Alex Cannella
Senior Editor, AutomationMesh
Alex Cannella is a writer with more than a decade of experience covering software, automation, gears and other manufacturing and engineering topics, including a five-year stint at Power Transmission Engineering, a magazine focused on industrial motion control and mechanical power transmission components.
Articles Written by Alex Cannella
Automate 2026 comes to Chicago next week, and we’ve been hard at work digging through the lists of over a thousand exhibitors to find interesting products and opportunities to track down at the show. Last week, you got a sneak peak at the South Hall, and today, we’ll be exploring everything that will be happening at McCormick’s North Hall. Read More
Smart glasses manufacturers are working night and day to make their products as invisible to the user as possible. Not just physically, but logistically, as well. With over a decade for the technology to develop, it's come far since Google excitedly introduced it to the world. Lighter, longer-lasting, and with more features than ever, smart glasses have found a hundred small inroads to make the user experience as invisible and natural as possible. Read More
For the past few years, AI has been the big new buzzword. Countless big tech hype men have gotten on stage and made a lot of very lofty promises about how AI will completely transform all our lives. This new tech is the next industrial revolution. It will allow you to manage your factory lines and predict tomorrow’s needs with unprecedented precision. It will fundamentally change how we do business from now on. And you don’t want to be left behind! Read More
Servo drive manufacturers have coalesced around a new status quo: Safe Torque Off. After a decade of development, the technology has become widely recognized as the standard in workplace safety; cheaper, safer, and more compact than the competition. If you’re working to meet modern standards for workplace safety today, there’s a pretty good chance you’re going to start here. Read More
