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Latin America poised to become renewable energy giant, report reveals

E&T

GEM's report - 'A Race to the Top' - tracks the utility-scale buildout of wind and solar across the whole Latin American region, from Mexico to Argentina, mapping the growth trends seen in each country since 2013. Brazil, Latin America's biggest economy, is clearly leading the charge.

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Call2Recycle Canada announces ISO 9001 certification

Canadian Manufacturing

Call2Recycle has met these stringent technical and quality benchmarks and now joins a leading group of organizations that have worked to enhance customer satisfaction and strengthen assurance of conformity to applicable regulatory requirements.

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The EV Market Doubles Down on Permanent Magnets Despite Material Costs

i4.0 today

The price of neodymium has remained fairly constant from 2013-2020, but 2022 saw a very sharp rise to its peak in February at 3.8 times higher than it was between 2013-2020. This has been especially true for the rare earth materials used in the manufacturing of electric motors for electric vehicles (EVs).

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An unstoppable FORS: How businesses are boosting their fleet efficiency and safety

SMMT

The journey to FORS Gold began in 2013, when Salvatori successfully achieved FORS Bronze and FORS Silver. We believe that by setting such high benchmarks for ourselves, we contribute to a safer and more eco-conscious future for the transportation sector”.

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IN THE NEWS with Fastener News Desk the Week of August 19, 2024

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Symbotic names robotics pioneer James Kuffner CTO

Robotics Business Review

He co-founded Google’s robotics unit in 2013 and was part of the initial engineering team that built Googles self-driving car group, which today is better known as Waymo. Kuffner is also co-inventor of the rapidly-exploring random tree (RRT) algorithm, which has become a key standard benchmark for robot motion planning.

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VDMA urges EU policymakers to boost its robotics competitiveness

Robotics Business Review

Inside the VDMA’s recommendations In the ten years from 2013 to 2023, the European share of annual industrial robot installations dropped from 24% to 17%. This puts the country fourth worldwide, according to the IFR, still lagging behind Korea, Singapore, and China. First, the organization said Europe needs a robotics boost.