i4.0 today

AUGUST 4, 2023

The second quarter of 2023 proved to be an exceptionally active period for ransomware groups, posing significant threats to industrial organizations and infrastructure. Another notable incident was the ransomware attack on the pharmaceutical company Eisai that disrupted their logistics systems, leading to operational disruptions.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2023

It added that it plans to focus on hazardous scenarios, high-end customer service, automotive manufacturing, and in-home services. Source: LimX Dynamics China goes all in on humanoids It would be difficult to talk about the robotics industry in 2023 without mentioning humanoid robots. CL-1 ascending the stairs dynamically.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Source: IFR The International Federation of Robotics, or IFR, today listed its picks for the top five global robotics trends of this year. In its latest release , the federation cited some different trends than it had for 2022 and 2023. In the automotive parts industry, each hour of unplanned downtime is estimated to cost $1.3

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Fastener News Desk

MARCH 30, 2023

Here’s what’s happening in fastener industry news and events the week of March 27, 2023. (9:25) Shannon Precision Fastener was recently awarded the 2022 Supplier of the Year and Overdrive Award selected by a global team of GM purchasing, engineering, quality, manufacturing, and logistics leaders. Founded in 1948 by the late Charles L.

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Fastener News Desk

AUGUST 27, 2023

Feel the energy as the 2023 International Fastener Expo (IFE) prepares to set the stage for the largest convergence of the fastener industry in North America in years. IFE 2023 will offer attendees an array of sessions designed to captivate, educate, and inspire. Adapting new types of automation from Industry 4.0

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 23, 2024

Source: Volvo Autonomous Solutions Volvo Autonomous Solutions this week unveiled its first-ever production-ready autonomous truck. The unit of the Volvo Group offers customers tailored transport as a service (TaaS) with autonomous vehicles, required infrastructure, operational and uptime support, and cloud-based management of logistics flows.

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Fastener News Desk

JULY 7, 2023

2023-07-06 PRESS RELEASE Bulten has entered into an agreement to acquire all shares in Exim & Mfr Holdings Pte Ltd “Exim”, an Asian, Singapore-based distributor of fasteners and other components, for a purchase sum of approximately SGD 66.3 The acquisition is expected to be completed during Q3 2023.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2024

Source: Adobe Stock 2023 was a year of great change within the robotics industry. With 2023 in the rearview mirror , it’s time to look ahead to what the next 12 months have in store for the robotics industry. It was one of the biggest trends in robotics in 2023 , and, if anything, it’ll be even more present in 2024.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 12, 2024

or Sanctuary AI, is entering a new strategic partnership with automotive components supplier Magna International Inc. Since it launched the robot in May 2023, the company has invested heavily in the development of manipulation capabilities, perception features, and artificial intelligence models that control the humanoid robot.

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Fastener News Desk

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

S eptember 12, 2023 WINONA, Minn.–(BUSINESS Having completed a proof-of-concept trial with a single converted vehicle, Fastenal and ZEVX are now conducting a six-state trial using the ZEVX battery electric powertrain and power system products to electrify up to 16 trucks in 2023.

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Fastener News Desk

JANUARY 12, 2023

Confident for 2023 despite crises, end of material shortages in sight . Service leadership, a very high level of product availability combined with above-average logistics expertise are the reasons for this very good development. Confident for 2023 despite crises, end of material shortages in sight. Content Source: .

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Kia will dispatch its old batteries via the DB logistics network – DB Schenker and DB Cargo – to energy storage startup, Encore. Manufacturing and sales of these systems are set to start in 2023. The process is simple and effective.

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Foley

JULY 11, 2023

Agility and resiliency remain essential attributes for manufacturers in 2023. While these two trends are common across many industries, perhaps nowhere are they more pronounced than in the automotive industry. Beyond the automotive industry, even the most basic household appliances are now wireless and connected.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

JANUARY 10, 2024

Brakes India is a leading automotive component supplier both to the domestic Indian market and to global markets. How has the automotive and the allied auto components sector, both in India and globally, transformed over the last couple of years? disruption in the automotive industry. There is massive C.A.S.E

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E&T

JANUARY 10, 2023

Tevva expects to sell up to 1,000 electric trucks in 2023. By embracing both hydrogen and electric fuel sources, we can rethink the energy mix in transport, reduce strain on our electricity grid and accelerate electric truck adoption.”. The debut truck will be followed in 2023 by a 7.5-tonne Image credit: Tevva.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

JUNE 5, 2023

In a sign of steady progress, recent official statistics highlight that collective sales of electric two-wheelers (e2Ws), three-wheelers (e3Ws) and four-wheelers (e4Ws), crossed the magic one million mark in FY 2023. Promisingly, this marks a 153% increase in EV sales in FY 2023. lakh crore by 2030.

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i4.0 today

DECEMBER 12, 2022

With the increasing likelihood of a global economic recession in 2023, many industries are struggling with increasing manufacturing cost, such as labor and raw material costs, and maintaining their profit margins. Source: IDTechEx. fold increase in demand for logistics and delivery robots and a 6.8-fold

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

AUGUST 30, 2022

As many companies globally commit to net-zero and science-based targets, the industry’s focus is gradually shifting from responsible sourcing, onsite recycling, and alternative energy solutions to tackling emission reduction across the value chain.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 2, 2024

Source: LinkedIn As The Robot Report reported last October, one of the biggest autotech stories of the year was the stalling of Cruise after California’s Department of Motor Vehicles suspended its driverless testing license. Last October, GM disclosed its billion-dollar purchase of the startup lost over $730 million during Q3 2023.

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Dinesh Mishra

APRIL 29, 2024

We meticulously addressed every facet of the automotive domain, spanning two-wheelers for cargo and passengers, three-wheelers for cargo and passengers, electric trucks, and even drones. Our commitment to innovation was pivotal, considering our nascent presence in the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) landscape.

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Plastics News

JANUARY 27, 2023

That drop came from a 1-cent downward move for polymer-grade propylene feedstock and from buyers taking back 3 cents in margin, according to market sources contacted by Plastics News. In the engineering resins market, higher than normal inventories at the processor level led North American prices down in the last four months of 2023.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Some of the more prominent decarbonization technologies and their adoption have been highlighted below: Prominent technologies Renewable Energy : Renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, hydro, and geothermal power are naturally replenished and have a low carbon footprint. From 2023 to 2025, the USA expects to add another 20.8

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Dinesh Mishra

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Joining LMW’s Board in 2017 until 2023, I now lead the company’s strategy function. Image 1: source: DMG Mori. We take pride in serving leading OEMs and auto ancillaries in the automotive industry, a testament to the consistency of our quality. October, 2019 Link Q4.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

from 2022, with demand coming from a variety of industries including retail, healthcare, food and beverage, automotive and logistics. In fact, by 2025 5G connections in North America are expected to grow to 410 million, said Statista [with around 200 million in 2023, according to multiple sources].

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Dinesh Mishra

MARCH 3, 2024

At EMO 2023, HAIMER took an important step forward and has since been offering its successful hardware products for machine tools alongside a powerful digital range consisting of the WinTool software, an independent tool management system, and Toolbase, a smart tool dispensing system with software and hardware components.

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Dinesh Mishra

JANUARY 30, 2023

Local and international players have their hands full catching up with the post-pandemic pent-up demand – a trend reflected in the mega-buzz around IMTEX 2023. India is among the world’s biggest metal-cutting machine tools markets, with sectors like automotive, general engineering, energy, and aerospace being the major demand drivers.

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Dinesh Mishra

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Ltd); Kapila Sandeep Soni, Managing Director, Croyance Automotive; Amit Lakhotia, Founder & CEO, Park+; and Rahul Bollini, Head-Emerging Technologies, JLNPhenix Energy. A robust, flexible, and well-coordinated supply chain can help mitigate any risks related to Vendor shortage, logistics, etc. Manufacturing and Supply Chain.

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Fastener News Desk

APRIL 18, 2023

The first-ever Würth-sponsored NASCAR race will take place at the Monster Mile on Sunday, April 30th, 2023 ! In 2023 the Truck Series is once again officially known as the Craftsman Truck Series. To learn more: visit Wurth Racing. Find out how a stadium keeps up with a million fans a year? www.fastenal.com.

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Fastener News Desk

APRIL 2, 2023

31, 2023– Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. Hisco also offers vendor-managed inventory and RFID programs with specialized warehousing for chemical management, logistics services and cold storage. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2023, subject to regulatory and customary closing conditions.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

OCTOBER 4, 2022

FANUC’s new M-800 i A/60 high-accuracy robot equipped with an LS3D i -A Scanner will pass over an automotive panel to perform laser welds on coupons. High-Vacuum Source Capture Systems are one solution to combat the welder shortage. This system includes extraction of welding fumes using source capture ErgoMax MIG guns.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

JANUARY 20, 2023

Available in ready out-of-the box welding application kits that contain all the hardware and software required to quickly set up a safe and effective welding automation cell — whether your welding source of choice is Miller, Lincoln or Fronius. It receives continuous process data updates from all the production machinery.

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Fastener News Desk

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Then as we were evaluating where we were on our digital journey, we had just launched an ERP transformation, it really became about a single source of truth being the platform for all of our change. We really needed to drive things forward to have this single source of truth so that was a key component for us, where we were going to grow.

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