Realizing the value of Industry 4.0 solutions can be a daunting for many manufacturers. Already shell-shocked by enormous disruption in the last few years, companies have seen stable, lean, and
Since the beginning of industrial automation, the manufacturing industry has utilized sensors. Originally, they were used to trigger mechanical responses to reduce manual labor. As sensor technology
Business agility was once something manufacturing companies could work toward incrementally. But highly volatile disruptions, unpredictable business climates, and increased demand and competition
With such a wide variety of challenges impacting the current state of manufacturing, it can be difficult to plan for the future. Not only are costs rising due to inflation and supply chain
With each generation of manufacturing, advances have taken place in the form of process adjustments, continuous improvement initiatives, and programs such as Lean and Six Sigma. Operators, line...