Gary Mintchell

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the volume of discarded plastic produced globally in 2019 was 353 million tons, which is more than double the 156 million tons produced in 2000, and of this, only 9% is recycled. As such, further initiatives are required if a circular economy is to be achieved.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 19, 2024

Source: Mobile Industrial Robots Autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, are among the systems benefitting from the latest advances in artificial intelligence. Source: Mobile Industrial Robots Mobile Industrial Robots makes safety a priority “Safety is in the DNA of every MiR product,” said Hathout. Why now for the MiR1200 Pallet Jack?

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Manufacturer's Monthly

APRIL 29, 2025

Space Machines Company (SMC) is at the forefront of addressing these concerns, offering solutions to monitor, maintain, and safeguard satellites, ensuring their continuous functionality for the modern world. Established in 2019, the company focuses on leading the transformation of space operations through its Orbitside Assist capability.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2024

UR generated $311 million in revenue in 2021, which was up 41% on 2020 and 23% up on pre-pandemic results in 2019. Source: Universal Robots UR said 30% of its revenue in the fourth quarter came from the UR20 and UR30. We ended the year strong and enter 2024 with a great foundation for further growth.”

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

MAY 17, 2019

Issues with proprietary infrastructure and specialized controllers/functions. 1 Source: IDC Customer Spotlight, sponsored by Cisco, “Connecting the Factories at Coca-Cola Consolidated”, February 2019. Routinely outdated data. One “bottled better” thanks to a little help from Cisco’s Connected Factory solutions.

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E&T

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Based on publicly available road safety reports from the UK for 2019, the research team estimated that a full deployment of ADAS would reduce accident frequency in the UK by 23.8 The research was funded by the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) under their academic-industrial partnership programme.

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E&T

MAY 17, 2023

However, threat actors can hack a network and shut down a large number of vehicles or make them non-functional and then demand a ransom. According to Upstream’s 2022 Global Automotive Cybersecurity Report, the number of cyber events on cars soared by a massive 225 per cent between 2019 and 2022. These aren’t isolated incidents.

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Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 30, 2025

This system not only exchanges part carriers, but also tool holders to enhance the functionality of the RoboDrill. Source: Methods Machine Tools Star continued explaining the holistic way he looks at approaching automation. .” The Methods Plus-K60 Automation System is added to a medium bed FANUC RoboDrill.

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i4.0 today

JULY 11, 2024

The study of 300 supply chain and procurement decision-makers in the UK – launched to coincide with Ivalua’s Innovation on Tour event – found organisations that have adopted Gen AI tools have seen a 44% reduction in manual processes across the procurement and supply chain function.

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E&T

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

However, renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, tidal and battery storage are non-synchronous resources. These sources are often intermittent, and lack any electro-mechanical connection to the grid. There are three main ways that synchronous condensers can help to reduce risks on the grid: 1. Inertia support.

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Automation Mag

MAY 24, 2023

As an industry voice in OT cybersecurity and source of the ISA/IEC 62443 standards, the International Society of Automation (ISA) established ISAGCA to address cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities that are clear and present dangers to facilities, processes and the safety of communities around the world.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 13, 2025

Source: Spinoff Robotics Singapore is one of the top countries in the world in terms of robotics density, thanks in part to government promotion. Globotix : This 2016-founded startup offers modular, multi-functional robots such as FLEXA for facilities management. Source: XSQARE Robotics RoboSG!

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The global automotive industry has undergone significant transformation, with this process starting around 2018-2019. The automotive arena is seeing a shift towards software defined vehicles (SDVs) where everyone is looking at getting a piece of the middleware because the top and bottom can always be obtained from other sources.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Teleperformance provides a comprehensive, AI-powered service portfolio ranging from front-office customer care to back-office functions. The Teleperformance team in Portugal leverages a portfolio of artificial intelligence-driven services, from front-office customer care to back-office functions.

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Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 10, 2025

Source: Eli Plaskett While the term “digital twin” is widely understood within the manufacturing industry to be a digital representation of a machine tool and the physical objects located within its work area, the term is less specific than many realize. “It can mean too many things.”

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E&T

MAY 15, 2023

The humble mustard plant was the source of today’s cabbages, cauliflower, broccoli and brussels sprouts, to take just one example. Gene editing is a key research tool for understanding gene function in plants more generally. The latest gene-editing tools, created in 2019, are called prime editors. It works well but can be messy.

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E&T

JULY 10, 2023

BCIs support a persuasive vision: restoring human function and dignity to millions who suffer and, in the case of veterans, have made huge sacrifices. In 2019, researchers at the University of Utah gave LUKE an upgrade. Concerns here are not confined to cost, availability and functionality, although all are vitally important.

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Control Engineering

MARCH 30, 2023

Global efforts to achieve zero carbon emissions from industry are gathering pace as a variety of environmental, economic and geopolitical factors are driving the development of sustainable energy sources such as green hydrogen. The growing viability of hydrogen as an energy source is changing this.

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Automation Mag

AUGUST 10, 2022

In addition, to identify an appropriate risk assessment method, it is also important to identify major potential sources of risk to automated manufacturing systems. Prevent a worm by updating remote desktop services (CVE-2019-0708), Microsoft Security Response Center, Microsoft, 2019. About the author.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

MAY 24, 2022

Figure 1 – Source: AWS. In this hyperconnected industrial environment, edge computing (with its solution-agnostic attributes) can function across various applications, such as autonomous assets, remote asset monitoring, data extraction from stranded assets, autonomous robotics and vehicles, and smart factories. Visit: [link].

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Fastener News Desk

MARCH 23, 2023

This move is well considered, since research suggests that the number of B2B customers using digital self-service channels to research and evaluate products rose from 20 percent in 2016 to 30 percent in 2019 across industries. This article reviews these concepts, as well as the benefits of a strong digital sales and marketing function.

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Fastener News Desk

MARCH 2, 2023

This move is well considered, since research suggests that the number of B2B customers using digital self-service channels to research and evaluate products rose from 20 percent in 2016 to 30 percent in 2019 across industries. This article reviews these concepts, as well as the benefits of a strong digital sales and marketing function.

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E&T

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Its aim was to come up with an aesthetically attractive, functional and affordable alternative to conventional solar panels that will look (almost) as pleasing as a natural tree in a car park or front garden, and mimic nature to reverse hundreds of years of environmental damage.

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E&T

OCTOBER 17, 2022

In 2019, it formed Project Connected Home over IP , which rebranded as Matter last year, while the Zigbee Alliance rebranded as the CSA. The result of all this work is Matter: an open-source connectivity standard based on the IP. You start with the core framework; you get the basic functionality out,” she says.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

OCTOBER 2, 2022

Hillenbrand added that bending functions are also becoming increasingly automated and the company has seen an uptick in purchases of both robotic and auto-tool changing press brakes. and are popular for both their functionality and from a skilled operator standpoint. The HRB ATC machines are built in High Point, N.C.,

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Fabricating & Metal Work

AUGUST 28, 2023

The American Gear Manufacturers Association’s (AGMA) Motion + Power Technology Expo brings together in one place the latest advancements in gearing and all three power transmission sources: mechanical power, fluid power and electrical power. In addition to their primary function, gearbox bearings can boast key competitive advantages.

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Mold Making Technology

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Source (All Images) | MMT Hands-on learning is without a doubt an effective addition to classroom curricula when it comes to learning about almost anything. A hot runner maintenance program should involve purchasing, processing and preventive maintenance training. It’s a crime scene!

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Mold Making Technology

MARCH 21, 2024

Source, all images: Beaumont Technologies Inc. Since attending that workshop in 2019, there have been some changes in ownership and instruction of the program , but the incredible value remains. It took about six months of planning and hard work to bring the vision to reality in January 2024.

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E&T

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The offshore wind (OFW) industry is one of the most rapidly advancing sources of power around the world. However, the worldwide demand for energy is expected to increase by 20% in 10 years, with a large majority of that demand supplied by sustainable energy sources like wind power. Submarine cables keep the world connected.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Source: Globus Medical In August, shares of Globus Medical took a hit after the FDA published a warning letter alleging violations at a Pennsylvania facility. Source: Intuitive Surgical Intuitive, the longtime leader in surgical robotics, further cemented its place atop the space with FDA clearance for its next-generation robot this year.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2024

Source: Waymo Waymo has released its 6th generation robotaxi. Waymo expands robotaxi capabilities Redundancies are essential in an autonomous driving system to provide safe backup functions for assured reliability and unexpected weather conditions.

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E&T

MARCH 27, 2023

It could also gather data from other sources, such as advertisers and third-party apps which use TikTok Developer Tools. In 2019, it was fined $5.7m It is not unusual for social media apps to gather huge volumes of data, including data which does not seem necessary for the app to function. Why does TikTok want so much data?

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 15, 2025

The company supplies mold and die customers with both raw and highly processed holder plates and also functions as a one-stop-shop source for mold base steel needs. Source (All images) | National Tool & Manufacturing Co. The two machines also function to free up the shop’s technical experts for other jobs.

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E&T

JULY 10, 2023

In 2019, a team at the Technical University of Munich developed a system combining artificial skin with control algorithms, creating what they claimed was the first autonomous humanoid robot with full-body artificial skin. Data from the sensors is then sent to a computer to be processed and interpreted.

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Dinesh Mishra

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

In 1997, I relocated to Coimbatore to lead the supply chain management function as it evolved into an integrated discipline. Joining LMW’s Board in 2017 until 2023, I now lead the company’s strategy function. Image 1: source: DMG Mori. October, 2019 Link Q4.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 6, 2023

In 2019, we doubled our manufacturing footprint while maintaining our family values and structure. Once the mold is inspected correctly, we send it for optional sampling at the Quality Plastics facility, offering another level of assurance that a mold will function properly and produce the best quality products.

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Fastener News Desk

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

But a 2019-2020 report by the Waterfront Commission, which oversees New York Harbor, said about a third of the longshoremen based there made $200,000 or more. Daggett said the union members expect to be waging their biggest fight — against the automation of job functions at ports — well into the future. “We For shippers to abandon U.S.

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