Smart factories are not just the future—they’re the only way forward for midsize manufacturers determined to stay competitive and profitable. As global competition, labor shortages, and rising costs ...

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 ...

The first moving assembly line was installed by Henry Ford in 1913, which shortened the building time of a car from 12 hours to less than 2 and transformed mass production. This was a game-changing ...

Explore 5 essential digital upgrades powering smart factories—from ERP and MES to Digital Twins and AR - boosting efficiency, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Want a robot to make you a coffee? The Smart Factory at Wichita State has you covered. The Deloitte Smart Factory is the most recent business to open on WSU’s Innovation Campus. The factory has ...