Operations & Production

Industrial AI is spreading through factories but leaving frontline teams behind

Manufacturers are expanding industrial AI across inspection, maintenance and production, but frontline employees are receiving ...

Factories can count their defects but struggle to prevent them

Manufacturers are increasingly effective at recording defects but often lack the process information needed to ...

Why the connected factory still struggles with the handover

Most US manufacturers believe their operations are connected, yet new research reveals persistent gaps between ...
innovation

Industrial AI moves closer to the factory floor as workers gain control of automation

Artificial intelligence is beginning to move beyond analysing manufacturing data towards managing the everyday activities ...

Semiconductor manufacturing faces a growing computational bottleneck

The increasing complexity of advanced semiconductors is creating a manufacturing challenge that cannot be resolved ...

Digital investment helps Manchester clothing manufacturer triple in size

For smaller manufacturers, digital transformation often begins with replacing manual processes rather than introducing sophisticated ...

Remote operations put industrial automation at the heart of BP gas project

The development of increasingly autonomous industrial facilities is placing greater demands on the control systems ...

When a manufacturing data error takes two weeks to fix

Building a Formula 1 team from scratch places enormous demands on manufacturing systems. Cadillac Formula ...

Why the fastest engineering now happens before anything is built

The future of manufacturing competitiveness may depend less on building faster prototypes and more on ...

Why manufacturers must finally connect design with reality

For years manufacturers have invested heavily in digital transformation programmes designed to connect factories, automate ...

Leading through uncertainty transforming operations in an era of volatility

At Rockwell Automation Fair 2025 in Chicago, Tessa Myers delivered one of the most grounded ...

Factories that learn shaping the next era of industrial autonomy

At Rockwell Automation Fair 2025 in Chicago, Cyril Perducat set out a vision for industrial ...

The factory that tries to rethink the future of industrial operations

The next chapter of advanced manufacturing is no longer about isolated pilots or incremental upgrades. ...

The road to embodied intelligence in robotics

The next decade will mark the transition from automated to autonomous robotics. By 2035, advances ...
magnetic

MES must become the factory’s nervous system, not its filing cabinet

Manufacturing execution systems are evolving from passive record-keeping to active, real-time decision support that shapes ...

Balancing precision and capacity with simulation-powered digital twins

Discrete event simulation is reshaping process design in manufacturing, replacing guesswork with data-driven certainty and ...
rugged

How intelligent agents are transforming maintenance from routine to strategic

Manufacturers are no longer relying on static schedules and human memory to manage complex assets. ...
warehouse

No code on the shop floor is not just for hobbyists anymore

Low-code and no-code platforms are quietly transforming decision-making in industrial environments. These tools are transforming ...

Simulation is the key to unlocking automation at scale

As manufacturing becomes more automated, the ability to simulate, validate and refine processes in a ...

Digital transformation lessons from ACG World’s global lighthouse network factory

Digital transformation in manufacturing is often driven by technology, but its success hinges on empowering ...

Rewiring manufacturing intelligence for a connected future

Manufacturers have long discussed digital continuity, but most are still struggling with brittle workflows, data ...
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