Industrial Engineering: Research Guide

The worldwide semiconductor industry grew. U.S. companies largely did not partake.

Also, the rare earth crisis is far from over.

How a pair of global manufacturers optimized data to cut costs, improve operational efficiency and increase sales.

Advances in 3D optical scanning and robotic integration, exemplified by solutions like Revopoint Trackit, are transforming industrial inspection—enabling faster, more reliable...

Advanced technology can detect and analyze much finer data points, finding problems well before they hit.

Also, GM announces billions in domestic manufacturing investment, and let's talk off-the-shelf technology versus homegrown.

Deloitte Chief Innovation Officer Deb Golden says AI software is great, but it's useless to manufacturing without sensors, compute power and other recent computer hardware advances...

Strategies, principals and responses must be aligned between the two, or the business is at risk.

A look at metrics that prevent productivity leakage and improve organizational value.

An applications engineer shares the details of creating a knowledge assistant at a manufacturing facility.

What do pink gorillas have to do with robotic automation? It has something to do with simulation and AI.

There are practical limits to the technology, related to the difference between explicit and tacit (or implicit) knowledge.

Also, how to speak C-Suite and a throwback to affordable vehicles.

IndustryWeek editors look into that story and ongoing strikes at Pratt & Whitney, novel as-a-service offerings, Rivian's big payday and scholarship opportunities.

A lack of major reported breaches last year doesn’t mean cybercriminals have slowed up attacks on manufacturers. According to reports from IBM and Verizon, the problem’s actually...

Amcor and Boticário Group use virtual twins to experiment with new materials and iterations.

How do we bridge the gap between brownfield facilities and the promise of digital transformation?

The benefits and challenges of deploying private 5G cellular networks for cutting-edge manufacturing operations.

From our partners at Smart Industry, the additive manufacturing merger mania of 2023 ends with a whimper.

Legacy networks were built as isolated systems creating hidden vulnerabilities as operations digitally transform.

Two of the biggest misses are in production performance and quality control.

Reliance on volatile electricity markets and expensive fossil fuels has left our domestic industry in a dire position.

The barriers are higher and require more planning, but the payoff can be worthwhile.

Microsoft HoloLens fundamentally reshapes operator training at Ford’s Rawsonville Components plant in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

IndustryWeek editors look into those stories and possible Mercedes plant investments in the U.S., Tesla not to the rescue at Nissan, robots are watching you and the story of a...

Relatively unknown in the US, they could ease EV customers' range anxiety and cost concerns.

$500 billion investment in U.S. operations throughout the next four years means more R&D, call centers and TV shows, but only one big manufacturing commitment.

Paul Ballew shares how the organization has been using artificial intelligence, long before it became a buzzword.

Knowing the right tech crop to harvest and where to plant the silicon.

How manufacturers are meeting new challenges with 3D printing technology.