BIRMINGHAM, Mich. — Automation is often discussed in terms of technology — robotics, AI and advanced systems — but behind every implementation are the professionals responsible for making those systems work on the plant floor.
BIRMINGHAM, Mich.—As manufacturers mark International Automation Professionals Day, the focus turns to the people and systems behind some of the most advanced assembly operations in the United States.
BIRMINGHAM, Mich. — Manufacturers are accelerating investments in automation and artificial intelligence, but many are encountering a common obstacle: the networks supporting those systems were not designed for the demands they now face.
BOSTON — Flexxbotics announced that Orizon Aerostructures has deployed its autonomous manufacturing platform to expand automation across production operations. The system is designed to improve process monitoring, maintain manufacturing compliance and enable autonomous process control in the company’s aerostructure manufacturing facilities.
MILWAUKEE, WI — Rockwell Automation, an industrial automation and digital automation provider, announced two acquisitions, one domestic and one international, that will be finalized in the coming months.
ERLANGER, KY—Jacobs Automation, which makes modular assembly conveyors based on linear motors, is slated to create 26 jobs and invest more than $1.7 million to build a new facility here.
HEBRON, KY—Jacobs Automation and Rockwell Automation are collaborating to offer closer integration between the Jacobs’ iTRAK automation platform and the Rockwell’s Integrated Architecture system.
