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IndustryWeek | February 06, 2020

Looking over IndustryWeek’s June piece about AI in auto manufacturing, it struck me how big of a challenge traditional manufacturers have ahead of them. Take carmakers, for instance – they are struggling with tariffs, escalating materials costs and changing customer expectations. Competition has expanded to include tech companies such as Uber, Google, Sony and Apple, who are rolling out conventional cars, autonomous vehicles, drones and other disruptive innovations. To stay ahead in ...

ISG | June 04, 2020

Leaders with Schneider Electric and Diebold Nixdorf will join other manufacturing executives, top academics and ISG experts to explore the factory of the future at the ISG Virtual TechXchange: Smart Manufacturing summit, hosted by Information Services Group (ISG), a leading global technology research and advisory firm. The online event, June 9 at 9 a.m., U.S. Central Time, will explore Industry 4.0 through virtual keynote addresses, panel discussions and technology demonstrations ...

Manufacturing Technology

Prnewswire | May 10, 2023

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. announced today its collaboration with AUO Digitech (ADT) Taiwan Inc. Through this collaboration, K&S is accelerating the packaging and assembly markets transition to smart manufacturing by closely integrating the ADT autonomous mobile robot (AMR) systems, with the large and global installed base of K&S assembly systems. ADT's adaptable and established AMR solutions complement existing productivity offerings from Kulicke & Soffa including ...

IndustryWeek | February 10, 2020

When I first got started in manufacturing most manufacturers were still at some point on their journey to retool their production environments with CNC machines. After all, it was not that long ago that I was individually loading blanks into a lathe to produce a key part of the rearview mirror assembly – initially for a major automaker and then as an aftermarket offering. It kept the facility busy for several years, but it was a very tedious and undeniably manual process. There has always ...