Canadian Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Canada’s technology industry says flaring tensions between China and Taiwan are reminding companies how important it is to seek a broader range of sources for semiconductors — and to invest in the sector. TSMC chips power a slew of electronics ranging from iPhones to Lockheed-Martin fighter jets. Production is tedious.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 23, 2024

Source: Bota Systems Bota Systems AG today released PixONE, a sensor that brings together high-performance electronics with a compact, lightweight design. Founded in 2020 as an ETH Zurch spin-off, the company specializes in multi-axis force-torque sensors. The new PixONE force-torque sensor on an industrial robot.

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Fastener News Desk

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

The overall economy continued in expansion for the 57th month after one month of contraction in April 2020. (A ” [Computer & Electronic Products] “Volume in 2025 is targeting 2-percent growth. Fiore , CPSM, C.P.M., percent in January, 1.7 percentage points higher compared to the seasonally adjusted 49.2

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Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 6, 2025

Part quantities range from 50 pieces to 40,000, and typically fall into the medical or semiconductor industries, with some parts for the chemical industry and the occasional bobbin for electronics in the aerospace industry. This range of clients has helped the shop weather downturns in any one market.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 8, 2024

Source: RIOS Intelligent Machines RIOS Intelligent Machines Inc. ” Manufacturers that already work with tight tolerances, such as in aerospace or electronics, already have well-defined processes, he noted. Investors express confidence in automation approach Yamaha has been an investor in RIOS Intelligent Machines since 2020.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Source: NVIDIA Outside the glare of the klieg lights that ChatGPT commanded this past year, a troupe of autonomous machines nudged forward the frontiers of robotics, according to NVIDIA. Top row, from left to right: the Ella smart stroller, Soft Robotics’ food packer, and the TM25S. Goran Vuksic with his AI-powered droid.

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E&T

JUNE 9, 2023

It was created using Twine, an open-source tool that allows for the ‘shape’ of a narrative to be formed around nodes of text navigated by the reader, meaning they are not constrained to a linear reading. In many, readers simply tap on choices which lead them down different routes in a story.

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Mold Making Technology

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Source: CoPilot Moldmaking is a crucial element of manufacturing, playing a pivotal role in the production of numerous goods using industrial molds. Products with shorter life cycles, such as computers and electronic products, necessitate more frequent new production. In the U.S., trillion in the third quarter of 2023. million units.

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i4.0 today

AUGUST 9, 2023

It’s a problem that has cost millions – and one that the EU Chips Act will address at the source. The Act and Project combine to create an immediate incentive for European companies to shift focus from externally sourcing vital parts of their machinery to producing them in-house – with the support to facilitate this and the funding to boot.

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E&T

JUNE 16, 2023

However, though they would be significantly more self-sufficient, without major ongoing changes to how it sources components the US defence industry would still find it difficult, if not impossible, to close the kind of supply gap that would result from Taiwan’s production being shut down in the event of a Chinese invasion of the island.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

DECEMBER 20, 2022

A reduction in energy usage, lower carbon dioxide emissions, closed-loop recycling — and even customer demands regarding ethical material sourcing — are of critical importance in meeting goals. Recycling aluminum cans, for instance, is one thing, but what about reclaiming material from an electronics product, which has a variety of materials?

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Modern Machine Shop

JANUARY 23, 2023

After graduating, Scott worked for a couple of large companies and eventually landed at a foreign-owned manufacturer of vacuums and power tools that sourced many of its parts from China. When companies have moved to China or even source products in China, maybe just parts or they're bringing back kits or oher products to the US.

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Fastener News Desk

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The overall economy continued in expansion for the 52nd month after one month of contraction in April 2020. (A Two of the six of the largest manufacturing industries — Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products; and Computer & Electronic Products — expanded in August, compared to none in July,” says Fiore. Fiore , CPSM, C.P.M.,

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Fastener News Desk

AUGUST 3, 2024

The overall economy continued in expansion for the 51st month after one month of contraction in April 2020. (A Computer & Electronic Products] “It seems that the economy is slowing down significantly. Fiore, CPSM, C.P.M., percent in July, down 1.7 percentage points from the 48.5 percent recorded in June. percent, 1.9

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Fastener News Desk

AUGUST 3, 2022

This figure indicates expansion in the overall economy for the 26th month in a row after a contraction in April and May 2020. This is the lowest Manufacturing PMI ® figure since June 2020 , when it registered 52.4 percent; this is the index’s lowest reading since August 2020 (59.5 Fiore , CPSM, C.P.M., percent is a 1.4-percentage

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Fastener News Desk

JANUARY 8, 2023

The Manufacturing PMI ® figure is the lowest since May 2020 , when it registered 43.5 percentage points compared to the November figure of 43 percent; this is the index’s lowest reading since April 2020 (35.3 ” [Computer & Electronic Products]. ” [Computer & Electronic Products]. percent, 0.6

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 17, 2023

5G-enabled AR adoption case study 1: Haier’s multiyear journey Haier is a home appliance and consumer electronics company based in China and prides itself to be a world-renowned brand in China and globally. Figure 12: Case study Samsung Electronics summary. Figure 10: Case study Haier summary. Figure 11: Case study Mazak summary.

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Fastener News Desk

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The overall economy continued in expansion for the 45th month after one month of contraction in April 2020. (A Among the top six industries by contribution to manufacturing GDP in January, two (Machinery; and Computer & Electronic Products) had a PMI ® at or below 45 percent, one fewer than in the previous month,” says Fiore.

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Fastener News Desk

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The Manufacturing PMI ® figure is the lowest since May 2020 , when it registered a seasonally adjusted 43.5 ” [Computer & Electronic Products] “Conditions are reasonable. Lead times have doubled for critical electronics, gaskets, sealants, and specialized steel.” percent, 2.6 percent recorded in December.

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Fastener News Desk

AUGUST 1, 2024

percent in May 2020 ). ” [Computer & Electronic Products] “Sales in our industry are extremely slow entering into the second half of the year, and no upturn is expected until at least the fourth quarter.” Manufacturing lead times sentiment improved again but remain at elevated levels.

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Modern Machine Shop

JULY 2, 2023

He says the constant goal over the years is to be a single-source precision machining and contract manufacturing partner. Image Credit: Reata Engineering With this goal in mind, Reata Engineering installed the Paperless Parts quoting system in the fall of 2020, becoming one of this software developer’s earliest users.

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Control Engineering

JULY 14, 2023

Even global companies with factories and customers around the world were affected, like many other organizations, with long delays on delivery times, which were unheard of pre-2020. These commitments are constantly being updated to increase stock levels as needed or develop specific vendor-management-inventory deals.

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Mold Making Technology

MAY 2, 2023

The facility also features two EOS M 280 DMLS printers, two GE Arcam Q20 electron beam melting (EBM) printers and two Desktop Metal Shop System metal binder jet printers. Linear’s Livonia operation is currently undergoing a $1.5 million upgrade to its CAE area and a collaboration center is being built to enhance work with its customers.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

JUNE 14, 2023

Two examples are the automotive industry and electronics. In particular, robot unit sales to metals industries increased to 91% in 2021 over 2020. Until now, the belief has been that robotization is only applicable to the mass production of thousands of identical products. Let’s analyze an example. A manufacturer in Sabetha, Kan.,

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Fastener News Desk

MAY 1, 2024

The overall economy continued in expansion for the 48th month after one month of contraction in April 2020. (A ” [Computer & Electronic Products] “Market conditions have definitely softened. ” [Primary Metals] Read full report from ISM Source: ISM GOING TO FASTENER FAIR USA? Fiore , CPSM, C.P.M.,

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E&T

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

A study published in 2020 by Christian Calvillo and Karen Turner from the University of Strathclyde’s Centre for Energy Policy concluded that the combination of dumb charging and a focus on reinforcement for peak capacity would increase the cost of the upgrades from now until 2050 from £40bn to £70bn.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 18, 2023

The ultimate manufacturing supply chain disruptor was the arrival of the global pandemic of 2020, which is still affecting the timely delivery of products, noted Leigh Chesley the Chief Customer Officer of Longbow Advantage Inc. When the need arose to source large actuators for their new line of linear servo presses, Beckwood Press Co.

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i4.0 today

JANUARY 12, 2023

In fact, the global data centre market is expected to increase by around 8% over the next ten years compared to 2020 ,” comments Hiroki Nishiyama. “ For redundant PLC systems, it is also essential that the main and standby PLCs are separated physically, meaning a different power source and installation location to maximise the ‘protection’.

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Dinesh Mishra

JANUARY 2, 2023

Mr. Jayaraman spoke shared insights on a number of areas related to sustainable technologies such as the types of in-use and in-development renewable energy sources, best practices and as importantly why the issue of addressing climate change is so vital for the aerospace industry. Track 2 : EV Adoption: The India Story.

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Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 10, 2023

Before the end of the next day, I was an electronic assembler. Worked my way from mechanical assembly, electrical assembler up to electronic tech. Once they understood how to do that stuff, then we start sourcing locally. And you look at a source like casting out of Taiwan and machine casting out of Taiwan. Assembly tech.

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Fastener News Desk

OCTOBER 13, 2023

While multi-sourcing and intensifying cooperation with our suppliers and customers all over the world, we concentrated our focus on emergency response scenarios, business sustainability management, preparation of quality and performance improvement programs for suppliers, and increasing the level of automation based operations.

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i4.0 today

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The demand for electric vehicle (EV) power electronics will increase dramatically in the next ten years, primarily driven by rapid growth in the BEV car market, where IDTechEx predicts a 15% CAGR globally over the next decade. The Lucid Air, the first 900V production car, sold around 7000 units in 2022 after an initial goal of 20,000.

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E&T

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The 2020 Union Budget earmarked 8,000 crore (80 billion) rupees (£860m) for quantum technology research over the next five years. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) had also announced a collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to develop a Quantum Computing Applications Lab.

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Dinesh Mishra

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Global EV sales grew 38 percent in 2020, and then more than doubled the following year. The ecosystem in India is being built by developing local competencies and technologies to manufacture critical electronic parts & batteries through policies such as ACC PLI and Auto PLI. The global EV market never looked this good.

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i4.0 today

AUGUST 17, 2022

Technology coverage includes battery-electric (BEV), hybrid (PHEV & HEV), and fuel cell (FCEV) cars; autonomous vehicles (L2, L3, L4); Li-ion batteries (NMC, NCA, LFP, silicon, solid-state); electric motors (PM, WRSM, ACIM, Axial-flux, In-wheel); power electronics (SiC, Si IGBT) and more. EU + UK + EFTA.

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Mold Making Technology

JUNE 2, 2024

Source (All Images) | Dynamic Tool Corp. The Evolution of an Enterprise A long track record of success in the delivery of high-performance production molds has enabled Dynamic to become a go-to source for their customers’ new product development teams. Dynamic Tool Corp.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

To add to the annus horribilis that was 2020, supply chain disruptions and global semiconductor shortages ravaged the global automotive industry. The CHIPS Act is heralded as a device to reassert US leadership, wean the country off its dependence on foreign supply sources, and realize improved competitiveness. million vehicles in 2021.

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