What could a plant manager from a process manufacturer that makes yarns and fabrics for industrial applications possibly learn from an automaker such as Toyota? Conventional wisdom says companies ...

Common to all types of manufacturing automation is a reliance on effective detection and measurement of real-world conditions. In the past, discrete manufacturing (production of parts and equipment) ...

The pharmaceutical industry handles large volumes of granular materials such as powder blends for tablet production and filled capsules everyday (1, 2). Slight changes in ingredient properties or ...

Emerson executives Peter Zornio and Stuart Harris provide insights into Emerson’s future following its acquisitions last year of Aventics and GE Intelligent Platforms. In 2015, Emerson repositioned ...

The market for collaborative production management (CPM) for process manufacturing will grow at a 12% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12% between now and 2011, according to the ARC Advisory ...