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Beyond storage: How businesses use ASRS to reclaim warehouse space and cut labor costs

Ben Wardach, Sales Account Manager When people think of warehouse automation, they often picture robotic arms or conveyor belts. But some of the most dramatic efficiency gains are happening in Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRS). These automated…

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Chips, cybersecurity, control and $52 billion: Why resilient supply chains need automation

Marc Fuentes, North America Business Development In 2020 and 2021, an unprecedented global chip shortage brought automotive production to its knees. Chip dealers in the US saw their inventory plunge to just 25 days’ supply, exposing a vulnerability…

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The factory of the future is a journey, not a destination

Steve Mai, CEO The phrase “Factory of the Future” can often seem like a fixed point: a production line so advanced, so efficient, and so resilient that once it’s achieved, nothing more needs ever be done. We know…

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How digital twins and machine teleportation are transforming smart manufacturing: A Q&A with Eclipse Automation and Interaptix

Tracey Thomas, Content Communications Specialist The phrase “machine teleportation” sounds like it was pulled from a sci-fi film, and if you’ve ever seen it in action, that’s exactly how it can feel: the future of 3D visualization made…

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Contract manufacturing is growing at 9+% a year—here’s how you can make it work for your next high-stakes project

Alex Hume, Sales Account Manager, Life Sciences Contract manufacturing (CM), where a client company contracts with an established manufacturer to make its product, has been growing dramatically in recent years. It brings obvious benefits in terms of reduced…

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Tracing beyond compliance: How smart traceability can boost efficiency and fix problems before they happen

Philip Neal, US General Manager When manufacturers think about product traceability, they’re often envisioning a worst-case scenario: a recall notice, a regulatory investigation, or a frantic effort to identify which products need to be pulled from shelves. For…

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Data deluge to strategic asset: Manufacturing data governance can’t wait

Joe Ligori, Information Technology Here’s a gap that should keep manufacturing executives up at night: a recent survey found that 71% of organizations overall have implemented some kind of data governance program, but only 39% of manufacturers have…

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The impact of AMHS on manufacturing efficiency

Tracey Thomas, Content Communications Specialist In today’s fast-paced manufacturing and distribution environments, businesses face constant pressure to move products faster, reduce errors, and do more with less… less space, less labour, and fewer resources. The less is more…

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Powering the future: A conversation on nuclear energy insights with Greg Ferguson

It is a transformative moment for the nuclear industry in Canada – the country has become the first in the world to approve the construction of a grid-scale Small Modular Reactor (SMR), set to be built at Ontario…

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From robots to reality: How Eclipse Automation inspires future innovators

Tracey Thomas, Content Communications Specialist “I fell in love with building things,” says Jaxson Furey, a recent Waterloo Oxford Secondary School graduate. “It’s fun to turn a chunk of metal into something amazing.” At Eclipse Automation, we believe…

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