The manufacturing industry is entering a new era of transformation, driven by technological advancements and the need for greater adaptability. As businesses face evolving global challenges, software ...

The manufacturing industry has changed rapidly in recent years. Henry Ford once shaped mass production with his assembly line and said, "Progress does not happen by itself, it has to be made." Today, ...

Proponents of smart manufacturing often tout the advantages of connected machines, advanced robotics, and other digital technologies for achieving everything from faster production to a more engaged ...

The authors argue that effective data management must be treated as an end-to-end supply chain capability rather than a set ...

While technology plays a key role, the study asserts that sustainable outcomes depend just as heavily on organizational and ...

Detroit’s reputation as the “Motor City” stems from a long, storied history of manufacturing innovation that dates back more than a century. Home to the first moving assembly line, introduced by Henry ...

Even more innovative together: Scientists of the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials (IFAM) and experts of the Infiana Group are jointly working on the further ...

A couple of years ago, Mick McDaniel started a company in Indianapolis to make solar panels in the United States. Then-President Joe Biden had just signed the Inflation Reduction Act, a law packed ...

That was Mike Giresi’s first thought before inquiring about the chief digital officer position at electronics manufacturer Molex, a Koch (pronounced “Coke”) company. Molex manufactures cable ...

Equipment, software and product systems that are used to increase, maintain or improve the functional capabilities of persons with disabilities make up the umbrella term “assistive technology”. In ...

Engineers at the UD Research Institute developed a laser system so successful in its initial intended use in composites processing that the institute opened a new lab to exploit the technology into ...