The adoption of automation is one of the unexpected game-changers that the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated in manufacturing. The impact is nowhere more robust than on the shop floor. Manufacturers ...

Xiaomi has quietly lifted the lid on its latest manufacturing project — a highly automated smart home appliance factory designed to run with very little human involvement. The facility was showcased ...

Xiaomi doesn't just make good smartphones — it does so in a high-tech dark factory that's heavily automated and can build ...

Automobile manufacturer Audi AG is revolutionizing its production processes through the implementation of a smart factory. Audi’s approach involves virtualization, automation and advanced networking ...

Manufacturing is entering a new era where AI interacts directly with the physical world. Through robotics, sensors, ...

Welcome to the Automation World Gets Your Questions Answered podcast where we connect with industry experts to get the answers you need about industrial automation technologies. I'm David Greenfield ...

For decades, Connecticut — and much of the United States — has wrestled with the thorny problem of how to rebuild its once vibrant manufacturing industries in the face of lower-cost competition from ...

In brief: In what could be a worrying sign of things to come, Chinese phone maker Xiaomi has built a new autonomous smart factory that can not only make 10 million handsets per year, but can also ...

The Smart Factory Innovation and Technologies (Smart FIT) Lab is more than just a space filled with advanced equipment. It's a hub for innovation, learning, and research: A place where students, ...

Rising labour costs, tightening quality requirements from global buyers, and increasing pressure to operate more sustainably are converging on factory floors across the country. What once worked, ...