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The Role of Upskilling in an Automated Future

Reskilling

The Role of Upskilling in an Automated Future

Empowering Women: A Spotlight on Bright Machines' Female Engineers

Bright Ideas

Empowering Women: A Spotlight on Bright Machines' Female Engineers

A New Paradigm for the ‘AI Backbone’

Manufacturing Innovation

A New Paradigm for the ‘AI Backbone’

Moving Toward Error-Free Assembly: Sensing and Software as Transformational Pillars in Manufacturing

Machine Learning

Moving Toward Error-Free Assembly: Sensing and Software as Transformational Pillars in Manufacturing

Seeing Computer Vision in a New Light

Machine Learning

Seeing Computer Vision in a New Light

Bright Machines Is Changing How Products Are Made

Intelligent Automation

Bright Machines Is Changing How Products Are Made

A Strategic Approach to Operationalizing Analytical Insights

Data

A Strategic Approach to Operationalizing Analytical Insights

Spotlighting Bright Machines Engineers

Bright Ideas

Spotlighting Bright Machines Engineers

Manufacturing’s Future Is Software-Driven

Software-Defined Manufacturing

Manufacturing’s Future Is Software-Driven

Successfully Move Battery Production to the US

Reshoring

Successfully Move Battery Production to the US

How to Avoid Automation Investment Pitfalls

Intelligent Automation

How to Avoid Automation Investment Pitfalls

Reshoring the Assembly of Data Center Infrastructure

Intelligent Automation

Reshoring the Assembly of Data Center Infrastructure

Tackling Obstacles to Achieve Scalable Production

Intelligent Automation

Tackling Obstacles to Achieve Scalable Production

Moving Production Closer to Demand

Intelligent Automation

Moving Production Closer to Demand

A Wake-Up Call: Manufacturing and Sustainability

Sustainability

A Wake-Up Call: Manufacturing and Sustainability

Avoid Inflated OpEx Expenses When Investing in Automation

Intelligent Automation

Avoid Inflated OpEx Expenses When Investing in Automation

Global Voices on Why a Career in Manufacturing Makes Sense

Manufacturing Innovation

Global Voices on Why a Career in Manufacturing Makes Sense

It’s Time to Rethink and Rebalance Manufacturing Operations

Intelligent Automation

It’s Time to Rethink and Rebalance Manufacturing Operations

Revamping End-of-Life Technology Processes with Intelligent Automation

Intelligent Automation

Revamping End-of-Life Technology Processes with Intelligent Automation

The Future of the Industry Lies with Software-Defined Manufacturing

Intelligent Automation

The Future of the Industry Lies with Software-Defined Manufacturing

Manufacturing Challenges on Your Mind?

Intelligent Automation

Manufacturing Challenges on Your Mind?

Thinking About Moving Production Closer to Home? We Can Help

Intelligent Automation

Thinking About Moving Production Closer to Home? We Can Help

The Manufacturing Hub: Significant Benefits of Reshoring

Reshoring

The Manufacturing Hub: Significant Benefits of Reshoring

The Manufacturing Hub: Taking Manufacturing Out of the Shadows

Intelligent Automation

The Manufacturing Hub: Taking Manufacturing Out of the Shadows

The Interlock Between Product Innovation and Marketing

Reshoring

The Interlock Between Product Innovation and Marketing

Full Stack Automation: A Key for Keeping up with Server Demand

Intelligent Automation

Full Stack Automation: A Key for Keeping up with Server Demand

Welcome to the New Era of Manufacturing

Intelligent Automation

Welcome to the New Era of Manufacturing

With Greater Flexibility Comes Greater Resiliency

Software-Defined Manufacturing

With Greater Flexibility Comes Greater Resiliency

Innovation Made Easy with a Full Stack Solution

Intelligent Automation

Innovation Made Easy with a Full Stack Solution

Preparing Your Business for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Beyond

Intelligent Automation

Preparing Your Business for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Beyond

Celebrating Women in Manufacturing

Bright Ideas

Celebrating Women in Manufacturing

Securing Manufacturing

Intelligent Automation

Securing Manufacturing

Manufacturing: Once a Great Equalizer, Now a Competitive Advantage

Intelligent Automation

Manufacturing: Once a Great Equalizer, Now a Competitive Advantage

Black Swan or Invisible Hand of the Market? How the Pandemic’s Ripple Effects Will Shape Manufacturing

Intelligent Automation

Black Swan or Invisible Hand of the Market? How the Pandemic’s Ripple Effects Will Shape Manufacturing

A New Chapter in Bright’s Story

Bright Ideas

A New Chapter in Bright’s Story

Seven Metrics to Understand Your Factory’s Financial Health

Intelligent Automation

Seven Metrics to Understand Your Factory’s Financial Health

Is Your Automation Automated? How Software Is Opening the Door for Increased Innovation in Manufacturing

Intelligent Automation

Is Your Automation Automated? How Software Is Opening the Door for Increased Innovation in Manufacturing

Innovation Latency in Industrial Automation

Intelligent Automation

Innovation Latency in Industrial Automation

Automated Microfactories Are the Future of Sustainable Production

Intelligent Automation

Automated Microfactories Are the Future of Sustainable Production

Be Paranoid, Android: Here Come the Humans

Reskilling

Be Paranoid, Android: Here Come the Humans

Four Factors to Ensure Success on First Automation Projects

Bright Ideas

Four Factors to Ensure Success on First Automation Projects

An Intelligent Platform for Innovation

Software-Defined Manufacturing

An Intelligent Platform for Innovation

Finding the Bright Spots in a Dark Year: 2020 Year in Review

Bright Ideas

Finding the Bright Spots in a Dark Year: 2020 Year in Review

Five Predictions for the Manufacturing Industry in 2021

Intelligent Automation

Five Predictions for the Manufacturing Industry in 2021

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: The Top Six Manufacturing Stories of 2020

Bright Ideas

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: The Top Six Manufacturing Stories of 2020

Automating Assembly - Crucial Step for Day One

Intelligent Automation

Automating Assembly - Crucial Step for Day One

AQS and Bright Machines Raise the Bar for “Quality”

Intelligent Automation

AQS and Bright Machines Raise the Bar for “Quality”

National Manufacturing Policy Desperately Needs a Revamp

Reshoring

National Manufacturing Policy Desperately Needs a Revamp

Design for Automated Product Assembly

Intelligent Automation

Design for Automated Product Assembly

‘Antifragility’ Meets Manufacturing: Turning Crisis Into Opportunity

Supply Chain Resiliency

‘Antifragility’ Meets Manufacturing: Turning Crisis Into Opportunity

Five Reasons Smart Automation Is a Good Investment

Supply Chain Resiliency

Five Reasons Smart Automation Is a Good Investment

10 Reasons to Abandon Traditional Approaches to Production

Software-Defined Manufacturing

10 Reasons to Abandon Traditional Approaches to Production

Three Misconceptions, and One Popular Lie, About Industrial Automation

Intelligent Automation

Three Misconceptions, and One Popular Lie, About Industrial Automation

Bright Machines Brings New Value to Machines and Humans

Intelligent Automation

Bright Machines Brings New Value to Machines and Humans

Asteelflash Executive Talks Automation and Partnering with Bright Machines

Reshoring

Asteelflash Executive Talks Automation and Partnering with Bright Machines

No Loose Screws: How Automated Screwdriving System Assembly Can Create Consistent Product Quality

Intelligent Automation

No Loose Screws: How Automated Screwdriving System Assembly Can Create Consistent Product Quality

Making ‘Smart Meter’ Production Smarter with Next-Generation Automation

Intelligent Automation

Making ‘Smart Meter’ Production Smarter with Next-Generation Automation

Industrial Automation: Good for Business, Good for the Planet

Sustainability

Industrial Automation: Good for Business, Good for the Planet

Bright Machines Microfactories Mark First Trip Around the Sun

Bright Ideas

Bright Machines Microfactories Mark First Trip Around the Sun

Next-Gen Automation Increases Capacity, Reduces Cost of Household-Appliance Manufacturing

Intelligent Automation

Next-Gen Automation Increases Capacity, Reduces Cost of Household-Appliance Manufacturing

Helping Factories Get Back to Work

Bright Ideas

Helping Factories Get Back to Work

What OSHA’s New Workplace Guidelines Mean for Factories

Supply Chain Resiliency

What OSHA’s New Workplace Guidelines Mean for Factories

Future-Proofing Production: Lessons from COVID’s Impact on Manufacturing

Supply Chain Resiliency

Future-Proofing Production: Lessons from COVID’s Impact on Manufacturing

COVID-19 Is Creating a Perfect Storm for Manufacturing

Supply Chain Resiliency

COVID-19 Is Creating a Perfect Storm for Manufacturing

Working Together to Find Viable COVID-19 Solutions

Intelligent Automation

Working Together to Find Viable COVID-19 Solutions

Manufacturing Innovation: Automating the Installation of Heat Sinks onto Circuit Boards

Intelligent Automation

Manufacturing Innovation: Automating the Installation of Heat Sinks onto Circuit Boards

Manufacturing Together Through This Crisis

Bright Ideas

Manufacturing Together Through This Crisis

Taking Pain, Cost, and Scrap Out of Network Equipment Assembly

Intelligent Automation

Taking Pain, Cost, and Scrap Out of Network Equipment Assembly

It’s Time for Tech to Lead Reskilling in the Age of Automation

Reskilling

It’s Time for Tech to Lead Reskilling in the Age of Automation

Future-Proofing Your Supply Chain Against Disruption

Supply Chain Resiliency

Future-Proofing Your Supply Chain Against Disruption

Take the Headache Out of Factory Automation

Intelligent Automation

Take the Headache Out of Factory Automation

Audio Device Manufacturer Amps up Production by 100%

Intelligent Automation

Audio Device Manufacturer Amps up Production by 100%

Building Security Systems: Ramping up Production Reliability with Intelligent Assembly Automation

Intelligent Automation

Building Security Systems: Ramping up Production Reliability with Intelligent Assembly Automation

Small Company, Big(ger) Impact

Intelligent Automation

Small Company, Big(ger) Impact

Bright Machines Microfactories Automate Battery Module Assembly

Intelligent Automation

Bright Machines Microfactories Automate Battery Module Assembly

EMS 2.0: What's Next for Electronics Manufacturing

Intelligent Automation

EMS 2.0: What's Next for Electronics Manufacturing

The Inevitability of Technology Progression

Intelligent Automation

The Inevitability of Technology Progression

Five Ways Manufacturers Can Win More Business

Intelligent Automation

Five Ways Manufacturers Can Win More Business

Calculating Automation ROI Just Got a New Variable: REUSE

Intelligent Automation

Calculating Automation ROI Just Got a New Variable: REUSE

Got Back-End Blues?

Intelligent Automation

Got Back-End Blues?

From Self-Driving Cars to Self-Driving Manufacturing

Intelligent Automation

From Self-Driving Cars to Self-Driving Manufacturing

Back to School: Lessons from the Classroom to Make Factories Smarter

Intelligent Automation

Back to School: Lessons from the Classroom to Make Factories Smarter

Six Considerations for Finding Your Best Automation Opportunities

Intelligent Automation

Six Considerations for Finding Your Best Automation Opportunities

Mature Automation Assembly: No Babysitting Required

Intelligent Automation

Mature Automation Assembly: No Babysitting Required

Localized Microfactories - The New Face of Globalized Manufacturing

Reshoring

Localized Microfactories - The New Face of Globalized Manufacturing

Why Companies Urgently Need to Rethink Their Automation Strategies

Manufacturing Innovation

Why Companies Urgently Need to Rethink Their Automation Strategies

Predicting Manufacturing Outcomes

Intelligent Automation

Predicting Manufacturing Outcomes

A Two-Part Q&A with Carl Bass – Part Two

Bright Ideas

A Two-Part Q&A with Carl Bass – Part Two

A Two-Part Q&A with Carl Bass – Part One

Bright Ideas

A Two-Part Q&A with Carl Bass – Part One

Instant Factories

Software-Defined Manufacturing

Instant Factories

Designing User Experience for the Factories of Tomorrow

Bright Ideas

Designing User Experience for the Factories of Tomorrow

The Not-So-Obvious Upside of Automation

Intelligent Automation

The Not-So-Obvious Upside of Automation

Commercial vs. Industrial Software Engineering: Differences & Key Tips

Bright Ideas

Commercial vs. Industrial Software Engineering: Differences & Key Tips

The Best Way to Make a Global Impact: Localization

Reshoring

The Best Way to Make a Global Impact: Localization

Machine Vision and Manufacturing: A Reality 25 Years in the Making

Intelligent Automation

Machine Vision and Manufacturing: A Reality 25 Years in the Making

A Conversation with Lior Susan, Founding Partner, Eclipse Ventures – Part II

Bright Ideas

A Conversation with Lior Susan, Founding Partner, Eclipse Ventures – Part II

A Conversation with Lior Susan, Founding Partner, Eclipse Ventures – Part I

Bright Ideas

A Conversation with Lior Susan, Founding Partner, Eclipse Ventures – Part I

Automation Brings Opportunity

Intelligent Automation

Automation Brings Opportunity

Demystifying Software-Defined Manufacturing

Software-Defined Manufacturing

Demystifying Software-Defined Manufacturing

From Bits to Atoms

Software-Defined Manufacturing

From Bits to Atoms

Auto Industry Takes Moore’s Law for a Drive

Manufacturing Innovation

Auto Industry Takes Moore’s Law for a Drive

Bright Machines, Brilliant People

Bright Ideas

Bright Machines, Brilliant People

The Next Generation of Manufacturing

Software-Defined Manufacturing

The Next Generation of Manufacturing

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