Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) is emerging as a streamlined communication technology for industrial automation, transmitting data and power over long distances, unifying systems and enhancing security.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (www.mel.nist.gov) has produced micro-scale parts on a new, high-speed micro milling machine. The laboratory ...

Smart machines, micro-machine tools for micro factories, nanomaterials and wireless sensor networking. How will those technologies shape the factory of the future? Sample the research status of those ...

AI is moving from single tools to a digital workforce. Specialized micro agents do the work, while macro agents manage the process and meta agents keep them in line.