Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. The next industrial revolution is upon us, as Industry 4.0 brings in a new wave of connected ...

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 ...

TRUMPF, a high-tech company offering manufacturing in the fields of machine tools and laser technology, has opened its new smart factory in Farmington, Connecticut. Following a May 20 ribbon-cutting, ...

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 ...

Mazak’s iSMART Factory concept involves drawing information from machines and work cells advanced to maximize productivity and flexibility, with “free-flow data sharing” for machine and process ...

When a business leader at Rolls-Royce wants cash for smart factory upgrades, they need to appear on Dragon’s Den. Okay, not the actual reality series where entrepreneurs compete for the attention and ...

Artificial and pervasive intelligence are paving the way for the transition into Industry 4.0 and are likely to have a lasting impact on the manufacturing sector. Internet of Things (IoT) devices, ...

Growing adoption of breakthrough technologies is changing industry operations across the globe. Smart factories, with obvious financial benefits, are becoming the way for companies to effectively ...

The fourth industrial revolution, also called Industry 4.0., is driving digital transformation across smart factories – blending computing power with machine and sensor technologies. And 5G, or the ...

Powered by smart machines, the new industrial revolution is changing how manufacturers operate today and plan for the future, influencing a significant transformation in manufacturing, engineering and ...