The familiarity of smartphones and tablets is having a growing influence on the development of operator interfaces. [ + ]

Ensuring non-stop connectivity throughout converged networks involves dealing with a hodgepodge of protocols and technologies. [ + ]

Ensuring reliability, productivity and safety. [ + ]

Making more natural robots may be the answer to industrial woes. [ + ]

As cobots modernise the factory floor, there's a misconception that robotic operations will replace people as the world's primary workforce. [ + ]

Here are seven key design features that can ensure a continuous-flex cable will work for your application for millions of cycles — even in the most demanding environments. [ + ]

The optoelectronic technologies available for machine safety protection are very diverse and provide advanced functions to not only protect workers, but also to improve productivity. [ + ]

Top-performing industrial companies are those that invest in a culture of reliability. [ + ]

The digital age is accelerating at a magnificent rate and changing business as we know it: but there are some types of jobs that cannot be replaced. [ + ]

AR has the power to transform the manufacturing sector, offering a completely new way of engaging with mechanical devices and executing tasks. [ + ]

New solutions enable online continuous monitoring of equipment and process health. [ + ]

The design of electrical enclosures has not significantly changed since the 1990s, but the energy levels used in underground mining have increased significantly. [ + ]

The humble gearbox, primarily designed to convert electric motor power into torque, is now becoming part of a much more complex and demanding automated and autonomous system. [ + ]

Wireless networks are becoming increasingly commonplace in industrial environments, but most process engineers are not necessarily trained in radiophysics. [ + ]

Industrial cybersecurity is not a technological problem to be solved, but a process of continuous awareness and adaptation. [ + ]