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David Greenfield

Img 0817David Greenfield joined Automation World in June 2011. Bringing a wealth of industry knowledge and media experience to his position, David’s contributions can be found in AW’s print and online editions and custom projects. Earlier in his career, David was Editorial Director of Design News at UBM Electronics, and prior to joining UBM, he was Editorial Director of Control Engineering at Reed Business Information, where he also worked on Manufacturing Business Technology as Publisher. 

Contract Packaging
Collaborative robots help double output
Faced with rising production costs and lower price demands from customers, Tegra Medical, a contract manufacturer of medical devices, automated key aspects of its production operations with small, collaborative robots.
September 15, 2015
A Universal Robot operates within a mini work cell at Tegra Medical.
Controls & Machine Components
How plant automation impacts product, equipment, and packaging compliance
With FDA food safety requirements and inspections on the rise in response to the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) deployment, the first question for most people involved in the food industry is: Who does this law affect?
April 20, 2014
Controls & Machine Components
OMAC committees focus on streamlining standard
A recent meeting of the OMAC Packaging Working Group’s PackML and PackSpec committees concentrated on clarifying and simplifying its standard to bolster increased acceptance and use of the standard by OEMs and end users.
December 12, 2012
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Controls & Machine Components
Why wireless sensor networks are everywhere (almost)
It seems like it was not so long ago that there was a serious debate over whether or not wireless sensor networks — and wireless communications in general — were a technology suitable for industrial applications. If you take a look around, that debate is over.
November 7, 2012
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SAP: Will digital manufacturing fulfill Its promise?
SAP
For more than a decade now, digital manufacturing tools have been positioned as the ultimate tool for streamlining production to improve quality, operator working conditions, and bottom line results. But outside of industries with complex assembly requirements, uptake of digital manufacturing has not been robust. That may be beginning to change.
September 13, 2012
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Top Stories
TCCA’s new ice cream plant in Decatur, Ill., supports its strategy to meet rising demand on the East Coast.
Dairy
New Tillamook Ice Cream Plant Features Packaging Line Built to Scale
With a two-floor layout and plans for further automation, the Decatur, Ill., facility’s packaging line is built to support production growth ahead.
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Recycling
Packaging Recycling Professionals Gathered in Person and Remotely for this Year's Packaging Recycling Summit
Through the Line: Packaging and Processing
Robotics
Through the Line: Robotic Cookie Multi-pack Automation System
Kind's new logo features the brand's four-color bars now surrounding the wordmark.
Package Design
Kind Leans on Familiar Elements in New Brand Design
Stainless Steel Liquid Mixers for Demanding Sanitary Applications
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Stainless Steel Liquid Mixers for Demanding Sanitary Applications