Three layers of predictive maintenance - New horizons in a world of AI and Big Data
The key difference between preventive maintenance and predictive maintenance is that the latter means completing maintenance only when needed, as opposed to scheduled intervals.
Automation & IIoT - News Headlines
Productive Robotics Features New Blaze Robotic Laser Welding System At Automate 2024
Productive Robotics will introduce its new Blaze robotic laser welder which can perform four times faster than TIG welding. Equipped with a LightWELD laser, Blaze can fuse dissimilar metals of different thicknesses and create aesthetic high-strength joints with minimal or no wire consumption.
AutoScheduler.AI Mentioned in the 2024 Gartner® Technology Trends Transforming Warehousing - Part 2: Handling Volatility & Complexity report
Listed as a Sample Vendor in the Warehouse Resource Planning and Optimization technology trend
Greyparrot and VAN DYK Recycling Solutions Partner to Revolutionize U.S. Waste Sorting and Processing with AI
Bollegraaf's exclusive distributor in the U.S. will deploy AI waste analytics from Greyparrot Analyzers
Automation & IIoT - Featured Product
OnLogic Tacton TC401 Rugged Panel PC
OnLogic Tacton TC401 Rugged Panel PC
The Tacton TC401 panel PC is an easy to install touchscreen computer purpose-built for reliability in tough environments. Choose the display size, type, and brightness, and match it with the compute, I/O, and functionality your unique project requires.
Automation & IIoT - Featured Company
Encoder Products Company
At Encoder Products Company, we specialize in the encoders that provide you with motion feedback. EPC has been a leading designer and manufacturer of motion sensing devices for more than 50 years, we understand that each industrial automation application is different, and you need encoders that fit the needs of your applications. Our encoders are highly configurable, offer an array of shaft or bore sizes, output types, connector types, mounting options, and resolutions as high as 65,536 CPR.
