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Don't Be Afraid to Use Wireless in Your OT Network
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (571+ words) While the general rule still applies " if you can hardwire it, do so " modern wireless technology has advanced significantly from the days when a microwave could disrupt your entire network. Industrial-grade wireless and optical options now deliver the speed, reliability…...
Ultra-Wideband as a Backbone for Manufacturing Efficiency
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (563+ words) Among the many technologies enabling this transformation, ultra-wideband (UWB) location systems stand out as a driver of efficiency and accuracy. The success of this deployment highlights an essential reality about modern industrial environments. Factories have reflective metal surfaces, moving equipment…...
Flexxbotics Uploads Open-Source Connector Drivers to Git Hub
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (344+ words) "The target audience for this content includes manufacturing professionals, automation engineers, and industrial IT specialists interested in open-source tools and standards for enhancing device interoperability, factory automation, and industrial AI integration." Flexxbotics Uploads Open-Source Connector Drivers to Git Hub Flexxbotics,…...
How i3 X Looks to Address Industry's Interoperability Issues
3+ hour, 5+ min ago (310+ words) In any manufacturing facility, there's one thing you can be assured of: devices and software from multiple suppliers. Even during times when vendors were focused on creating monolithic systems to control nearly every automation and control aspect in a plant,…...
Why 61% of Manufacturers Still Haven't Fully Deployed AI and How to Close the Gap
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (565+ words) According to NIST, only 39% of manufacturers have fully deployed AI in their production operations. And though manufacturers are ramping up AI adoption this year, it seems that widespread use has not yet translated into enterprise-wide transformation." There's a clear gap…...
Virtual Controllers in Manufacturing
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (136+ words) Automation World Virtual Controllers in Manufacturing In this excerpt from Automation World's podcast discussion with Jayesh Jariwala of Applied Control Engineering about the use of virtual controllers in manufacturing, Jayesh addresses the decision framework for determining whether to virtualize during…...
Google Deep Mind and Agile Robotics Combine Robotics Platforms
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (127+ words) Automation World Agile Robots and Google Deep Mind have formed a research partnership to advance AI robotics by combining Google Deep Mind's Gemini Robotics foundation models with Agile Robots' scalable industrial robotics platform. The aim of the partnership is to…...
Quiz: What Can Electric Actuators Do For You?
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (130+ words) Automation World Quiz: What Can Electric Actuators Do For You? Product changeovers are a common manufacturing procedure that have traditionally required time-consuming mechanical adjustments of actuators. Automation technology suppliers have been responding to this with designs for electric actuators that…...
AI Data Centers are Rewriting the Rules for Industrial Manufacturers
1+ week, 3+ day ago (220+ words) AI data centers have become a powerful demand driver for manufacturers. In the U. S. alone, around 2, 800 data centers are currently being planned, according to American Edge, more than doubling the country's data center base." Accenture analysis shows sustained growth across several…...
Inbolt Releases Physical AI Bin Picking System
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (328+ words) Physical AI company Inbolt has released its next-generation bin picking system designed to bring physical artificial intelligence (AI) adaptability to industrial robotics by enabling robots to accurately identify, grasp and place parts, even when objects are randomly positioned or partially…...