Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun made an announcement on Weibo revealing that the new generation smartphone production factory located in Changping, Beijing will soon become operational. The CEO also released a ...

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

There are no humans working the new Xiaomi production lines – this new Smart Factory is 100% automated. Indeed, the company says the system is smart enough to diagnose and fix problems, as well as ...

Smart factories are not just the future—they’re the only way forward for midsize manufacturers determined to stay competitive and profitable. As global competition, labor shortages, and rising costs ...

At this point, most manufacturers have at least started their journey toward a smart factory transformation. They are making investments in critical advanced technologies—cloud, edge computing, and 5G ...

In the final analysis, smart factory is not defined by a single technology, but by how technologies work together. Machine ...

The adoption of automation is one of the unexpected game-changers that the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated in manufacturing. The impact is nowhere more robust than on the shop floor. Manufacturers ...

The basics of industrial automation, smart factory, and Industry 4.0. The importance of power and connectivity in smart factories. The outcome of applying the lessons learned. Automation does not a ...

More than 100 manufacturers, educators, and workforce leaders gathered on Friday at the Smart Factory Institute in Cleveland to tackle a big question: What does it take to prepare today’s workforce ...

The first moving assembly line was installed by Henry Ford in 1913, which shortened the building time of a car from 12 hours to less than 2 and transformed mass production. This was a game-changing ...

CLEVELAND, Tenn. — As it enters its fifth year in operation, the Smart Factory Institute, the first and only center of its kind in the U.S., has expanded its training for manufacturers seeking to ...