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HMS Networks acquires PEAK-System Technik

Design World

HMS Networks AB, a global provider of industrial information and communication technology, has today entered into a binding agreement with DOGAWIST-Investment GmbH to acquire 100% of the shares in PEAK-System Technik GmbH, a well-established German provider of industrial communication solutions and experts within automotive communication technologies such as CAN and LIN.

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“Productize” Large Language Model LLM Applications

Gary Mintchell

Mainstream media, bloggers, and YouTubers join marketers with opinions and expectations surrounding Augmented (Artificial) Intelligence (AI) especially with the breakout of energy-guzzling Large Language Models (LLMs). Despite the hype, I have seen a few actual applications of embedding an LLM into software applications. So, the product development engineers among us (I used to be one) must ask themselves—can we turn this into a product?

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Energy Monitoring for Manufacturers Gets Easier

Automation World

Opto 22’s Benson Hougland explains how manufacturers can quickly track their most expensive energy costs using Inductive Automation’s Ignition and the groov RIO energy monitoring unit.

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Unprecedented EV discounting shores up September new car market

SMMT

New car market up 1.0% to 275,239 units in key ‘74’ plate change month of September as heavy EV discounting shores up demand. Record 56,387 BEV registrations in September, driven by massive manufacturer discounting, pushes YTD market share to 17.8%, with 18.5% forecast by year end – still below the zero emission vehicle mandate. SMMT and major vehicle manufacturers write to Chancellor calling for urgent consumer support as growth in private buyer demand for diesel outstrips EVs in September.

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How To Select the Right Software for Innovation Management

Finding the right innovation management software is like picking a racing bike—it's essential to consider your unique needs rather than just flashy features. This oversight can stall your innovation efforts. Download now to explore key considerations for success!

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Learn how to start and scale your business at RoboBusiness’ startup bootcamp

Robotics Business Review

From left to right, top row: John Lanza, Mark O’Toole, Ben Waters, Daniel Theobald, and Joyce Sidopoulos. Bottom row: Ninaad Sridharan, Syed Saquib, Niamh Donnelly, Marita McGinn, and Jeff Linnell. The Robotics Startup Bootcamp, hosted by the MassRobotics Accelerator, returns to RoboBusiness this year. Spanning two sessions on the first day of the event in Santa Clara, Calif., it will cover topics ranging from the basics every entrepreneur should know at the start of their journey, to the

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The Benefits of an Enterprise Architecture for Manufacturers

Automation World

The capabilities of Inductive Automation's Ignition software platform showcase a good example of how manufacturers can create an enterprise architecture for optimizing production processes, improving decision-making and achieving digital transformation goals.

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PTC Announces Strategic Collaboration Agreement with AWS

Gary Mintchell

Amazon stumbled into quite a business when it developed Web Services. Of course, Microsoft and Google entered the market proving it’s a real market. AWS has been gaining ground in the industrial software space. This news comes from PTC announcing that its Onshape business has announced entry into a Strategic Collaboration Agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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Siemens Demonstrates Machine Tool Digitalization Software Portfolio at IMTS

Control.com

MACHINUM, the new CNC digitalization portfolio from Siemens, integrates several software technologies to build a digital profile that can be used to optimize machining processes.

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MassRobotics reveals its 2024 awards winners

Robotics Automation News

MassRobotics, a robotics innovation organization, has revealed its 2024 Robotics Medal and Rising Star recipients at the IEEE ICRA@40 conference in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The Robotics Medal is the world’s first major prize to recognize the wide-ranging impact of female researchers focusing on the development of robotics around the globe.

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How Google Cloud Plans to Bridge IT and OT Data

Automation World

With the connection of Manufacturing Data Engine and Cortex Framework, Google Cloud looks to ease the collection and processing of multi-modal data from machines, sensors and cameras for contextualization with data from enterprise applications.

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The Secrets to Zero-Waste Manufacturing: A ex-SpaceX Start-up Case Study

Sit down with Karan Talati, CEO of First Resonance, to explore the significant contributors to waste in the manufacturing industry. Karan delves into two critical areas: material waste and data waste. He discusses how material waste impacts costs and efficiency, and the often-overlooked issue of data waste—where valuable data is not captured, leading to inefficiencies in managing inventory and operations.

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Mitsubishi Electric improves OEM’s production by 300% with servo motors and amplifiers

Design World

Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. prides itself on its servo motors and amplifiers portfolio, known for its high-performance capabilities, flexibility, and versatility for various applications. When an OEM of vial capping equipment, Genesis Packaging Technologies, reached out to distributor, Moxley Electronics, for a solution to upgrade their existing line of equipment, Moxley recommended Mitsubishi Electric for… The post Mitsubishi Electric improves OEM’s production by 300% with

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3Laws secures $4.1M in seed funding to improve robot safety

Robotics Business Review

3Laws’ Supervisor is a software layer that operates between the autonomy stack and the robot to monitor and correct motion commands in real-time to deliver collision avoidance, geofencing, system stability, and other necessary outcomes. | Credit: 3Laws Robotics 3Laws Robotics has secured $4.1M in seed funding to expand the company and begin hiring to grow its engineering and customer support teams.

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UK government’s pylon roll-out plan receives backlash from local councils

E&T

Local councils warn they will launch a High Court challenge to block the government’s plan to roll out electricity pylons across the UK.

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Make Cybersecurity Awareness Month a Game-Changer for You and Your Career

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

With cyber threats on the rise and the start of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, it couldn’t be a better time to elevate your skill set to meet attacks head-on—and defend, detect, and protect your data and networks.

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How To Align Product Management And Supply Chain Operations For Successful Product Launches

Speaker: Shalini Dinesh

Effective cross-functional collaboration and communication heavily influence product launch success. Research shows that as many as 70% of product launches fail due to inadequate coordination among stakeholders, including supply chain, product management, legal, marketing, and change control teams (Gartner, 2022). The 2023 Supply Chain Insights Report highlights that 60% of supply chain disruptions are caused by poor communication and misalignment among cross-functional teams.

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Why Bin Tuning Is Critical to Profitable Batch Manufacturing

Automation World

In one example, a manufacturer lost 75 tons of product to waste and experienced nearly eight hours of downtime, costing the company $25,000 plus lost revenues.

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Dodge Industrial unveils OPTIFY Breather for complete powertrain condition monitoring

Design World

Dodge Industrial, Inc., announced the expansion of OPTIFY, their renowned Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solution for complete powertrain condition monitoring. The OPTIFY Breather, the premier intelligent desiccant breather, allows customers to tap into the power of the Dodge condition monitoring platform to remotely monitor breather status for extended gearbox life and streamlined maintenance.

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Quicktron Robotics raises more than $100M to deploy its AMRs globally

Robotics Business Review

The M5 robots can carry totes across warehouses for order picking. | Source: Quicktron Robotics Quicktron Intelligent Technology Co. last month said it has raised more than $100 million in a Series D funding round. The mobile robot provider said it plans to use the funds to expand its global market share and continue to enhance its products and user experience. “As global demand for intelligent warehousing and logistics solutions continues to grow, Quicktron will fully utilize the funds fr

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A Medtech Innovation Model Grounded in Cross-Fertilization

Plastics Today

The Bakken Medical Devices Center applies principles established by the founder of Medtronic to address the unmet needs of patients and medical personnel.

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A Journey to Efficiency & Excellence in Manufacturing

Foundation Wellness, an orthotic and foot care product leader, transformed its manufacturing by implementing the Manufacturing Execution System FORCE MES FLEX from FORCAM ENISCO. Previously hindered by manual data collection, the company needed more efficiency and a proactive approach. Adopting an MES enhanced data visibility and enabled data-driven decision-making.

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Daythree Business Services Sdn Bhd Recognized with Frost & Sullivan’s 2024 Malaysian Customer Value Leadership Award for Innovative Tech-Enabled Customer Experience Solutions

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

San Antonio, TX — 3 rd October, 2024 — Frost & Sullivan recently researched the CXM services industry and, based on its findings, recognizes Daythree Business Services Sdn Bhd ( Daythree) with the Malaysian Customer Value Leadership Award. Daythree is an industry-leading company that combines advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and robotic process automation (RPA) technologies to provide innovative, multilingual customer experience management (CXM) services across Asia-Pacific with a top-n

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JMC Ford Factory Adopts Comau Flexible Assembly System

Automation World

Comau’s welding automation system enables JMC Ford to have a completely automated multi-vehicle co-production line.

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Meet the new FlexiBowl 200, a compact automated feeding solution

Design World

The FlexiBowl 200 is ARS Automation’s latest innovation in its lineup of flexible feeding solutions. The new product is designed compactly with powerful performance to address the growing demands of modern manufacturing and is suitable for handling small parts ranging from 1 to 10 mm. The feeding solution is 25% shorter and 50% slimmer than… The post Meet the new FlexiBowl 200, a compact automated feeding solution appeared first on Design World.

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Renishaw and RLS help to drive a robot revolution

Robotics Business Review

Background A revolution in collaborative robots (cobots) promises to change how assistive care is delivered to the elderly, how people interact with their work environment and even how surgeons perform heart surgery. RLS d.o.o. , a Renishaw associate company, has over many years cultivated a value-added partnership with the German company, TQ-RoboDrive , part of the TQ-Group.

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Enhance Customer Value: Unleash Your Data’s Potential

The complexity of financial data, the need for real-time insight, and the demand for user-friendly visualizations can seem daunting when it comes to analytics - but there is an easier way. With Logi Symphony, we aim to turn these challenges into opportunities. Our platform empowers you to seamlessly integrate advanced data analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting into your applications, transforming raw data into actionable insights.

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‘Because secondhand is feckin’ grand’: how clothes swapping became huge in Ireland

The Guardian Manufacturing

After seeing the consequences of fast fashion, one woman is on a mission to change the way we think about repurposing clothes Mary Fleming was on holiday in Kenya when she saw it: a mound of secondhand clothes heaped by a river, the pile so vast and unruly it was spilling into the water. The sight shocked her. At home in Ireland she was a passionate shopper and bought a new outfit almost every weekend.

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Taking the leap into 3D printing in the fabrication shop

The Fabricator

Nick Martin finally decided on a 3D printer, and his research has been rewarded. His metal fabrication shop now can print parts it used to outsource, streamlining production and reducing costs.

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Universal Robots Increases UR20 and UR30 Payload Capacity

Automation World

The cobots will gain an additional 5kg of payload via a software update.

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Design Pro Technology selects FAULHABER brushless motor for D-Ankle prosthesis

Design World

Instead of the usual passive suspension at the foot components, the prosthesis assists its user by means of motor power. As is the case with a natural gait, the artificial foot is actively bent up and down with each step. The gait becomes more harmonious, more stable and less tiring. An intelligent controller finds the… The post Design Pro Technology selects FAULHABER brushless motor for D-Ankle prosthesis appeared first on Design World.

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How to Master Product Portfolio Management

Pursuing product portfolio management excellence empowers organizations to unlock the full potential of their offerings. This comprehensive guide unveils 10 essential keys that serve as the building blocks for success.

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RBR50 Spotlight: NVIDIA gives mobile robots all-around sight with Nova Carter

Robotics Business Review

Organization: NVIDIA Country: U.S. Website: [link] Year Founded: 1993 Number of Employees: 500+ Innovation Class: Technology, Product & Services Development of commercial-grade mobile robots is a time-consuming process, but NVIDIA Corp. offers to accelerate that process with the Nova Carter platform. It enables surround vision for autonomous navigation, freeing developers to focus on other applications for artificial intelligence in robotics, said the Santa Clara, Calif.

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Coca-Cola Canada Sponsors Drone as Newest Plastic Litter Picker

Plastics Today

Partnership with Pollution Probe will deploy innovative technology in waste reduction efforts to collect, remove, and analyze waste found in Canada's Great Lakes.

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Arcing toward perfection in orbital pipe welding

The Fabricator

After seeing what Tecnar’s latest robotic welding software could, it didn’t take long for the staff at one fabricator to embrace it. Tecnar’s latest robotic welding and software package.

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LabVantage Solutions Applauded by Frost & Sullivan for Its Industry-leading Flexible, Scalable, and Cost-effective LIMS Solutions

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

SAN ANTONIO, TX. – October 1, 2024 – Frost & Sullivan assessed the laboratory information management systems (LIMS) industry and, based on its findings, recognizes LabVantage Solutions with the 2024 Global Company of the Year Award. A leading provider of comprehensive laboratory (lab) informatics platforms, LabVantage Solutions offers differentiated, value-added solutions to transform data into knowledge and empower laboratories to address emerging business challenges and capitalize on futur

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Guide to Agile Manufacturing and Its Advantages

Forward-thinking manufacturers are recognizing the limitations of traditional project management and quality control methods. For modern companies seeking to accelerate product development cycles and increase their speed to market, adopting agile methodology is becoming increasingly essential.