Improving productivity has been a manufacturing goal since the beginning of the first industrial revolution. Getting more product out the door faster and cheaper has led to more innovations in ...

Manufacturers everywhere feel they’re behind on mastering their use of operations data. The answer to that problem isn't ...

A new era of autonomous data management has begun with the emergence of Agentic AI, the systems that can observe, learn and ...

Data Collection Fundamentals provides an overview of the basic life cycle, structures, and qualities of common data used in smart manufacturing. Data collection describes the process of collecting and ...

The transformative powers of AI in manufacturing have not gone unnoticed—by hackers! The increased efficiency and ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Innovative technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) are transforming and modernizing the way data is generated, collected, and analyzed across different industries and fields of study. 1 ...