• eNewsletter Subscription
  • Operations Leadership Summit
  • Great Question Podcast
  • Home

    • Technology and IIoT

    News and inside perspective on the Internet of Things, automation, robotics, digital tools and other emerging tech.

    Highlights

    Photo 137592009 | 5g © Ekkasit919 | Dreamstime.com
    Digital Tools

    5G Networks Can Revolutionize Manufacturing (If You Know How To Run Them)

    March 21, 2024
    Personnel, not technology access, may determine whether 5G is worth manufacturers’ time.
    Photo 207314153 © Pop Nukoonrat | Dreamstime.com
    Digital Tools

    Empowering the Modern Workforce: The Power of Connected Worker Technologies

    April 22, 2024
    How contextual data analysis plays a key role in the digital transformation.
    R.A Jones
    Energy

    Here Comes the Sun: Manufacturers Share Their Solar Power Journeys

    April 22, 2024
    How Hormel Foods and R.A Jones optimized their plants to meet ESG goals and support renewable energy.
    © Airubon | Dreamstime.com
    Public Policy

    Clean Manufacturing Could Strengthen DoD's Industrial Strategy

    April 16, 2024
    A smarter sustainability policy would emphasize resilient supply chains, modular architecture and limiting dependence on foreign adversaries.
    Automation

    What You May Not Know About Real-Time Location Systems and RFID Applications in the Automotive Industry

    April 15, 2024
    Keep these things in mind when choosing technology to track and trace automotive parts, assembled vehicles, totes, tools and more throughout their lifecycle.

    Recommended

    Robots
    Robotics

    IW eBook: Robots, Humans and the Future of Work

    March 2, 2021
    This IndustryWeek collection tackles the full automation story of robots in the manufacturing workplace.
    © BiancoBlue | Dreamstime.com
    Education / Training

    The US Must Lead the Way in Advanced Manufacturing Talent

    March 6, 2024
    Tapping into workforce resources at the national level can advance the skills of the labor force locally.
    Mikros Technologies
    Digital Tools

    Design for Manufacturing: The Cool Factor

    Feb. 29, 2024
    Mikros Technologies specializes in sapping excess heat out of electronic systems, something that it only accomplishes with a strong focus on produceable designs.
    National Crime Agency of the United Kingdom
    Cybersecurity

    International Cybersecurity Operation Takes Down Russian Cybercriminal Gang

    Feb. 20, 2024
    Sometimes the good guys win in cybersecurity.
    © Grandmaisonc | Dreamstime.com
    Leadership

    Take Our Black History Month Quiz and Be Smarter Than You Were in January

    Feb. 15, 2024
    Who was the "father of the videogame cartridge"? The first Black carmarker? Manufacturing and Black History intersect.