Plastics News

DECEMBER 1, 2022

"Contrary to [polyethylene], PP has a much broader footprint into a number of more durable applications like automotive, appliances and electronics," he added. "If If new home construction and sales weaken, you certainly won't need appliances, carpeting and electronics to finish them out.".

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 25, 2025

Source: IFR While other countries debate the best mix of public policy, academic research, and private investment to advance their economies, the People’s Republic of China is focusing on robotics. For example, in 2023, nearly two-thirds of industrial robots in the electronics industry are installed in China alone.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Source: AeroVironment AeroVironment, a defense contractor based in Arlington, Virginia, has agreed to acquire BlueHalo in an all-stock transaction worth approximately $4.1 BlueHalo generated approximately $886 million of revenue in 2023, compared to $759 million and $660 million in 2022 and 2021, respectively. billion in revenue.

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HGR Inc.

AUGUST 11, 2022

Chris has been a customer at HGR for 20+ years, and purchases mostly electronic equipment from our industrial surplus inventory, which he uses for his workshop, or upcycles into projects and musical electronic accessories. HGR is Your Source for Industrial Surplus .

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Source: A3 After two years of record sales, North American robot orders declined by 30% in 2023, said the latest report from the Association for Advancing Automation, or A3. North American automakers pulled back in robot orders last year.

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E&T

MAY 5, 2023

The Southeast Asian country has the world's second-largest estimated deposits of rare earths, a group of 17 elements that are crucial for making a range of electronic products, from m agnets, glass screens and speakers to trains, mobile phones and missile guidance systems. per cent of all rare earth exports over that period.

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Fastener News Desk

OCTOBER 5, 2024

The US electrical/electronics industry remained stable up 1% at 3,900 units. Canada and Mexico Nearshoring efforts have led to changes in economic relationships within North America: China used to be the main source of imports into the US. Installations in the metal and machinery industry were up 8% to 4,171 units.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2024

Source: Universal Robots In 2017, only 2.8% ” By 2021, that number had increased to 7.5%. Source: Schneider Electric Unveiled at MODEX 2024, the two new Lexium cobots offer payloads of 3 to 18 kg (6.6 Source: Doosan Robotics The Doosan P-Series has a reach of 2,030 mm (79.9 Register now and save. mm (+/- 0.00079 in.)

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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.

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Automation Mag

APRIL 17, 2023

This slight drop over 2021 is not alarming, as orders often fluctuate for any number of reasons. What is the most compelling finding is the significant jump in orders from automotive OEMS (up 113 percent), semiconductor and electronics (up 88 percent) and plastics and rubber (up 70 percent).

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 10, 2024

Source: Universal Robots Collaborative robots could become easier to program and use, thanks to new developer tools. RoboCup and MathWorks have organized the competition since 2021. Source: Universal Robots The post Universal Robots expands MathWorks partnership, joins Connections Program appeared first on The Robot Report.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Source: AMD The need for robotic surgery is well established, but most systems are still costly to purchase, operate, and maintain, noted Advanced Micro Devices Inc. In 2021, almost 644,000 robotic surgeries were performed in the U.S., and that number could reach 1 million in 2028, according to the National Library of Medicine (NLM).

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JANUARY 4, 2023

” In July 2021, Memjet finished the design of its latest print engine. ” In July 2021, Memjet decided to bring four product lines for printer engines back from Asia and built a new factory in North Ryde. Thelander said the new Australia-made strategy includes sourcing most components from suppliers in Australia.

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Modern Machine Shop

JULY 9, 2023

billion in 2021 to $79.5 billion in 2021 to $82.6 Of the top 10 machine-tool-producing countries, only India and Brazil posted year-over-year gains at relatively modest increases in real dollars (adjusted for currency exchange rates and inflation) over their 2021 levels. billion in 2022 while production decreased from $92.1

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 13, 2024

Source: ABB ABB Ltd. Source ABB Customer Experience Center Bubnikovich said ABB’s new Customer Experience Center will “showcase its latest and greatest technologies.” ABB acquired AMR maker ASTI in 2021. ABB has expanded production, staff, and training space in Auburn Hills, Mich.

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E&T

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

“I think we’re bouncing from one disaster to another,” says Jason Webb, managing director at Sussex manufacturer Electronic Temperature Instruments (ETI), neatly summing up the state of the world today. There was a steep surge in demand for everything, from electronics to new homes.

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Design World

AUGUST 1, 2022

It’s not specific to connectors, but connectors can be a prime source. One of the most general and important is EIA-364 Electrical Connector/Socket Test Procedures, Including Environmental Classifications from the Electronic Components Industry Association that defines specific testing requirements for space-grade connectors (Table 2).

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21st Century Tech

MARCH 21, 2023

Wherefore will go Alberta in circumstances where their oil sands will no longer be a source of fossil fuels to be burned for energy and transportation? It is in Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket. It is largely produced using liquefied natural gas as the material source. How is most of it manufactured today?

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Fastener News Desk

JANUARY 12, 2023

billion are well above the previous year’s figure (2021: EUR 17.06 The operating result rose from EUR 1,270 million in 2021 to EUR 1,500 million in 2022. “We Electrical Wholesale, Electronics and the Industry Division of the Würth Line are growing above average. billion (2021: EUR 6.94 billion (2021: EUR 10.12

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AU Manufacturing

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

By 2030, South Korea hopes to have over 22% of its energy from renewable sources and is anticipated to become a leading offshore wind region. The permitting procedure for the four projects is well underway, with wind measurement equipment deployed in 2021 and 2022.

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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. surge observed in 2021. in 2021 and 2022, respectively. in 2021 and 2022, respectively. increase in the production of computer and electronic products in 2024.

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Fastener News Desk

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

billion in 2021 and a branch network of 3,209 locations in 25 countries. Meanwhile, they also are seeing these customers make organizational purchases by multiple digital channels, including ecommerce sites and apps, electronic data interchange, e-procurement, and marketplaces. million in the first half of 2021.

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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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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 18, 2024

Source | Delta Mold Inc. The company builds injection and compression molds for 320 customers in the appliance, agricultural equipment, consumer electronics, food storage, ground transportation, HVAC, lawn and garden, plumbing, recreational equipment and storage and refuse segments. Source | Delta Mold Inc.

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MEM

AUGUST 3, 2023

Sean Millard, Chief Growth Officer for The Royal Mint said: “We are delighted to be working with our partner, Betts Metals on this innovative x-ray silver initiative, which offers The Royal Mint a new source of recovered and traceable sustainable metal.

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Fastener News Desk

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Some subsectors of industrial services have experienced depressed valuations as they struggle with cyclicality, inflation and supply chain shortages, sources tell Mergers & Acquisitions. Residential construction and automotive manufacturing have shown weakness as buyers take a wait-and-see approach.

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i4.0 today

AUGUST 9, 2023

The impact of semiconductor chip shortages saw an estimated 672,000 light-use vehicles produced in Q1 of 2021, even after restrictions had begun to ease. It’s a problem that has cost millions – and one that the EU Chips Act will address at the source. What is the EU Chips Act? As well as the initial pledge of €8.1

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Canadian Manufacturing

JULY 25, 2024

Known as single-photon sources (SPS) and capable of emitting one photon at a time on demand, these kinds of devices are the basis for many quantum technologies, such as quantum communication, quantum computing, and quantum sensing. These cutting-edge semiconductors will make it possible to generate and manipulate quantum photon states.

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E&T

OCTOBER 1, 2023

The Moon’s surface holds precious and rare metals used to manufacture electric vehicles, semiconductors and electronic devices. In 2021, Russia and China agreed to establish a joint research station on the Moon by the mid-2030s. Rocket launch / Shutterstock Image credit: Alamy As it turns out, lunar mining could be quite profitable.

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Mold Making Technology

MAY 23, 2024

Source (All Images) | Dynamic Tool Corp. Given this focus on precision machining, in 2021, company leadership decided to expand capacity and add additional CNCs since several older machining centers were starting to show their age. Founded in 1976, Dynamic Tool Corp. tons/18 and 907 metric tons. so we bought them both.”

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

JULY 21, 2022

Centric Software has consistently served long-standing global companies with its world-class PLM solution, delivering exceptional services to multiple industries, including apparel, footwear multicategory retail, outdoor, luxury, furniture, cosmetics, food & beverage, and consumer electronics.

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Dinesh Mishra

AUGUST 30, 2022

End-to-end digital threads enable Nissan to connect a wide variety of sources of information across product lifecycle management (PLM) platforms. More intelligent automobiles require more and high-performing Electronic Control Units (ECUs) in the vehicle – as is the case in the new Nissan Ariya. billion and net income of €6.7

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 17, 2023

This is based on a research on the convergence between 5G and AR conducted by the Augmented Reality for Enterprise Alliance (AREA) in 2021.The The analysis is based on a collection of enterprise 5G deployments, covering the period 2017-2021. The survey was run during May 2021. The literature on enterprise AR within Industry 4.0

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i4.0 today

APRIL 2, 2024

Embedded systems are the foundation of today’s electronic devices, spanning sectors as diverse as consumer electronics, telecommunications, industrial, medical, automotive and aerospace applications. Testing signal integrity in high-speed digital designs High-speed digital interfaces play a pivotal role in electronic designs.

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Fastener News Desk

JULY 14, 2022

The Würth Group, world market leader in the manufacture and sale of assembly and fastening materials, was able to carry the growth momentum from the 2021 fiscal year into the first half of 2022 in spite of the unstable economic situation. The company eiSos in Waldenburg was even able to build seamlessly on the strong year of 2021.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

JUNE 14, 2023

The International Federation of Robotics estimates robot density in the United States was 274 units per 10,000 employees in 2021, or 2.74%. Two examples are the automotive industry and electronics. In particular, robot unit sales to metals industries increased to 91% in 2021 over 2020. Let’s analyze an example.

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Fastener News Desk

AUGUST 3, 2022

The Employment Index contracted for the third month in a row after expanding for eight straight months ( September 2021 through April), but panelists again indicated month-over-month improvement in hiring ability in July. ” [Computer & Electronic Products]. percentage point impact on the Manufacturing PMI ® calculation.

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