Factory Automation encompasses the manufacturing and/or assembly of parts and subsystems to produce a product by passing it through a series of individual machines or work cells. Sometimes called ...

Reducing shop-floor hardware, Siemens’ Simatic Automation Workstation delivers centralized software-defined factory automation and control. The system allows manufacturers to replace a hardware ...

The NJ-Series machine-automation controller (MAC) combines several specialized controllers —-motion, logic, sequence, vision, operator safety, and RFID tracking — with exacting system synchronization.

The Weidmuller M-Series M4000 programmable automation controller (PAC) expands traditional PLC capabilities by integrating real-time control, IT and OT convergence and edge computing in a single ...

If the goal was to demonstrate how Bosch Rexroth harmonizes advanced manufacturing hardware, software and engineering, the drive and control technologies specialist met their mark at ATX West 2024 ...

Thanks to hype in the popular media, the term “automation” tends to conjure images of robots, artificial intelligence and the cloud in the minds of most people. The root of most manufacturing ...

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Emerson Electric has successfully transitioned into a high-growth industrial technology company through active portfolio management and divestitures. The company is well-positioned to benefit from ...

Shares of Rockwell Automation (ROK) rose 5% in premarket trading Thursday after the industrial automation company reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings that topped Wall Street expectations, ...

Factory automation involves building parts and assembling them into subsystems and finished products. Both the production and assembly processes are considered discrete manufacturing. Each process can ...