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ABB to expand robotics factory in U.S.

Design World

ABB has announced that construction is starting on the expansion of its existing North American robotics headquarters and manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Mich. The project is expected to be completed in November 2023 and represents an investment of $20 million.

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Branch Motor Control Updated from Allen-Bradley

Gary Mintchell

Here is my second piece of news from the foundation level of the enterprise pyramid. I lien’t think I’d write about motor control again. This news from Rockwell Automation announces a complete revision to its Allen-Bradley Branch Motor Control & Protection Solutions.

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EtherNet/IP: A CIP-Based Protocol for Discrete and Process Applications

Automation World

This installment in Automation World’s continuing series on key industrial network technologies clarifies what EtherNet/IP is and traces its development as a leading Ethernet-based industrial networking protocol. Factory / Communication

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Italian Know-How for India’s Energy Transition and Manufacturing Growth

Dinesh Mishra

ITALIAN TECH in INDIA The Embassy of Italy in New Delhi, the Consulate General of Italy in Mumbai, and the IICCI – Indo-Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry are proud to announce the successful conclusion of the “ITALIAN TECH in INDIA” exhibition.

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

Speaker: Gary Mintchell, Founder of The Manufacturing Connection

This presentation with Gary Mintchell, founder of The Manufacturing Connection, will provide insight on some lessons learned from working with new technology - in other words, what you should and shouldn’t do with new tech!

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AMETEK Opens Customer Solutions Center In Germany

Metrology

AMETEK has opened a new state-of-the-art Customer Solutions Center in Weiterstadt, Germany where visitors can find the latest news concerning the company’s many brands, and experience product demonstrations of technologies The post AMETEK Opens Customer Solutions Center In Germany appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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A new dimension of manufacturing

Design World

With ACOPOS 6D, B&R heralds a new era of manufacturing. Shuttles carry individual products freely through the machine, powered by magnetic levitation. Gone are the days when conventional transport systems imposed rigidly defined timing on the production process.

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Zero Trust Security Moves from Defense to Industry

Automation World

Developed for military/defense applications, the Mission Secure cybersecurity platform aims to reduce access and, therefore, risk to industrial operations technologies. Process / Cybersecurity

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6 Tips for Maintenance During Your Certification Journey

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

So you’re certified. That’s great! But once you have that certification, you need to maintain it. Luckily, you have options to keep it current, level up, or branch out into other technical areas. I li… Read more on Cisco Blogs Learning Cisco Certifications continuing education

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5G Ushers in New Era for Manufacturing

Metrology

In Jingzhou, Hubei Province, China Midea has opened a new washing machine factory that uses 5G to deliver a fully interconnected manufacturing process. Built by China Mobile and Huawei, the The post 5G Ushers in New Era for Manufacturing appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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15 industry experts on relentless semiconductor woes — and fixes

Design World

Semiconductor products were more affected than any other by COVID-induced supply-chain issues felt around the world. International political tensions have only prolonged and exacerbated the problem.

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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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Rockwell Invests in Ready Robotics

Gary Mintchell

Rockwell Automation invests strategically in a number of ways. It made an investment in PTC mostly to have access to ThingWorx and input into other technologies. It also acquired outright Plex and FiiX that gave it inhouse cloud capabilities.

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The Digital Twin Takes Shape

Automation World

Industrial companies are creating digital twins aimed at boosting efficiency, productivity, and plant performance. Factory / IIoT

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Cisco Modeling Labs 2.5: Now with Resource Limiting

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

Whether you’re using a large virtual machine or beefy hardware server, running labs with a lot of nodes or labs with resource-hungry nodes in Cisco Modeling Labs (CML) can require a lot of memory/RAM… Read more on Cisco Blogs Learning Cisco Modeling Labs

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Smart Manufacturing Key To Tomorrow’s Advanced Vehicles

Metrology

Automakers are under more pressure than ever as the automotive and transportation industries continue to transform at a rapid pace.

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ComInTec shaft collars

Design World

Components for machines like DIN 705 locking rings, thick washers, and threaded ring nuts are essential in the assembling to stop and place a bearing or other components, or as a stop ledge. In steel fully turned. Good surface finishing with edge deburring.

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From the Ridiculous to the More Ridiculous

Gary Mintchell

So, the court system is now tied up by a law suit about what a chicken wing is. Disclaimer: I have not eaten poultry since I was about five. I have no personal experience.] It seems a guy visited Buffalo Wild Wings. He ordered their “boneless chicken wings.”

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Canadian dairy plant becomes a symbol for Ukrainian farmers

Canadian Manufacturing

The cows on Lyuba Pastushok’s farm are like her “cheeky children,” she explained in Ukrainian as she walked among her growing herd, gently cooing to them and softly petting their heads.

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Monash Precinct Network paves the way for research, manufacturing growth

AU Manufacturing

Matt Fregon MP, Victorian Member for Ashwood, has formally launched the Monash Precinct Network, which will hasten the city’s development as a major hub for global research and manufacturing.

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Control 2023 – Displaying Trending Technologies and Solutions

Metrology

The 35th Control international trade fair for quality assurance will open its doors in Stuttgart to technology updates from the fields of vision systems, image processing and sensor technology, as The post Control 2023 – Displaying Trending Technologies and Solutions appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine. Events

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How design support and e-learning are addressing labor shortage

Design World

We recently asked several industry experts about trends they’re seeing in engineering training, software tools, and support. Here’s what those experts had to say. Meet the experts Nathan Andaya | Director Techline SBU • LINAK U.S. Boaz Eidelberg | CTO • SAAR Inc.

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Advances Carbon Emission Reduction Efforts with Comprehensive Decision Support Capability

Gary Mintchell

Leaving politics behind (oh, how I wish we could!), carbon reduction is simply good business, good engineering, good for us all. And many leading industrial technology companies are working on solutions. This announcement on March 7, 2023 is from Aspen Technology (aka AspenTech).

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Everything you ever wanted to know about Cisco ISE, but were afraid to ask

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

Cisco Identity Service Engine (ISE) hasn’t been around for that long but it has been around long enough that if you aren’t familiar with it, it can be a bit intimidating to learn the basics and get yo… Read more on Cisco Blogs Security Identity Services Engine ISE webinar

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Fonterra says soaring cheese prices drove half year sales to $546m

AU Manufacturing

New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra has reported a 50 per cent spike in its first-half profit, totalling NZD 546 million (AUD 506 million), owing mostly to favourable margins in the company’s cheese and protein portfolios. The Australian branch earned NZD 74 million (AUD 68.6

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Partnership To Advance Laser Scanning CMM Retrofits

Metrology

Measurement Solutions Limited (MSL) and Nikon Metrology have announce their new sales partnership and mutual approach in providing state-of-the art 3D laser scanning solutions within the UK.

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ARRIS increases additive molding production capacity to more than a million parts

Design World

ARRIS — manufacturer enabling high-performance composites at scale with new design latitudes for mass-market consumer products, transportation, and industrial applications — recently signed a contract manufacturing partner (CM) to further increase production part capacity.

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Indian startup Unbox Robotics launches sortation robots in the US

Robotics Automation News

Unbox Robotics, an India-based robotics technology company for intralogistics, plans to expand its footprint in the international markets starting with the United States.

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Keys to developing autonomous vehicle software

Robotics Business Review

APEX.AI co-founder Dejan Pangercic discusses software development for autonomous vehicles. The post Keys to developing autonomous vehicle software appeared first on Robotics Business Review. Autonomous Transportation Design / Development News Podcasts Apex

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SA gov’t in talks with Singapore-based firm for new Australian hydrogen manufacturing hub

AU Manufacturing

Trade and Investment Minister Nick Champion has met with Singapore-headquartered Trafigura – the company that owns Nyrstar , the operators of the Port Pirie multi-metals facility – to explore plans for a green hydrogen manufacturing facility in South Australia.

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Ground-breaking Low-cost Molecular Diagnostic Tests Will Be Delivered Using Festo Automation Technology

i4.0 today

The recent pandemic taught us that rapid and reliable tests at low cost are key to future prevention and control of transmissible diseases. High throughput testing for many upper respiratory tract pathogens is now possible, using automation technology.

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Design support, training and e-learning trends for 2023

Design World

We recently asked several industry experts about trends they’re seeing in engineering training, software tools, and support. Here’s what those experts had to say. Meet the experts Nathan Andaya | Director Techline SBU • LINAK U.S. Boaz Eidelberg | CTO • SAAR Inc.

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The Rise of Personalized Shopping: AI Assistants and Customer Engagement

Robotics Automation News

A huge transition is currently taking place in the retail sector. In order to provide individualized shopping experiences, merchants are blending physical and digital interactions thanks to the development of cutting-edge technology.

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The Reality Of Deep Sea Mining Is Getting Closer As Are The Consequences

21st Century Tech

The ink hasn’t yet dried on the newest international agreement to protect vast areas of the global ocean from human predation, yet a two-week meeting starting in Kingston, Jamaica, today could lead to the beginning of deep-sea mining of the ocean floor this year.

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Nightingale equips Blackbird drone with AWS AI systems

AU Manufacturing

Drone manufacturing company Nightingale Intelligent Systems has ventured into a partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to integrate the Blackbird Security Drone sensor data with AWS systems to create a highly advanced data analytics platform for intrusion detection, navigation, and life-safety use cases.

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Crocodile-inspired e-skin could improve prosthetics

E&T

The development of flexible electronic skin could greatly help innovation in the fields of rehabilitation, healthcare, prosthetic limbs and robotics.

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Three things to consider before investing in mobile robotics

Design World

Most businesses with warehousing functions can realize greater efficiency, safety, and productivity from autonomous mobile robotics. For those ready to make the leap but unsure where to start, following are key industry trends and considerations.