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For automotive manufacturers, the pressure has never been higher. Production volumes must increase, tolerances are tighter than ever, and quality expectations leave little room for error—all while costs, labor constraints,...

Walk into any machining shop and you’ll hear a language all its own. Between Jo blocks, dovetails, chucks, and fixtures, it can feel overwhelming at first. Add machine parameters and...

“Modernization” sounds inherently positive. Newer. Faster. Smarter. Safer. Better. In Chief Automation, modernization is often treated as an obvious upgrade — something you do when a system is “old.” But...

Most rip-and-replace automation projects don’t fail during procurement.They fail in the first 30 to 90 days of operation—when downtime increases, recovery takes longer, and teams realize stability was traded for...

When most people think about the “cost” of an industrial drive, they think of a single number: the purchase price. In real-world operations, that number is often the least important...

“Legacy” doesn’t simply mean old. A PLC becomes legacy as it moves through a predictable lifecycle: Active production – The manufacturer is producing the PLC, releasing updates, and providing full...

In modern manufacturing, a single hour of unplanned downtime can cost $10,000 or more—and replacing an entire control system can quickly reach seven figures. As lead times stretch and budgets...

A single unexpected failure can idle an entire production line, miss customer shipments, and force weeks of recovery work. For high-throughput manufacturing environments, unplanned downtime now costs as much as...

In modern industrial facilities, a single communication failure can cost thousands per hour in lost production, even when every device still shows power. When PLCs lose I/O, drives drop offline,...

For many manufacturers, one hour of unplanned downtime can cost thousands—or even tens of thousands—of dollars in lost production, labor, and missed delivery commitments. In today’s environment of extended lead...

June 28, 2024 - Top 5 Stories in Industrial Automation June 28, 2024 Here are the top 5 stories related to industrial automation: 1. Industrial Control Systems Certification - June...

A typical HVAC system accounts for 40–60% of a facility’s total energy use, and fans and pumps are often the biggest contributors. Here’s the part many building owners never realize:...