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Applications for the 2023 Canadian Automation Awards close Oct. 20!

Automation Mag

This is a chance to showcase successful automation implementation within Canadian discrete manufacturing plants! Manufacturers handle multiple challenges on a regular basis – such as labour shortages, supply chain issues, gruelling competition and changing customer demands, among other things. APPLY TODAY!

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How robotics-as-a-service can help manufacturers with operations challenges

Control Engineering

Robotics insights The consumer packaging industry faces significant challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain disruptions, and a worker shortage, leading to a need for increased automation.

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Global manufacturing industry growth reached 3.8% in 2022

Control Engineering

The next manufacturing downturn is expected in 2026, but to a lesser extent than in 2020. Regionally, the US manufacturing industry has performed strongly, and the Americas growth rate hit 6.9% As a result of further COVID-19 lockdowns, manufacturing output weakened, with growth contracting to 2.9% for Europe.

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Six industrial robotics trends for 2023

Control Engineering

Sustainability is a growing trend throughout manufacturing and industrial robots are no exception. External factors, from the pandemic to geopolitical insecurities and supply chain issues, have had an outsize impact on the industrial robotics sector in recent years. I don’t think that growth is slowing down any time soon.”

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Global motion control market grows more than 20% in 2021

Control Engineering

The motion control market is experiencing strong growth, particularly in Asia-Pacific, as a mix of strong demand and supply chain constraints are giving suppliers a lot of leverage when it comes to prices. Motion Control Insights. Interact Analysis research indicates strong the 21.6% in APAC regions in 2021.

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IMTS emphasizes the importance of information

Control Engineering

After four years, the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) returned to McCormick Place in Chicago. The largest trade show in North America was sidelined in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but came back in September without skipping a beat. Protect the digital manufacturing supply chain.

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Video: The future of manufacturing and how industries are adapting in 2021

Control Engineering

In a survey of manufacturing leaders to see how they adapted to the unusual 2020 business landscape, 87% of respondents have had key markets disrupted by COVID-19, and 58% have a positive outlook for 2021. Supply chains continue to be the biggest single challenge, with capital still a concern going into 2021.