Tag: Technology

May 5, 2017

For now, most folks know about Wichita State University because of its basketball team and, maybe, because of its pizza history. Soon, though, the most public face of the fifth-largest institute of higher learning in Kansas could switch from its […]

May 4, 2017

Apple Inc (AAPL.O) plans to create a $1 billion fund to invest in U.S. companies that perform advanced manufacturing, Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said on Wednesday, the iPhone maker’s latest effort to show how it is creating U.S. jobs. […]

May 3, 2017

Shares of European suppliers of microchips, sensors and circuitry to Apple fell on Wednesday after the smartphone company’s much-awaited iPhone sales missed expectations in the second quarter. Suppliers rely on strong iPhone sales for part of their profits, and in […]

May 1, 2017

Additive manufacturing/3D printing is transforming the world of manufacturing. At first, it made it possible to get rapid prototypes of new products, which has helped inventors and entrepreneurs launch their businesses more rapidly and obtain inventors. Now, with the ability […]

April 24, 2017

The manufacturing world’s quest to connect its full value chain and to integrate man and machine is on display at Hannover Messe, the huge industrial trade show in Germany. Members of the press got a sneak peek at some of […]

April 24, 2017

I grew up in a small farming community in southern Georgia. My main exposure to new technology was through the annual farm equipment exposition, science fiction books and television. One of my favorite shows was The Six Million Dollar Man. […]

April 20, 2017

Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O), the largest maker of chips used in smartphones, reported quarterly revenue and profit that beat analysts’ estimates, helping ease concerns surrounding the company’s dispute with Apple Inc (AAPL.O). Investors pushed the company shares – the worst performer […]

April 19, 2017

Augmented reality is a technology that is set to radically transform the way OEMs and manufacturers perform maintenance and repair operations. Several large manufacturing companies have already begun using AR in their facilities and in the field to service equipment, […]

April 18, 2017

The future of U.S. homebuilding depends on more people like Cyndicy Yarborough, a 26-year-old former Wal-Mart clerk with no background in construction. At Blueprint Robotics in Baltimore, she works in a factory that builds houses like cars, on an assembly […]

April 14, 2017

If all goes as planned, by 2022, employees of Cruise Automation, General Motors’ autonomous technology subsidiary, will have a lot more co-workers to have an after-work beer with. On Thursday, GM announced it will invest $14 million in a research and development facility […]

April 14, 2017

Industry 4.0, or fourth industrial revolution, is here – and those manufacturing companies that are able to catch up, will win against their competition. Also referred to as “The Smart Factory” or “Connected Industry,” Industry 4.0 involves integrated and automated […]

April 12, 2017

As technologies become more prevalent there is often a need to produce guidelines that will ensure standardization. One such technology is Augment Reality (AR). On April 11, a standard was released by UI Labs The Augmented Reality for Enterprise Alliance […]

April 10, 2017

“We want to be the people leading this next boom, this next revolution.,” says Andrew Rush, the CEO and president of Made In Space Inc. “We don’t want other folks to lead it. We want to be out in front. […]

April 7, 2017

As Hannover Messe 2017 opens its doors, representatives of industrial companies from around the globe will once again enter a world of digital hi-tech as part of an annual imperative to learn about the latest industrial advances. This year, however, […]

April 7, 2017

Thirty years ago, exoskeletons seemed to be popping up around every corner. Police officer Alex Murphy suited up in one to serve and protect Detroit. Ellen Ripley donned another to lift heavy materials aboard her ship, among other uses. And […]

April 6, 2017

At Automation World, we like to know what’s at the cutting edge of automation technology, making sure we share with you the exciting developments you can expect to see coming down the pipeline for your manufacturing operations. One danger in […]

March 31, 2017

At a time when top managers can instantly drill down to any level of data about their finances, sales, customer relationships, supply chain and other functions, one crucial set of data still exists in isolation, separated from the rest of […]

March 28, 2017

Passwords are everywhere and manufacturing is no different, even if the headlines from specialty publications tell us otherwise. No matter your position, passwords, even in manufacturing, will continue to be used in nearly every business setting for more than the […]

March 24, 2017

The lack of diversity in the tech industry is pretty well understood by now — by everyone except those who work there, it would seem. According to a recent survey of 1,400 tech employees, 94% of American tech workers give the industry, their […]

March 24, 2017

If you’re like a lot of manufacturers, you probably struggle with visibility into your operations. Likely, there’s a lot of manual work that goes into collecting data, sharing information across your plant (or plants), and giving the right people access […]