Operational stability proved misleading. Here are the key lessons of 2025 on cyber resilience, automation, and OT. By Michał Kraus The 2025 Paradox: Stable, Yet Unsafe The year 2025 will be remembered as a time of striking contradictions. While 90% of organizations declared strong cyber read

Manufacturing and industrial are emerging as a top 2026 hiring sector. Here’s how employers and industrial professionals can succeed. By Rick Hermanns, President & CEO, HireQuest Manufacturing and industrial hiring is entering 2026 with renewed strength. For both employers and job seekers,

In 2026, Industry 4.0 is no longer a vision. Robotics, IIoT, and IT/OT convergence are standard across industrial markets. by Michał Kraus Adoption Without Visibility Despite high OT saturation, asset visibility remains uneven. A fully automated OT asset inventory exists in 57% of organizations

Exclusive data reveals key retail insights and growth strategies: from operational challenges & efficiency gaps to AI adoption & automation. LONDON – Linnworks, the leading connected CommerceOps platform, today unveils its annual State of Commerce Ops Report. Focused on the mid-market e

How agentic AI is moving from engineering pilots to real-world impact in simulation-driven design workflows. By Steven Laine Agentic AI and automation hold vast potential to handle engineering tasks ranging from simulation setup to design exploration to a number of other labor-intensive manual

Manufacturers are moving beyond experiments, designing AI for uptime, efficiency and workforce performance at scale. By Russ Ford, President, Honeywell Process Automation Solutions Industrial automation has crossed an inflection point. For much of the past decade, manufacturers approached autom

The hidden costs of legacy systems driving manual data collection and how manufacturers can reclaim those lost hours. By  Michael Masser, Group Product Manager, Rockwell Automation In a time when digital transformation promises greater efficiency and competitiveness than ever, one could reasona

In a fast-changing industry, selecting the right MES partner is key to ensuring manufacturers can adapt and maintain long-term performance. By Jeff Winter, Strategic Advisor at Critical Manufacturing Manufacturing leaders are operating in a climate of relentless pressure. Product cycles contrac

Read Our Current Issue Industry in Transition: The Forces Reshaping Manufacturing Most Recent EpisodeManaging Complexity in the Age of Mass Customization Listen Now As manufacturers offer more customization than ever before, managing product complexity has become a cri

Volume 29 | Issue 1 IACMI’s ‘Make it in America’ campaign is tackling manufacturing’s labor and skills gaps with streamlined education and training. By Justin Brooks, Deputy Director of Workforce Development, IACMI – The Composites Institute. Click here to read the complete illustrated article o

Tariffs and cost pressure are reshaping sourcing decisions. Automation is now central to making domestic production viable. Tariffs continue to reshape sourcing decisions, forcing suppliers to rethink global supply chains and cost structures. By Laurie Harbour, Cara Walton and Mike Devereux U

As industrial AI moves from pilots to scaled deployments, connectivity emerges as a critical factor for success. By Rajeev Shah The Next Industrial Turning Point For decades, industrial automation has progressed in steady, incremental steps — more sensors, more software, and more connected work

AI is delivering ROI in manufacturing, but scaling it remains the challenge. Without stronger data and network foundations, progress stalls. By Nic Leszczynski, Principal Solutions Engineer, UKI, at Riverbed Technology From the shop floor to the supply chain, artificial intelligence (AI) is alr

Monoflo International and Premix Group announce a collaboration to support the increasing need for ESD-safe, automation-ready packaging. Winchester, VA — Monoflo International and Premix Group announce a collaboration to support the increasing need for ESD-safe, automation-ready packaging solut

Rethink Robotics Formally Rolled Out the Most Recent Software Update, Intera 5.2. Today Rethink Robotics Formally Rolled Out the Most Recent Software Update, Intera 5.2. At first glance, you may think the update is fairly insignificant but it isn’t. The first big change is displaying operat

How Do Automatic Tool Changers Work? Most automation engineers have heard of or at least seen robotic tool changers, but few will take the time to find an application to use them. These handy automation units will allow you to change out different tools or automation end effectors without the

Safety Standards for Mobile Industrial Robots Mobile robots have come a long way, and are continuously being improved in their performance capacities and in their ability to deliver returns on investment. As this occurs, they are being adopted at lightning speed, particularly in the logistics indu

Why Cobots are Gaining Popularity in the Robotics Industry Industrial Robots have been used in the manufacturing world for decades. They have been a symbol of power and efficiency and have always been substitutes for tasks which humans either cannot perform or are too slow to perform. However the

Are you Robophobic? (Part 1) At RG Group we sell automation and robotics, and in the back of my mind there’s a niggling little voice that whispers “but what about the jobs…? Have I become a “Robophobe?” So, to shut up that annoying little voice, I decided to do what I always do and research the su

The Use of Cobots Could Impove The Human Element of Manufacturing A growing number of jobs that can be automated are being taken over by industrial robots. This trend may be concerning for those who work in those businesses but are promising for companies who are attempting to balance their produc