A recent interview with a principal from the global, multi-industry consulting firm AlixPartners highlights some of the opportunities and challenges in the industrial machinery market, from growth in emerging markets to the impact of the on-going digital transformation in manufacturing. &ldquo

Siemens PLM has a strategy to reinvent manufacturing by threading digital information from concept, through design to monitoring performance in the field. It is easy to get confused as to what all this means, but some concrete examples and definitions help explain it all. INDIANAPOLIS &md

Manufacturing Engineering: How does Ansys’ SpaceClaim 3D modeling software help manufacturers streamline designs and boost manufacturing productivity? John Graham: When you think about products that are manufactured, the starting point is typically with a 3D model. Back when 3D models

Simulation tools are making it much easier for manufacturers to optimize their processes, visualizing the entire path of production from NC metalcutting simulations through 3D design and factory-floor imaging. With today’s simulation tools, toolpath designers and manufacturing enginee

GE Digital announces integration of ServiceMax field service management solution and Asset Performance Management portfolio to transform service operations, reduce cost and eliminate unplanned downtime GE Ventures launches Avitas Systems, a new venture that will transform inspection services

Tom O’Reilly, VP, Global Business Development at Rockwell Automation, speaks with Smart Manufacturing magazine. Tom, please tell us about Rockwell Automation’s five-year plan to restructure your facility and supplier networks, and arrive at the “connected enterprise.” T

Rochester Hills, MI — Metrology developer Jenoptik AG (Jena, Germany) on Thursday officially opened its new North American technology campus here that will focus on the industrial metrology and laser processing systems used primarily by its automotive OEM and Tier customers. Jenoptik

Recently, the power of optical metrology combined with automation has been recognized. What makes automating metrology operations so important? Moving metrology to the process, rather than keeping it just in the quality lab, will increase overall quality and make automation of manufacturing it

Cutting tool and tooling system specialist Sandvik Coromant has unveiled a revolutionary new turning concept that offers improved machining flexibility and the potential for significant productivity gains. The company’s PrimeTurning™ methodology and supporting tools provide manufac

CHICAGO, IL – APRIL 3, 2017 – Today TM Robotics, in partnership with Toshiba Machine, announced the launch of Toshiba Machine’s newest TVM 6-axis line from the biggest robotics show in the world, Automate. The new 6-axis robots are compatible with oth

As the IIoT moves from theory to reality, managing shop-floor data grows in importance There was a time, not that long ago, that the Industrial Internet of Things, or IIoT, sounded theoretical. The notion of managing factory machines via smartphones, tablets and other devices got a lot of atte

SUDBURY, MA U.S.A. (April 13, 2017) – On May 9 -11 2017, at the RAPID + tct Show Methods Machine Tools Inc., a leading supplier of precision machine tools, 3D printing technology and automation, will be showcasing a revolutionary cell solution designed to make quantum leap production inc

A team of researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta) have developed a new type of ransomware that was able to take over control of a simulated water treatment plant in a recently conducted test. After gaining access, the researchers were able to command programmable logi

Manufacturing Engineering: Describe your company’s Squeaks communications software introduced at FABTECH. Don Korfhage: Launched in November 2016 at FABTECH, Squeaks is a mobile-first Industrial Internet of Things [IIoT] messaging app that facilitates quicker, better decision-making a

Tool life, geometry, and stability largely depend on proper edge preparation. Tool Flo, located in Houston, TX, is a manufacturer of carbide cutting tools such as inserts for threading, turning, and milling. The company uses optical 3D measurement systems from Alicona Corp. (Bartlett, IL) in t

With the latest product lifecycle management (PLM) tools, manufacturers take aim at speeding developments using the Digital Thread, an integrated set of CAD/CAM/CAE and cPDM (collaborative Product Data Management) solutions that weave together new Digital Twins of manufacturing processes. As m

At Jaktool LLC (Cranbury, NJ), a team of young inquisitive engineers is investing the time to explore the full potential of its manufacturing software and machines to take on the complex jobs no one else wants. Using Mastercam CAD/CAM programming software from CNC Software Inc. (Tolland, CT),

Whether pressed to make smaller products, produce higher volumes, improve overall efficiency, or reduce manufacturing costs, new market forces are dramatically impacting how the manufacturing industry looks at current automation processes. Companies are re-evaluating how to stay ahead of the c

This week’s Automate trade show in Detroit demonstrated the drive for flexibility on the factory floor. There were robots of all sizes, with various lifting capacities and purposes. But there were also displays of devices that could be attached to robots as well as software used to de

In 2021, Smart Manufacturing started asking the leaders transforming manufacturing what effect the coronavirus pandemic has had on their business. Not only do the stories continue to amaze, we’re also seeing some of the trickle down effects of COVID-19 emerge in their answers.