Rockwell Automation expands AI tools for manufacturing quality management
Rockwell Automation has announced an API-enabled integration between its Plex Quality Management System (QMS) and FactoryTalk Analytics VisionAI, expanding the use of artificial intelligence in manufacturing quality and inspection processes.
AI-powered robots deployed by CSIRO to support large-scale solar operations
Australia’s national science agency CSIRO says it has successfully trialled AI-powered autonomous robots designed to improve maintenance at large-scale solar farms, with the aim of enhancing safety, reducing costs and supporting more reliable energy generation.
ECU researchers advance emotionally aware AI through facial expression recognition
Researchers at Edith Cowan University (ECU) are developing new methods to help machines better understand human emotions, by improving how artificial intelligence interprets facial expressions.
Huawei’s 4-step ‘AI-native’ mindset: A blueprint for industry transformation
At the recent HUAWEI CONNECT 2024, Zhang Ping'an, executive director of the Board of Huawei and CEO of Huawei Cloud, emphasised the importance of adopting an "AI-native" mindset for enterprises worldwide.
Research finds growing use of digital workers to ease manufacturing workforce pressures
Manufacturing organisations are increasingly looking to agentic AI and digital workers to address workforce capacity pressures, as skilled workers remain stretched by persistent skills shortages and increasingly complex operations, according to new research commissioned by IFS.
Fujitsu expands AI offerings with new Kozuchi agents for autonomous task execution
Fujitsu has announced the global launch of its cutting-edge AI service, the Fujitsu Kozuchi AI Agent, designed to autonomously handle high-level tasks while collaborating with human counterparts.
AI driving data centres to the edge
In the past year, artificial intelligence (AI) has surged forward like a digital renaissance, echoing the rapid and transformative rise of the Internet in the late 1990s.
Avnet drives AI, sustainable manufacturing innovation with new ‘AMD on Wheels’ nat’l roadshow
Avnet, a global technology distributor, has announced the launch of its inaugural “AMD on Wheels” national roadshow in partnership with AMD and element14, bringing artificial intelligence (AI) and sustainable technology solutions directly to Australia’s manufacturing and innovation sectors.
China’s Zoomlion debuts new robot operating system at Hannover Messe 2026
Chinese machinery manufacturer Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology has introduced its new embodied intelligence operating system, Robot Ops, at Hannover Messe 2026 in Germany.
ARM Hub says industrial AI can strengthen manufacturing through practical implementation
ARM Hub says industrial artificial intelligence (AI) is delivering measurable productivity improvements in manufacturing by focusing on practical applications, rather than relying solely on widely used generative AI tools.
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Manufacturers should do this sooner rather than later, says precision engineer
Australian precision engineering and industrial instrumentation company CENMAC implemented ERP software when it was still a one-man operation. “I couldn’t imagine us growing to this size without MRPeasy,” says Jason Ford, Founder.
