Stephanie Neil

Editor in Chief

Stephanie Neil has been reporting on business and technology for over 20 years and was named Editor in Chief of OEM in 2018. She joinedPMMI Media Group’s Automation World in 2015, where she contributes as Senior Editor. Earlier in her career, she was Senior Editor at Thomas Publishing’s Managing Automation and a community manager for Manufacturing-Executive.com. Stephanie has a wealth of knowledge in CPG, food and beverage, and pharmaceutical manufacturing technologies and covers engineering, trends, workforce development and more.

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A New Kind of Connected Factory
As a pandemic forces social distancing, manufacturers are using technology to stay connected, creating a new vision for how data is aggregated, shared, and acted upon to unite factories and people.
Dec 2nd, 2020
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CPGs Lean on OEMs During the Pandemic
From equipment startups to training to more automation, manufacturers are asking machine builders to adopt new technology and service roles in difficult times.
Nov 24th, 2020
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The Long Term Effects of Remote Access
The virtual world is creating new end user expectations around how products are delivered and serviced, requiring OEMs and technology suppliers to partner in new ways.
Nov 16th, 2020
Colin Warnes, ADCO's director of sales engineering and project management, shows the company's 3D printed tooling.
Additive Manufacturing for Packaging Machines
ADCO uses selective laser sintering 3D printing to make machine parts.
Nov 13th, 2020
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SIKO Adds IO-Link to Positioning Drives
With the open standard of the IO-Link interface, integration options are available for machine control from a variety of providers.
Nov 12th, 2020
Yaskawa Motoman HC20XP
A Cobot for End-of-Line Palletizing
Yaskawa Motoman’s HC20XP collaborative robot with a 1.7 meter reach is IP67-rated, easy to program, and safe and flexible enough to work alongside people or move between conveyors.
Nov 12th, 2020
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Van der Graaf Unveils IronGrip Lagging System
The company’s drum motor includes a new patented lagging system that can extend the lifespan of the overall conveyor system.
Nov 11th, 2020
Ray Fortuna, global product manager at Matthews Marking Systems discusses the Active Bulk Ink System (ABIS) at PACK EXPO Connects
Overcoming Ink Obstacles in High-Speed Primary Packaging Coding
Matthews Marking Systems’ Active Bulk Ink System ensures accurate performance of thermal inkjet printers.
Nov 11th, 2020
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Paxton Products Targets Hard to Clean Cups and Trays
The Paxton Ionized Air Rinser Vac can remove dust and debris from inside or outside of container walls. Plus, a new Pouch Dryer removes water trapped in parts of the pouch that could damage secondary packaging.
Nov 10th, 2020
The Domino Gx-Series with new ink, flexibility, and Internet 4.0 capabilities.
Domino Amjet Introduces Updated Thermal Inkjet Printer for North America
The Gx-Series printers, with new ink and Industry 4.0 capabilities, is designed to be durable and adaptable to production changes.
Nov 10th, 2020
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Fighting COVID-19 with Big Ass Fans
The new Clean Air System uses ion and ultraviolet technology to eliminate airborne pathogens.
Nov 9th, 2020
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Festo Introduces Cost-Effective Electric Actuator and Advanced I/O
The Simplified Motion Series of electric drives are an alternative to pneumatic actuators. The CPX-AP-I remote I/O system maximizes machine performance.
Nov 9th, 2020
Jan Tharp, CEO, The Bumble Bee Seafood Co.
Bumble Bee Reinvention Relies on Capable Leadership
Jan Tharp, CEO of The Bumble Bee Seafood Co. discusses leadership methods that overcame chaotic months for the company.
Nov 3rd, 2020