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George Devol and the History of Industrial Robots

HGR Inc.

The history of industrial robots is closely tied to George Devol, whose magnetic recording technology of the 1930s emphasized the need for factory automation. The term automata refers to devices that operate like a human, whereas robot presents a general meaning. What is industrial automation?

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Unleash the power of smart manufacturing

Control Engineering

On day 2, October 18, of the Fall 2022 session of CFE Media’s Virtual Training Week, Ted Rozier, director of engineering at the Mason, OH-based Festo Didactic Solution Center, North America, will present on the topic of “ How to unleash the power of Smart Manufacturing while ensuring automation and robotic safety. ”.

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Are you Ready to Succeed in 2023?

Fabricating & Metal Work

Trends include opportunities such as the increase in electric vehicles and how it will change the mix and volumes in automotive manufacturing, where more motors and better batteries will be required, as examples. Areas of collaboration include automation, robotics and digitalization of processes. Implemented.”

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How sensors enable smart factories and more efficient manufacturing

Control Engineering

However, it can be deconstructed into two main themes: safe human-robot interaction (HRI) to achieve higher productivity and an increased level of autonomous mobility for material and goods transportation. Robots can pose a variety of hazards to workers. These themes are ultimately enabled by modern sensor technologies.

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View from India: Digital shift creates economic opportunity

E&T

A pandemic outcome is that the already digitally updated companies have gone that extra mile to enhance security systems and improve connectivity. That could include contactless measures as well as enhanced automation, which means openings in software solutions and services. Neutral libraries for software components could spring up.

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Scape Technologies, Danish Technological Institute, and AMT join in a new EUROSTARS Project: Just in Time 3D Printing Production

i4.0 today

3D printing is a digital manufacturing technology, meaning that a large part of the production process is managed online. The Danish company Scape Technologies , Danish Technological Institute and the UK company AMT will collaborate in the field and try to automate these in a new EU-supported project.

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Oqton AI-Driven Software for Dental Labs Integrates Additive Manufacturing Workflow to Boost Efficiencies by Over 50%

Additive Manufacturing

Dental laboratories are realizing a more than 50% boost in production efficiencies as the Oqton AI capability optimizes all critical additive manufacturing elements into a single workflow in the production environment. Global manufacturers use Oqton software to automate robotic welding to increase productivity.