Articles & News on Discrete Manufacturing & Machine Control

Process Users Shift from DCS to PLC: PLC vs. DSC Experience Survey

  • by Bill Lydon
  • October 30, 2024
  • Feature

The PLC vs. DSC Experience Survey interim report is an ongoing, crowdsourced, open survey for users to share experience and know-how with the automation community.

Latest GDP Release Shows Manufacturing Sectors Exceed General Economic Growth

  • October 30, 2024
  • News

Today the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released their first estimate of GDP for the third quarter of 2024. According to the first estimate, GDP grew 2.8% at an annualized rate.

NORD DRIVESYSTEMS Presents Complete Packaging Drive Solutions at PACK EXPO

  • October 30, 2024
  • News

NORD offers intelligent and reliable solutions for the entire packaging process including primary packaging, secondary packaging, end-of-line packaging and higher-level applications.

DigiKey to Highlight Automation Offerings and Services at SPS 2024

  • October 30, 2024
  • News

Visitors can experience the latest DigiKey automation offerings, learn about its systems integrator program and participate in exciting prize giveaways.

HANNOVER MESSE Launches Call for Papers

  • October 29, 2024
  • News

All companies and partners participating in the upcoming HANNOVER MESSE are invited to submit their contributions to the forum program by Jan. 31, 2025. 

REGO-FIX Celebrates Innovation with Center for Machining Excellence Grand Opening

  • October 28, 2024
  • News

The event took place on Oct. 24 at the company’s North American headquarters in Whitestown, Indiana.

Industrial Shields Presents Industrial Automation Solutions at 2024 Andorra Fair

  • October 25, 2024
  • News

Industrial Shields will take this opportunity to showcase the latest innovations in automation, monitoring and industrial control.

Siemens and Microsoft Scale Industrial AI

  • October 25, 2024
  • News

Siemens and Microsoft have taken the Siemens Industrial Copilot to the next level, to handle demanding environments at scale.

Chromasens Line Scan Cameras Detect Wide Spectrum of Defects in High-speed Offset Printing

  • October 25, 2024
  • News

To protect their businesses, print operators worldwide rely on Chromasens allPIXA pro trilinear CCD line scan cameras combined with Chromasens Corona II dark field LED illumination.

LLMs Are Interesting, But Physical AI Is About to Reshape Our World

  • by John Robins and Mat Gilbert
  • October 25, 2024
  • Feature

Physical AI technology is ready to solve real-world problems by fusing AI and physical systems to create products that mimic human cognitive, sensory and physical capabilities.