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Innovation Centers and Manufacturing Hubs Continue Expanding Across the U.S. to Address the Skills Gap

Innovation Centers and Manufacturing Hubs Continue Expanding Across the U.S. to Address the Skills Gap

Manufacturing is feeling the crunch of skilled technicians retiring, with nobody to fill their places. A few companies and innovation centers are creating pipelines of skilled technicians.


News Aug 06, 2021 by Seth Price
An Overview of Fracture Mechanics in Industrial Applications

An Overview of Fracture Mechanics in Industrial Applications

Always cracking your HMI? Learn how fracture mechanics strives to model and understand how cracks form and propagate.


Yokowo Aims to Improve Data Transmission Speed with Latest Fiber Optic Transceiver

Yokowo Aims to Improve Data Transmission Speed with Latest Fiber Optic Transceiver

Thermal imaging can help solve predictive maintenance problems. Yokowo recently launched an optical transceiver to help this industrial automation process.


News Aug 05, 2021 by Shawn Dietrich
A History of Industrial Revolutions and How They’ve Impacted Manufacturing

A History of Industrial Revolutions and How They’ve Impacted Manufacturing

Each industrial revolution has had an impact on factories. Are we going through a fourth revolution?


Learning About Algorithms One Step at a Time

Learning About Algorithms One Step at a Time

Algorithms can involve complicated programming. However, they didn’t start out that way. This article dives into basic algorithms like sorting and image generation.


The Three Levels of a Factory Network

The Three Levels of a Factory Network

What makes a factory network? There are three levels: device, control, and enterprise. What does each level consist of, and how is it used in a factory network?


Bosch Rexroth Releases Training System to Help Provide Smart Manufacturing Skills

Bosch Rexroth Releases Training System to Help Provide Smart Manufacturing Skills

As net-zero standards continue to rise, Bosch Rexroth’s compact training system aims to help manufacturing specialists get up-to-speed with smart factory and efficient emissions operations.


News Jul 31, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida
Dark Manufacturing and Its Relationship With IIoT

Dark Manufacturing and Its Relationship With IIoT

Dark manufacturing, also referred to as lights-out manufacturing, is a manufacturing philosophy without human intervention in the complete manufacturing process.


Claroty’s New Research Arm Publishes Report on ICS Cloud Vulnerabilities

Claroty’s New Research Arm Publishes Report on ICS Cloud Vulnerabilities

Industrial cybersecurity firm Claroty has launched a new research arm named Team82.


Wired vs. Wireless Industrial Networks

Wired vs. Wireless Industrial Networks

Are wired networks really more secure than wireless? Let’s dive into some differences between these two industrial network types.


Vention and SICK Partner to Bring Smarter Robot Guidance to the Factory Floor

Vention and SICK Partner to Bring Smarter Robot Guidance to the Factory Floor

The two companies will combine their expertise to speed up designing and deploying custom-built vision solutions for robot guidance systems that operate in industrial facilities.


News Jul 29, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida
New Servo Motors Designed to Withstand Severe Temperature Ranges

New Servo Motors Designed to Withstand Severe Temperature Ranges

Teknic’s entire range of motors is now certified to operate at extremely low and high temperatures.


News Jul 28, 2021 by Robin Mitchell
Sandvik Finalizes Two Major Acquisitions to Further Develop Automation Technology

Sandvik Finalizes Two Major Acquisitions to Further Develop Automation Technology

Precision automation manufacturer Sandvik recently signed two separate agreements to acquire DWFritz Automation and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) software company Cambrio.


Universal Robots Tours U.S. With Latest Machine Vision and Cobot Technology

Universal Robots Tours U.S. With Latest Machine Vision and Cobot Technology

Universal Robots is on the road, showing off their ActiNav cobot system in industrial facilities around the U.S.


News Jul 26, 2021 by Seth Price
Emerson Expands Its Plantweb Solution to Include Data Management

Emerson Expands Its Plantweb Solution to Include Data Management

Manufacturing giant Emerson has recently released a new enterprise-level data management software solution.


IIoT Cyber Attack Vectors and Best Mitigating Practices

IIoT Cyber Attack Vectors and Best Mitigating Practices

IIoT infrastructure is more susceptible to cyber-attacks than legacy infrastructure due to its cloud-based nature; this article covers attack vectors and best mitigating practices.


Teledyne’s Latest Image Sensor Designed for Various Machine Vision and Sorting Applications

Teledyne’s Latest Image Sensor Designed for Various Machine Vision and Sorting Applications

The new quad linear CMOS sensor is designed for food and beverage, sorting, packing, and machine tending applications.


News Jul 22, 2021 by Shawn Dietrich
HMI Troubleshooting and Maintenance

HMI Troubleshooting and Maintenance

In this article, we cover some of the most common HMI failures and troubleshooting methods.


Machine-readable vs. Human-readable Data

Machine-readable vs. Human-readable Data

Industrial manufacturers use two main data types—machine-readable and human-readable—to analyze for maintenance, monitoring, or other applications.


Future-proofing and Future Trends in IoT and IIoT

Future-proofing and Future Trends in IoT and IIoT

Dive into the importance of future-proofing IoT technologies, and future trends to keep in mind.