Every factory since the start of the industrial revolution has shared one very specific trait: tooling sets the identity of the machines, and thus the factory. To create a specific part requires ...

In contrast to the natural world, factories have evolved in leaps, from the advent of industrialism in the 18th century to automation in modern times. Along with the addition of steam power and ...

Smart factories represent an evolution from traditional manufacturing, transforming automated processes into fully digital, interconnected, and adaptive production ecosystems. Leveraging advanced ...

It’s not an easy time to be a manufacturer. Everything from global supply chain issues to inflation to factory worker shortages to geopolitical uncertainty is causing the industry to feel the ...

Advancements in environmental sensing have played an important role in smart factories, automobiles, medical wearables and other end equipment in which electrification is becoming more common. In ...

The availability of low-cost, insanely high-quality PCBs has really changed how we do electronics. Here at Hackaday we see people ditching home fabrication with increasing frequency, and going to ...