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Open Process Automation Forum Moving From Standards to Products

Gary Mintchell

A little history and context This work was instigated by ExxonMobil made public in 2016. Further, OPAF is working with OPC Foundation for joint standard for Field Exchange and is also working with NAMUR ZVEI in Europe. That company faced upgrading its automation platforms at considerable expense.

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Calling All Stakeholders: America Makes and ANSI to Develop Version 3 of Standardization Roadmap for Additive Manufacturing

Additive Manufacturing

The AMSC was launched in 2016 as a cross-sector coordinating body whose purpose is to accelerate the development of industry-wide AM standards and specifications consistent with stakeholder needs. A draft roadmap will be targeted for public review in April 2023 before being finalized for publication by the end of June 2023.

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Plant instrumentation and controls: Issues and drivers

Control Engineering

In 2018, the North American and international versions converged to create the ANSI/ISA-61511-2018 / IEC 61511:2016, Functional Safety – Safety Instrumented Systems for the Process Industry Sector. Advanced process control (APC) is one example of a technology end-users can justify with a proven return-on-investment (ROI) track record.

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Cloud-based Solutions Accelerate the Transformation of Industrial Operations with Smart Digital Capabilities

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

Plex QMS had compliance enhancements in September 2022 to meet the updated Ford Motor Company Customer-Specific Requirements for IATF 16949:2016. Italy-based commercial and industrial tire maker Prometeon uses Plex QMS to standardize quality management across its global operations.

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World’s First Cobot Spot Welder to Launch at Automate 2023

Fabricating & Metal Work

Multi-tasking cobots in gasketing station, process automation cells, and new operator interfaces The versatile nature of UR cobots’ ability to handle entire process cycles will be demonstrated by INPRO Technologies ’ fully integrated gasketing station for instantaneous curing with plasma treating, liquid gasket dispensing, and UV light.

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EDMs: High Cutting Precision and High-quality Finishes

Fabricating & Metal Work

The embedded TECFORM module optimizes the EDM process with each pulse for significantly reduced electrode wear and the finest part finishes. Segment-dedicated technology eliminates the need to adjust the generator’s parameters, and spark process control takes a fraction of a second to produce extremely homogeneous surface finishes.

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Top Legal Issues Facing the Manufacturing Sector in 2023

Foley

2016), aff’d, 924 F.3d Companies should work to establish human oversight over outputs from models to mitigate issues from hallucinations, particularly where outputs such as product designs or manufacturing process controls may lead to product liability concerns if the model’s outputs are not properly validated.