John Clemons is a Solution Consultant for Rockwell Automation. He’s been working in the field of Manufacturing Technology for over 30 years. This year, we’re taking a close look at the use of ...

Process control can be viewed as the executive portion of a unit process. It provides the means to direct a process so that it produces the desired results. It is complementary to the role played by ...

New additive manufacturing techniques give manufacturers control over material behavior with tunable properties and ...

Digital control theory, design methodology, and techniques for controller implementation on digital computers. Discrete system modeling, system identification, and adaptive control methods. Single and ...

Modern manufacturing processes and technologies form the backbone of advanced industrial production, enabling the precise fabrication of components across aerospace, automotive, electronics, and ...

Until recently, the evolution of control systems for manufacturing could have been described as slow and steady progress. Controllers became more powerful, networks became faster and more robust, ...

AINewsWire Editorial Coverage: As regulatory expectations intensify and manufacturing complexity grows, pharmaceutical companies are moving beyond traditional quality systems toward a new paradigm: ...

No matter what they churn out at the end of the line, manufacturers are always searching for ways to lower costs and accelerate production without sacrificing quality. It all comes down to automation ...

With the continued need for shrinking pattern dimensions, semiconductor manufacturers continue to implement more complex patterning techniques, such as advanced multi-patterning, for the 10nm design ...

Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, has had a major impact on the contemporary design and production process. First developed in 1988 with the aim of allowing for rapid prototyping, ...

The ability to produce quality products hinges on four key competencies: modeling of process form and precision levels, design tolerancing of parts and products, selecting production processes that ...