Gary Mintchell

JUNE 17, 2024

One place where technology and integration and partners advances lies in the vision and robotics area. This news concerns Orbbec 3D vision systems integrating with NVIDIA Isaac Perceptor robotics platforms. In brief: Gemini 330 cameras with built-in depth processing deliver high-precision Depth+RGB vision for NVIDIA Isaac Perceptor AI-based perception workflow for autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) in indoor and outdoor environments.

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Design World

JUNE 17, 2024

Softing Industrial announces the presentation of its new “aplSwitch Field” at ACHEMA 2024. This state-of- the-art 16-Port Ethernet-Advanced Physical Layer (Ethernet-APL) Field Switch with optional PROFIBUS Process Automation (PA) proxy is designed for use in Zone 2. It establishes seamless connectivity down to the field level. The “aplSwitch Field” enables the transparent connection of “Two-Wire… The post Softing Industrial presents Ethernet-APL Field Switch at ACHEMA 2024 appeared first o

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Design World

JUNE 11, 2024

By now, Boeing’s recent engineering issues are familiar to most people. There were the two deadly crashes of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in 2018 and 2019 that killed more than 350 people. Plus, we’ve seen the recent incident of an aircraft door plug falling off in midair and allegations of structural defects in the 787… The post Restoring trust in engineering culture appeared first on Design World.

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Automation World

JUNE 17, 2024

Fluke Reliability survey indicates that more than 60% of manufacturers are planning to achieve initial AI goals in the next year.

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Discover how CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) transformed and revitalized Broderick's manufacturing plant in 5 productive ways. Before the CMMS, the plant faced challenges such as reactive maintenance due to staff shortages, inefficient inventory management, and poor team communication. With the CMMS, the plant experienced increased equipment uptime, streamlined maintenance processes, enhanced inventory management, improved communication, and better decision-making through real-

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 17, 2024

coboworx offers robotic solutions for machine tending and palletizing. | Source: coboworx coboworx last week brought in €11.4 million (about $12.2 million) in funding. The company plans to use the funding to expand its team, grow its product range, and tap into new markets. It’s also set to open a new location in Munich later this year. coboworx’s platform has a modular design that enables SMEs to start with specific systems for individual process steps and expand as needed.

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The Fabricator

JUNE 17, 2024

Owners Resource Group purchased Standard IronandWire Works in January 2022. Far from a strip and flip, investors are helping an already successful metal fabrication company grow, which has landed the Minnesota fabricator at No. 17 on the 2024 FAB 40 list.

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Automation World

JUNE 17, 2024

Ethernet-APL can offer enhanced performance and simplified infrastructure when applied.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 14, 2024

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang at GTC 2024 with images of many of the humanoids in development. The IEEE study group is evaluating humanoid robots and the need for standards. Credit: Eugene Demaitre As humanoid robots garner widespread public attention, such systems will also need to stand up to safety and performance standards. IEEE’s Robotics & Automation Society today announced the formation of a new study group that will look into the current humanoid landscape and then develop a roadmap

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JUNE 16, 2024

Image: Endeavour Awards Nominations for the now open for the 21st Annual Endeavour Awards – if you have a worthy project, nominate now. In the heart of Australia’s manufacturing industry, an annual tradition returns in 2024, bringing attention to innovation, excellence, and achievement. The Endeavour Awards , now celebrating their 21st year in 2024, stand as a testament to the resilience, creativity, and dedication of the Australian manufacturing sector.

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Gary Mintchell

JUNE 13, 2024

Investments seldom interest me. This one in the robotics area should be noticed when we consider the usual lifecycle path of a start up technology company. Realtime Robotics , the leader in collision-free autonomous motion planning for industrial robots, today announced that it has secured a strategic investment from Mitsubishi Electric Corporation.

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Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

Design World

JUNE 12, 2024

By Mark Jones The cause of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse seems clear. The Dali, the cause of the bridge’s demise, sits grounded with parts of the bridge strewn across its bow. Drifting after losing power, the ship hit one of the bridge’s supports, bringing it down in an instant. Removal of the support… The post Technical thinking: Bigger is better, but more dangerous, too appeared first on Design World.

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E&T

JUNE 12, 2024

On its mission to manufacture a completely net zero bike by 2050, London-based folding bike company Brompton has partnered with Hydro, a German aluminium and renewable energy company, to create an aluminium wheel rim made with 100% recycled, post-consumer aluminium scrap.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 13, 2024

May Mobility is launching a robotaxi pilot program in Detroit for people with disabilities age 62 and older. The service will be available to select residents of Detroit starting from June 20, 2024 through 2026. May Mobility will deploy three robotaxis , including two wheelchair-accessible vehicles, to help participants achieve greater access to healthcare facilities, shopping centers, jobs, and social and recreational activities.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JUNE 16, 2024

Image: FiledIMAGE/stock.adobe.com The federal government has officially declared the Illawarra offshore wind zone 20 kilometres off the coast of Wollongong in NSW. Offshore wind stands ready to emerge as a vital addition to the energy landscape, complementing the existing onshore wind and solar power infrastructure. With the escalating impacts of climate change from fossil fuel burning, offshore wind is critical in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and offering a sustainable alternative for el

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Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. ♻️ Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene

Manufacturing

Gary Mintchell

JUNE 12, 2024

61% Predicting to Achieve AI Goals in Just 11 months, Fluke Reliability Survey Finds Everyone is in the survey business these days. Fluke Reliability conducted this one and of course capitalized on the Artificial Intelligence (AI) meme. The focus was on our traditional understanding of AI in manufacturing, not on Generative AI that is capturing headlines but not use cases.

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Design World

JUNE 14, 2024

AGILOX North America, a maker of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for material handling automation, is excited to announce the opening of its new North American headquarters in Alpharetta, Georgia. The ribbon-cutting ceremony took place on June 12, 2024, marking a significant milestone in the company’s expansion and dedication to meeting the needs of its customers.… The post AGILOX North America opens new headquarters in Georgia, announces the arrival of a new CEO appeared first on Design W

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Modern Machine Shop

JUNE 13, 2024

Structured light scanning is used to create a 3D rendering of a physical object. The structured light scanner contains a projector which projects a light pattern onto the test object and one or more cameras which capture the distorted pattern created by the object’s surface (two cameras are typical). The images captured by the cameras are analyzed to identify the object’s shape.

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Motion Control Tips

JUNE 11, 2024

Windscreen wiping and wash-systems manufacturer B. Hepworth will commercialize premium-performance windshield wiper products incorporating printed circuit board innovation. Electric motor design and software company ECM PCB Stator Tech and B. Hepworth — the global leader in window wiping/wash systems — have announced the development of a next generation solution integrating PCB Stator electric motors.

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As engineers push the boundaries of innovation with groundbreaking hardware products, their success depends largely on the speed and efficiency of production. The challenge? Manual processes and disparate systems lead to multiple versions of documents, incomplete records, and duplicated work, creating a chaotic system of records that is difficult to manage.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JUNE 16, 2024

Image: Rafael Ben-Ari/stock.adobe.com The $150 million industry grant program aimed at Australia’s defence industry will help small to medium-sized businesses in areas of sovereign industrial priorities, exports, skilling and security. The Defence Industry Development Grant (DIDG) program, announced in the Defence Industry Development Strategy, will soon be open for applications.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 16, 2024

Wiki Wiki shuttles await passenger riders at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) in Honolulu. Source: Beep As millions of people in the Northern Hemisphere begin summer vacations, some of them will board autonomous vehicles for part of their journeys. Last month, Beep Inc. announced that it is working with the Hawai’i Department of Transportation, or HDOT, and Sustainability Partners to launch an 18-month self-driving shuttle pilot at Daniel K.

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E&T

JUNE 13, 2024

The Labour Party has finally unveiled its manifesto for the next general election, making pledges to introduce measures designed to improve the UK’s energy and transport infrastructure while bolstering industry.

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Control.com

JUNE 12, 2024

The new 2d vision-guided robotics system from Keyence has built-in AI and the latest imaging technology to suit advanced operations. The system can be used with fixed and on-hand cameras.

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70% of digital transformation projects fail (BCG, 2020). In an industry where most large software implementations falter, we recognize the importance of planning, optimization, and execution. With over 25 years of industry experience and countless successful implementations, MASS Group is opening the vault of tips and tricks to provide a complimentary step-by-step guide in implementing a Work-In-Progress (WIP) tracking software.

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

JUNE 12, 2024

Whether enabling the season’s biggest tournaments with top-tier technology or supporting the sport’s biggest stars like Nelly Korda, 2024 has seen Cisco continue to tee up opportunity across golf.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JUNE 13, 2024

Image: ABCDstock/stock.adobe.com Monash University and Tata Steel have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set up a sustainability focused Centre for Innovation on Environment and Intelligent Manufacturing. The centre will focus on global challenges including decarbonisation, sustainable resource recovery, and technologies towards smart manufacturing.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 15, 2024

Seatrec’s infiniTE float is a subsurface ocean profiling platform that uses new power-generation technology. | Source: Seatrec Around 80% of the ocean floor remains uncharted today, and for good reason. The deep sea is an unforgiving environment. Between intense pressure, zero visibility, and extremely cold temperatures, individuals and organizations looking to shed some light on the area have massive challenges to overcome.

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E&T

JUNE 12, 2024

A new EU study examining the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) policy found that pricing carbon emissions does not have a negative economic impact for those manufacturing firms regulated under the policy.

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Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

We’ve all heard the buzzwords to describe new supply chain trends: resiliency, sustainability, AI, machine learning. But what do these really mean today? Over the past few years, manufacturing has had to adapt to and overcome a wide variety of supply chain trends and disruptions to stay as stable as possible. Stability has become key in this post-COVID world, and will remain key moving forward.

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Control.com

JUNE 11, 2024

When setting up a system for the first time, the process can seem complex and daunting. However, there are tools available to make the job much easier before commissioning.

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The Fabricator

JUNE 16, 2024

Metal fabricators that work with OSHA, instead of trying to avoid the agency, might end up with better and safer manufacturing processes.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JUNE 12, 2024

Image: Zamrznuti tonovi/stock.adobe.com Researchers at Monash University have developed a group of low-cost solid materials that show great promise for use in systems to capture excess carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) directly from the atmosphere. Known as “meso-macroporous melamine formaldehyde (MF)”, the new materials can be made relatively easily from the common and low-cost chemicals melamine and formaldehyde and have extra-large pores to facilitate direct air capture (DAC) of CO 2.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 11, 2024

(Left) The THINK Surgical TMINI Miniature Robotic System, and (right) Zimmer Biomet’s ROSA Robotics systems. | Source: THINK Surgical, Zimmer Biomet Zimmer Biomet today announced it signed a limited distribution agreement with THINK Surgical. The companies will now develop an exclusive offering integrating Zimmer Biomet technology into a custom TMINI Miniature Robotic System from Think Surgical.

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Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.