Automation

Quiz: How Robot-proof Is Your Job?

April 01, 2020

Automation & Motion Control

Artificial Intelligence, IoT, Automation & Motion Control, Electronics & Test, Automation

Design News Staff

Some jobs are more likely to be automated than others. Take our interactive quiz to learn how replaceable you are.

Are There Robot-proof Jobs?

April 01, 2020

Automation & Motion Control

Artificial Intelligence, IoT, Automation & Motion Control, Consumer Electronics, Government/Defense, Electronics & Test, Design Hardware & Software, Automation

Bryon Reese

Will the day come when people are completely unable to compete with machines for work?

Robots as a Service, RaaS, EU Automation, Industry 4.0, smart manufacturing, automation

Is Manufacturing Ready for RaaS?

March 19, 2020

Automation & Motion Control

Automation

Mark Howard

By using robots as a service (RaaS), manufacturers can deploy robotics where needed without the need to actually acquire a robot.

5G, manufacturing, Industry 4.0, augmented reality, IoT, robotics, supply chains, connectivity, wireless networks

10 Ways 5G Will Improve Manufacturing

March 11, 2020

Automation & Motion Control

Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Injection Molding

Rob Spiegel

While it may be slow in getting adopted, 5G connectivity aims to alter the factory floor with improved connectivity, AR, AI, IoT, and a wide range of supply chain advances.

IO Link, Automation System Architectures, industrial automation standard, IEC 61131-9, Industry 4.0, fieldbus-neutral, point-to-point connections

IO-Link Plays Continuing Role in Automation System Architectures

March 05, 2020

Automation & Motion Control

Automation

Al Presher

IO-Link is a universal, intelligent enabler of technology, but its value for control system architectures is its ability to provide fieldbus-neutral, point-to-point connections.

ABB, MES, manufacturing execution systems, food and beverage, track and trace, visibility, mold, product quality

Would You Like A Side Of Mold, Sir?

February 12, 2020

Automation & Motion Control

Automation

Tatjana Milenovic, VP of ABB's Food and Beverage Segment

Data analytics can provide manufacturers with complete transparency across the production line, from raw materials to finished product, providing effective monitoring of product safety.

AI could be a game changer for bottle design

February 10, 2020

Packaging

Artificial Intelligence, Design Hardware & Software, Automation, Blow Molding

Sumit Mukherjee

Artificial intelligence has the potential to empower just about everyone and every department in the packaging development decision chain to contribute and improve the end result.

The future of smart manufacturing

February 06, 2020

PLASTEC West

Injection Molding

Automation, Automotive and Mobility, Medical

Norbert Sparrow

More than 85% of industrial manufacturers believe that smart factory initiatives will be the main driver of manufacturing competitiveness in the next five years, according to one recent survey. Are you ready for the fourth industrial revolution?

15 Must-See Exhibitors At Pacific Design & Manufacturing 2020

February 04, 2020

Pacific Design & Manufacturing - Anaheim

Automation & Motion Control

Battery/Energy Storage, Sensors, Artificial Intelligence, 3D Printing, Materials & Assembly, IoT, Automation & Motion Control, Electronics & Test, Design Hardware & Software, Automation, Business, Medical

Design News Staff

From robots and AI-enabled technologies to augmented reality, 3D printing, product design software and more – here are our picks for some of the exhibitors at Pacific Design & Manufacturing 2020 that will be showcasing and debuting some new and exciting products.

GM Engineers Break Electronics So We Don't Have To

January 23, 2020

Automotive

Materials & Assembly, Electronics & Test, Automation, Automotive and Mobility

Dan Carney

The GM electrical integration lab at the Warren Technical Center wades through the chore of testing the multitude of electronic devices in modern cars.