Engineering in the New Industrial Revolution, Part 2The task of breathing life into machines
Wed, 09/09/2015 - 12:59
In part one of this article, we looked at ways automation can increase quality and output while saving manufacturers money. Part two considers the ways engineers are developing production systems to take advantage of automation, which requires a… Engineering in the New Industrial Revolution, Part 1‘Rules-based human activity is going away’
Tue, 09/08/2015 - 12:49
In the world’s largest ketchup processing plant, a robot fires a continuous stream of freshly picked tomatoes across the factory floor using compressed air. A plethora of cameras make minute observations of every tomato as it flies by, checking for…
