Manufacturing Tomorrow

JUNE 12, 2025

Applications in medical devices, telecommunications, automotive systems, and consumer electronics now depend on highly complex, ultra-small components manufactured at scale. NORD supports you through the entire life cycle of your drive systems with pre-sales engineering support, online tools, and a global service network.

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ATS

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Supplier information: Details of where MRO items are purchased, plus contractual terms such as holding/placing of consignment inventory. If the business uses them, much will be in the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) and the Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) system. This data often lives in multiple locations.

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ATS

MARCH 25, 2025

Whenany of thesehappen, operators may, with the best of intentions, bypass safety systems in an effort to restore production without stopping an entire cell or line. As they are complex machines,robot maintenancediffers significantly from that of other equipment and requires specialized skills.

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ATS

MAY 14, 2025

Developed within the Toyota Production System, production leveling addresses the issue of inconsistent demand by evenly distributing production volume and product mix across time. A few key elements define Heijunka implementation: Heijunka Box , a visual scheduling system that distributes production orders by volume and mix.

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Gary Mintchell

MAY 8, 2024

This will enable engineering teams to find the right help topic and to generate a basic visualization and code faster for programmable logic controllers (PLC). In addition, the engineering of complex tasks will become less susceptible to errors. In addition, the engineering of complex tasks will become less susceptible to errors.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

To achieve effective physical intelligence, we need energy-efficient AI systems that can run reliably on robots, sensors, and other edge devices. The Future of Logistics Automation Speaker: TBD 10-10:45 AM The future of logistics automation is evolving rapidly, driven by advancements in robotics, AI, and autonomous systems.

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i4.0 today

MARCH 5, 2025

Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) use manufacturing processes developed for the semiconductor industry to miniaturize complex optical functionality onto a chip. Additionally, PICs can be integrated into modern CMOS processes and are relatively easy to combine with existing electronic systems.

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Electronics Benchmarking Sourcing Fit 52

Factory Worx

JULY 11, 2023

In this post, we'll look at the topic and the benefits that this form of technology provides. It is built on the utilization of digital technologies that allow people, processes, and objects to be linked together to form an integrated and intelligent system. What Exactly Is Artificial Intelligence? What Exactly Is Industry 4.0?

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Dinesh Mishra

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Complex geometries: Parts that must meet specific design requirements. Techniques and Considerations: CNC Utilization: CNC lathes are often employed to program complex paths with high precision. However, they are more brittle and less forgiving in terms of tool setup.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

System integration insights Systems integrators bridge the manufacturing skills gap, offering expertise in technology and automation, enabling significant productivity gains. The role of systems integrators has evolved to encompass diverse talents, project management, and a broad range of functions in plant-floor data analysis.

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 15, 2025

Embrace Thorough Process Development and Validation Although often viewed as time-consuming and expensive, thorough process development and validation are critical for long-term project success. These steps allow for further refinement of the tooling system and can lead to additional business opportunities.

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Mold Making Technology

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Now’s your chance to dive into these trending topics. The comprehensive list to follow offers insight into topics ranging from build, engineer and maintain. purchases two bridge-style double-column CNCs to increase the cutting envelope and maintain 5-micron cutting accuracy in the long term.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

Enhancing Robot Navigation with LLM Agent ReMEmbR ReMEmbR supports long-term memory, reasoning, and action Robots are increasingly expected to perceive and interact with their environments over extended periods. The full ReMEmbR system. ReMEmbR consists of two phases: memory-building and querying. Click here to enlarge.

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ATS

JUNE 18, 2024

This blog explores how automated corrosion monitoring systems offer a step up from spot checks and visual inspections. It addresses sensor-based condition monitoring systems and technologies and covers implementation challenges and considerations. In broad terms, five types of industrial sensors are used on manufacturing equipment.

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Beverage Artificial Intelligence Manufacturing Automation 59

Control Engineering

JULY 19, 2022

In fact, before planning for any safety-related systems, it is important certified experts perform a safety audit to assess the conditions and determine the proper design path. It’s important to understand the most common topics involved with safety design, providing overview information required to inform staff. .

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 3, 2025

Steve Michon, president and owner of Zero Tolerance , a mold builder , was at Xact Metal’s booth to discuss how the company has been utilizing its recently purchased 3D printer to expand the shop’s capabilities in terms of design freedom, prototyping and quick design modifications. Another hot topic among moldmakers?

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Modern Machine Shop

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Shops may have once thought five-axis machining is too complicated or unnecessary for their business, but as parts become more complex and shops are challenged to produce more parts with fewer people, interest in five-axis machining is soaring. Automation is also part of Proteum’s long-term plans for five-axis machining.

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Control Engineering

JULY 12, 2023

This term was famously announced in 2011 at Hannover Fair as part of the German High-Tech Strategy, and since then it has taken hold across the world. Key elements include updated digital infrastructure, system integration, digital skills and training, with appropriate leadership and vision. Winter: Industry 4.0

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E&T

MAY 15, 2023

Three examples of just how varied and complex the narrative around gene editing is. It’s notable that the UK government used that term for the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act, which received Royal Assent on 23 March 2023. This makes it a complex terrain to navigate.

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ATS

JANUARY 5, 2024

Comparison between condition-based maintenance and predictive maintenance The world of maintenance strategy and execution can often seem complex, but it doesn’t have to be. With our unparalleled support and technology-driven services, we can help you navigate the complex world of industrial maintenance. Contact us today !

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Mold Making Technology

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

For example, over the last year, it created the Alliance Advantage Fiber Laser Engraving system. Moldmaking is crucial to Beaumont’s business as it enables it to mass produce plastic parts to ensure an optimized performance in terms of precision and efficiency. To experience more solutions from Alliance, stop by Booth 1426.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 24, 2022

IMCRC delves into why sovereign manufacturing capability has become such a hot topic and how Australia can accelerate its capacity to achieve this. We need a long-term vision, strategy and industrial policy with appropriate incentives and catalysts to lead Australia’s manufacturing industry towards it. solutions and business models.

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 20, 2023

In time, it will move toward small- to medium-sized production runs and also promote creative geometric complexity, and mass customization. In addition, the technology is agnostic to part complexity, and therefore enabling the manufacture of hollow structures, holes, complicated interior details and atypical shapes, promoting innovation.

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ATS

OCTOBER 30, 2023

This addresses one of the biggest limitations of conventional robots: the complex systems needed to ensure the safety of people working nearby or simply passing by the robot. Collaborative robots in manufacturing are engineered with safety systems that prevent them from injuring anyone within its work envelope.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

OCTOBER 13, 2024

CLICK HERE to Uncover the Top 15 Growth Opportunities in Industrial Automation Frost & Sullivan’s latest webinar explored the topic – “ Industrial Automation Growth Opportunities in North America and Europe : Are You Harnessing the Megatrends and Innovations Reshaping Augmented Connected Workforces?

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ATS

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Whether it’s short-term catch up or long-term maintenance relief, the key issue AI addresses is downtime. Rather than waiting for an expensive piece of equipment to break and then servicing it, performing preventive maintenance can provide massive cost savings and time savings over the long term.

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Control Engineering

JULY 20, 2022

The expanse of DX and IIoT topics can be overwhelming even to someone more experienced on the OT side. The field networks and automation host—distributed control system (DCS), programmable logic controller (PLC) or other automation devices—keep the process under control, and there is basic data retention using a process historian.

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E&T

OCTOBER 10, 2023

We believe in excellence and innovation but with impact and a long-term view, and we are incorporating social and environmental impact across all categories.” Future Mobility Firstco The Firstco Vertiport Management System provides the digital infrastructure required to enable the remote management of a distributed vertiport network.

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AU Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Post-processing is a hot topic in the area of additive manufacturing (AM), which is unsurprising as in many applications, the post-processing step(s) can account for upwards of 50% of the total unit cost for an AM part. Article by Daniel Tweer, Managing Director, Rösler UK / AM Solutions. QUESTIONS FOR SUPPLIERS.

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ATS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Share The ability of a machine, line or system to perform at the required level throughout its life is largely “baked-in” when it’s designed. The result of a successful RAM analysis exercise should be improved performance of complex industrial systems. Evaluate current systems and identify improvement opportunities.

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E&T

OCTOBER 3, 2023

These partnerships give students the chance to upskill through personalised curriculums designed by experts and covering a wide range of technology topics that are most relevant to the current job market. Closing thoughts When operating in a tight labour market, competition is fierce.

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ATS

JANUARY 31, 2024

This is an important topic because, as it can make up a large proportion of the cost of goods sold (COGS), it has a big influence on profitability. This blog offers some guidance with an emphasis on what can be one of the biggest and most complex areas: maintenance. Share What is manufacturing overhead? What is manufacturing overhead?

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Automation Mag

OCTOBER 20, 2023

So, whenever a manufacturing company leader asks me about these new terms or fuzzy topics, I remind them that the smartest people in the room is them. Whatever technology they choose to adopt should be on their terms, to suit their purposes and to fit their processes. But, why two different but heavily overlapping systems?

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E&T

AUGUST 10, 2022

But the underlying problem is essentially the same whichever issue you address, which is that of ending up with ethically unacceptable impacts from an AI system. I rarely use the term AI ethics. I prefer the term AI ethical risk.”. The ethics system is a complex system.”. Do no harm to your brand.

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Control Engineering

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

For example, pick-to-light systems or unit-load AS/RS. This led to the WMS having to communicate tasks to multiple sub-systems, resulting in inefficiencies as the sub-systems weren’t communicating with one another. Problems arose when warehouses started to use multiple types of fixed automation together.

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ATS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

With complex modern systems, however, the reality is a little more complex. While there’s an OEM for the packaging line, many of the parts and systems in that line have their own OEMs. Likewise, they also strive to be dependable in terms of carrying inventory and supplying parts quickly when needed.

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ATS

DECEMBER 10, 2024

You can develop strategic relationships with your key suppliers to negotiate more favorable discounts and arrange for better terms. An inventory management system helps automate product procurement processes, reducing the need for workers to do this task manually (which can lead to errors).

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