Manufacturing and Automation - Articles, Stories & Interviews
The Margin Blind Spot Facing Advanced Manufacturers
While AI can help interpret constantly changing laws and fees across supply chains, most manufacturers are focusing on integrating AI where they can actually control it: their data and operations.
Automation Computers: The Engine of Efficiency
Businesses are constantly seeking ways to streamline operations, reduce costs, and boost productivity. Automation has emerged as a key driver of these improvements, offering a powerful means to optimize workflows, minimize errors, and free up human workers.
The Hidden Costs of Forklift Impacts and How to Prevent Them
Forklift impacts are among the most common safety risks in material handling environments. Forklift impact prevention is more than just a safety measure. It’s a cost-saving strategy that protects your people, infrastructure, and bottom line.
Let’s Talk Technical with Qorvo: Advancing RF Circuit Simulation
Shawn Luke recently had a “Let’s Talk Technical” conversation about simulation for RF design with Mike Engelhardt, renowned physicist and analog engineer for Qorvo. Mike is well known for his contributions to circuit simulation software, including LTspice and QSPICE.
Why Industrial Giants Are Racing Against Time to Replace Their Leaders
The leadership vacuum is compounded by another problem: Talent pipelines are shrinking just as companies are consolidating. Manufacturing alone experienced 415,000 job vacancies in June 2025, according to The National Association of Manufacturers.
When Seconds Matter: How American Turned Products Found Hidden Capacity on the Shop Floor
ATP has been in operation for more than four decades, has over 100 employees, and has 30-plus machines across two facilities. The company has built a reputation for producing tight-tolerance components at scale.
Trends in the North American Connector Market in Relation to Industrial Automation
The North American market is strategically important for Harwin, and we have recently completed a market survey of developers and buyers in this region. This captured many of the concerns facing engineers relating to connectors.
Manufacturing and Automation - Featured Stories
The No Collar Workforce: How Agents Bridge Execution and Strategy in Industrial Operations
Industrial operations have traditionally been divided into blue collar and white collar work - operational execution versus operational planning and decision-making. But this traditional division of labor is quickly falling apart in modern manufacturing.
The Multi-Million Dollar Mistake: Why the Technology Business Case Is Not a Strategy
In many cases, the cost of that mistake can quietly creep past eight figures. The problem isn’t that companies are investing in technology. It’s that they are confusing a technology business case with a manufacturing technology strategy. And the two are not the same.
2026 CNC Machining Trends to Pay Attention To
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In this article we discuss the five major trends expected to shape CNC machining in the coming year — and how forward-looking manufacturers are already preparing for them.
Manufacturing and Automation - News Headlines
AI, Automation, and Sustainability Lead Packaging and Processing Trends
PACK EXPO East offers new equipment and digital tools that reflect the evolving manufacturing landscape.
Improve your mechanical power system reliability with smart solutions from RS
RS offers an extensive selection of smart products optimized to support predictive maintenance strategies and improve mechanical power system reliability and performance — all backed by expertise you can trust.
NORD Enhances Efficiency with New Digital Twin and Simulation Capabilities
NORD's new digital twin and virtual commissioning technology significantly reduces the system development process from planning to commissioning.
IKO LCRB Crossed Roller Bearings Dramatically Lower Weight and Size For Low- to Medium-Precision Designs
The LCRB Series features stamping press-formed inner and outer rings made of heat-treated chromium molybdenum steel sheets. Like other IKO CRBs, the LCRB's rollers make greater roller contact with the raceways than other bearing types.
Wieland Electric Launches PRO LINE WIPOS PSU3 3-Phase Power Supply Series for High Demand Industrial Applications
Built to address real world challenges like limited panel space, unpredictable loads, and harsh electrical noise, the PSU3 provides stable, continuous power while reducing energy use, cabinet heat, and cooling requirements. It also offers up to 150 percent Boost Power for high capacitive loads, ensuring dependable performance during demanding start up or peak conditions.
Manufacturing and Automation - Featured Product
Model TR1 Tru-Trac
The Model TR1 Tru-Trac® linear measurement solution is a versatile option for tracking velocity, position, or distance over a wide variety of surfaces. An integrated encoder, measuring wheel, and spring-loaded torsion arm in one, compact unit, the Model TR1 is easy to install. The spring-loaded torsion arm offers adjustable torsion load, allowing the Model TR1 to be mounted in almost any orientation - even upside-down. The threaded shaft on the pivot axis is field reversible, providing mounting access from either side. With operating speeds up to 3000 feet per minute, a wide variety of configuration options - including multiple wheel material options - and a housing made from a durable, conductive composite material that minimizes static buildup, the Model TR1 Tru-Trac® is the ideal solution for countless applications.
Manufacturing and Automation - Featured Company
Encoder Products Company
At Encoder Products Company, we specialize in the encoders that provide you with motion feedback. EPC has been a leading designer and manufacturer of motion sensing devices for more than 50 years, we understand that each industrial automation application is different, and you need encoders that fit the needs of your applications. Our encoders are highly configurable, offer an array of shaft or bore sizes, output types, connector types, mounting options, and resolutions as high as 65,536 CPR.
