Collaborative Robotics: Developments and Trends in 2025
The pace of manufacturing evolution has accelerated to an unprecedented level, with collaborative robots (cobots) emerging as a central catalyst. As industries pursue greater flexibility, safety, and cost-efficiency, cobots have become integral to contemporary automation strategies.
Generative AI Powers Smart Manufacturing
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is significantly reshaping the smart manufacturing sector and is becoming a key driver of Industry 5.0. Its ability to speed up design processes and scale production is helping to boost productivity, enhance customer service, and create an environment ripe for innovation. This enables businesses to quickly adapt and succeed in a rapidly changing market.
Kreo Connect: The Evolution of Remote Support for Industrial Plants
Kreo Connect is the IoT platform designed for remote support on Lumia products. Quick, user-friendly, and secure, it enables connection and access to the facility, allowing for actions on both machine control and the ESA edge device to minimize machine downtime and enhance operational costs. In this article, we will explore some of its key features.
Quantum Computing in Production
To meet the growing challenges of a rapidly changing global economy, it is essential to revolutionize manufacturing processes and make them lean, reliable, and smart. Quantum computing in in production is among the most promising solutions to dramatically alter the nature of manufacturing.
Artificial Intelligence: key trends and areas of development in 2025
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the technological landscape and transforming the way industries operate. The integration of machine learning, robotics, and intelligent systems is poised to deliver substantial benefits in sectors such as manufacturing, logistics, and industrial automation. This article explores the key AI trends to watch in 2025, highlighting the transformative impact these advancements will have on the future of industry.
Digital Industry Forum 2025: ESA themes and participation
On 5 February 2025, ESA Automation & Robotics is among the protagonists at the Forum Industria Digitale at the Brixia Forum in Brescia. We present our most innovative solutions in motion control, machine learning, and digital twins, to demonstrate how these technologies can revolutionize production processes and make them more efficient, intelligent and flexible.
Industry 5.0: Challenges, Opportunities, and Goals for 2025
2025 marks a tangible step forward in the evolution towards Industry 5.0. Moving beyond the emphasis on digitalization, connectivity, and Big Data, Industry 5.0 focuses on creating a synergy between human ingenuity and advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and the Internet of Things (IoT). The primary goal is to develop human-centric, sustainable, and resilient production systems that balance efficiency with environmental responsibility.
New Kreo HMI by ESA: The Future of Control System Customization
The new Kreo HMI by ESA is the key to creating powerful and intuitive supervision applications. It is an innovative editor, developed entirely in a web environment, designed to simplify and improve the management of industrial automation projects. With its advanced features, it offers concrete support to optimize operational efficiency and increase plant productivity.
NIS 2 Cyber Security Directive: Main Requirements
To be implemented by 17 October 2024 by all EU Member States, the NIS 2 directive is a set of rules aimed at ensuring a common level of cyber security within the EU. The aim is to modernize the existing legal framework to adapt it to the increasing digitalization of businesses and, at the same time, to an ever-changing landscape of cyber security threats.
New Lumia Book: New High-Performance Box IPC
With the new Lumia Book, ESA presents a versatile and powerful device, designed to guarantee high performance in any production context. A compact and fanless Box IPC, based on Intel Celeron J6412 or on Intel i3 and i7 of the eleventh generation to meet the demands of the most demanding applications.