Wrapping our minds around using robotics today seems more reality than fantasy. The use of robotics is gaining momentum in many applications, including industrial processes, physical security, construction and even assisting...
Electrical contractors should be more vigilant than ever before about Industry 4.0’s continued advancement. The face of the new job site is one where Industry 4.0, and a higher degree of automation, is likely to be...
A shift is underway as factories reset facilities to provide more flexibility, automation and efficiency to meet the needs of a changing world. Contractors across the country are deploying renovations and upgrades that help...
Artificial intelligence is disrupting multiple industries. In construction, A.I. is a big game-changer. In a January 2021 report, “AI: Construction’s New Frontier of Digital Enablement,” consultant Ernst & Young Global Ltd...
Hotels, casinos and resorts are driven toward a variety of technological solutions to reduce energy use and water consumption, spurred by potential savings from energy-efficient ideas as well as consumer demands for greener...
For many of us, the year 2020 seemed so far away, but now it’s here and many of the technologies, products and processes that seemed implausible years ago have become standard ways of working. Electrical contractors share...
Catholic Charities, in Stockton, Calif., is a nonprofit, faith-based organization serving parts of Northern California. The organization, known for its social service, is also a good steward of its own resources, including...
Say robotics, and we think of a physical robot. Say automation, and we think controls, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), digital dashboards, cloud-based software and other connotations. However, robotics process...
Ever since the first personal computer arrived on the scene, people have been telling me I would be replaced by one some day. My comeback was always that the machine would need me to run it. Lately though, my imagination has...
Museums operate in one of the most challenging environments when it comes to protecting assets. The assets are publicly accessible, often high value (possibly priceless), and sometimes sensitive to environmental damage. That...
It sounds like a line from a bad science-fiction movie—"Robots are taking my job!"—but it is becoming a reality for a number of different industries. The automation revolution is replacing human labor with robotics, and it is...
If the last few years have taught humanity anything, it’s that no industry is safe from the disruptive influence of technology. Who would have predicted a hundred years ago that, by 2017, some of the cars on the road would be...
Don’t blink! If you do, you may miss some of the rapidly developing changes occurring in the technology sector. Moore’s Law states processing power doubles every 18 months. But once technology is implemented, changes occur...
The gradual emergence from the recession, as well as development of more efficient technology, is signaling what vendors predict will be a surge in commercial building automation. That trend would provide an opportunity for...
