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Cloud, AI AR, and Sustainability Partnerships Mark PTC LiveWorx Announcements.

Gary Mintchell

I had family commitments and did not attend PTC’s LiveWorx events. They did send a couple of press releases detailing announcements made there. One is an AI-enhanced (of course, they had to work AI into some release!) visual inspection called Step Check from Vuforia. There was also a sustainability partnership announcement along with a SaaS solution for Creo.

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Hot Tap Digital Flowmeters allow installation when compressed air piping is under pressure

Design World

EXAIR’s Hot Tap Digital Flowmeters allow installation when compressed air piping is under pressure. By eliminating the need to isolate and remove pressure from the pipe, these compressed air flowmeters reduce installation time while maintaining safety. Hot Tap Digital Flowmeters incorporate two valves that the measuring probes pass through. A sound muffler that also collects… The post Hot Tap Digital Flowmeters allow installation when compressed air piping is under pressure appeared

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Schaeffler presenting solutions for industrial robotics at Automate show

Design World

Schaeffler is exhibiting an array of advanced innovations for the industrial automation and robotics industries under the theme “Driving Smart Manufacturing at Every Axis” at the Automate 2023 trade show, which takes place through May 25 in Detroit’s Huntington Place Convention Center. Beyond its extensive portfolio of linear and rolling bearings, Schaeffler has also established… The post Schaeffler presenting solutions for industrial robotics at Automate show appeared first on Design Wor

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Deep Robotics unveils new four-legged robot

Robotics Automation News

Deep Robotics, a developer of quadrupedal robots for industrial applications, has launched the newest version of its dexterous intelligent robot dog, Lite3. The company says the new four-legged robot “combines advanced mobility and open modular structure” to serve education, research, and innovative entertainment purposes.

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Future Focus: Constructing Unshakeable Stability in Your Manufacturing Supply Chain

Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

We’ve all heard the buzzwords to describe new supply chain trends: resiliency, sustainability, AI, machine learning. But what do these really mean today? Over the past few years, manufacturing has had to adapt to and overcome a wide variety of supply chain trends and disruptions to stay as stable as possible. Stability has become key in this post-COVID world, and will remain key moving forward.

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Driving continual improvement with internal auditing

Manufacturer's Monthly

An Internal Audit program creates value when it is optimised to identify opportunities for improvement that directly impact performance and waste. Watch this webinar where Kester Brown, director, TRAC compliance risk and training solutions, SAI Global, uncovers ways you can manage and improve your management system to be more sustainable, whilst achieving certification to relevant ISO Standards.

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Autonomous military AI tested ‘responsibly’ by Ministry of Defence

E&T

The Aukus alliance is a trilateral security pact between Australia, the UK and the US (Aukus) which includes cooperation on advanced cyber mechanisms, AI and quantum technologies among other technologies. Their latest work saw AI-enabled assets being used in a “collaborative swarm” to detect and track military targets in real time. Accelerating the development of these technologies will have a massive impact on military capability, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.

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Real-time data can solve the top three challenges of the owner-contractor relationship

AU Manufacturing

Article by Ken Naughton, President, Management Controls Today’s economic conditions continue to create challenges in the global business environment, particularly in manufacturing. Whether it be staffing uncertainty , fear of cyberattack on critical technology, or difficulty sourcing raw materials, these challenges can lead to wrinkles in the working relationships between manufacturing project owners and contracted labor teams.

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The technology behind serial production

Manufacturer's Monthly

Markforged ’s serial-producing printer – the PX100 Binder Jetting solution – enables manufacturers to build large quantities of high-quality metal parts. Manufacturers’ Monthly speaks with CEO of Digital Metal Christian Lönne during his recent visit to Australia about the capabilities of the printer and the future of the additive manufacturing landscape.

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Instrumental Joins Siemens Dynamo Program and Will Complement Siemens’ Teamcenter Quality Offering with AI Capabilities

i4.0 today

Instrumental , the leading AI-powered manufacturing quality platform, is excited to announce its official collaboration with Siemens through the Siemens Dynamo program , an open innovation program serving as a commercialization vehicle for start-up companies with Siemens, its customers and partners. Identifying new failures, determining their root cause, and providing a solution is a complex task.

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Has integrated sensor and circuitry reached a new milestone?

Design World

Since the earliest days of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensor products, the goal of easily combining the sensing structures made using MEMS processing with the required signal conditioning has driven many sensor R&D labs. If successful, the solution would make the resulting devices more useful in a broader range of applications. In the 1980s, the circuitry […] The post Has integrated sensor and circuitry reached a new milestone?

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A Low-Risk, Incremental Approach to Smart Manufacturing for Small & Medium Manufacturers

This guidebook discusses how small/medium manufacturers have implemented Smart Manufacturing initiatives and realized benefits such as increased productivity as well as higher levels of coordination and speed within the enterprise and supply chain.

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Shell Chemical fined $10M, restarting production

Plastics News

Shell had suspended polyethylene resin and ethylene monomer production in Monaca, Pa., on March 25 but said on May 24 that it is restarting.

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Cost of carbon offsets could double by 2030, report warns

E&T

Carbon offsetting, along with emerging carbon capture and storage technologies, are being widely relied on to meet net-zero CO2 targets. Although many businesses have made some commitment to reaching net-zero by 2050, many are relying on carbon offsetting rather than directly reducing their own emissions. The PwC report estimates that in 2022, FTSE 350 companies publicly reported purchases of voluntary carbon offsets totalling £38m.

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AUKUS Submarine agreement a massive boost for national security and domestic capability

Manufacturer's Monthly

Details of the AUKUS nuclear submarine agreement announced in March have highlighted the critical role the submarines will play in protecting and defending Australia, as well as the profound flow-on impacts the AUKUS trilateral security partnership can deliver for Australian industry and supply chains. Author: Innes Willox, chief executive of the national employer association, Ai Group The program will contribute to skills development in Australia on a massive scale.

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Let Go! Leverage Your Mindset, Elevate Yourself as a Leader, Drive Organizational Purpose

Mold Making Technology

AMBA conferences always offer valuable conversations, new connections and life lessons. Photo Credit: Creative Technology Corp. I always need time to download and digest after attending an American Mold Builders Association (AMBA) Conference. I return to work energized by the conversations, new connections and session lessons. But more than that, I usually come back home with a life lesson.

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Best Practices to Boost Marketing Efficiency while Decreasing Cost Per Sale

Speaker: Kristin Hess - Senior Product Marketing Manager, Drift; Will Lyon - Head of Vertical Marketing, 6sense

The past three years have forced nearly every industry to rethink their prospect and customer engagement strategy. But while we’ve all been thrust into digital transformation, we haven’t all made the transition efficiently. Now that we know digital selling is the new norm, how can we ensure our website is doing as much of the leg work as possible for us - even in the midst of economic challenges?

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Emerson helps optimize innovative recycling process

Design World

Global software and technology leader Emerson is helping the Swedish cleantech company HaloSep to optimize their unique process that turns hazardous incinerator flue gas residue from waste-to-energy plants into usable materials. Emerson’s control technology and software is being deployed at HaloSep’s plant for optimization, research, and technology (PORT) in Gothenburg, Sweden, to manage an innovative… The post Emerson helps optimize innovative recycling process appeared first on Design Wo

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Centralization Errors Grow as Bores Get Smaller

Modern Machine Shop

There are many ways to measure a bore, and many factors that influence the accuracy of hole diameter measurements. For example, we know that operator skill in using rocking-type adjustable bore gages can influence the results, as can variations in part geometry. This may make even technically accurate measurements inaccurate from a part-function perspective, so it is important to consider the effects of gage centralization for smaller bores.

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Drivers should be taxed per mile starting with EVs, think tank says

E&T

In its ‘The Future of Driving’ report, the centre-right think tank said that road transport in Britain generates too much congestion and air pollution and that drivers are paying more through taxation than is invested back in the road network. CPS argues that fuel duty and vehicle excise duty should be replaced with a per-mile charging system, with higher mileage allowances for those living in rural areas to ensure fairness.

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Steeline GRP receives $800,000 AMEF investment

Manufacturer's Monthly

Darwin-based roofing company Steeline GRP is the latest recipient to be awarded co-investment under the Northern Territory government’s Advanced Manufacturing Ecosystem Fund (AMEF). The company is collaborating with Charles Darwin University, Diverseco, and local business Custom Works to integrate new manufacturing equipment to scale up its operations.

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Innovations in Manufacturing: How to Become Your New Tech's Master

Speaker: Gary Mintchell, Founder of The Manufacturing Connection

In a world where new technology keeps popping up out of nowhere, it's easy to think that this new tech can solve any and all your manufacturing challenges. This is a dangerous assumption because thoughtless reliance on technology can become a liability. Yes, tech does makes work easier and faster, but we've learned in recent decades that projects can still fail if the new technology being used doesn't bring manufacturing, business, and go-to-market strategies together.

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407 ETR and Mohawk College using drone technology to help workers with maintenancee

Canadian Manufacturing

Drone flying over 407 ETR gantry (CNW Group/407 ETR Concession Company Limited) TORONTO — 407 ETR is collaborating with Mohawk College’s Unmanned and Remote Sensing Innovation Centre (URSIC) to test safer and more efficient ways of conducting visual inspections of overhead structures. Currently, employees physically climb overhead gantries to perform manual inspections while traffic passes underneath.

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Advantec’s computing platform improves healthcare, retail, and automation process efficiency

Design World

Advantech, a provider of Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) hardware and automation technology, now offers the scalable Valor Mini Workstation that offers a seven-year minimum lifespan. The U.S.-developed and manufactured compact industrial PC provides continuity in complex processes by eliminating the need for frequent recertification, reintegration, and replacement common in typical commercial workstations.

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The Plastics Industry Is Undergoing a Global Shift

Plastics Today

Refining capacity is forecast to increase at the highest rate since 1977, just as the global polymer market experiences its “seventh disruption.” Here’s what will separate the winners from the losers in this new technology race.

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Swedish steel mill turns to hydrogen for full-scale production

E&T

Tucked away in a quaint town south of Stockholm lies one of Ovako’s nine production facilities. Its Hofors site has its roots traced back to the mid-16th century and today serves as the company’s hub, with production in steel and billet rolling mills, and in tube and ring mills. Now, the steel mill welcomes a new addition to its Hofors location as part of the company’s next steps in its decarbonisation journey: a hydrogen plant.

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The New Tech Toolbelt: Digital Twins, IoT, Cobots, & More

Speaker: Cory Skinner, Founder and CEO of FactR

From limited visibility and a lack of real-time data to a lack of agility and responsiveness to changing market conditions, there's no shortage of difficulties that today's supply chain professionals can encounter. What can be done to not only address these challenges, but overcome them? Supply chains need tools that elevate decision-making and boost ROI as well as respond effectively to demand fluctuations, customer preferences, and competition.

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WITTENSTEIN presents new miniaturized Galaxie® gearbox

Manufacturer's Monthly

The WITTENSTEIN miniaturised Galaxie ® gearbox is a newly developed, high-precision gearbox with axial power transmission. Compared to strain wave gearboxes with the same footprint, it convinces with much better torsional rigidity, significantly higher torque density, double the emergency stop torque and an almost 50 per cent larger hollow shaft diameter, depending on the size.

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ABB Closes Automation Skills Gap with New Robotics Education Package

MEM

ABB Robotics is continuing to close the global education gap in automation and prepare students for the future of work with the launch of a ready-to-use education package. Comprising a GoFa collaborative robot (cobot), teaching materials and a globally recognized technical qualification, the package is part of ABB Robotics global campaign to help workers thrive in a new era of automation.

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Advantech, Red Hat team up to deliver digital transformation and to drive innovation

Design World

Advantech, a supplier of industrial Internet of Things (IoT) hardware and automation technology, announces a collaboration with Red Hat, a provider of open-source solutions, that will enable equipment manufacturers, systems integrators, and enterprise IT teams to drive continuous innovation and accelerate digital transformation. The collaboration brings together the benefits of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and… The post Advantech, Red Hat team up to deliver digital transformation and to drive

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UK car production up in April as exports surge

SMMT

British car manufacturing output up 9.9% in April with 66,527 units rolling off factory lines. Exports surge 14.7% in the month with more than eight in 10 UK-made cars heading overseas. Sector calls for pragmatic solution to solve UK-EU rules of origin technical challenge. British car manufacturing made further gains in April, with output increasing for the third month in a row, up 9.9%, according to the latest figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). 66,

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The 4 Keys to Demand Planning in 2023 and Beyond

Speaker: Eva Dawkins - Senior Consultant, Supply Chain

The last three years have been a rollercoaster ride for most supply chains, filled with volatile unpredictability and frequent disruptions. We know technology improvements can improve supply chain operations and add significant value for companies even in turbulent times. However, to pull this off, companies must first establish crucial supporting people processes - in particular, planning processes.

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Book review: ‘The Battle of the Beams’ by Tom Whipple

E&T

As I was reading this book, a succession of seemingly far-fetched associations and recollections were projected - or perhaps should I say ‘beamed’ - onto my mind. I was reminded first of Times Radio, which has recently replaced BBC Radio 4 as my favourite station. Tom Whipple, the author of ‘The Battle of the Beams’ (Bantam Press, £20, ISBN 9781787634138), who also happens to be the science editor at The Times newspaper, is a regular commentator on science and technology for its radio counterpar

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Marand and Rheinmetall production alliance to deliver Boxer CRV

Manufacturer's Monthly

Marand Precision Engineering and Rheinmetall have announced a $50 million extension to their partnership to include the Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle (CRV) in use with the ADF and for export orders. Marand has an existing partnership with Rheinmetall to manufacture LANCE digital turrets, hull components and vehicle attachments in Geelong for export markets utilising Marand’s and Rheinmetall’s established Australian Supply Chain.

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States, EPA want tougher green marketing guides for plastics

Plastics News

The Federal Trade Commission is hearing calls from some state governments and the EPA to limit the chasing arrows on plastic resin ID codes and take a skeptical view on green marketing for chemical recycling.

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New compression latch from Southco offers visual indication of latch open status

Design World

Southco, a provider of engineered access solutions, has expanded its line of VISE ACTION Compression Latches with a new version that allows visual confirmation of latch open status. Southco’s E3 VISE ACTION Compression Latch with Visual Indicator features red, reflective indicator wings that can be easily viewed when the latch is open, allowing latch status… The post New compression latch from Southco offers visual indication of latch open status appeared first on Design World.

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Plastic Recycling Is Toxic, Greenpeace Claims

Plastics Today

A Greenpeace report on the “health threats from plastic recycling” argues that global controls on chemicals in plastics and significant reductions in plastics production are the only solution to the “plastic crisis.

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