Robotics Automation News

DECEMBER 16, 2023

QR codes have gained popularity in years as businesses and organizations seek ways to monitor and handle their assets. QR code asset tracking systems offer advantages, such as improved inventory management, streamlined operations, increased productivity, and enhanced efficiency. However, the implementation […]

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Gary Mintchell

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Plus, ABB is relating its latest distributed control system release to improved digital transformation. ABB Ability Symphony Plus distributed control system (DCS) contains a simplified and secure OPC UA1 connection to the Edge and Cloud, without interfering with core control and automation functionalities.

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Cisco Industrial Automation

JULY 21, 2022

However, traditional risk management practices have not been very effective. Over time, operating in such an environment will require an entirely new supply chain architecture to support and manage supply chains. Based off of other manufacturing customers, a three step approach is recommended to properly project manage this transition.

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Cisco Industrial Automation

APRIL 27, 2022

OT has a tradition of looking to IT for inspiration, as when IT charted a course to deploy common operating systems and standard networking some 20 years ago. Use managed switches. Managed switches can also act like sensors, giving you early warning about cyberattacks and looming production problems. You can, too.

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Gary Mintchell

JULY 11, 2023

Data management and analytics are two consistent current trends in the industrial / manufacturing technology market. This announcement from Emerson, now calling itself “a global software and engineering leader,” discusses how they brought these to asset management. This data is relayed via secure industry protocols.

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ATS

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Share Maintenance is key to extending asset life, but servicing and repairs are only part of what’s involved. The practice of enterprise asset management encompasses maintenance but takes a broader, cradle-to-grave approach. What is enterprise asset management (EAM)?

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Gary Mintchell

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The integrated system will provide data to Rockwell’s FactoryTalk MaintenanceSuite for asset monitoring, condition-based monitoring, and predictive maintenance programs. The company is partnering with Everactive for wireless and battery-less condition monitoring solutions. We’re excited about this partnership with Everactive.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Learning Objectives Learn how advances in GNSS, 5G and other networking technologies are expanding the capabilities of asset tracking devices. Asset tracking insights Enabled by the widespread adoption of GNSS-based tracking devices, IoT trackers have made it possible to keep tabs on everything you value, all the time.

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ATS

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Share The idea of asset performance optimization is a great way to improve your manufacturing facility without wasting any time or money. Simply upgrading how you handle maintenance can have a trickle effect that optimizes a number of different assets in your factory. What is asset performance management?

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Factory Worx

AUGUST 3, 2022

Influence Today's Asset Management. The next generation of asset management systems, designed to be intelligent, automated, and cost-effective, is now being driven by the digital transformation of industrial processes. For most businesses out there, successful asset management is essential for growth.

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Gary Mintchell

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Honeywell has announced the addition of decarbonization audits and reduction roadmaps for thermal solutions to its Emissions Management Suite. This new service enables companies to set a comprehensive baseline for thermal system emissions and to follow a clear roadmap towards their carbon reduction.

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MRPEasy

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Craft chemical manufacturer Stakam has managed to bring its inventory management to a new level of efficiency. It’s become such an asset that I often grapple between wanting to keep it as our secret weapon and the desire to showcase our robust systems.”

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Gary Mintchell

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Manufacturing Excellence platform provides real-time end-to-end production visualization and dashboards for multiple user roles from operators to management, process unit timelines, detailed equipment status, and trends of critical process parameters. Manufacturing Excellence Platform. Cybersecurity.

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Gary Mintchell

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Brooks always grounds my thinking about ML as a useful technology not for the marketing hype but for actually using AI as an enabler for asset management. Manager DataWorks Product Marketing, joined the meeting to explain the new business unit, DataWorks. Dwain Plauche, Sr.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2024

“The latest investment is a testament to our growth as a company and how far dental robotics has come since the first Yomi systems were installed,” stated Alon Mozes, Neocis’ co-founder and CEO, in a release. The system has a total of 16 FDA 510(k) clearances. Inside the Yomi surgical robot The U.S.

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Cisco Industrial Automation

AUGUST 29, 2022

Our customers manage vast numbers of sites at different locations, each with multiple pieces of business-critical equipment. From an enterprise dashboard, business leaders can remotely monitor and manage all their locations. And all of us are making significantly fewer site visits to check on equipment and other assets.

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Gary Mintchell

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

use cases such as advanced robotics, predictive maintenance, asset monitoring, industrial automation and smart manufacturing. Fully integrated with Digi Remote Manager, this solution’s capabilities improve security and scalability while ensuring speed, reliability and efficiency. Digi IX40 is purpose-built for Industry 4.0 initiatives.

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Gary Mintchell

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Tilo Merlin holds the role of instrumentation platform manager at ABB in Frankfurt, Germany. ABB finds customers wishing to separate asset management from the control system. Energy management is currently the important function of asset management. ABB has a marketing slogan, Measurement Made Easy.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Production scheduling insights A Farmer Brothers facility in Northlake, TX adopted a new manufacturing execution system (MES) for the purpose of production schedule optimization. The newly created/adjusted optimal schedule is then pushed back to the ERP/SCADA system for execution. Farmer Brothers embarked on their Industry 4.0

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ATS

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Share In today’s increasingly competitive manufacturing landscape, asset management is more important than ever. Effective asset management can improve performance, reduce costs and significantly extend the lifespan of equipment. Predictive Maintenance One of the key roles of AI today is predictive maintenance.

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Gary Mintchell

AUGUST 1, 2022

Through a cloud-based central asset management system securely connected to equipment assets, OEMs can obtain a consolidated view of their global installed base through a customizable key performance indicator dashboard. The post Connecting OEMs With Their Installed Base appeared first on The Manufacturing Connection.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Michael Koch has been promoted to senior laser applications manager at MC Machinery Systems in Elk Grove Village, Ill. In his new role, Koch is responsible for overseeing the Mitsubishi Laser software and special projects teams as well managing equipment demonstrations in MC Machinery’s seven North American showrooms.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

MAY 6, 2024

CIMIC Group executive chairman Juan Santamaria said the Battery energy storage systems play an essential part in supporting Australia’s net-zero goals. Battery energy storage systems play an essential role in securing a reliable energy supply that supports Australia’s net-zero aspirations and continued growth.

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Gary Mintchell

DECEMBER 29, 2022

As edge compute has become a hot thing finding ways to manage and orchestrate edge devices assumes importance. Switch’s comprehensive smart building platform integrates with traditional building systems and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to analyze, automate and control assets in real time.

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Gary Mintchell

JUNE 22, 2023

CLOUD-BASED DIGITAL TWIN Honeywell Digital Prime solution —a cloud-based digital twin for tracking, managing, and testing process control changes and system modifications. Honeywell Ionic includes Honeywell’s Experion Energy Control System and a chemistry-agnostic Battery Management System (BMS).

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E&T

JANUARY 24, 2023

Digital transformation is an essential component for managing this complexity. With more sensors and analytics fitted to cables and other assets, insight-driven asset condition monitoring is helping to build smart grids. Tracking the performance of assets throughout their lifecycle using APM helps to ‘green’ the grid.

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Robotics Automation News

APRIL 27, 2023

Outrider, a developer of autonomous yard operations for logistics hubs, has released its system for trailer inventory management at distribution yards. Part of the Outrider System, this patent-pending trailer inventory feature provides real-time tracking of the semi-trailers and containers in yards.

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Gary Mintchell

APRIL 25, 2023

FDT Group Managing Director Steve Biegacki congratulated the newest board members. “We Brooks has over 30 years of experience in the industrial market and currently leads the commercial & technical teams responsible for the strategy around open aspects of the Rockwell Automation System Architecture.

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i4.0 today

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The collaboration will bring a comprehensive remote asset monitoring solution to global industrial companies and deliver advanced data analytics to drive energy-efficient operations, and reduced energy waste. Monitoring and analysis of these critical assets is essential information to be able to optimize and improve performance.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JULY 24, 2023

In addition to improving both productivity and profitability, there are underlying reasons why your company should purchase an ERP system. Author: Bob Sprout, ECI Software Solutions Let’s look at some of the key improvements your business will likely realise once your system is implemented: 1.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

MARCH 28, 2024

HERE Technologies HERE showcased its Advanced Traffic Patterns system that utilizes extensive data collected from onboard sensors, telematics systems, and mobile devices, amounting to trillions of data points. Government regulations will boost the uptake of telematics and fleet management systems across the commercial vehicles space.

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Canadian Manufacturing

MARCH 6, 2024

DURHAM REGION — Visual Defence announced the successful delivery of the third generation of the CityROVER artificial intelligence (AI) system. million, this AI-powered smart camera system was developed with the goal of optimizing road infrastructure scanning and maintenance processes through task automation. .

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JULY 17, 2023

This intelligent toolbox is designed to provide a holistic view of asset health and enhances an engineer’s predictive maintenance program and workflow.” It’s fast, it’s scalable, it provides an excellent price-to-performance ratio, and it can be integrated with existing systems,” he concludes.

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Modern Machine Shop

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Once registered, users can purchase robots, source and buy spare parts, manage their Kuka assets and access training materials and cloud-based software. Basic product information is available without logging in, and for registered users, the system assists in matching applications and processes with a selection of appropriate robots.

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Gary Mintchell

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

According to Gartner, “By 2027, 20% of large enterprises will have deployed an edge management and orchestration (EMO) solution, compared with fewer than 1% in 2023.” Simultaneously, the demand for AI and machine learning is also exploding.

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ATS

DECEMBER 4, 2023

This blog explains how work order forms for maintenance drive the system that cares for plant assets. It delves into what goes into the forms, how they are used, their relationship to the CMMS and the benefits of such a system. In most systems this is the role of the maintenance planner. What is a maintenance work order?

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Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 9, 2023

Significant savings and efficiencies can be gained by gaining a holistic insight into the health of standalone assets at a factory or plant says IoT expert Freddie Coertze. This platform can sit between the assets as a middleware, collecting data and informing as to the equipment’s performance,” he explains.

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