Automation World
MAY 13, 2024
Teradyne Robotics’ work with Nvidia is expected to bring about an inflection point in technology that will enable robots to operate more precisely in unstructured and changing environments and scale new robotic applications at companies of all sizes.
Design World
MAY 16, 2024
AutomationDirect has added Endress+Hauser Ceraphant series digital pressure transmitters featuring a compact stainless steel construction, a 4-digit LCD display, and IO-Link compatibility for easy setup, integration, and on-the-fly configuration changes. Ceraphant PTP31B series digital pressure transmitters offer dual 1/2-in. NPT male / 1/4-in. NPT female process connections and are available in measuring ranges up to… The post Endress+Hauser Cerephant Series digital pressure transmitters
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Gary Mintchell
MAY 15, 2024
My first stop on May 7 at Automate was at one of Rockwell Automation’s newest acquisitions— Otto Motors. They manufacture autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). These mechanisms are used for material handling logistics within a manufacturing plant. My experience in manufacturing plants for my entire career consisted of staying within the proper painted lines so that the constant towmotor (forklift) traffic didn’t run over me.
Design World
MAY 13, 2024
As many people around the world are still getting used to, benefiting from the improvements, and confronting the shortcomings of 5G cellular, standards organizations and industry cooperatives are busy preparing for 6G. This next generation communications network will add sensing to the communications capabilities. Called integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) or joint communications and sensing […] The post How will sensing become part of 6G cellular?
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Discover how CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) transformed and revitalized Broderick's manufacturing plant in 5 productive ways. Before the CMMS, the plant faced challenges such as reactive maintenance due to staff shortages, inefficient inventory management, and poor team communication. With the CMMS, the plant experienced increased equipment uptime, streamlined maintenance processes, enhanced inventory management, improved communication, and better decision-making through real-
NIST Manufacturing
MAY 15, 2024
The awards will fund research and development of new products relating to cybersecurity, quantum computing, health care, semiconductor manufacturing and other critical areas.
The Fabricator
MAY 15, 2024
Welding instructor Brent Tuttle has earned recognition and praise for finding ways to get students in the La Mirada, Calif., community interested in welding.
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Gary Mintchell
MAY 13, 2024
Someone else is going to transform the industry. OK, I have worn many Augmented Reality glasses in demos at trade shows. They are cool, but it still looked like a solution searching for a problem. Meanwhile, the Apple Vision Pro supports both AR and Virtual Reality (VR). Everyone is talking about how cool the VR part is for immersive movies. No one has been talking about the AR capabilities.
Design World
MAY 14, 2024
Siemens Digital Industries Software has created a new program to credential students, recognize career readiness, and help create a stronger pipeline of engineering talent to meet industry demands. The Siemens credentials are intended to supplement a formal degree by validating industry knowledge and skills. As part of the program, specific credentials will be piloted as… The post Penn State and CU Boulder add Siemens credential program appeared first on Design World.
E&T
MAY 14, 2024
The world’s best regions for growing avocados are being threatened by climate change, which could lead to a major decline in harvests by 2050, a report has found.
The Fabricator
MAY 13, 2024
Robinson Inc., De Pere, Wis., hopes to find out what Sentry Equipment, Oconomowoc, Wis., already knows: Employee ownership is a competitive advantage for some metal fabrication businesses.
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Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?
Robotics Business Review
MAY 13, 2024
The robotics industry has seen major growth and maturity in the past decade. Technology advances such as vision systems and computing power, along with the rise of artificial intelligence, have helped the industry grow in many ways. Robots also are getting cheaper and more affordable. Robots are taking a greater role and improving automation in many ways, but are humanoid robots the next step?
Gary Mintchell
MAY 13, 2024
Partnering with Microsoft continues to be an important part of manufacturing software development. This news is from Hexagon partnering with Microsoft to integrate engineering with Microsoft 365 to foster data collaboration among engineers. There’s a lot of marketing overkill in the release, but the essence is they hope to improve innovation through engineers and designers using improved collaboration tools.
i4.0 today
MAY 14, 2024
A new multimillion-pound project led by Heriot-Watt University’s global research institute for net zero is using AI to slash the time and cost involved in modelling carbon capture and storage (CCS) methods. Called ECO-AI, the research team is developing specialist AI techniques for scientific computing, material discovery and financial forecasting, to enable efficient CO2 capture and storage in deep geological formations whilst setting out the financial implications in deploying these techniques
Modern Machine Shop
MAY 14, 2024
My dad was a machinist for a few years and then he ended up becoming a mechanic. He taught me a lot and wanted me to be able to fix whatever around the house myself. Anytime something broke around the house, he would pull me over and be like, “Alright, I'm going to show you how this works and how we're going to fix it.” I went to technical high school to study electrical.
Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions
In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. ♻️ Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene
Mold Making Technology
MAY 15, 2024
A mold designer can reduce the impact of a potential mismatch and ease the cost of building a mold with simple modifications to the mold design. Source (All Images) | Oasic Consulting Trying to produce a perfect match between two surfaces is not only difficult to achieve but also very costly. Mold designers create deliberate mismatches for ease of manufacturing and improved part aesthetics.
Cisco Smart Manufacturing
MAY 15, 2024
Switching to a platform-based IT strategy can make growing a breeze, cutting through complexity and bolstering teamwork. It’s a smart, forward-thinking move that keeps things simple and sustainable.
Design World
MAY 15, 2024
Motion Industries, Inc., a leading distributor of maintenance, repair and operation replacement parts, and a premier provider of industrial technology solutions, signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Allied Circuits, an electrical and automation firm. The transaction is expected to close later this month, subject to customary closing conditions.
Robotics Business Review
MAY 14, 2024
Kyle Vogt, then president and CTO of Cruise, delivered a Robotics Summit & Expo keynote in 2019. Source: WTWH Media Kyle Vogt, the co-founder and former CEO of autonomous vehicle developer Cruise LLC, has launched a new startup: The Bot Company. Vogt posted to LinkedIn that the company has already raised $150 million from investors, but he didn’t give many details of its plans for service or household robots.
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As engineers push the boundaries of innovation with groundbreaking hardware products, their success depends largely on the speed and efficiency of production. The challenge? Manual processes and disparate systems lead to multiple versions of documents, incomplete records, and duplicated work, creating a chaotic system of records that is difficult to manage.
Control.com
MAY 13, 2024
Weidmuller recently launched several new product ranges of multi-purpose terminal blocks, designed to save valuable cabinet space for signal routing and marshaling in distributed control systems.
Canadian Manufacturing
MAY 13, 2024
TORRANCE — ZO Motors North America and ITD Industries have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in which ITD Industries becomes the exclusive distributor for ZM Trucks zero-emission Battery Electric and Fuel Cell Electric commercial truck products in Canada, becoming the supplier of new energy trucks in the region. ZM Trucks, the western expression of ZO Motors, is North America’s newest zero-emissions commercial truck brand.
Cisco Smart Manufacturing
MAY 15, 2024
Cisco Hypershield places security enforcements exactly where and when it’s needed, seamlessly at cloud speed and in highly distributed environments. Check out more of its key benefits here.
Design World
MAY 15, 2024
ABB today announced the launch of its 2024 Robotics AI Startup Challenge, a global competition designed to accelerate the development of AI solutions in robotics. The challenge is part of ABB’s ecosystem for innovation, with a previous challenge resulting in the acquisition of Sevensense in January 2024, a Swiss-based start-up and leading provider of AI-enabled… The post ABB Robotics launches global startup challenge to accelerate innovation in robotics and AI appeared first on Design Worl
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70% of digital transformation projects fail (BCG, 2020). In an industry where most large software implementations falter, we recognize the importance of planning, optimization, and execution. With over 25 years of industry experience and countless successful implementations, MASS Group is opening the vault of tips and tricks to provide a complimentary step-by-step guide in implementing a Work-In-Progress (WIP) tracking software.
Robotics Business Review
MAY 15, 2024
ABB’s Robotics AI Startup Challenge gives the company an opportunity to collaborate with disruptive startups. | Source: ABB Robotics ABB Robotics yesterday announced the launch of a global competition to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence systems in robotics. The 2024 Robotics AI Startup Challenge invites participants to submit ideas and systems in three areas: natural language programming, skill learning, and autonomous decision-making.
Control.com
MAY 12, 2024
The ctrlX World partner network has just gotten larger with the addition of its first pneumatic supplier, SMC Deutschland. Users can now add SMC’s sensors and actuators to their ctrlX automation systems.
MRPEasy
MAY 14, 2024
David Altemir, President of Dallas-based manufacturing consultancy Altemir Consulting writes about what manufacturers need and where they could find it. The following article was written by Dallas-based independent manufacturing consultant David Altemir, President of Altemir Consulting. Intro Our system-agnostic manufacturing consulting practice helps manufacturers of all sizes to select, implement, and operate ERP systems.
Cisco Smart Manufacturing
MAY 15, 2024
Over the last 40 years, Cisco has built one of most sophisticated and extensive Go-to-Market (GTM) engines in the industry. Today, we are taking the next step in that mission.
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.
Plastics Today
MAY 14, 2024
Its additives, made from waste plastics using a proprietary molecular recycling technology, helped one extruder to increase line speeds at the same fixed costs without affecting product quality, durability, or performance.
Robotics Business Review
MAY 15, 2024
Unitree Robotics unveiled its latest generation G1 humanoid robot at ICRA 2024. The original Unitree H1 humanoid was first introduced in 2023 and made famous in a number of videos demonstrating its balancing and walking capabilities. The Unitree H1 was a popular demo during the CES 2024 , where the Unitree booth was slammed throughout the show. In April, Unitree brought the H1 to NVIDIA GTC and walked the robot through the crowded aisles.
Canadian Manufacturing
MAY 14, 2024
A Japanese company has announced it will build an approximately $1.6-billion plant in Ontario’s Niagara Region that will make a key electric vehicle battery component as part of Honda’s supply chain in the province. Honda announced recently that it is building an electric vehicle battery plant next to its Alliston, Ont., assembly plant, which it is retooling to produce fully electric vehicles as part of a $15-billion project to create a supply chain in the province for the automaker.
Manufacturer's Monthly
MAY 13, 2024
The Riviera team celebrate the launch of their 6,000th motor yacht / Image: Rivera Australia Australian luxury yacht builder, Riviera, has launched its 6,000 th motor yacht at its production facility on Queensland’s Gold Coast. The 950-strong Riviera team formed a guard of honour in exclusive shirts to commemorate the achievement. The Iridium silver-hulled 5400 Sport Yacht Platinum Edition, will be delivered to long-time Sydney Australia based Riviera owners, Peter and Denise Haig.
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Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.
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