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Soft Solutions for Hard Problems: What’s Coming in 2024

  • by Nick Leonard
  • December 22, 2023
  • Feature

The lessons we learned in 2023 will carry the automation market forward into 2024, with an emphasis on digitalization continuing and driving the need for data interoperability, specialized labor in IT and the expanded adoption of automation across other verticals.

Avoiding Christmas Peak Overload with Warehouse Robotics

  • by Stefan Pieters
  • December 21, 2023
  • Feature

Robotic solutions for automated storage and retrieval, as well as order picking, provide the secret to successfully hitting seasonal peaks–and can give a competitive edge at this crucial time of trading.

Giving Mining Technology a Dusting Down: How Radar Sees Through the Problem

  • by Sam Wood
  • December 21, 2023
  • Feature

Let's take a closer look at how today’s technology is coping with dust in mining processes.

NUBURU Expands Automotive Manufacturing Offering with Wire Welding Solutions

  • December 20, 2023
  • News

NUBURU, Inc., announced it has received a purchase order for its BlueScan solution from a worldwide leader in coil and motor winding and assembly systems to produce electric motors.

Smart Robotic Automation Solutions from ABB to Support Sustainability Targets for Volvo Cars

  • December 19, 2023
  • News

ABB will supply more than 1,300 robots, including functional packages, to Volvo Cars for the next generation of electric vehicles.

Siemens Leads the Way with Sustainable Stainless Steel for Medium-voltage Switchgear

  • December 13, 2023
  • News

Outokumpu will provide steel with a 93% lower carbon footprint for Siemens’ medium-voltage switchgear.

Enhancing Machinery Performance in the Evolving Manufacturing Landscape

  • by Chris Johnson
  • December 13, 2023
  • Feature

Manufacturers cannot afford to overlook the role of specialized lubricants—especially as, as outlined in Aptean’s report, they seek to diversify to attract new customers and suppliers.

SE Asia Territories Becoming Global Manufacturing Hubs

  • by Samantha Mou
  • December 11, 2023
  • Feature

A series of global manufacturing hubs are being established in south-east Asia, including those for semiconductors in Malaysia, electronics in Vietnam and automotive in Thailand.

How the Wiegand Effect Helps Create Energy-Harvesting IIoT Devices

  • by Tobias Best
  • December 8, 2023
  • Feature

Research promises a new generation of self-contained, zero-maintenance, wireless sensors designed to operate as nodes on emerging IIoT networks. This feature originally appeared in AUTOMATION 2023: IIoT & Industry 4.0.

The Role of Industrial Switches in Smart City Network Connectivity

  • by Henry Martel
  • December 8, 2023
  • Feature

Let's explore the role of industrial Ethernet switches in providing stable, efficient data transmission capabilities and network management functions to Smart Cities applications.