Articles & News on Smart Manufacturing & Industry 4.0

August Orders of Manufacturing Technology Grow 16.1% From July, Totaling $404.2 Million

  • October 9, 2023
  • News

New orders of manufacturing technology totaled $404.2 million in August 2023, according to the latest U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report published by AMT–The Association For Manufacturing Technology.

Moxa Enables Onboard Data Processing of Condition Monitoring to Improve Train Maintenance

  • October 9, 2023
  • News

Moxa has partnered with an IT consulting company to develop the first CBM system for South Korean Rail System.

IT-OT Convergence Has Always Been the Path Forward

  • by Daymon Thompson
  • October 9, 2023
  • Feature

Long before Industry 4.0 and cloud-connected architectures became possible, innovators championed PC-based technologies for industrial automation.

Understanding the Sunk Cost Fallacy in Digital Transformation

  • by Sam Dunscombe
  • October 9, 2023
  • Feature

In this feature, Sam Dunscombe, Head of Growth at digital BSS provider Mobilise, explores the sunk cost fallacy in relation to digital transformation.

BitFlow Enters into Definitive Agreement To Be Acquired by Advantech

  • October 6, 2023
  • News

The companies will leverage imaging technology synergies to target AI-powered machine vision in Industry 4.0 environments.

The STEM Careers Coalition Presents a New Collection of Curated Digital Content for Manufacturing Day 2023

  • October 5, 2023
  • News

With more than 4 million manufacturing positions predicted to be available in the next ten years, the new resources from the STEM Careers Coalition connect today’s students to the manufacturing careers of tomorrow.  

Validating IoT Data to Improve Quality and Consistency

  • by Yury Oleynik
  • October 5, 2023
  • Feature

By ensuring the integrity of IoT data, companies can confidently pursue strategic initiatives such as data modeling, generative AI, machine learning and other advanced use cases.

Manifolds: Finding a Solution Before the Problem Strikes

  • by Rusty Walton
  • October 5, 2023
  • Feature

The most common factors that can cause a manifold to fail are manifold total usage age, older design, lower EV cycles, low flow and pressure derived from the manifold. 

Cybersecurity in the Age of Industry 4.0

  • by Henry Martel
  • October 4, 2023
  • Feature

Industrial Ethernet switches can help safeguard Industry 4.0 networks from intruders.

VTT, Nokia and Sandvik Work Toward Safe Autonomous Underground Mining Supported by 5G and Edge Intelligence

  • October 4, 2023
  • News

VTT, Nokia and Sandvik, along with other Finnish companies, have taken steps towards deploying state-of-the-art 5G private wireless networks and edge intelligence to support autonomous mining.