Our March/April digital edition is online!

The March/April digital edition of Manufacturing AUTOMATION is now available!

Our cover story dives into flexible manufacturing – a new buzzword tied to Industry 4.0. It’s an update on the concept of mass customization – but what does it mean for existing equipment?

Writer Jacob Stoller takes a look at the trend in Canada, and what upgrades in automation infrastructure are required to achieve “batch size one.”

Also in this issue, you’ll find:

Industry watch
Gamification: why it matters to manufacturing

Machine safety
Can your respirator program accommodate physical changes?

Advancing autonomous control
An award-winning AI and simulation application has potential in process manufacturing

Adopting additive
How Canadian manufacturers can use additive manufacturing to streamline design processes for mass production of parts

And much more, including new products in automation software, electronic components, enclosures & workstations, programmable control, robotics and sensors.

Check out the March/April 2020 issue of Manufacturing AUTOMATION!