Automation Market

The use of industrial robots in factories around the world is accelerating at a high rate: 126 robots per 10,000 employees is the new average of global robot density in …

In October, German mechanical and plant engineering companies once again recorded double-digit growth in orders, up 19 percent in real terms. Domestic orders rose by 13 percent, while orders from …

Exports of machinery from Germany recorded high growth in the third quarter, rising by 8.8 percent year-on-year to 44.6 billion euros, as reported by the Federal Statistical Office based on …

The new World Robotics 2021 Industrial Robots report just released by the IFR shows a record 3 million industrial robots operating in factories around the world, an increase of 10%. …

“The monthly VDMA order intake and turnover statistics show that the order books of the machine vision industry are full to the brim. The demand for machine vision components and …

Robot mobility is booming worldwide: Unit sales of Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) in the logistics sector e.g. will increase by 31% between 2020 and 2023 annually. At the same time, …

Humans and robots are sharing workspace in more and more sectors, whether they be manufacturing, logistics or medicine. Safety plays a major role in this. Up to now, range-finders on …

The ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance (ISAGCA), along with admeritia GmbH (admeritia), today announced the release of the Top 20 Secure PLC Coding Practices document. The document aims to provide a …

Data is the currency of the future. But how can companies access the immense quantities of data generated by their machinery and use it to modernize production? Researchers at the …

Robot orders in the first quarter of 2021 were up 20% over the same period in 2020, with substantial increases in purchases coming from companies in metals (up 86%), life …

New ARC Advisory Group research on the IO Modules in Discrete Automation market reveals that since programmable logic controllers and programmable automation controllers continue to be the preferred choice among …

“Europe’s best answer to the globally increasing competition of systems is to take action itself and strengthen the European economy. Therefore, the ambition of the EU Commission to build a …

Plattform Industrie 4.0 and CESMII – The Smart Manufacturing Institute are working together to drive the digital transformation of manufacturing. Key aims are to promote interoperability and a shared set …

The VDMA study “Interoperability in Machinery and Plant Engineering” highlights the relevance of interoperable interfaces and associated standards in companies. Only the interoperability of machines and systems enables companies to …

Every year, HMS Networks carries out a study of the industrial network market to analyze the distribution of new connected nodes in factory automation. This year’s study shows that, despite …