The Fourth Industrial Revolution is well underway, and it's transforming manufacturing back into an economic powerhouse. Ideas behind smart manufacturing are fueling it. There are many technologies ...

In a blinding statement of the obvious, smart manufacturing projects are mostly about implementing smart technology—and rightly so. Smart technology is an extremely powerful driving force and is ...

The best old-school manufacturing focused on operational excellence. It was about controlling variability, adhering to schedules, reducing costs, and balancing supply and demand. It was good, but only ...

The dream of smart manufacturing is becoming a reality. For industry leaders, smart manufacturing is a path to accelerated production through close collaboration between designers and builders and a ...

Proponents of smart manufacturing often tout the advantages of connected machines, advanced robotics, and other digital technologies for achieving everything from faster production to a more engaged ...

Use of machine learning and artificial intelligence (ML/AI) is on an exponential rise across fields 1 including all aspects of the semiconductor industry. In the last decade, the use of ML/AI exploded ...