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Bonfiglioli encourages manufacturers to adopt new energy efficiency standards

Manufacturer's Monthly

Bonfiglioli is a worldwide designer, manufacturer and distributor of a complete range of gearmotors, drive systems, planetary gearboxes and inverters, which satisfy the most challenging and demanding needs in industrial automation, mobile machinery and renewable energy. . Adopting a new standard .

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Applications for the 2023 Canadian Automation Awards close Oct. 20!

Automation Mag

This is a chance to showcase successful automation implementation within Canadian discrete manufacturing plants! Manufacturers handle multiple challenges on a regular basis – such as labour shortages, supply chain issues, gruelling competition and changing customer demands, among other things. APPLY TODAY!

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How robotics-as-a-service can help manufacturers with operations challenges

Control Engineering

Robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) offers a cost-effective solution for companies to implement automation, with lower upfront costs and faster ROI compared to traditional manufacturing methods.

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Safety standard for industrial mobile robot systems and applications available

Control Engineering

With IMRs becoming increasingly prevalent in industrial settings, A3 first established common safety requirements to guide IMR manufacturers, with R15.08 1-2020) published in late 2020. Part 1 (ANSI/RIA R15.08-1-2020) 2 now follows with requirements for system integrators. Courtesy: A3 An anticipated companion to R15.08

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Mobile robot shipments grow in 2022

Control Engineering

This represented a major rebound from 2020 which had seen order intake plummet, particularly during the first half. Effectively, 2021 was benefitting from that slow start to 2020. A positive pandemic rebound. 2021 saw 100,000 mobile robots shipped globally, generating 35% revenue growth.

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Global manufacturing industry growth reached 3.8% in 2022

Control Engineering

Machinery sectors have performed better than the manufacturing sector overall, and despite current challenges the next global downturn for manufacturing is not expected until late 2025 or early 2026. The next manufacturing downturn is expected in 2026, but to a lesser extent than in 2020. in 2022, compared to 3.3%

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Machine vision, automation streamline logistics and warehousing operations

Control Engineering

Machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) in embedded platforms are being used to solve applications that were once very challenging as well as opening up new insights gleaned from the sensing and machine vision advancements being developed on the manufacturing floor.