The modular machines envisioned by the Industry 4.0 initiative are rapidly making their way to factory floors, bringing with them a new level of flexibility for handling the complex processes needed ...

With its FlexChassis modular assembly platform, JR Automation, a Hitachi Group company, allows manufacturers to start with a small system for product testing or proof of concepts. From there, they can ...

At the end of February, PICMG (PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group)—the consortium for open hardware specifications—introduced InterEdge, a modular architecture for process control systems ...

Requirements coming out of semiconductor manufacturing have resulted in the development of a stepmotor driver able to generate up to 500,000 steps/rev. This high resolution effectively eliminates ...

Do more, faster, and with fewer resources: this seems to be the current mandate for the manufacturing world. To help meet this challenge, many producers in the food and beverage industry have embraced ...

Modular biomanufacturing facilities are beautiful the way geometric proofs are beautiful. They arise from fundamental elements, and they may proceed—step by step—to diverse conclusions. In the case of ...