Consumer Goods Discrete manufacturing Manufacturing 
NIST Manufacturing
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Earlier in 2022, NIST researchers released a simulation package that models the behavior of "discrete manufacturing systems," which include the production and assembly of finished products, like vehicles, consumer electronics, and consumer goods.
Control Engineering
AUGUST 30, 2022
According to the Association for Advancing Automation , of the 12,305 robots sold in Q2 2022, 59% of the orders came from the automotive industry with the remaining orders from non-automotive companies largely in the food & consumer goods industry, which saw a 13% increase in unit orders over the same period, April through June, in 2021.
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Control Engineering
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
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Control Engineering
MAY 16, 2023
During Q1, non-automotive orders in consumer goods, semiconductor & electronics, plastics & rubber, life sciences/pharmaceutical/ biomedical, metals, and others purchased 3,519 robots, down 42% over Q1 2022. Automotive customers accounted for 68% of all robot orders in Q1, with 5,659 robots purchased.
Control Engineering
AUGUST 31, 2023
The ongoing labor shortage, especially in manufacturing (down another 2000 jobs in July, according to the U.S. While many companies continue to automate, others just don’t have the capital to invest right now, despite their struggle to find workers willing to do many of the dull, dirty and dangerous jobs that remain unfilled.”
Control Engineering
AUGUST 17, 2023
11-13 event includes “partners, vendors, and exhibitors are working together to create actionable sustainable solutions in manufacturing, materials, and design as well as through improved processes on the show floor.” Pack Expo Las Vegas, as of mid-July, expected more than 2,000 suppliers in more than 40 vertical markets.
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