Control Engineering

JANUARY 3, 2023

The low-voltage ac motor market grew by more than 20% in 2022 thanks to rising prices. That growth will be tempered somewhat in 2023, according to a report by Interact Analysis due to falling prices, but demand is expected to match 2022 sales. As prices rose exponentially in 2022, this allowed for a 21.2%

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Control Engineering

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The mobile robot market (AGVs and AMRs) has enjoyed strong growth in 2022, driven by increasing e-commerce penetration, a lack of labor and on-going shifts to more flexible manufacturing. These include scarcity of labor, the growth in e-commerce and the shift to flexible manufacturing. What does the future look like?

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Control Engineering

APRIL 12, 2023

Manufacturing insights Manufacturing decline is now expected in 2024 rather than 2026. The Americas enjoyed a strong year for manufacturing growth in 2022, but labor shortages continue to hamper US manufacturers. Chinese manufacturing economy gets back on its feet after a turbulent period. In 2022, U.K.

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Additive Manufacturing

DECEMBER 17, 2022

16, 2022 — Hexagon AB announced a 100 MUSD investment in Divergent Technologies Inc. Divergent has developed an alternative production process to traditional vehicle manufacturing called DAPS® (Divergent Adaptive Production System) that addresses economic and environmental challenges. STOCKHOLM/Dec.

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Control Engineering

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Below is a sampling of some Control Engineering online content for November 2022, also pushed out to subscribers on Nov. Manufacturing digitalization: Think differently, working smarter. Manufacturers can change how they operate and make better decisions with automation and controls, but it requires a different mindset and approach.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The list was developed using CFE Media’s web analytics for stories viewed on controleng.com , October 10-16, 2022, for articles published within the last two months. The post Top 5 Control Engineering content: October 10-16, 2022 appeared first on Control Engineering.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 15, 2022

The list was developed using CFE Media’s web analytics for stories viewed on controleng.com , August 8-14, 2022, for articles published within the last two months. The post Top 5 Control Engineering content: August 8-14, 2022 appeared first on Control Engineering.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 11, 2023

The post Hot Control Engineering motors and drives articles in 2022 appeared first on Control Engineering. Direct-drive servo tutorial, application update, June 16: Solving low speed rotary servo applications with direct-drive motors avoids hidden initial costs, while saving money over the life of the machine.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Global manufacturing insights Europe still buffeted by the economic storm, with Germany’s manufacturing economy set to shrink by 1.4% Manufacturing growth in the U.S. Between 2023 and 2028, machinery production (as a sub-sector of manufacturing) is expected to grow faster than the manufacturing sector overall.

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Control Engineering

JUNE 8, 2023

Our new facility, supported by our manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan, will help us meet this need by providing our customers with the latest, AI-enabled robotic solutions that improve their flexibility and productivity, while strengthening their resilience and ability to operate more sustainably.”

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 15, 2022

Manufacturing Insights. The campus, 30 miles north of Cincinnati, will be the site of a global production center (GPC) for the company’s advanced automated manufacturing facilities. The GPC is scheduled to begin production by the end of 2022 and will be the first in North America for Festo and the 12th within the company.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 11, 2023

Robotics insights Picking robots are expected to have a more significant presence in manufacturing and other industries. Technology advances such as artificial intelligence (AI) is part of the reason, but the growing labor and skills gap is forcing manufacturers to turn to robots to keep up with consumer demand.

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Control Engineering

JUNE 3, 2023

With the high inflation, increasing labor costs, labor shortage, energy crisis and hybrid working, the manufacturing industry experienced significant turmoil in 2022. Although some of these have started to get eased, 2023 is still expected to be a challenging year for the manufacturing industry with many transitions ahead.

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Control Engineering

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Learning Objectives Understand how motor-drive communications help enable smart manufacturing. Motor communication insights Motor-drive communications using industrial Ethernet protocols can help enable smart manufacturing. 4, 2022, webcast, “How to Optimize Industrial Motor Communications,” archived for a year.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 17, 2023

For many manufacturers, industrial transformation is about being more open from a product perspective and giving engineers more flexibility. Automation remains a major priority for manufacturers looking to keep up with demand as labor woes continue to persist.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 12, 2022

Robots are being used more often in manufacturing applications to handle dull, dirty and dangerous tasks and make them more automated. Researchers providing actual examples of how robots can help humans in manufacturing is a good way to take an abstract idea and provide some context to it. Robotics Insights. That’s our goal.”.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

DECEMBER 29, 2022

a pioneer of green manufacturing technologies with the first modular digital factory for the automotive industry. Divergent has developed an alternative production process to traditional vehicle manufacturing called DAPS® (Divergent Adaptive Production System) that addresses economic and environmental challenges head-on.

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Control Engineering

JUNE 28, 2023

in 2022 thanks to long-term demand for industrial robots to be fueled by the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing sector. Interact Analysis updated their forecasts for the industrial robot market and they marked the most significant revisions compared to the 2022 version of the report. of total shipments in 2022.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 12, 2023

The need for induction motors is expected to rise as the electric vehicle (EV) sector grows because manufacturers are turning to them for their low maintenance requirements. Between 2022 and 2032, a strong CAGR of 7.4% billion in 2022. CAGR from 2022 to 2032. billion in 2032. is expected. It was worth around $19.9

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 30, 2022

According to the Association for Advancing Automation , of the 12,305 robots sold in Q2 2022, 59% of the orders came from the automotive industry with the remaining orders from non-automotive companies largely in the food & consumer goods industry, which saw a 13% increase in unit orders over the same period, April through June, in 2021.

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Control Engineering

MAY 16, 2023

According to the latest report from the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), companies ordered 9,168 units valued at $597 million in Q1 2023, a 21% drop in total units and a 10% drop in value over the same quarter in 2022, which was the third-best quarter on record for North America. A3 is a CFE Media and Technology content partner.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 31, 2023

economy and high interest rates, resulting in a 37% drop in robot orders and a 20% decrease in value in Q2 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. economy and high interest rates have taken a toll on robot orders in North America, resulting in a decline for the second quarter in a row after record purchases in 2021 and 2022.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Automate 2023 Day Three: Sensors gaining insights under the surface Manufacturers highlighted sensors and information systems designed to go beyond what is shown on the surface and give customers real insights. The post Hot Control Engineering discrete and process sensing articles in 2023 appeared first on Control Engineering.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

billion by 2027, driven by demand from battery-driven applications and increased flexibility in manufacturing and logistics processes. This growth is being driven by demand from battery driven applications and a need for greater flexibility in manufacturing and logistics processes. between 2022 and 2027. Within the U.S.,

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 30, 2023

This is being driven by demand from battery driven applications and a need for greater flexibility in manufacturing and logistics processes. between 2022 and 2027. Manufacturers Maxon, Ametek and MinebeaMitsumi currently dominate the market, but the landscape is highly fragmented. between 2022 and 2027.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 19, 2023

billion in 2022, a year-on-year increase of 14.7%, driven by production of collaborative and SCARA robots. from 2022 to 2027. Similar to trends in the collaborative robot market, SCARA robots are also moving toward larger payloads to meet the efficiency requirements of battery manufacturing applications. from 2022 to 2027.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 12, 2023

billion in 2022, fueled by strong APAC sales. Strong unit sales in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region increased growth in the low voltage ac drive market during 2022 to an estimated $14.2 in APAC, the largest market for drives, boosted by order backlogs and steady growth in manufacturing output of 4.4%. Courtesy: Interact Analysis.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 26, 2023

2022, is now available through ISA and ANSI. Manufacturers and machine builders worldwide have implemented the TR88 standard on various control platforms. The updated version of PackML is designed to make the standard easier to implement across many manufacturing applications. The updated version, ANSI/ISA-TR88.00.02-2022,

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Control Engineering

JUNE 18, 2023

The sales of servo motors, servo drives, and precision gearboxes used in industrial robots equaled more than a third (35%) of the global industrial robot market in 2022, according to the latest research from Interact Analysis. This is primarily because articulated robots can have very high payloads, for which the gearboxes used are expensive.

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Control Engineering

JULY 26, 2023

Siemens continues to dominate the motion controls market, with Japanese vendors seeing a small decline in market share in 2022. Research by Interact Analysis shows the motion controls market will return to steady growth following a period of high demand for consumer products in 2021/2022 which boosted investment in automation.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 22, 2023

Six industrial robotics trends for 2023 Robotics are becoming more important and manufacturers are recognizing their growing role in many different industries and applications. See top 3 covers and top 10 articles posted prior to 2022. Links to each article below. Six industry trends are highlighted.

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Control Engineering

MAY 4, 2023

ABB announced it has completed its acquisition of the Siemens low voltage National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) motor business. The transaction was originally announced August 11, 2022. The acquisition is intended to strengthen ABB’s position as an industrial NEMA motor manufacturer.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

OCTOBER 19, 2022

According to the Netwrix 2022 Cloud Security Report , cloud adoption is accelerating in the manufacturing sector: organizations report that they expect 52% of their workloads to be in the cloud by the end of 2023, up from the current 35%. ECI Software Solutions Launches ITAR Solution for Manufacturers. www.ecisolutions.com.

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Control Engineering

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Target audience for Automation Fair 2023 Rockwell Automation include automation professionals on the plant floor, plant-floor management and manufacturing management. Rockwell Automation chairman and CEO Blake Moret discussed the need for agile, resilient and sustainable manufacturing at the 2022 Automation Fair at McCormick Place in Chicago.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Robots can help fill some, but not all, of the labor gap manufacturers currently face. The challenge is getting manufacturers to buy into the concept because they believe robots are too expensive and will take jobs when the opposite is true. The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting great resignation have put manufacturers in a bind.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 2, 2022

Understand motor-drive communications and smart manufacturing benefits. Examine how motor-drive communications contribute to smart manufacturing. Motor-drive communications, Smart manufacturing. Appropriate communications with industrial motors and drives can enable smart manufacturing benefits. Learning Objectives.

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Control Engineering

JUNE 12, 2023

Research indicates the market, worth $236 million in 2022, will increase to $6.8 By the end of 2022, Interact Analysis’ research shows there were just 33 suppliers in the market; most of them entering within the last 5 years. In 2022, the number of employees performing static manipulation tasks in warehouses was 4.3

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