Audi AG is using Edge Cloud 4 Production (EC4P), a new method of IT-based factory automation, at its assembly plant in Böllinger Höfe.

SAN FRANCISCO—Pico MES, a software company that is enabling digital transformation for small to medium-sized American factories, has received $12.35 million in investment from multiple venture capital firms, including Bosch Ventures, Counterpart Ventures and Momenta. 

These new products will help assembly plants collect, route, process and display manufacturing data.

BLUE RIDGE, GA—For MES software to improve KPIs, it cannot sit in isolation from other manufacturing systems.

SOUTHFIELD, MI—New software from Dürr Systems Inc. can give manufacturers an overview of their consumption of energy, water and other resources across the entire production facility.

Cloud-based software combines PLM and QMS functions to enable engineers to integrate quality with the development phase.

LOS ALTOS, CA—The Toyota Research Institute (TRI) has unveiled a new way to use generative artificial intelligence to help vehicle designers come up with innovative designs more quickly.

TORONTO—Lockheed Martin recently completed a project to evaluate the automation of airframe manufacturing operations using six-axis robots equipped with artificial intelligence technology from Canadian tech startup Xaba.

MUNICH—Outdated and unsupported legacy operational technologies (OT) are exposing substantial vulnerabilities for manufacturers facing escalating threats from nation-state attacks, according to a new study conducted by BlackBerry Ltd.

HORSHAM, PA—Aegis Software has introduced new capabilities in its latest FactoryLogix 2023.1 and 2023.2 releases.