Gary Mintchell

MAY 19, 2025

AI Agents (aka AgenticAI) continue to find their way into the news. This news concerns improving MRO operations. At least we are finding some reality amongst all the AI hype. All hyperbole from the press release.]

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Gary Mintchell

MAY 5, 2025

News from the upcoming Automate 2025 show continues to dribble in. This looks like an update on HMIs. Lets take it to Android (I assume some of you are on that platform).

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Gary Mintchell

MARCH 4, 2025

News on the cybersecurity front. This component can now be deployed in Class 1 Div 2 environments. OPSWAT announced its MetaDefender Optical Diode Din Rail version has achieved Class 1 Division 2 (C1D2) certification.

Manufacturing 130

Manufacturing 130

Gary Mintchell

APRIL 14, 2025

This news concerns a partnership between an MRO software supplier and a services provider said to deliver technology technology-drive solutions. Todays news builds on the recent announcement that ATS is now a strategic partner of Verusens AI-driven platform in North America.

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Gary Mintchell

MARCH 14, 2025

Trends of more powerful video sensors plus AI have combined to form a number of interesting new products. This news comes from a company called Cybord (that I previously wrote about here ), who bills itself as the leading provider of advanced AI-powered electronic component analytics.

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SMMT

APRIL 24, 2025

Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive A March uplift to manufacturing is overdue good news, although the performance was boosted by a comparatively weaker month last year, when holiday timings and product changeovers combined to reduce output. Email address. Company. * Consent I agree to the SMMT Privacy Policy.

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SMMT

APRIL 4, 2025

Based on SMMT analysis SMMT news release, Incentives needed to convert electric sceptics to EV benefits SMMT Update Sign up Sign up to the SMMT Update Newsletter for weekly automotive news and data " * " indicates required fields Full name. Email address. Company. * Consent I agree to the SMMT Privacy Policy.

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Gary Mintchell

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

AI contributes at least 50% of the content of news in my area of interest. No surprise that Yokogawa has harnessed some AI expertise for its Asset Performance Management. Yokogawa Electric and UptimeAI announced a strategic agreement aimed at enhancing asset performance management in industrial plants.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Skydio brings in $170M in funding This latest news comes a little over a year after Skydio grounded its consumer drone operations to focus on its enterprise and public-sector customers. It wasn’t all bad news for Skydio this week. According to the San Mateo, Calif.-based This adds to the $230 million it raised last year.

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Gary Mintchell

DECEMBER 16, 2024

This news comes from yet another company working on the problem. Ive written about other companies working on the rather local problem of cybersecurity vulnerabilities of the ubiquitous USB sticks.

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Gary Mintchell

APRIL 21, 2025

The headline news is ExxonMobils Lighthouse project. This organization continues to move forward. They have released version 2.1 of the standard, launched a product certification program, and have witnessed some products making it through the system. Engineers beat deadlines for startup.

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Gary Mintchell

MARCH 4, 2025

With the announcement of breaking the company into parts makes this news both poignant and essential. These assistants based upon generative AI are becoming an essential ingredient to user interface as a new generation of operators and engineers enter the workforce. Im glad to see Honeywell joining the trend.

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Gary Mintchell

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

News from the AVEVA World Conference 2024 in Paris.

Manufacturing 130

Manufacturing 130

Gary Mintchell

MARCH 28, 2025

The third of Siemens pre-Hannover news releases concerns Xcelerator Edge with Microsoft Azure IoT Operations.

Manufacturing 130

Manufacturing 130

Gary Mintchell

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

This news reveals a partnership between Fuji America and Cybord to provide vision inspection systems at a new level for surface-mount technology printed circuit board manufacturing. Which I find interesting since industrial vision systems have had embedded AI ever since I played with them in the mid-90s.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Source: Apptronik A year full of humanoid robot news is ending with more developments. The Apollo robot combines humanoid hardware and AI. Apptronik Inc. today announced that it has partnered with the Google DeepMind robotics team.

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Gary Mintchell

MARCH 17, 2025

This news concerns extension of EdgeAI ZEDEDA has unveiled expanded support for NVIDIA’s edge AI platform, introducing enhanced integration with NVIDIA Jetson systems, NGC catalog and the TAO toolkit. Heres a partnership of two companies who like to all caps their names so that they jump out at you on the page.

Automation 130

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Gary Mintchell

JANUARY 3, 2025

This news concerns OPSWAT acquiring Fend Inc. OPSWAT Acquires Leader in Advanced Data Diode Technology to Strengthen Cyber Defenses for Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity was a top topic for the past couple of years. I anticipate it being a top topic for the foreseeable future. to broaden their offering in the Data Diode technology space.

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Gary Mintchell

DECEMBER 17, 2024

This news regarded participating in the opening of the Stanford Robotics Center. Ive recently heard of Flexiv Robotics and its Gecko Gripper. I thought I had written something, but evidently it didnt make the cut. This makes sense given that the companys four founders are alumni.

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SMMT

MARCH 5, 2025

Next month is likely to see a further surge in EV uptake, as buyers capitalise on the new ’25 plate and take their last chance to avoid the punitive ECS which, from 1 April will add 2,125 over six years to the cost of BEVs with a list price above 40,000. PHEV 7,273 6,098 19.3% HEV 11,431 10,591 7.9% PETROL 39,865 48,211 -17.3%

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Gary Mintchell

MARCH 25, 2025

However, some news continues to flow through my system. This new turnkey solution integrates with ALEs OmniVista, OmniSwitch, and OmniAccess Stellar networking portfolio, enabling secure and high quality connectivity across complex enterprise environments including large outdoor spaces. They hype cycle has progressed.

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Gary Mintchell

MARCH 5, 2025

This news from HighByte concern the ability to build custom APIs. HighByte seems to be making more of a splash lately with its DataOps plus Universal Namespace developments. Several years ago I spotted DataOps as an important technology application. Usage still grows. HighByte released HighByte Intelligence Hub version 4.1

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Gary Mintchell

MARCH 31, 2025

The first news from Hannover this morning concerns additions to EtherNet/IP device profiles. Process device profiles help users to reduce complexity and to more quickly install new devices in the event of an unplanned replacement. Delegates discussed continued updates for process devices at the annual meeting a couple of weeks ago.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 18, 2025

Show timeline 5:00 Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman recap the week’s news 27:00 Gene interviews Rob Marshick, Enidine national sales manager. In this episode, he explains the value of these components for robotics designers.

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Gary Mintchell

MARCH 18, 2025

This news expands AI-powered applications. Of course, AI is the entry point phrase for any new technology currently. Teredyne is a conglomerate that has been snarfing up collaborative robotic assets. Many are based on Universal Robotics technology. Thats OK, it is an advancement in usability. And thats a good thing.

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Gary Mintchell

MARCH 31, 2025

ODVA have generated still more newsI have some wrap up from a couple of weeks ago when I attended their meeting plus some news this morning from Hannover Messe. (No, No, I wish I were in Hannover, but Im still in Illinois.)

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Manufacturer's Monthly

MAY 19, 2025

This news is representative of a commitment to replaceme the ageing Tangara fleet of suburban passenger trains by early 2027, with a 50 per cent local content target for designing, building, and maintaining the new fleet.

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Manufacturing 84

Gary Mintchell

APRIL 22, 2025

In this news, the company announced capabilities related to users of Google Cloud. Rubrik first came to my attention just a couple of months ago. They did get a mention in a post several years ago as an executive invested in a company that never crossed my path again. Rubriks unique proposition is resiliency.

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Gary Mintchell

JANUARY 31, 2025

This news concerns a company emerging from stealth with a hand exoskeleton with exciting sensory input along with a its operating system (Alan KayPeople who are really serious about software should build their hardware.). Ive been watching developments of robotics and peripherals with anticipation.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

APRIL 15, 2025

The good news is that if you do this soon enough, you wont experience what Hemingway was talking about. Identifying and addressing these issues is crucial to improving your bottom line and staying competitive in todays market. If youre losing money, its time to take a step back and examine every aspect of your business.

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Manufacturing 88

Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Lately, hardly a week goes by without some humanoid robotics news. Last week, London-based Humanoid offered a first look at its HMND 01 robot in action. The startup said the video above demonstrates the humanoid’s mechanical design, motion control, and artificial intelligence integration. in 2024.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

DECEMBER 31, 2024

New Ai Group research shows there is considerable optimism among business leaders, but more work to be done to fix workforce and regulatory gaps. The good news from our report, Technology Adoption in Australian Industry: Commercial, Workforce and Regulatory Drivers , is that business leaders are clearly committed to technology investment.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 9, 2025

News of the week Amazons Vulcan robot uses force sensing to stow items Amazon developed a new robot called Vulcan , designed to pick items from bulk and place them onto the movable shelves.

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Robotics Robotics Automation Automotive 91

Robotics Business Review

MAY 19, 2025

Ceilix robot video News of the week Universal Robots releases the UR15, its fastest cobot yet Universal Robots unveiled its fastest collaborative robot at Automate 2025. From left: Mike Oitzman, Marc Segura, and Gene Demaitre at the ABB booth at Automate 2025.

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SMMT

APRIL 28, 2025

Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research DESNZ, 15 April 2025 SMMT Update Sign up Notes to editors SMMT Update Sign up to the SMMT Update Newsletter for weekly automotive news and data " * " indicates required fields Full name. Email address. Company. * Consent I agree to the SMMT Privacy Policy.

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ATS

JANUARY 8, 2025

Resources Explore the latest industrial maintenance best practices, trends and news from ATS and learn from industry experts and leading manufacturers. Contact us for more information. Next Post What is a CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System)? View all resources Blog What is a CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System)?

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ATS

JANUARY 8, 2025

Resources Explore the latest industrial maintenance best practices, trends and news from ATS and learn from industry experts and leading manufacturers. Contact us to learn more. Next Post What is a CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System)?

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