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Why companies need to stop postponing their Industry 4.0 transformation

Control Engineering

Learning Objectives Understand threats and lost opportunities associated with not embracing Industry 4.0 Implement three key Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 insights Manufacturers face threats and lost opportunities by not embracing Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 Three key Industry 4.0

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AI meets plastics: igus accelerates transformation to sustainable Industry 4.0

Dinesh Mishra

Smart maintenance, low-cost robotics, AI-based online tools: igus is showcasing pioneering solutions for the lubrication-free and CO 2 -neutral industry and automation of tomorrow at the Hannover Messe Cologne/Hanover, 21st February 2024 – To support industrial companies with the challenges of our time, such as the transformation to Industry 4.0

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Scape Technologies, Danish Technological Institute, and AMT join in a new EUROSTARS Project: Just in Time 3D Printing Production

i4.0 today

3D printing is a digital manufacturing technology, meaning that a large part of the production process is managed online. However, finishing the printed components still has some manual process steps. Precisely the finishing of the printed parts is something that primarily requires manual handling.

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10 Houses 3D Printed in 10 Weeks on the Largest 3D Printing Project Site to Date

i4.0 today

For a long time, 3D construction printing has been seen as a possible solution to the escalating affordable housing crisis. Proponents of the technology claim, that when 3D printing projects in construction are carried out at scale, the advantages of the technology become clear.

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igus to show affordable automation at Hannover Messe, Robotics Summit

Robotics Business Review

The Cologne, Germany-based company announced 247 new products, including lubrication-free drives using motion plastics and new robots for educational, service, and industrial applications. “ReBeL on Wheels” combines a collaborative robot arm with an autonomous mobile robot for €17,999 ($19,202 U.S.). .

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CEMEX Invests in COBOD’S Revolutionary 3D Printing Tech

i4.0 today

CEMEX and COBOD have been working together over the last year to innovate in the 3D printing space. Through this partnership, they recently introduced a 3D printing solution that utilizes conventional ready-mix concrete in the building process. COBOD 3D printed Europe’s first building in 2017. About COBOD.

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How industry can realise the benefits of advanced technology

Manufacturer's Monthly

Author: Geoff Crittenden, CEO, Weld Australia But, with the advent of automation, robots, cobots and a range of other advanced welding technologies and techniques, this perception is becoming more and more outdated. The power of Industry 4.0, robots and cobots Automation, Industry 4.0, Industry 4.0