For years, automation fears focused on factory jobs. Robots building cars became the symbol of machines replacing human labor ...

LONDON—The number of manufacturers that expect to automate key production processes by 2030 will more than double, from 18 percent to 50 percent, according to PwC.

Compared with Industry 4.0, where humans mainly act as supervisors, Industry 5.0 elevates human expertise and contextual understanding. The objective is to allow people to focus on high-value ...

As global supply chains face disruptions, escalating geopolitical pressures, and tariffs, manufacturing leaders must blend automation and skilled labor to shield margins and ensure continuity. This ...

Automation has been making manufacturing more productive, cost-efficient, competitive and safe since the first Industrial Revolution. Today, tariff policies, the shift toward onshoring and reshoring, ...

Despite rapid advances in automation and AI, I believe humans will remain central to manufacturing success in 2026.

As dark factories and AI-driven automation advance, human oversight remains essential to building resilient, adaptable manufacturing operations.

Artificial intelligence is the current hot button topic that makes the cataract-riddled pupils of wealthy shareholders turn into Tom and Jerry-style bulging dollar signs, but for a long time that same ...

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Provectron, a smart manufacturing partner focused on high-precision automation, today makes its official U.S. debut at CES in Las Vegas. Designed to support manufacturers ...

Making cars by hand is an expensive, time-consuming and exclusive business. Here are 10 companies that still (mostly) build ...

Low-cost automation offers accessible solutions for manufacturers seeking to improve production without substantial capital investment. Simple automation tools like gravity-fed systems, basic sensors, ...