Automation Systems

For operations & engineering leads at manufacturing companies

Architecture-level lessons from medtech automation lines built for Intuitive Surgical, Illumina and Roche.

23 April 2026

Sensor selection, using the IFM O8 as a case study

How I worked through the selection trade-offs while designing the precision enclosure for IFM's O8 miniature photoelectric sensor, and how to apply the same questions to your own line.