Simulation Closes Performance Gap
Automation’s future will rely on digital-twin technologies to ensure personnel and process plants...
Automate To Achieve Sustainability
Automation in all aspects of manufacturing can play a major role in reaching ESG goals. By Claire...
Properly Place Your Sensors
A well thought out sensor-placement strategy will pay off with better data and increased...
Motors Hiding Weaknesses?
A consistent maintenance program can help you avoid wasting resources on preventable equipment...
ON THE FLOOR
Each month we talk with maintenance and technology professionals about their views and pressing problems on the factory floor.
-
The Future of Maintenance
By Dr. Klaus M. Blache, Univ. of Tennessee Reliability and Maintainability Center (RMC)
Twins Span Operation Spectrum
A properly designed digital twin supports an industrial process from design to operation and...
Protect Your Additive Manufacturing Assets
The wide-ranging possibilities of 3D printing are tempered by the need for vigilant cybersecurity...
AI: Good or Bad?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere you look—internet, financial, transportation...
Questions To Ask An Outside Provider
By Laura Elan, MxD Rising cybersecurity risk, coupled with an ongoing shortage of workers in the...
IIoT Still Requires Verification
By Howard W. Penrose, PhD, CMRP, MotorDoc When considering digital transformation and IIoT...
Machine Vision Elevates Manufacturing
Integrated machine vision and robotics systems improve manufacturing in ten key areas. By Noah...
Implement AR Carefully
Augmented reality is proving to be a powerful tool for automation and control systems but do your...
Bridge The IT/OT Gap
Implement these strategies to achieve IT/OT collaboration and maximize digital transformation. By...