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Gamer to Automation Engineer: How Manufacturers Can Leverage the World’s Most Popular Hobby to Bridge the Workforce Gap
July 4, 2025
Brad Zalischuk, Engineer Video gaming expertise is creating an unexpected talent pipeline for the future of manufacturing automation When it comes to finding skilled workers for today’s high-tech manufacturing environment, traditional recruitment approaches often fall short. Reshoring manufacturing…
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The Need for Speed: How Manufacturing Automation Providers Balance Quality with Compressed Timelines
June 23, 2025
Jules Topalian, Director of Engineering, Eclipse Automation Gone are the days when manufacturing companies would place an order for automated systems and patiently wait a year or more for delivery. In today’s hyper-competitive landscape, the expectation for rapid…
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How Smart, Flexible Manufacturing Can Reduce Risk and Create Competitive Advantage in Uncertain Times
June 17, 2025
Jason Fedy, CFO Eclipse Automation and Managing Director, Industry X Accenture Navigating risk and uncertainty in automated manufacturing projects doesn’t have to keep you up at night The boardroom falls silent as the proposal wraps up. It’s a…
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Global Automation Perspectives: How Manufacturing Automation Strategies Vary Across Regions
June 10, 2025
Mike Fisher, SVP, Sales Eclipse Automation and Managing Director Accenture Industry X When it comes to manufacturing automation, one size definitely doesn’t fit all—especially as you look across different geographic regions. A vision system that revolutionizes production in…
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Eclipse Automation: Future fit manufacturing automation
June 9, 2025
PAUL ADAIR, STAFF WRITER AT CTMA 4 minutes read time HEADQUARTERED IN CAMBRIDGE, ONT., Eclipse Automation, part of Accenture, is a global success story in the world of automation. Founded by Steve Mai and his partners in 2001,…
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Real-Time, Not Downtime: How Data Integration Can Make Maintenance Truly Predictive
June 3, 2025
Chae Thurm, Service Account Manager, Eclipse Automation 5 minutes read time As much as 90% of all industrial manufacturers have implemented some kind of automation solution, yet only 30% of them report significant reductions in production line downtime.…
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Validation Acceleration: How Automated Testing Creates a Competitive Edge in Medical Device Manufacturing
May 29, 2025
Rob Devine, Business Development Manager, Life Sciences 5 minutes read time Why automating validation processes could be the key to faster time-to-market in the Life Sciences industry. In an increasingly competitive MedTech landscape, accelerating time-to-market isn’t just a…
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The Education Gap: Training Tomorrow’s Workforce for Today’s Automated Factory
May 20, 2025
Michelle Sangster, Chief Human Resources Officer, Eclipse Automation 7 minutes read time Why traditional education isn’t keeping pace with automated manufacturing systems—and what we can do about it. Let’s say you’ve taken the big step of investing several…
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Assembling Momentum: Why the Automotive Manufacturing Industry Embraces AI-Enabled Automation
May 14, 2025
Andrew Bagley, Manager – North American Industry Sales – Transportation 5 minutes read time In many ways, the history of automotive and parts manufacturing is the history of automation. Ever since the first Model T rolled off Ford’s…
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The Ghost and the Machine: How Digital Twin Technology is Revolutionizing the Manufacturing Sector
May 5, 2025
Brad Zalischuk, Program Manager, Digital Manufacturing Transformation 5 minutes read time End-to-end digitization is making factories better, faster, and smarter. Here’s how. When it comes to building a new factory line, creating an elaborate 3D model that includes…
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