Articles & News on Discrete Manufacturing & Machine Control

How FPGAs are Revolutionizing Sensor-to-Cloud Integration in Manufacturing

  • by Karl Wachswender
  • May 6, 2024
  • Feature

Manufacturers must recognize the pivotal role of FPGAs in enabling efficient sensor-to-cloud connectivity.

MiR Features One-Stop Shop for AI-Enabled Material Handling at Automate 2024

  • May 3, 2024
  • News

Advancements in MiR’s flexible, safe and cost-effective AMRs, showcased in booth #1241, include new AI capabilities to help improve efficiencies and deliver faster ROI.

Four Reasons Automation Is the Future of Metal Fabrication

  • by Emily Newton
  • May 3, 2024
  • Feature

Although automated fabrication was once a relatively niche possibility, more shop managers consider it a viable option.

Kawasaki Robotics Shares First Look of New Collaborative Robots at Automate 2024

  • May 3, 2024
  • News

Kawasaki Robotics introduces a line of intelligent cobots and showcases Ai-enabled R and BX Series robots for welding, multi-SKU palletizing and depalletizing as examples of limitless opportunities and human ingenuity.

Valin Corporation Acquires Dynamic Solutions

  • May 3, 2024
  • News

Valin’s motion control and automation portfolio continues its growth.

Largest Automate on Record Opens in Chicago on Monday May 6

  • May 2, 2024
  • News

More than 35,000 attendees and 800 exhibitors will participate in the Association for Advancing Automation’s 2024 Automate Show and Conference.

Common Types of Cooling Systems and Their Applications in Enclosure Cooling

  • by Mark Stevens
  • May 2, 2024
  • Feature

Enclosure cooling systems give equipment, prone to excessive working heat, the ability to control the excess waste heat, discarding it as it occurs. 

Universal Robots Emerges as Preferred Robotics Platform for AI Solutions at Automate 2024

  • May 2, 2024
  • News

At North America’s largest automation show, the cobot pioneer will redefine the frontiers of physical AI, showcasing how the "ChatGPT moment for robots" has arrived in a wide range of applications.

JHFOSTER Creates Parent Company Called Tavoron in Restructuring

  • May 2, 2024
  • News

JHFOSTER announced a reorganization under a newly founded holding company, Tavoron.

OMNIVISION Unveils Two New Global Shutter Sensors for Machine Vision Applications

  • May 1, 2024
  • News

At Automate 2024, OMNIVISION will showcase two new image sensors that feature excellent shutter efficiency and low-light performance.