Control Engineering

MAY 4, 2023

It’s aimed at fixing the supply chain, and the beauty of this process is you can use reverse engineering to find the problems and also use it to reshore products they might not have access to,” Corder said. “We went to ensure all layers are exactly right, so there aren’t any gaps.”

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 3, 2022

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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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

We have more data than we need,” said Darcy MacClaren, senior vice president of digital supply chain sales for SAP. Protect the digital manufacturing supply chain. The next – and most important – step is utilizing the data to make the right decision. “We There’s nothing new there.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 12, 2023

Supply chain problems, semiconductor shortages and the war in Ukraine continue to affect global markets. Research from Interact Analysis reveals order backlogs resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic fueled the sector over the year, while most drive manufacturers also reported price increases in 2022.

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Control Engineering

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Regionally, the US manufacturing industry has performed strongly, and the Americas growth rate hit 6.9% Despite ongoing supply chain issues and inflationary pressures, it is expected that overall global manufacturing industry output growth reached 3.8% for manufacturing, and 12% for machinery production overall.”

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 19, 2023

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.

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Control Engineering

JUNE 28, 2023

Global economic volatility and supply chain disruptions are having a huge impact on the market for industrial robots, which has led to project delays and decreased spending on automation projects. Despite this, we forecast that average prices will decrease over the next 5 years.

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Control Engineering

MARCH 27, 2023

Autonomous machines and vehicles help with a company’s intralogistics (internal logistics) inside as automation and other measures improve supply chain logistics outside the facility. This provides insights into their supply chain and how they can use logistics to reduce potential pain points.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Join us to discuss key findings from the survey including: Manufacturers in general took a cash flow hit from COVID-19; less than 7% in our survey reported being unaffected by the pandemic. Supply chains continue to be the biggest single challenge, with capital still a concern going into 2021.

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Control Engineering

MAY 26, 2023

However, lidar is still relatively immature compared to cameras and radars due to its unestablished supply chain, unclear market landscape, and high price point. An understanding of the whole supply chain, from materials and components to systems, can assist in better strategic decision-making.

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Control Engineering

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Even further, this system was designed during the COVID-19 pandemic and met strenuous post-COVID challenges, including supply chain shortages, laborious facility preparations, and lack of product availability. Michael Horth is a senior controls engineer at Applied Manufacturing Technologies, a CFE Media and Technology content partner.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 9, 2023

Learning Objectives As supply chains are disrupted, baby boomers age out and the need for general use products continues to grow, manufacturers are faced with producing more with less. Courtesy: Mission Design & Automation 2.

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Control Engineering

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Soon, to safeguard the business and its supply chain, companies are adopting intelligent automation to build a resilient supply chain and provide better access to insights about operations. Increased collaborations between IT companies, consulting organizations. FPT Software, KOFAX, Inc., OnviSource, Inc.,

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Prices of key components continue to decline In 2022, price increases for key components in industrial robots were prevalent in all major regions, due to supply chain disruptions, chip shortages, increased raw material prices and inflation.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 17, 2023

Offset a mile recession in 2024 and depression in 2030 in part with manufacturing automation. Be prepared: Companies have the opportunity to pull ahead and improve automation and efficiency in operations and reduce supply chain bottlenecks. The worst things companies can do is not be ready or think everything is going well. “As

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Control Engineering

MARCH 28, 2023

Climate change, energy shortages, interrupted supply chains, a shortage of skilled workers: The challenges facing industry are immense. Under the core topic of “Industrial Transformation – Making the Difference,” Hannover Messe will be showcasing technologies to promote networked and climate-neutral industry from April 17-21.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 28, 2023

A new Festo family of multi-protocol servo drives provides original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with productivity and cost advantages with less inventory, by preventing supply chain issues and working smarter with this family of servo drives. The change reduces Festo part numbers from 24 to 8.

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Control Engineering

JUNE 12, 2023

Rising labor costs and supply chain constraints are likely to be key drivers for the market, as companies turn to automation to relieve operational pressures. Interact Analysis research shows the market for robotic picking is in the early stages of growth, but that it presents huge potential. billion by 2030.

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Control Engineering

MAY 23, 2023

and European collaborative robot market as a result of inflation and ongoing supply chain disruptions. manufacturing downturn expected in 2024. However, the CAGR for the Americas region will sit at 25.8%, and at 28.2% 2022 and 2023 has, and continues to be, a difficult period for the U.S. will take slightly longer, with a U.S.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 12, 2023

Competitive Analysis Top induction motor manufacturers are strengthening their brand’s reputation and image via effective marketing and advertising initiatives. A few well-known companies are leveraging digital technology to improve supply chain management, optimize operations, and boost consumer contact.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting great resignation have put manufacturers in a bind. They have many unfilled jobs, but the demand remains and supply chain issues remain a continuing challenge. High demand and supply chain issues are forcing companies to react. Robots can take the place of 3.5

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Control Engineering

JUNE 12, 2023

Future-proofing manufacturing goes beyond acquiring data; manufacturers also need to evolve their business models and how they sell, acquire and distribute items to better serve their customers. Leading manufacturers are making the digital transition with help from trusted partners. That’s the future of manufacturing.

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Control Engineering

MAY 24, 2023

Information is a major asset for any company trying to maintain their supply chains and improve operations. The cameras and computing power behind them also can go learn from past incidents and be able to better identify them for the future.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 17, 2023

Automation remains a major priority for manufacturers looking to keep up with demand as labor woes continue to persist. So do supply chain challenges, though they aren’t as a big a problem as they were in 2022.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 15, 2022

Supply-chain issues and other disruptions are causing regionalization and localization to rise. must expand manufacturing. manufacturing growth. “Festo U.S. is growing year over year. We are penetrating new markets as we continue to build on our strong position in the U.S. This means the U.S.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 18, 2023

Supply chain. Mittal admitted this is a major concern for companies today, and automation can help reduce input costs while offsetting wage costs, as well. De-globalization. Automation helps enable onshoring and can reduce costs companies might incur through shipping their products from other countries. Sustainability.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Tom Knauer, global industry manager of factory automation with Baluff GMBH, spoke at a breakout session on implementing Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions for robots using sensor-level protocols at International Manufacturing Trade Show (IMTS) 2022 in Chicago. Efficiency, flexibility and visibility through sensors in robots.

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Control Engineering

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Difficult economic conditions have caused some companies to roll back larger capital investments, including in mobile robot automation projects, and supply chain disruption and component shortages have caused delays for some mobile robot projects. The short-term perspective.

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Control Engineering

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

In this edition we have extended our MIO forecasts out to 2028 and added Singapore to cover a total of 45 countries, across 72 manufacturing end user sectors, 30 machinery sectors and two points in the supply chain (machinery and manufacturing end-users), so the latest forecasts cover more than ever before.

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Control Engineering

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The shortage of skilled labor was present even before the COVID-19 pandemic and recent supply chain struggles and has become more acute during recent years, further fueling fabricators’ need for simple, flexible automation tools.

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Mold Making Technology

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois, brings partners across the supply chain together. Current as of 2/6/23 This article contains information on exhibitors on the Software and Simulation Services/Simulation Services, Training and Marketing products and services in the Moldmaking Pavilion and across the show floor.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 4, 2022

However, cost constraints and COVID-related supply chain issues have delayed the design upgrade. . CI still uses separate controllers and brushed servos on its backgauges’ horizontal axis and is keen on changing them to integrated servo motors.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

However, the benefits of AI can extend beyond automating manufacturing processes. . For example, through AI/ML, decision-makers can have faster access to real-time information about production lines, supply chains and product operations. This information also can be used by robots to improve their own operation.

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Control Engineering

JULY 7, 2023

It also has a wide range of other potential applications, including use in robotic systems found in agriculture, global supply chains, and medical imaging. It is integrated into a computer chip, which makes it compact, sturdy, relatively easy to fabricate and cheap to produce.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 12, 2023

Software enables virtual commissioning for a material-handling facility and Siemens new product advancements provide additional help.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 17, 2022

While the steel industry works to resolve this, we expect that motor suppliers which are more vertically integrated within their supply chains (particularly their steel supply) will begin winning share on the basis of lower lead times and lower prices while the rest of the market struggles to secure the materials necessary for production.

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Control Engineering

MARCH 17, 2023

Researchers in Arkansas and two other states will be using a $5 million grant to increase use of artificial intelligence and robotics in chicken processing to reduce waste in deboning and detect pathogens. The grant from the U.S.

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