Canadian Manufacturing

APRIL 4, 2024

The transportation industry is one of the largest sources of CO2 emissions with a tremendous opportunity in the near term to make a positive impact. In Scope 2, which tracks the indirect emissions resulting from electricity purchased by Geotab, the company saw a 35% reduction in GHG emissions in 2023 (from the 2019 baseline).

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Gary Mintchell

APRIL 10, 2024

In addition, when connected to a plant’s control and safety systems, it enables the utilization of manufacturing site data that has been acquired by robots, and the issuing of procedural instructions to robots, thus enabling the first step to be taken toward autonomous plant operations.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 8, 2023

Recently, Capral achieved a significant milestone in sustainable sourcing, receiving its first Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Chain of Custody (CoC) certified shipment from Alba, a top global aluminium smelter based in Bahrain. Alba’s CEO Ali Al Baqali commented on the partnership.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 10, 2024

Source: Robotics Factory The Robotics Factory has accepted five companies to its Scale Residency program. The company spun out from Carnegie Mellon University in 2019. While in the residency program, company employees can get training in designing products for manufacturability by creating functional prototypes.

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Gary Mintchell

MAY 24, 2023

Honeywell began sending press releases about things called Forge and Connect and Connected Enterprise in 2019. The post Honeywell Cyber Insights Announcement appeared first on The Manufacturing Connection. I was puzzled. Then came the pandemic making contact and conversations difficult.

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Manufacturing & Logistics IT

AUGUST 18, 2021

Britain is the main source of imports for Ireland, making up more than 20 per cent in 2018 and 2019, despite uncertainty around the UK’s departure from the EU, according to the Central Statistics Office.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 28, 2024

Source: Robotics Factory Pittsburgh-area robotics startups can now find more support through the Robotics Factory. The company spun out from Carnegie Mellon University in 2019. ESTAT Actuation, KEF Robotics, Thiopoly, Thorne Baby, and Piximo made up the first resident cohort.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 25, 2024

Source: ASTM International ASTM International today announced the appointment of Andrew G. Source: LinkedIn In addition, ASTM International noted that Kireta has been an ASTM member since 1998. ASTM offers visibility into global standards development. as its new president, effective May 1, 2024.

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Polytron

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Richard Phillips, director of smart manufacturing, Ron Rich, CEO, Rande Allen, VP, sales, Damien Stahl, VP operations. Polytron shares some thoughts on trends seen in current and future manufacturing. Polytron is a member of the System Integrator Hall of Fame having been awarded in 2015, 2019, and now 2024.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 4, 2024

Source: NEURA Robotics Talk about combining robotics and artificial intelligence is all the rage, but some convergence is already maturing. today announced a strategic partnership to introduce “cognitive robotics” into manufacturing. NEURA has developed cognitive robots in a variety of form factors. Pleasanton, Calif.-based

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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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Foley

JUNE 7, 2023

Both enforcement agencies and consumers increasingly are focused on manufacturers’ supply chains. Just as importantly, manufacturers will face tangible reputational risks if forced-labor issues are exposed in their supply chains. Human rights enforcement frameworks increasingly have real teeth. Cosmetics, Inc.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Source: ANYbotics ANYbotics AG recently celebrated the production of its 100th ANYmal quadruped. ANYbotics focuses on autonomous reliability ANYbotics has manufactured ANYmal robots since 2019. The 100th ANYmal passes locomotion testing. ” ANYbotics spun out of ETH Zurich in 2016 and sold its first systems in 2017.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 13, 2024

Source: ABB ABB Ltd. robotics headquarters and manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Mich. “We had our first manipulator roll off the line in 2016, and ABB is still the first major robotics company to manufacture systems in the U.S.,” ABB has expanded production, staff, and training space in Auburn Hills, Mich.

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CMTC Manufacturing Tech

APRIL 12, 2022

In 2020, the Bureau for Labor Statistics (BLS) estimated that of the 4,764 fatalities that occurred on the job, 340 of them were in the manufacturing industry. In 2019, 395,300 of the 2.8 million nonfatal workplace injuries that occurred were in the manufacturing sector. 9 Safety Meeting Topics for Manufacturing.

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Plastics News

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Regional PET bottle resin prices also were up 2 cents for the month, according to market sources contacted by Plastics News. Regional PE demand also had been down because processors had built larger-than-normal inventories after the COVID-19 pandemic, sources said. It's the first major PE manufacturing complex in the Northeastern U.S.

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Additive Manufacturing

JULY 28, 2022

Combining cutting-edge technology with additive manufacturing redefines the limits set within traditional manufacturing and delivers innovation in places you might not expect. Additive manufacturing (AM), more commonly known as 3D printing, is an innovative process where objects are created one layer at a time. FALLS CHURCH, Va.,

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 10, 2024

Source: OnRobot CHICAGO — As collaborative robots get bigger for tasks such as palletizing, the end effectors needs to keep up. The Odense, Denmark-based company also acquired Purple Robotics in 2018 and Blue Workforce in 2019. OnRobot A/S showed two new, heavy-duty grippers at Automate this week. “As

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Canadian Manufacturing

AUGUST 8, 2023

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the institute has been focused on helping developing countries gain the capacity to manufacture vaccines. The letter asked Canada to consider making a financial contribution and suggested it could use its membership to help advocate for developing countries’ manufacturing capacity.

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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.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 24, 2023

Germany is Canada’s seventh largest source of foreign direct investment and one of Canada’s most important sources of high-tech investment. Three of the super clusters – SCALE.AI, advanced manufacturing and digital technology are key topics at Hannover Messe. While 2025 is locked in, 2024’s partner nation remains unknown.

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SMMT

JANUARY 26, 2024

The latest industry figures out this week show what a difference a year can make, with UK vehicle manufacturing output topping one million units in 2023, for the first time since 2019. Receding supply chain constraints and unprecedented levels of investment helped put the sector firmly back on track.

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AU Manufacturing

DECEMBER 21, 2022

In 2019, the Council of Australian Governments adopted Australia’s National Hydrogen Strategy , informed by the National Hydrogen Roadmap that was led by CSIRO. The first uses renewable sources of energy like solar or wind to produce hydrogen from water. appeared first on Australian Manufacturing. Investment has followed.

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Canadian Manufacturing

JULY 29, 2022

C/Net Zero by 2050 trajectory set by the Paris Agreement, while its Scope 3 targets are aligned with SBTi requirements: Near-term Targets: Scope 1 & 2 (absolute target): Reduce absolute Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions by a minimum of 55% by 2030 from a 2019 base year (a targeted minimum annual reduction of 5% between 2019 – 2030); and.

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AU Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Two other astounding features include the fact that this product replaces a machine the size of a small bedroom and it negates the requirement to source radioactive elements from Russia, thus securing supply of this precious resource,”. Existing sources are enough to treat perhaps 2,000 patients a year. Murray Hunter (Founder, D+I).

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Sourcing Supply Chain Electronics Pharmaceutical 91

AU Manufacturing

OCTOBER 22, 2022

A Territory-developed insulation solution, designed for the unique climatic and weather requirements of tropical regions, is set to displace fully imported material via a co-invested project from the Northern Territory’s (NT) Advanced Manufacturing Ecosystem Fund (AMEF). to support projects worth more than $8.1 M in the Territory.

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Fastener News Desk

AUGUST 16, 2023

5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2019 to 2022. Companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2019, to qualify. The minimum revenue required for 2019 is $100,000; the minimum for 2022 is $2 million. and the Inc. 5000 Methodology Companies on the 2023 Inc. They must be U.S.-based,

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SMMT

JULY 26, 2023

in the first half of the year to 450,168 units with June – up 16.2% – the fifth consecutive month of growth, according to the latest figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The latest independent production outlook shows the potential for UK vehicle manufacturing output. to 90,228 units.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Born from a dedication to precision and ingenuity, Australia’s leading customised wheelchair manufacturer Glide Products has been tailoring wheelchairs to individuals’ needs since 1974. Directors Steve Walsh and Peter Green took over the business in 2019, aiming to advance its manufacturing capability and sustainability.

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AU Manufacturing

AUGUST 3, 2022

The new facility will expand a cooperation deal between Boeing and the ministry signed in 2019 to include a focus on sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), electric and hydrogen powertrain technologies, and future flight concepts that will promote zero climate impact aviation. . Image source: [link].

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E&T

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

This line dates back to the 19th century, and so its tracks have track gauges narrower than the standard 1,435mm (4ft 8.5in), something that the manufacturer failed to notice in the designs. CAF, the Basque manufacturer in charge of the construction of the trains, first raised concerns about the sizing in March 2021.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

MAY 15, 2023

First held in 2010 and alternating between Melbourne and Sydney, Electronex is Australia’s major exhibition for companies using electronics in design, assembly, manufacturing and service in Australia. The SMCBA Electronics Design and Manufacture Conference featured technical workshops from international and local experts.

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Canadian Manufacturing

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The program will try and help address the current skilled labour shortages in the mining sector in Canada and many other mineral-rich countries.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 26, 2023

For context, Shopify paid $450 million to acquire 6 River Systems in September 2019. Source: 6 River Systems Suffering a $437.3 OTTO Motors, a division of Clearpath, develops AMRs for manufacturing and logistics applications. Ocado revealed it paid Shopify a measly $12.7 Ocado paid roughly 2.8% of what Shopify paid for 6 River.

Robotics 113

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Fastener News Desk

APRIL 7, 2023

National Fastener Distributors Association The National Fastener Distributors Association (NFDA) is pleased to announce that Carmen Vertullo of Carver Engineering and Manufacturing (San Diego, CA) is the 2023 recipient of its Fastener Professional of the Year award.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The manufacturing industry, including the metalworking sector, is increasingly applying sustainable business practices as pressures such as regulations mount. At this rate, the manufacturing sector can expect more regulations in the future. Sandvik Coromant’s CoroPlus PIP helps make the manufacturing process more sustainable.

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AU Manufacturing

DECEMBER 8, 2022

(Vast), an Australian company and leading developer of concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) technology, today announced a collaboration with Natron Energy, Inc. (“Natron”), a global leader in the manufacturing of sodium-ion batteries. Collaboration to drive decarbonization in the energy and power industries. .”

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