by Agathe Lecomte | Jun 24, 2026 | Industrial Performance
Industrial automation is the use of control systems, sensors, software and machines to run manufacturing processes with minimal human intervention – aiming for consistent quality, higher output, and lower losses. It ranges from one automated machine to a fully...
by Agathe Lecomte | Jun 24, 2026 | Industrial Performance
Traditional automation follows fixed rules a human programs in advance and excels at repetitive, predictable tasks; AI automation learns from data and adapts, so it can predict failures and handle variation no one scripted. Most factories do not choose one –...
by Agathe Lecomte | Jun 24, 2026 | Industrial Performance
When evaluating an automation or robotics vendor, score them on outcome fit, time-to-value, integration with your existing machines, data integrity, scalability, support, and verifiable references – not on feature lists. Run a pilot before you commit. This guide...
by Agathe Lecomte | Jun 24, 2026 | Industrial Performance
An automation ROI business case quantifies the financial return of a factory investment by measuring current losses – downtime, slow cycles, defects – modelling the gains from improvement, and mapping the payback period. The strongest cases are built on...
by Ravinder Singh | Jun 21, 2026 | Industrial Performance
Choosing an OEE platform is a procurement decision, not a feature beauty contest. The vendors with the longest feature lists are rarely the ones that lift OEE on the floor. This toolkit gives you a vendor-neutral method: a weighted scorecard, an editable RFP and a...
by Ravinder Singh | Jun 21, 2026 | Industrial Performance
In pharma and medical device plants, the constraint is rarely the machine, it is the time around the machine: line clearance, cleaning, changeover and the documentation that proves data integrity. This guide shows a plant manager how to make those losses visible...
