Gary Mintchell

APRIL 1, 2024

Usually I have written about Universal Robots and MiR, but each has been acquired by Teradyne. Teradyne Robotics, which includes collaborative robot (cobot) company Universal Robots (UR) and autonomous mobile robot (AMR) company MiR , has announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to bring new AI capabilities to automation applications.

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Gary Mintchell

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Here is news about using GenerativeAI for enhancing a predictive maintenance solution. In short: Enhancing proven machine learning capabilities with generative AI creates a robust, comprehensive predictive maintenance solution that leverages the strengths of both. Siemens has worked with Microsoft closely for decades.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 4, 2024

In 2023, in collaboration with Sikorsky, we set out to prove that we could receive an alert about a possible wildfire; send commands to launch and fly an autonomous helicopter capable of moving a large amount of suppressant to a fire’s location; then command the helicopter to accurately drop water onto the fire,” said Rain CEO Maxwell Brodie. “We

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Robotics Automation News

MARCH 27, 2024

Do you know much about remote AR support? AR Remote Assistance, a technology born from the fusion of augmented reality (AR) and remote assistance capabilities, has […]

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Manufacturer's Monthly

MARCH 25, 2024

Image: Industry Capability Network The recent release of the Federal Government’s Defence Industry Development strategy spells good news for Australia’s small to medium manufacturers, according to Warren Jansen, chief executive officer of the Industry Capability Network National Office.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 10, 2024

“Getting our first robots in the field earlier this year, coupled with today’s investment, are major milestones as we bring cobots with human-level capability into the industries of today,” stated Porter. “We Nothing to see here Collaborative Robotics has been secretive about the design of its robot.

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Gary Mintchell

JANUARY 26, 2024

We are excited about working with the Open Industry 4.0 Within industry and technology working groups, subject matter experts conceive practical scenarios and put them into practice using the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance reference architecture. Alliance,” said Dan Isaacs, GM & CTO of DTC. “We and key open industry standards.”

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Cisco Industrial Automation

JULY 21, 2022

Current infrastructures are primarily ERP solutions that are only capable of tracking inventory within the enterprise boundary. There is no capability for visualization on-site, other than physical verification of warehouse stock levels.

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Canadian Manufacturing

APRIL 9, 2024

North American Rail Solutions is a provider of industrial rail services in North America and this acquisition further expands its signals & communications capabilities in Canada and into the United States. Condor will operate as part of the Universal Rail signals group and maintain its offices in Oakville, Ontario. ”

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2024

Angeles said the acquisition of Acieta expands the business’ equipment tending, welding, and palletizing capabilities across a broader set of end markets including agriculture, foundry and die, welding and fabrication, and construction and building products. Waukesha, Wisc.-based

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Manufacturer's Monthly

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Procurement and supply specialist Industry Capability Network (ICN) said a proactive approach is essential to improve national self-sufficiency. Commercial manager Maddalyn McBeath details the network’s new capability analysis tool, Perspective. To find out more about the network behind Perspective, visit the ICN website.

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Robotics Automation News

JUNE 1, 2023

Learning about the capabilities and benefits of these systems is integral for small business […] Companies without this advanced technology are doing themselves and their customers a disservice. ERP integration is vital for helping companies rise above the constraints that prevent them from operating efficiently.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 21, 2023

Long-range strike missiles and other guided weapons are fundamental to the ADF’s ability to deploy enhanced strike capabilities and hold an adversary at risk at longer ranges. With a range of 1,500 kilometres, the Tomahawk is a world-class long-range strike capability. The Australian Government is investing more than $1.7

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Robotics Automation News

AUGUST 22, 2022

Because of its versatility, scalability, and powerful capabilities, Magento has been justifiably acknowledged as the market leader. Learn about the […]. You’ve undoubtedly been researching many options before deciding that Magento is the ideal ecommerce platform for your company.

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AU Manufacturing

AUGUST 23, 2022

Industry Capability Network (ICN) is constantly expanding its offering with the goal of making it easier for buyers to do business in Australia, backed by a team of Industry Specialists skilled in assisting companies improve their supply chain and find competitive suppliers. Learn more about ICN 1300 691 139 or visit icn.org.au.

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AU Manufacturing

JANUARY 30, 2023

The funding is expected to create around 157 highly skilled jobs during the project and about 330 jobs in east Melbourne after five years, Assistant Minister for Manufacturing Tim Ayres said Tuesday. About $1 billion of the NRF is intended to go towards fostering Australia’s advanced manufacturing. “The

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Manufacturer's Monthly

APRIL 22, 2024

Image: ipopba/stock.adobe.com Industry Capability Network continues to celebrate its 40 th anniversary this year, with an update and redesign of its flagship Gateway by ICN platform. For more information about how ICN can help your business grow, go to icngateway.com.au

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Fastener News Desk

JANUARY 17, 2024

Teaming up with PennEngineering allows Sherex to provide our customers with additional global manufacturing capability to meet their demands around the world. Headquartered in Buffalo, New York, Sherex is a premier technical provider of blind rivet nuts, with strong application expertise, and production capabilities worldwide.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 24, 2024

Adding the latest Sumitomo injection molding machines to its fleet, Westminster Tool plans to expand its mold qualification capabilities to support customers with services such as adjusting processing parameters, developing production-quality prototype parts and troubleshooting molding challenges.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2024

We wanted to help shorten this cycle, and we realized that it’s not only about making the motions faster, but it’s [also] about automating the entire robot programming with our algorithms on the back end.” We are thrilled about the upcoming developments we have in store.” ABBDriver IRB 1600-6/1.2

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Manufacturer's Monthly

APRIL 7, 2024

At the core of the SIMATIC S7-1500 series is its powerful performance capabilities designed to handle complex automation tasks effortlessly. The series also excels in connectivity and communication capabilities. The SIMATIC S7-1500 series is not just about hardware.

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E&T

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The university currently hosts ARCHER2, the UK’s national supercomputer, and will host Exascale, a next-generation supercomputer capable of performing one billion billion calculations per second. The capabilities of these next-generation tools have allowed researchers to create powerful AI tools such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Midjourney.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

This month we will also look at Hysata in our Manufacturer Focus, a company that has opened a new facility to improve its manufacturing capabilities for its hydrogen electrolysers. Also, be sure to check out our interview with Don Holley from RSM to learn about the company’s new management consultancy capabilities.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2024

Intuition Robotics said ElliQ’s new capabilities will help expand the availability and accessibility of the robot. ElliQ 3 comes about a year after ElliQ 2.0. Large language models (LLMs) drive these new capabilities, which Intuition Robotics claimed can extend and enrich ElliQ’s conversations with older adults.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 27, 2024

The university team of about 50 students had been hard at work developing and iterating on its latest robotic rover: the Watney, Mark V. The robot arm has six degrees of freedom and can carry loads up to about 10 kg (22 lb.). “In It’s very exciting to have something to talk about and have something to show for all the effort we put in.”

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 8, 2024

Cambrian is developing machine vision to give industrial robots new capabilities. The company said it plans to use the investment to continue developing its artificial intelligence platform to enable robot arms “to surpass human capabilities in complex vision-based tasks across a variety of industries.”

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 12, 2024

Since it launched the robot in May 2023, the company has invested heavily in the development of manipulation capabilities, perception features, and artificial intelligence models that control the humanoid robot. Magna also said its team is excited about the possibilities for intelligent mobile manipulation.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The Australian Government has entered into an agreement with the United States and the United Kingdom to further advance Australia’s defence space capabilities. As part of this, Australia, the United States and United Kingdom will collaborate on the Deep-space Advanced Radar Capability.

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i4.0 today

APRIL 23, 2024

The combination of powerful edge computing and our Prism digital solutions ushers in a new era of electro-optical system capabilities while simplifying development and reducing integration risk.” For more information about the Teledyne FLIR AVP, please visit www.flir.com/avp.

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E&T

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The broadcast, which will run after the King’s annual Christmas message at 3pm, will also see the robot being questioned about humans. Engineered Arts, a British company based in Cornwall, developed the robot which is capable of ultra-realistic reactions and can smile or frown, blink, scrunch its nose and even wink.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Signing off on the investment mandate means the NRF can get cracking on rebuilding our manufacturing capabilities and supply chain resilience,” he said. National Manufacturing Lead from RSM Jessica Olivier spoke about what the NRF should be aiming to do as it begins investing. Making things here, shipping them everywhere. “As

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Fabricating & Metal Work

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Solar Atmospheres in Souderton, PA recently commissioned a new vacuum furnace capable of utilizing high pressure gas quenching at 20-Bar (about 300 PSI) to meet demanding cooling rate specifications for the heat treatment of nickel-based superalloys. The installation represents an investment of more than $2.5

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