COVID-19 is changing everything in manufacturing. Companies face a long journey to the “next normal,” one that will likely have far-reaching financial and operational implications. Immediate ...

The adoption of automation is one of the unexpected game-changers that the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated in manufacturing. The impact is nowhere more robust than on the shop floor. Manufacturers ...

How is an efficient and lean smart factory built? Jiangsu Shazi Electric Co., Ltd., located in Yandu District, is a company ...

Just as vehicles are becoming carbon-neutral and smarter, so are production plants in the automotive industry. More and more manufacturing facilities are based on automatic processes and are becoming ...

I recently spoke with Chan Pin CHONG, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Products and Solutions at Kulicke & Soffa, about how smart manufacturing is driving new production efficiencies in ...

As U.S. healthcare systems face nearly unprecedented shortages of hundreds of drugs and cancer therapeutics, pharmaceutical manufacturers face growing pressure to maximize their productivity and ...

Smart factories are not just the future—they’re the only way forward for midsize manufacturers determined to stay competitive and profitable. As global competition, labor shortages, and rising costs ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. The next industrial revolution is upon us, as Industry 4.0 brings in a new wave of connected ...

Doug Bonderud is an award-winning writer capable of bridging the gap between complex and conversational across technology, innovation and the human condition. The manufacturing industry is in a state ...

We are presently in the fourth industrial revolution which is employing the latest, emerging technologies to improve all industry. Systems are now capable of connecting everything by the sharing of ...

Growing adoption of breakthrough technologies is changing industry operations across the globe. Smart factories, with obvious financial benefits, are becoming the way for companies to effectively ...

Part IV of a four-part series. Machines used to be dumb. They didn’t make decisions, nor could they learn anything new. That is changing rapidly. With the integration of software and sensors, a ...