Automation

Older measures like productivity, quality, and service still apply, but digital transformation promises to 'change everything' about how manufacturers and retailers plan, procure and fulfill.

A look at Modern's 2017 cover stories highlights each company's unique journey and common goals.

Congress and the administration talk about boosting industrial production and manufacturing jobs. But new analysis suggests that we’re already at peak levels.

Double-digit growth, in units and dollars, sets records in the areas of robotics, machine vision, motion control, and motor technology.

Increasing automation allowed 68% of companies surveyed to create new jobs

3PL operators and facility owners are benefiting from a rapidly rising rate of product returns, as many retailers outsource reverse logistics operations to cut costs and gain maximum efficiencies.

Leading developer of Lidar Sensors Autonomous Cars, Safety, & Mapping.

Shipments up 30% over the same month last year.

Rockwell to apply 3-D imaging technology to sensing products for automotive, general assembly, logistics, packaging and materials handling applications.

International Federation of Robotics reports sales within Japan reached a 10-year high, and Japan exported 115,000 industrial robots in 2016 valued at $2.7 billion.

To reap the full benefits of certifications, industry and academia have to continue to enhance their support.

Cobot solutions used in order picking and placing, palletizing and depalletizing, and kitting and bagging alongside human operators.

New facility to accommodate 200 new IT positions focused on application engineering development.

Bell and Howell to service autonomous pallet trucks and tow tractors for Seegrid customers across North America.

A third of manufacturers surveyed say they established their IIoT solutions in the past year, and 98% of adopters say their IIoT solutions are very or somewhat important for their company.