At this point, most manufacturers have at least started their journey toward a smart factory transformation. They are making investments in critical advanced technologies—cloud, edge computing, and 5G ...

Smart factories represent an evolution from traditional manufacturing, transforming automated processes into fully digital, interconnected, and adaptive production ecosystems. Leveraging advanced ...

I recently spoke with Chan Pin CHONG, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Products and Solutions at Kulicke & Soffa, about how smart manufacturing is driving new production efficiencies in ...

COVID-19 is changing everything in manufacturing. Companies face a long journey to the “next normal,” one that will likely have far-reaching financial and operational implications. Immediate ...

Chris Iveson, the CEO and co-founder of FourJaw Manufacturing Analytics, believes that manufacturers will turn their ...

For many manufacturers, the path to building a smart factory can be overwhelming. To get started, manufacturers should view digital transformation as a journey that will transform the manufacturing ...

Doug Bonderud is an award-winning writer capable of bridging the gap between complex and conversational across technology, innovation and the human condition. The manufacturing industry is in a state ...

According to Deloitte's 2025 Smart Manufacturing and Operations survey, manufacturers and industrial organizations continue to face challenges with implementing complex transformations, operational ...

5G is more than just the latest generation of mobile wireless technology. Its blazing fast speed, reliability, security and low latency are exponential improvements that will power new applications ...

Advancements in environmental sensing have played an important role in smart factories, automobiles, medical wearables and other end equipment in which electrification is becoming more common. In ...

In the 21st century, the industry entered its fourth revolution: Industry 4.0. While this is an incredible improvement over previous industrial revolutions, it’s still inefficient and fragile. For ...