The automotive factory floor doesn't look like it used to. Walk into Hyundai's new Georgia facility or Xiaomi's smartphone plant in China and you'll see robots working alongside humans, and AI systems ...

With AI embedded across planning, production and quality, auto companies are making intelligent manufacturing the foundation ...

The long-established global provider of high-quality solutions for the sheet metal processing business Bystronic has reinvented itself by expanding its portfolio beyond offering standalone machines to ...

With the forward drive into Industry 4.0, getting equipment to integrate on a broader level—through warnings prior to a safety problem—is increasingly important. Some of the greatest safety concerns ...

For decades, Connecticut — and much of the United States — has wrestled with the thorny problem of how to rebuild its once vibrant manufacturing industries in the face of lower-cost competition from ...

TRUMPF, a high-tech company offering manufacturing in the fields of machine tools and laser technology, has opened its new smart factory in Farmington, Connecticut. Following a May 20 ribbon-cutting, ...

Smart factories are not just the future—they’re the only way forward for midsize manufacturers determined to stay competitive and profitable. As global competition, labor shortages, and rising costs ...

The manufacturing industry is undergoing a transformation as it embraces Industry 4.0, and smart factories are at the forefront. Smart factories represent an advanced form of manufacturing where ...

We are witnessing a transition from passive automation to integrated, agentic autonomy — a shift that moves beyond simple ...

When a business leader at Rolls-Royce wants cash for smart factory upgrades, they need to appear on Dragon’s Den. Okay, not the actual reality series where entrepreneurs compete for the attention and ...

Digital transformation and modern manufacturing are constantly evolving amid global uncertainty and changing customer needs. Many business leaders are recognizing the value of Industry 4.0 ...

Part IV of a four-part series. Machines used to be dumb. They didn’t make decisions, nor could they learn anything new. That is changing rapidly. With the integration of software and sensors, a ...