I’ve been working in technology for years, and throughout my career, I’ve watched several major shifts reshape how businesses operate, from personal computers and the internet to cloud computing and ...

Quality problems discovered on the production line — or worse, in the field — can often be traced back to decisions made much ...

HP’s François Minec discusses the production economics, software integration and design capabilities needed to scale polymer ...

Engineering decisions also have tangible consequences because they ultimately shape real products. That makes it especially ...

Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) gains traction as manufacturers seek production-capable additive manufacturing systems that are easier ...

As assembly lines accelerate, even small component-handling delays can limit automation gains. Designing flexible, ...

In precision manufacturing applications, such as aerospace and defense, insufficient process tracing poses a risk of proof-of-conformance issues, in which a manufacturer can’t sufficiently demonstrate ...

Understanding which AM processes are achieving flight qualification, and why, requires engineers to think simultaneously about process physics, material microstructure, certification architecture and ...

Building autonomy into cobots, Teradyne Robotics’ Automate demonstrations traced a path from robot training and imitation learning to autonomous assembly and data center manufacturing. UR/Generalist ...

Sonair’s ADAR One 3D ultrasonic sensor provides spatial awareness for robotic systems, enabling detection of people and obstacles across multiple heights in shared work environments. Sonair has ...

The conversation around industrial progress has officially outgrown the cloud-heavy promises of Industry 4.0. For the past decade, our industry has been obsessed with the Internet of Things, ...

A disciplined approach to industrial robot selection is to treat robots as engineered mechanical systems that must fit a specific job. The POWERSET framework structures selection around eight ...