Articles & News on Operations & Management

Mazak Celebrates 50 Years of Kentucky Manufacturing Excellence

  • June 17, 2024
  • News

The company maintains industry leadership through continuous improvement, manufacturing innovations and customer support.

Enhancing Efficiency and Innovation in the Workplace

  • by Katie Brenneman
  • June 14, 2024
  • Feature

Let's review some of the best ways to use automation and other technologies to your advantage when looking to refine daily practice and boost innovation throughout your company.

More Than 500,000 Industrial Robots Shipped in 2023

  • June 14, 2024
  • News

Overall global industrial robot shipment volumes exceeded 500,000 units in 2023, according to global market research firm Interact Analysis.

Yokogawa Acquires BaxEnergy, a Provider of Renewable Energy Management Solutions

  • June 14, 2024
  • News

Yokogawa Electric Corporation has acquired BaxEnergy, a leading provider of renewable energy management solutions (REMS).

Critical Manufacturing and RoviSys Expand Strategic Alliance to Southeast Asia, Japan and Taiwan

  • June 14, 2024
  • News

Critical Manufacturing has announced RoviSys as a Global Services Partner - Premier Status, expanding the companies’ collaboration to Southeast Asia, Japan and Taiwan.

Manufacturing’s Green Journey: AI Is the Answer

  • by James Newman
  • June 13, 2024
  • Feature

Regulators, investors and consumers are starting to expect (or even require) sustainable practices in every industry, and manufacturing is feeling the pressure.

Process Automation Device Information Model Working Group Introduces Extensions to Standard with Release of Version 1.1

  • June 13, 2024
  • News

The standard has been expanded to support analyzer device types and data modeling extensions, enhancing interoperability for process applications.

Basler AG Acquires Stake in Roboception GmbH

  • June 12, 2024
  • News

Basler and Roboception strengthen existing cooperation by acquiring a 25.1% stake and plan to expand the 3D solutions business for factory automation, robotics and logistics.

FieldComm Group Joins PACTware Consortium as PACTware 6.1 Adds Support for FDI Technology

  • June 12, 2024
  • News

PACTware 6.1 becomes one of the few manufacturer- and fieldbus-independent software applications to support the two leading device integration technologies, FDI and FDT/DTM.

Emerson to Sponsor NAMUR Annual General Meeting

  • June 10, 2024
  • News

The Boundless Automation theme highlights next-generation automation architecture that enables improved data utilization and operating performance.