As forgetful as they may be, humans need to be revered October 19, 2021 Artificial Intelligence combined with endless cloud computing resources means more machine involvement and a faster progression to end-to-end automation for manufacturing plants.
Smart Biomanufacturing February 4, 2022 Developing better biosensors is one of the hurdles to be surmounted in order to bring tissue manufacturing to scale.
Getting AMRs to work well with others February 8, 2022 Interoperability will make the autonomous mobile robot’s world go ‘round
RAPID’s case for modular factories February 10, 2022 Why ‘more’ can be better than ‘bigger’ when scaling production.
Thanks for the Memories! January 7, 2022 Manufacturing Engineering editor-in-chief Alan Rooks is retiring.
LIMS Edge Device Expedites Entry into Industry 4.0 Production, Competitiveness September 30, 2021 LIMS—the Low Investment Manufacturing System—is an unassuming little box consisting of a computer with proprietary Solution Engine software and an I/O hub that plugs into a standard outlet. When wired at the edge of a piece of production equipment, it becomes a simple solution for collecting and sharing complex sensor-derived data.
Traceability tech proving its value October 5, 2021 After a few years of mostly hype, blockchain is starting to deliver and prove its value in manufacturing, particularly in aerospace and defense and within additive manufacturing.
3D Printing is Transforming the Construction Industry June 29, 2022 The construction industry is changing, due to 3D printing making it cheaper and faster to construct buildings and other structures.
Mazak Makes Distribution Changes May 25, 2022 Mazak has announced new distribution in Northern Ohio, Virginia, Southern West Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina.
Digital Twins for the Machining Process June 28, 2022 Digital twins are breathing life and innovation into increasingly more areas of manufacturing as well as solving challenges for machine shops of all sizes. With the skilled labor shortage and an ongoing effort to reshore high-tech manufacturing to the U.S., digital twins have a lot to offer.