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Asia ‘most receptive to smart manufacturing’, says report

Robotics Automation News

Plex Systems, a Rockwell Automation company and provider of cloud-delivered smart manufacturing solutions, has released the results of its 7th annual study, The State of Smart Manufacturing Report.

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Is Industry 4.0, smart manufacturing working for you?

Control Engineering

smart manufacturing and digital transformation. Control Engineering asked these questions and others about smart manufacturing and digital transformation to Jeff Winter, senior director industry strategy, manufacturing, Hitachi Solutions, and an industry expert on Industry 4.0 initiatives. Understand Industry 4.0

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China to invest $137B in robotics and high-tech industries, reports IFR

Robotics Business Review

. “China has succeeded in upgrading its manufacturing industry at an unprecedented pace,” stated Takayuki Ito, president of the Frankfurt, Germany-based IFR. “Based on their national robotics strategy released in December 2021, the country has set an example of how to systematically strengthen competitiveness.”

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Five lessons manufacturing operations can learn from enterprise IT teams

Cisco Industrial Automation

By some accounts, manufacturing was the most attacked industry in 2021. But unmanaged switches and isolated networks can’t meet the demands of smart manufacturing. You might be pulling ahead of competitors using cloud applications like predictive maintenance or “digital twins” that simulate the effects of changes.

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Techman launches heavy payload TM30S cobot

Robotics Business Review

The cobot leverages AI to provide highly automated production efficiency in smart manufacturing. It also has smart vision and peripheral software integration, and a more intuitive user interface than previous Techman models, the company said. In 2021, OMRON bought a 10% stake in Techman Robot.

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Jeff Burnstein, president of A3, shares top automation trends for 2023

Automation Mag

Advances in automation technologies are transforming the industrial manufacturing landscape. Broadly termed “digital transformation,” these smart manufacturing initiatives bring physical and cyber systems together for greater performance, efficiency, sustainability and safety.

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Five things to know before diving into edge technologies

Control Engineering

Learning Objectives Understand how edge computing can help companies realize Smart Manufacturing goals. Edge computing technology insights Edge technologies help manufacturers get the most out of a Smart Manufacturing initiative. One of the cornerstones of the Smart Manufacturing or Industry 4.0