At the celebration marking Festo’s 50 th anniversary in the United States, Festo board member Dr. Ansgar Kriwet made what might be considered a provocative statement: “Automation is too complicated.” ...

Quantum Devices, a U.S.-based encoder manufacturer, designs and manufactures high quality, high performance incremental optical rotary encoders for a range of industries and applications. As seen at ...

Breaking down a machine into systems based on both functionality and resources can simplify design and maintenance, a concept explored in a recent column from Control Design. For controls engineers, ...

By focusing on openness, resilience and right-sized design, machine builders can achieve faster development, lower cost and ...

The core effort in improving machine performance is collecting data. The data provides the foundation for developing advanced digital automation. Artificial intelligence also plays a key role in ...

Human-machine interfaces (HMIs) facilitate interaction between a human operator and a machine, allowing users to control machinery and receive feedback while ensuring smooth and efficient operation.

WAUSEON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wauseon Machine and Manufacturing, Inc. (Wauseon Machine), a provider of robotics automation, tube fabrication equipment, and build-to-print precision machined parts, ...

If you run automated equipment, you interact with a human machine interface (HMI) every day. It is the screen that shows what ...

Artificial intelligence is reshaping manufacturing by speeding up design, enhancing simulations, and enabling smarter automation. From AI-trained physics models to intelligent robotics and CAM ...