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StatCan report shows Cdn. economy holding steady through April, GDP unchanged

Canadian Manufacturing

per cent, the largest since April 2020. per cent in April — the sector’s largest growth rate since December 2020. Transportation and warehousing was up 0.4 The public sector, which includes educational services, health care and social assistance and public administration, slipped 0.3

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Packaging Robots Market to Worth US$ 7.5 Billion by 2032 at a CAGR of 7%

i4.0 today

Robots are capable of a wide range of tasks related to packaging, including picking and placing, boxing, palletizing, and warehousing. For instance, In 2020, one of the biggest manufacturers of robots, Fanuc Corporation, introduced the R-2000id robot with cable-integrated technology.

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Top 5 Use Cases of AI in Manufacturing Value Chain

Dinesh Mishra

Similar techniques can also be used to predict weak demand periods and slow down manufacturing to prevent spoilage of products and increased warehousing costs. The tech debuted in early 2020 and has since been open-sourced for wider adoption. Meanwhile, those keeping a safe distance continue to appear in green.

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Siemens Announces new Strategic Collaboration with Xerox® Elem™ Additive Solutions

Fabricating & Metal Work

In fiscal 2020, Siemens Group USA generated revenue of nearly $20 billion. Siemens has been supporting the industries and creating the infrastructure forming the backbone of America’s economy for more than 160 years, with 40,000 employees, 17,000 suppliers, and customers in all 50 states and Puerto Rico.

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Meshmix Media announces the 4th edition of Industry samurai awards and Conference 2023

Dinesh Mishra

Instituted in 2020 and born out of the need to recognize the grit and resolve of India’s manufacturing and supply chain professionals and companies, the award continues to gain support and trust in the industry.

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Industry charity Transaid celebrates Silver Jubilee

SMMT

Meanwhile, logistics and warehousing company Fagan & Whalley recently donated a truck to the Industrial Training Centre Trust (ITC) run by Transaid in Zambia, currently the only public, commercial driver training centre in the country, and which offers both full-time and part-time HGV training courses.

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How automation and good jobs can co-exist

Control Engineering

In 2018, MIT convened its Task Force on the Work of the Future, which concluded in a 2020 report that while new technologies were not necessarily going to massively wipe out employment, smart practices and policies would be necessary to let automation complement good jobs.