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AI Automation Ideas for Manufacturing Companies: Building a Smarter Factory in 2026
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (30+ words) Manufacturing is entering a new era where efficiency, speed, and data-driven decision-making are becoming the keys "...
From smart factories to autonomous enterprises: Manufacturing's next great transformation
11+ hour, 6+ min ago (750+ words) For nearly a decade, Industry 4. 0 has been synonymous with connected machines, Io T sensors, and digital transformation pilots. Yet, despite the excitement around smart manufacturing, many organisations struggled to move beyond isolated proof-of-concept projects. Today, that narrative is changing. "The…...
Siemens and IFS collaborate to advance industrial AI for manufacturers
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (440+ words) Image used for illustrative purposes." Siemens and IFS have formed a partnership to help manufacturers adopt AI for improved productivity and optimised operations. Together these companies will address one of manufacturing's main challenges: the disconnect between how production systems are…...
The Smart Factory Journey Starts Now
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (565+ words) Arungalai Anbarasu serves on K'rber's Group Executive Board, heads Business Area Technologies and drives the Group's innovation strategy. Many industrial societies are facing aging populations, tightening labor markets and growing shortages of skilled workers. At the same time, manufacturers are…...
How Digital Twin Technology Improves Industrial Cybersecurity
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (1086+ words) This guide covers how digital twins strengthen real-time security monitoring, sharpen threat detection, enable cyberattack simulation, and build genuine cyber resilience across OT, ICS, and IIo T environments. Digital twin technology is a virtual replica of a physical asset or…...
SCA Wood to invest in wireless condition monitoring at Tunadal planing mill in Sweden
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (120+ words) Image: SPM Instrument AB SCA Wood Scandinavia will install wireless vibration and temperature sensors at its planing mill in Tunadal, Sweden, to monitor process-critical fans, according to the technology supplier SPM Instrument AB. SPM's condition monitoring department, SPM Academy & Consulting,…...
What's Next For The Digital Thread In Manufacturing?
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (857+ words) John Clemons is a Solution Consultant for Rockwell Automation. He's been working in the field of Manufacturing Technology for over 30 years. "Today's manufacturers are focused on connecting data and eliminating silos, but that alone is no longer enough to drive…...
Nidec Machine Tool Launches "Nidec NC Twin, a Digital Twin Platform
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (289+ words) Press release " 1 July 2026 20: 24 Share Share this story Copy link Link copied! Download These challenges are often greater when production is spread across multiple facilities. In these cases, machining quality and efficiency can vary depending on operator experience and local conditions....
Digital twins, software maturity and other automation trends
2+ day, 8+ min ago (829+ words) AI-powered simulation technology and other types of robotics software are becoming more powerful and cost-effective for manufacturers. At the Automate conference in Chicago, several speakers discussed the latest in simulation technology, how software and physical artificial intelligence is maturing, as…...
Industrial automation portfolio expanded with new manufacturer additions
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (258+ words) Electropages - Industrial automation portfolio expanded with new manufacturer additions 01-07-2026 | Mouser Electronics | Test & Measurement Mouser Electronics, Inc. has expanded its industrial automation portfolio with the addition of nine new manufacturers in the first two quarters of this year, strengthening its lineup…...