There are few things worse for a large manufacturer than pausing to repair a machine in need of a new component. The company’s “just-in-time” production deliverables falter, as does its reputation for ...

When global beverage manufacturer Coca-Cola announced an initiative to optimize its vending machines in order to achieve a 40-percent reduction in energy, it raised the bar for vending equipment ...

In food drying applications, machine learning has demonstrated strong capability in predicting drying rates, moisture ...

Efficiency is a key design criteria for almost all components and systems on a piece of heavy-duty equipment—as well as for the machine itself. Hydraulics are one of the many areas in which ...

The Silicon Review explores how stretch film machines gain momentum as manufacturers reassess packaging efficiency, cost ...

The focus for machine design is no longer simply maintaining acceptable production rates at an appropriate level of quality. Automation professionals are now deploying technologies in clever ways to ...

Eight years ago a machine learning algorithm learned to identify a cat—and it stunned the world. A few years later AI could accurately translate languages and take down world champion Go players. Now, ...

Rising gasoline prices. Double-digit rate increases for winter heating fuel. California’s blackouts. Energy in its various forms is all over the news these days. Considering today’s problems, which ...

If only it were as simple as choosing an energy-efficient motor. The truth is that many components must work together for motion design efficiency. Software analysis can help pinpoint needed ...

The steering wheel and mechanical levers on the earlier Caterpillar motor grader model (above) have been replaced with joysticks on a new Cat motor grader (below). The ergonomic changes reduce ...