Three companies attain AIA Certified System Integrator distinction
June 1, 2017
Three companies join 10 current certified system integrators with three-year certification.
New report examines impact of artificial intelligence on manufacturing
June 1, 2017
Partnership, collaboration, and technology investment crucial for growth opportunities, finds Frost & Sullivan's Industrial Automation and Process Control team.
Global motion control shipments grow 13.6% to begin 2017
May 31, 2017
Survey of motion control and motor manufacturers shows 70% expect market growth in the next six months, 23% expect flat performance and 7% predict a decline.
Uber Fires Self-Driving Vehicle Engineer Anthony Levandowski amid Legal Battle with Google
May 30, 2017
Uber has fired the head of its self-driving vehicle unit, Anthony Levandowski, amid the continuing fallout from the engineer's alleged theft of trade secrets from his former employer, Google.
Mobile Computers Role in the Warehouse Data Web
May 23, 2017
The spread of technology throughout the warehouse has created abundant and valuable information, if only you can find it.
ABB acquires B&R Automation
May 17, 2017
Acquisition to combine B&R's products and software for modern machine and factory automation with ABB's robotics, process automation, digitalization and electrification.
Study Assesses Five Technologies to Impact the Supply Chain in the Next 5 Years
May 16, 2017
Robotics tops the list of most likely disruptors in next five years, 3D printing considered least viable in the short term.
North American machine vision market grows 10% in first quarter of 2017
May 16, 2017
Survey of industry experts shows 50% expect market to increase over the next six months, 10% bracing for a decline.
MHI announces plans for new Solution Center at Modex 2018
May 15, 2017
Modex 2018 to feature first-ever Smart City Logistics and Connected Supply Chain Solution Centers.
The Evolution of the Digital Supply Chain
May 5, 2017
Everyone is talking about terms like digitization, Industry 4.0 and digital supply chain management, but what sort of technologies fall under these broad terms, and how will they change the management...
Uber’s Next Transportation Disruption Flying Cars
April 26, 2017
Uber is making its vertical take-off and landing plans more concrete via new partnerships announced during its Elevate conference focused on the VTOL industry.
Make Order Fulfillment More Accurate and Flexible
April 25, 2017
Highly automated solutions and workflow adjustments can bring maximum speed and accuracy to an operation.
Automate 2017 show breaks records
April 25, 2017
The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) has announced that the Automate 2017 show and conference broke all previous attendance records with show attendance of 12,960 people, which is a 37% increase over 2015.
Is Amazon Creating Self-Driving Cars for Delivery?
April 24, 2017
Over the past two years, Amazon has been seeking to take over more shipping duties from the likes of UPS and FedEx by leasing trucks, planes, and ships, and now...
Google Founder Larry Page’s ‘Flying Car’ Kitty Hawk
April 24, 2017
The Kitty Hawk Flyer is a new, all-electric aircraft, and it is safe, tested and legal to operate in the United States in uncongested areas under the Ultralight category of...
Robotic Picking and the Beauty of Human Hand-Eye Coordination
April 24, 2017
The human hand still beats the robot when it comes to picking, but the gap is closing fast... learn how robots are tackling this complex challenge and how close we...
Amazon Wins Patent for On-Demand Apparel Manufacturing Warehouse
April 19, 2017
The Seattle e-commerce juggernaut just won a patent for “on-demand apparel manufacturing,” in which machines only start snipping and stitching once an order has been placed, Amazon could wade deeper...
Harnessing Automation for a Future That Works
April 17, 2017
Automation is happening, and it will bring substantial benefits to businesses and economies worldwide, but it won't arrive overnight, a new McKinsey Global Institute report finds realizing automation's full potential...
Materials handling clockspeed
April 13, 2017
Innovation, new business models and new alliances were on display at Promat. It's a whole new world.
Rise of Robots Will Change Future Jobs Reports
April 10, 2017
Ten years from now, the jobs report may look very different, CNBC's Deirdre Bosa explores how automation and robotics will change the future of the U.S. workforce.
