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FANUC has made real one of the promises of Industry 4.0, that of predictive maintenance for factory equipment, with its Zero Down Time IoT solution. ZDT can be applied to any of FANUC’s robotic arms and their peripherals.

In the age of Industry 4.0 and the digital thread, computer-aided design (CAD) data exchange should be open and seamless because it happens daily in a multi-tiered supplier ecosystem and so much interoperability depends on it. But we are not there yet.

Listen up, major manufacturers and CAD vendors: You’ve got the whole world in your hands—the world in this case being the vision of the digitally connected enterprise and cyber-physical ambitions for Industry 4.0.

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.

Anyone can sell a machine. Not everyone provides the extra effort that makes a difference in the company’s bottom line.

After dealing with COVID-19 in 2020, short- and long-term challenges confront the industry in 2021.

Phillips Corp. aims to provide young people with the tools to create meaningful manufacturing careers.

Duggan Manufacturing uses Prima Power lasers to achieve higher volumes and take cost out of each job.

An ongoing computer chip shortage may be the beginning of challenges for automotive suppliers, consulting firm Deloitte said in a report.

A widening skills gap threatens U.S. manufacturing competitiveness and consequently our economy. A talent pipeline with a sufficient supply of properly aligned skills is imperative to meet U.S. manufacturers’ needs for capacity, productivity and innovation.