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by David R. Brousell, MA Editorial Staff Posted on Friday, August 31, 2007 12:09:26 PM   | Abstract: | Here Are 10 Innovators to Keep Your Eye On |
Do you find it difficult keeping up with technology developments in manufacturing? Do trends in software, hardware, data collection, and networking seem to be moving faster and faster? Do you routinely receive e-mails, print mailings, and telephone solicitations about tech products that you simply can't sort through, let alone comprehend? Well, if the answer to any or all of these questions is yes, you are far from alone. Tech information overload is a fact of business life today. But an equally important fact is that those responsible for running manufacturing companies still have an obligation to know what's going on, what's coming up, where innovation can be found, and where an edge for their companies can be obtained. In this spirit, I welcome you to Managing Automation's third annual Companies to Watch report. Once again, this year, the editors of Managing Automation have selected 10 companies, most of which are relatively young and generally unknown, whose technology stories we found interesting. This year, our picks span a wide spectrum of manufacturing technologies, ranging from enterprise software, such as profitability and portal applications, to wireless and RFID products, to software for decision support and demand management. All of our chosen companies have done something new and innovative in their respective fields. Our objective and hope are that this Companies to Watch report will help reduce some of the time and labor it takes you to keep up with technology trends in manufacturing. As always, let us know how we are doing. To read about our 10 Companies to Watch, click on the links below. Acorn Systems Inc. Apprion iDashboards Incuity INOVx Solutions, Inc. OMNITROL Networks Inc. Questra Corp. RFind Systems, Inc. Synchrono Terra Technology |