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4 Automation Trends Impacting Manufacturing

Automation World

From what’s hot to what’s not, a panel of system integrators at Inductive Automation’s Ignition Community Conference share their insights on key manufacturing technologies.

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End-to-End Automation for Small to Mid-Sized Manufacturers

Automation World

Has Vention cracked the plug-and-play automation code for smaller manufacturers? The company’s platform, covering everything needed from design to deployment and support, appears to cover all the major bases.

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Top 50 Automation Companies

Gary Mintchell

Each year for perhaps 20 years, Control magazine along with the ARC Advisory Group publishes a list of the top 50 automation suppliers globally and in North America in terms of revenue. I am writing this while collecting thoughts and observations at Rockwell Automation’s Automation Fair. This year’s list is introduced this way.

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Festo Develops a New Solution for Automating EV Battery Manufacturing

Gary Mintchell

In 2022, the Festo electric mobility initiative demonstrated an automated degassing cell. In 2023, the company developed an automated chemical processing solution for recycling the valuable materials incorporated within EV batteries. Festo created a new solution for high throughput dry-room electrode assembly of EV batteries.

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How Legacy Tools Are Failing Inventive Manufacturing Engineers

Most manufacturers recognize the risk of not adapting, but they’re hampered by technologies like MES that haven’t kept up with the pace of hardware innovation. As new manufacturers enter the market with technologically progressive ways of building at scale, existing manufacturers must adapt to stay relevant.

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168 Manufacturing introduces FullShop Gen 3 for affordable coolant automation at IMTS

Design World

168 Manufacturing announced at IMTS the upcoming availability of its reengineered FullShop Gen 3 solutions, which makes coolant automation more affordable and easier to install. FullShop Gen… The post 168 Manufacturing introduces FullShop Gen 3 for affordable coolant automation at IMTS appeared first on Design World.

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Beverage Manufacturing: Innovate, Automate, Connect, Grow

Design World

Composed of everything from bottled water and carbonated soft drinks to cold-pressed juices and premium spirits, the beverage industry represents a diverse slice of manufacturing that encompasses a wide variety of products and packaging formats.

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