This year, software leads the stack, robotics mirrors market conditions and AI is tested against reality. Exotec’s Arthur ...

Quantum Devices, a U.S.-based encoder manufacturer, designs and manufactures high quality, high performance incremental optical rotary encoders for a range of industries and applications. As seen at ...

Breaking down a machine into systems based on both functionality and resources can simplify design and maintenance, a concept explored in a recent column from Control Design. For controls engineers, ...

Smart manufacturing is evolving beyond traditional automation toward autonomous "lights-out" factories where digital twins ...

Simplified machine designs with fewer components run more efficiently and are less expensive to build. Older mechanical power transmission and actuator technologies, such as chain, rack and pinion and ...

The year is 2009, during the Design Automation Conference (DAC) at a press dinner in a posh little restaurant in San Francisco’s Civic Center. About two glasses of red wine in, one of the journalists ...

Automation aims to standardize industrial operations and bring overall efficiency to today’s production lines. Such gains, however, may come with considerable effort, as engineering teams must ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation are taking the world by storm. More and more we are seeing everyday actions turned into digitally automated tasks. While the construction industry hasn’t ...

The demand for efficiency in modern manufacturing is higher than ever because customers value speed, precision, and cost-effectiveness. To stay competitive, machine shops and larger manufacturers ...

When it comes to manufacturing, staying at the forefront of innovation is crucial for success. Plyable has been redefining industry standards with their groundbreaking advancements in automated mold ...