Articles & News on Operations & Management

How Warehouse Optimization Paired with Automation Solutions Can Ensure a Resilient Manufacturing Supply Chain

  • by Marc Terwilliger
  • August 13, 2024
  • Feature

Understanding the optimal timing for adopting warehouse automation is crucial for maintaining agility, cost-effectiveness and resiliency in supply chains.

Komatsu, ABB Collaborate to Enable Net Zero Emissions for Heavy Industrial Machinery

  • August 13, 2024
  • News

The two organizations will jointly create electrification and decarbonization solutions on an "open electrification platform." 

Three Steps to Reduce CNC Machining Waste

  • by Hakan Aydogdu
  • August 13, 2024
  • Feature

Sustainability is a key concern in CNC machining, with manufacturers grappling to minimize material waste and maximize machine efficiency while maintaining profitability. 

Manufacturing Technology Orders Grow 4.3% in June 2024 as Year-Over-Year Order Gap Narrows

  • August 13, 2024
  • News

Orders of manufacturing technology totaled $386.7 million in May 2024.

AW-Lake Names Long-Term Employee Chris Husson as General Manager

  • August 13, 2024
  • News

AW-Lake, flow instrumentation manufacturer, has named Chris Husson general manager.

Semi-Autonomous Automation: Right-Sizing for Mid-Tier Manufacturers

  • by Steve Bieszczat
  • August 11, 2024
  • Feature

Technology developments are enabling mid-tier manufacturers to strike a cost-effective middle ground: semi-autonomous automation.

Ashcroft Receives NSF/ANSI/CAN 61 Certification for Select Pressure Instruments and Accessories

  • August 9, 2024
  • News

This certification, granted by the National Sanitation Foundation, confirms that products meet the stringent health effects requirements for drinking water system components.

Hexagon’s HxGN APM Lauded as an Industry Innovator by Independent Research Firm

  • August 9, 2024
  • News

HxGN APM has been identified as an innovator in the asset performance management market in the Green Quadrant: Asset Performance Management Solutions 2024 report.

OPAF Selects ISASecure as Exclusive Verification Provider for Cybersecurity Requirements in the O-PAS Standard

  • August 8, 2024
  • News

ISA announced that its ISASecure program has been selected by The Open Group Open Process Automation Forum as the exclusive verification provider for cybersecurity requirements in the O-PAS Standard.

Seeq Announces $50 Million Series D Funding Round Led by Sixth Street Growth

  • August 8, 2024
  • News

Seeq has closed a $50 million Series D funding round led by leading global investment firm Sixth Street Growth.