How is the Automotive Industry Planning to Safely and Efficiently Resume Production?
June 2, 2020
UPDATE 11/05/2021: It has been eighteen months since we covered the automakers’ resumption of production in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic as we previously wrote about on June 2nd, 2020. The emergence and availability of the COVID-19 vaccine in December 2020 is the most notable change. The…
Robotic Process Automation in Manufacturing
May 21, 2020
Optimization is a rather hot buzzword that’s thrown around with abandon in several industries, and in none more so than the manufacturing sector. Truthfully, optimization means something very similar in several industries: improving efficiency by streamlining tasks that can stand to be done in a…
4 Ways Industrial Computers are Addressing the Coronavirus’ Effects on Manufacturing
April 21, 2020
We’ve covered before just how impactful the effects of COVID-19 have been across multiple industries, most notably the manufacturing sector. Several entire supply chains are shutting down across the globe and those that aren’t closing in their entirety are still suffering shutdowns in key areas of…
Software as a Service and its Impact on the Manufacturing Industry Explained
January 9, 2020
Manufacturers and factories may look like they’re constantly on the cutting edge of automation and technology, but the truth of the matter is, their excitable adoption of new hardware hardly matches the rather luke-warm reception new software receives. And one can hardly blame them. The industry is…
3 Tricks to Lower Energy Costs in Factory Automation
December 12, 2019
While the new frontier of fully-automated, lights-off manufacturing is a goal (and a possibility) for many manufacturers, all is not roses and rainbows on the other side of the robot revolution. Automation is expensive to set up, true. The calibration process can be long and arduous, and mistakes…
4 Cybersecurity Best Practices for the Industrial Sector
December 3, 2019
As technology advances and factories seek newer heights of productivity by employing these advances, we’ve seen the manufacturing sector as a whole grow more and more digitized. AI, 3D printing, robotics, rugged mini PCs, the list of new innovations the industrial space has implemented is…
4 Easy Ways to Modernize Legacy Industrial Equipment
October 15, 2019
Until the latest and greatest industrial technology comes free of charge, legacy equipment is always going to be an important part of any manufacturing process. Systems are being updated constantly, from robotics to sensors to rugged mini PCs, and it’s simply not possible for most factories to be…
The Use of Industrial Computers in the Automotive Industry
August 20, 2019
The automotive industry invented automation: it’s no surprise that they’ve embraced industrial computers faster than any other field of manufacturing. Because automotive manufacturing requires flexible solutions that can pivot with the adoption of new technology (both in the cars themselves and in…
Is Industrial Cybersecurity Even Possible?
July 23, 2019
Industrial control systems have made life easier for automation and manufacturing, and are a vital component in both the present and future of the industry. Unfortunately, with every new technology or process comes complications, unique problems that were unforeseen or impossible-to-imagine in the…
When Is it Time to Upgrade Industrial Legacy Machines?
July 11, 2019
The greatest problem with cutting-edge technology is that it only stays cutting edge for a short period of time. Since any factory, mine, construction, or industrial site is usually filled to the rafters with computers and machines, a question of upgrade becomes a huge financial concern. This…
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