For decades, Connecticut — and much of the United States — has wrestled with the thorny problem of how to rebuild its once vibrant manufacturing industries in the face of lower-cost competition from ...

The smart factory is no longer defined solely by automation, but by intelligence embedded throughout the system.

Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun made an announcement on Weibo revealing that the new generation smartphone production factory located in Changping, Beijing will soon become operational. The CEO also released a ...

Smart factories represent an evolution from traditional manufacturing, transforming automated processes into fully digital, interconnected, and adaptive production ecosystems. Leveraging advanced ...

These sensor designs enable next-generation factory automation applications to ensure productivity and safety in industrial ...

Smart factories are not just the future—they’re the only way forward for midsize manufacturers determined to stay competitive and profitable. As global competition, labor shortages, and rising costs ...

At this point, most manufacturers have at least started their journey toward a smart factory transformation. They are making investments in critical advanced technologies—cloud, edge computing, and 5G ...

More than 100 manufacturers, educators, and workforce leaders gathered on Friday at the Smart Factory Institute in Cleveland to tackle a big question: What does it take to prepare today’s workforce ...

The basics of industrial automation, smart factory, and Industry 4.0. The importance of power and connectivity in smart factories. The outcome of applying the lessons learned. Automation does not a ...