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New Year, New Popular Articles from MoldMaking Technology

Mold Making Technology

Source: (top left) Boucherie, (top right) TK Mold & Engineering, (bottom left) Emuge-Franken, (bottom right) Plastic Ingenuity The top ten most-viewed articles in January were not only a testament to what our readers took an interest in—they reflect what is trending in our small but mighty world of moldmaking. Dapra Corp.,

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Outlook for Automation in 2024

Mold Making Technology

Wage and productivity gains in US manufacturing are not on par. The uncertainty is expected to persist in 2024, with The Economist describing it as a "second cold war" and "multipolar disorder." Check out the full article here. The trend highlights a growing need for solutions to boost productivity.

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Polytron Awarded 2024 System Integrator of the Year

Polytron

Richard Phillips, director of smart manufacturing, Ron Rich, CEO, Rande Allen, VP, sales, Damien Stahl, VP operations. Polytron shares some thoughts on trends seen in current and future manufacturing. Polytron is a member of the System Integrator Hall of Fame having been awarded in 2015, 2019, and now 2024.

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How humanoid robots can help narrow gaps between automation and labor

Robotics Business Review

Wise, chief product officer of Agility Robotics , outlined why humanoids or mobile manipulation robots (MMRs), are the next step in her presentation “The Next Frontier of Automation: Mobile Manipulation Robots (Humanoid Robots)” at Automate 2024 in Chicago. million unfilled positions in manufacturing. Submit your presentation idea now.

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Taiwan-China tensions a reminder to tech: diversify chip manufacturers

Canadian Manufacturing

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. The top way is dual sourcing, where companies have multiple suppliers, so if one faces trouble, another can step in with product.

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Karl Storz enters talks to acquire surgical robot developer Asensus Surgical

Robotics Business Review

Source: Asensus Surgical Asensus Surgical Inc. premium to the closing price of Asensus stock on April 2, 2024. In November, Asensus inked a manufacturing deal for its platform. In January 2024, the company showed LUNA off to surgeons, conducting an in vivo lab evaluation of the next-generation surgical robot.

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Three fundamentals needed to rebuild Australia’s manufacturing sector

AU Manufacturing

Article by Mark Fioretto, Area Vice President and Managing Director ANZ at UiPath. This will go a long way in supporting Australia’s manufacturing industry, which currently produces about two-thirds as much manufactured output as it consumes. Attracting skilled workers back to Australia’s manufacturing industry .