Good morning! Like most everything, quality control technology is quickly growing smarter. While some companies are driving toward fully autonomous production, Cognex expects "there’s always going to be a human in that loop" to make final decisions on process changes, as they told us in the latest installment in our series on vision systems.

We also have an upgraded control unit from Oerlikon HRSflow, news from Sepro and Matsui, and from our colleagues at MH&L, a look at a new report on reshoring.

And I promise this is the last time I'll mention this (until next year): PMM's annual survey closes this weekend. Let us know what kinds of equipment you're buying in 2027, and what factors are influencing your decisions.

Lynne Sherwin, editor