21st Century Tech

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

An article that appeared last month in the open-access journal 50 Joule describes the engineering and science of the thermochemical reactor. It uses less energy to manufacture raw materials like iron, aluminum and cement. Instead of burning fossil fuels to create heat, magnetic induction creates heat like an induction stovetop.

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Control Engineering

MARCH 12, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) insights The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has companies are entering a new revolution that changes the way original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) think about and approach manufacturing. Where testing is a bottleneck, this also increases overall throughput of the production line.

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Mold Making Technology

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Read the full article. Large Hybrid Steel Insert Solves Deformation, Dimensionality, Cycle Time Problems Linear AMS , a company that originated in 2003 as a toolmaker and molder, swiftly adopted metal additive manufacturing (AM) early in its journey. Read the full article. Read the full article. Read the full article.

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Control Engineering

MARCH 27, 2023

Learning Objectives Understand how onboarding new talent and teaching them programming is a major bottleneck challenge. Learn how Git-based software can remove some of the potential bottlenecks. The biggest bottlenecks are onboarding new talent and best leveraging the use of senior engineers’ time.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

MAY 15, 2025

This article attempts to provide some realistic guidance as to what might be on the horizon and when. With each of these approaches, comes different challenges and bottlenecks that need to be overcome before well have a quantum computer that would generally be classified as useful. Several of these are being developed in Australia.

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Automation Mag

APRIL 24, 2023

And global supply chain bottlenecks seem to be easing. The January Canadian Manufacturing Purchasing Manager’s Index climbed back above 50, indicating expansion. Canadian manufacturers are now generally taking a more disciplined approach. COVID-19 restrictions are (hopefully) a relic of the past. projects.

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AU Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Article by Mark Fioretto, Area Vice President and Managing Director ANZ at UiPath. This will go a long way in supporting Australia’s manufacturing industry, which currently produces about two-thirds as much manufactured output as it consumes. Attracting skilled workers back to Australia’s manufacturing industry .

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Control Engineering

APRIL 6, 2023

Manufacturers looking to gain ground on their digital transformations are often drawn to the idea of using simulations of their operations to gain visibility into their processes and improve efficiencies. However, in a multifaceted manufacturing setting, there is a more comprehensive and scalable option: Digital twins.

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Modern Machine Shop

JUNE 11, 2023

Parts for a line of these canisters are manufactured at Above All CNC , a Goleta, California, machine shop founded in 2016. “The biggest bottleneck eventually became the tumblers, so we needed to speed that process up or eliminate it entirely,” Rousseau says. “It saves copious amounts of time,” Rousseau says.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 16, 2023

A portable CMM with advanced laser technology will reduce first-article inspection costs for injection-molded parts. When this happens, a small reverse engineering job can become a severe bottleneck to a company’s operations, taking hours or even days. Many mold builders use fixed CMMs for this job.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 17, 2023

Offset a mile recession in 2024 and depression in 2030 in part with manufacturing automation. Be prepared: Companies have the opportunity to pull ahead and improve automation and efficiency in operations and reduce supply chain bottlenecks. Manufacturing economy insights. Manufacturers need to prepare for 2030.

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Dinesh Mishra

JANUARY 27, 2023

The world’s largest manufacturing companies are rushing to adopt AI to increase throughput, assure product quality, optimize supply chains, and improve worker safety. But what about midsize and small manufacturers? In this article, I will explore how an ordinary manufacturing company can approach industrial AI.

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DO Supply

MAY 12, 2025

This article explores how the PowerFlex drives boost productivity across different industrial sectors and why they have become an indispensable motor control solution in modern engineering. This precision minimizes bottlenecks and increases productivity in warehouses and distribution centers.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 8, 2023

Learning Objectives Learn about new cybersecurity concerns that emerge when connecting manufacturing systems such as SCADA to enterprise IT networks. Learn how data analytics can help operators to identify production bottlenecks and optimize resource allocation. Learn how robotics technologies can help navigate the labor shortage.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 10, 2023

Polymer nanoparticles allow medicins to be delivered to precisely the right place inside the human body, but their use has been limited by manufacturing constraints. There’s a bottleneck going from bench-scale synthesis to industry-scale manufacturing, and that’s what we’re trying to address.”.

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Mold Making Technology

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Check out the top 10 articles from MoldMaking Technology based on Google Analytics and see what catches your attention! Honoring Excellence in Mold Manufacturing After a brief hiatus, MoldMaking Technology’s Leadtime Leader Awards competition returns to recognize outstanding performance and innovation in the moldmaking industry.

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Factory Worx

MAY 11, 2022

Why Are Digital Manufacturing Dashboards Important in Industry 4.0? Naturally, data and manufacturing dashboards are critical aspects of this process. The manufacturing analytics dashboard converts the never-ending data stream from real-time monitoring devices into simple visual displays and actionable insights. Read Our Blog.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 11, 2023

Robotics insights Picking robots are expected to have a more significant presence in manufacturing and other industries. Technology advances such as artificial intelligence (AI) is part of the reason, but the growing labor and skills gap is forcing manufacturers to turn to robots to keep up with consumer demand.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Laurie Cavanaugh, director of business development, E Tech Group , and Matt Ruth, president of Avanceon , explain data analytic bottlenecks and how to overcome them in this partial transcript from the April 21, 2022, RCEP PDH webcast (archived for 1 year), “ Just enough industrial data analysis? Related data analytics articles.

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Control Engineering

MARCH 27, 2023

insights Easier traceability results from advances in technologies such as machine vision combining with the industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) to make manufacturing more flexible. Manufacturers want to know where a product is located within the wider production or distribution context. Traceability 4.0 Industry 4.0

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Control Engineering

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Process digital twin benefits include: An increase in plant margin and productivity by support operation in day-to-day activities, optimizing the plant operating conditions, fast de-bottlenecking, and reducing the utilities consumption. The post Digital twin benefits for process manufacturers appeared first on Control Engineering.

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Automation Mag

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Canada is experiencing unprecedented demographic shifts and economic pressures that are reshaping its manufacturing sector. Despite this growth, the manufacturing sector, including food and beverage processing companies, face severe labour shortages. Mimic robots are being designed to fit into existing workflows.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Learning Objectives Learn how edge computing is changing manufacturing applications and making artificial intelligence, machine learning (AI/ML) and analytics better. Learn about the three aspects manufacturers need to know when deploying edge computing in their facility. Scaling is done by adding an edge device to the infrastructure.

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Control Engineering

MAY 12, 2023

Factory digitization insights The manufacturing sector is being transformed through digitization with key technology trends such as automation, electrification, digitization, and the connected enterprise, next generation industrial technology, and security driving investment in edge technology both hardware and software.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Learning Objectives Learn how edge computing is changing manufacturing applications and making artificial intelligence, machine learning (AI/ML) and analytics better. Learn about the three aspects manufacturers need to know when deploying edge computing in their facility. Scaling is done by adding an edge device to the infrastructure.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 9, 2022

Silicon has its faults, but it remains an abundant element and manufacturers are used to turning sand into the machines that dominate our daily lives. Heat is now a major bottleneck for many electronics,” said Shin, the paper’s lead author. Courtesy: Christine Daniloff, MIT.

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Mold Making Technology

MARCH 19, 2023

Current as of 2/23/23 This article contains information on exhibitors highlighting the Mold Maintenance , Repair and Surface Treatment products and services at their booth in the Moldmaking Pavilion and across the show floor. manufacturing. Moldmaking is a cornerstone in American manufacturing and an essential part of our economy.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Learning Objectives Understand how manufacturing execution systems (MES) and edge computing can resolve challenges related to integrating automation and other applications. Learn to recognize the impact of data on manufacturing and emphasize its importance in analytics, acquisition, management, trust, data accessibility and cybersecurity.

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Control Engineering

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The digital thread eliminates typical organizational bottlenecks that stymie change, helping companies drive process improvement. The digital thread is designed to help drive process improvements by eliminating potential bottlenecks. Digital thread insights. Different domains can collaborate. Data flows more easily between related.

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Control Engineering

JUNE 23, 2023

“In applications requiring large amounts of data to be sent from the image sensor to the backend processors, physically separated systems and hardware lead to bottlenecks in throughput, bandwidth and energy efficiency.”

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MEM

JULY 20, 2023

While we may not be able to replicate its vision system directly, understanding its remarkable features can inspire us to push the boundaries of manufacturing vision systems. The software also enables real-time monitoring and data analysis, allowing manufacturers to identify bottlenecks, optimise workflows and make informed decisions swiftly.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 2, 2023

Engineers there worked with an automation vendor to improve their equipment, computing power and communication protocols to provide better insights and reduce potential automation bottlenecks. Business continues to boom in the intralogistics industry.

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E&T

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Cupertino’s new timepiece has a titanium case, submerged dive computer functionality to a depth of 100m (with the software due to launch as this article went to press), dual-frequency GPS for precise location, and dedicated bands for whether you are a hiker, a runner or a diver. Battery life is 36 hours, enough for most ‘adventures’.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

See related article: Why modernize plant instrumentation, controls. See related articles linked below. Smart, software configurable I/O can be combined with standard, smart junction boxes to reduce documentation development by 80% and wiring design by 90%. Need more convincing about migration and upgrade benefits? CONSIDER THIS.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 12, 2023

Learning Objectives Understand how a material handling focus can help manufacturers, distribution centers and warehouses. Warehousing, distribution center insights A material handling focus can help manufacturers, distribution centers and warehouses, as Siemens explained at ProMat 2023. Review ProMat 2023 Siemens product announcements.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 23, 2023

Big data insights Big data and analytics tools can help manufacturers analyze vast amounts of data and make better decisions about their operations. Manufacturers can improve the customer experience and satisfaction while also achieving better product production through shorter innovation cycles. What is big data?

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Control Engineering

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

and digital twins offer manufacturers an opportunity to improve safety by enhancing situational awareness. objects, which can give the manufacturer better insights on how to improve safety. This necessitates a digital or virtual representation of the physical manufacturing system, using digital twins and asset administration shells.

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