Factory Automation - Articles, Stories & Interviews
How U.S. Manufacturing VPs Can Close the Execution Gap — The New Playbook for Operational Excellence
Operational excellence used to mean efficiency. Now, it means consistency.
In a volatile manufacturing environment, the winners aren't those with the best machines or biggest budgets — they're the ones who can execute the same playbook flawlessly, every day, on every lin
BTM INDUSTRIAL IS HOSTING AN ONLINE SALE OF INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS ON DECEMBER 17-18, 2025
Includes more than 200 robots designed to automate tasks, such as welding, manufacturing, packaging, warehousing, and food processing. This court-authorized sale requires the liquidation of all assets, regardless of price.
What are the motion control requirements for additive manufacturing machines?
3D printed objects can include intricate machine components, through to edible items, and as a result, the additive material could range from powdered metals to chocolate. Whatever the material and shape required, functionally, the 3D printing technique is the same.
Fully Autonomous Vehicles for Repetitive Hauling in Manufacturing
As our DriveMod vehicles are approaching an intersection, they send a request to the Cyngn Traffic Broker, a feature of Cyngn Insight that manages traffic coordination through an API.
Decorating plastics with robotic precision
The collaboration between Roboprint, Shibaura Machine and TM Robotics illustrates how partnerships between emerging innovators and established suppliers can help the plastics industry adapt to new demands.
Deep Dive into integration challenges of ONVIF-compliant GigE cameras and how ONVIF enhances interoperability
GigE cameras are being adopted faster in applications that demand high-bandwidth data transmission over long distances up to 100 meters using Ethernet cables. GigE cameras with ONVIF-compliant enable interoperability across different devices smoothly.
How High-Precision Reducers Drive the Development of Intelligent Manufacturing Technology
Laser navigation requires the steering wheel to accurately turn to the commanded angle. The near-zero backlash characteristic of harmonic reducers ensures that the angle rotated by the steering motor is transmitted to the tire without any loss, avoiding "backlash error."
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SoftBank's $5.4B ABB Robotics Deal: Why IT Service Providers Should Treat Robotics as a Core Practice
As autonomy and embodied intelligence mature, IT service providers may not need to participate in every layer, but those who develop focused capabilities—whether in advisory, integration, or managed operations—will be better placed as demand grows.
Automatic Visual Inspection: The Secret to Flawless Manufacturing Quality
By switching to a digital inspection framework, manufacturers aren't removing the human element; they are elevating it. Instead of spotting defects, engineers can focus on fixing the root cause.
Elmo Launches New Titanium Product Line and Platinum Servo Drives at SPS 2025, Redefining Limits of Motion Control
Designed to deliver exceptional performance, industry-leading compactness, and advanced high-end technology, built for demanding industrial and harsh-environment applications.
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Stäubli to merge U.S. operations into one legal entity
The consolidation brings together two major U.S. operations under a single structure, enabling Stäubli to streamline processes and expand capabilities. In North America, Stäubli currently employs 350 people across five legal entities, offering engineering, manufacturing, assembly, customer support, service, sales, and training.
Cyngn Secures Additional Autonomous Vehicle Deployment with Largest Independent Pepsi Bottler, G&J Pepsi
The deal with G&J Pepsi builds upon a deployment at a single bottling plant, which was announced in October.
Retrofitting manual welding stations - When and why to go robotic
In this article, Hakan Aydo?du, CEO at CNC automation manufacturer Tezmaksan Robotic Technologies, explores why upgrading manual welding stations with robotic technology is a scalable, strategic and technically sound decision.
Factory Automation - Featured Product
3D Vision: Ensenso B now also available as a mono version!
3D Vision: Ensenso B now also available as a mono version!
This compact 3D camera series combines a very short working distance, a large field of view and a high depth of field - perfect for bin picking applications. With its ability to capture multiple objects over a large area, it can help robots empty containers more efficiently. Now available from IDS Imaging Development Systems. In the color version of the Ensenso B, the stereo system is equipped with two RGB image sensors. This saves additional sensors and reduces installation space and hardware costs. Now, you can also choose your model to be equipped with two 5 MP mono sensors, achieving impressively high spatial precision. With enhanced sharpness and accuracy, you can tackle applications where absolute precision is essential. The great strength of the Ensenso B lies in the very precise detection of objects at close range. It offers a wide field of view and an impressively high depth of field. This means that the area in which an object is in focus is unusually large. At a distance of 30 centimetres between the camera and the object, the Z-accuracy is approx. 0.1 millimetres. The maximum working distance is 2 meters. This 3D camera series complies with protection class IP65/67 and is ideal for use in industrial environments.
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FAULHABER MICROMO
Since 1961, FAULHABER MICROMO has partnered with OEMs to deliver high precision, high performance, custom micro motion system solutions to markets such as medical, robotics and automation in North America. FAULHABER MICROMO's tradition of innovation started decades ago in Germany. The groundbreaking invention of the FAULHABER coreless winding started it all for a market that produces millions of motors today.
How can the FAULHABER MICROMO team help you deliver your next innovation to market first?
Learn more about MICROMO's solutions for the most demanding applications, our diverse motion products and technologies, online ordering, Engineering and R&D teams, Clean Room Assembly, Machining Center and other services at our Clearwater, FL facility at https://www.faulhaber.com.
