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Critical Manufacturing and L&T Technology Services to Support Danfoss’ Smart Manufacturing Journey

i4.0 today

Critical Manufacturing, the provider of innovative, future-ready Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), announces its partnership with L&T Technology Services Limited (LTTS), a leading Engineering and R&D services company headquartered in India. Director, Head of Manufacturing Service, Danfoss Group IT.

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How sensors enable smart factories and more efficient manufacturing

Control Engineering

With the high inflation, increasing labor costs, labor shortage, energy crisis and hybrid working, the manufacturing industry experienced significant turmoil in 2022. Although some of these have started to get eased, 2023 is still expected to be a challenging year for the manufacturing industry with many transitions ahead.

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Autonomous mobile robots’ role growing in industrial operations

Control Engineering

Automation’s role is growing in manufacturing due to increased demand and a skills gap problem that is only growing. As automation becomes the new normal for businesses in the era of Industry 4.0 As automation becomes the new normal for businesses in the era of Industry 4.0 Automotive.

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Software improves AI, automation flexibility

Control Engineering

Manufacturers are dealing with a flexibility gap, which is the range between viable small batch manufacturing and high-volume automation. In high-mix, low-volume manufacturing, for example, deploying industrial robots is often not profitable. However, manufacturing has been impacted by the ongoing global labor shortage.

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Teaching, preparing university students for the future with robotics

Control Engineering

in 2021, with non-automotive companies in sectors such as metals, food and beverage, plastics and rubber and others accounting for 58% of the total demand. The lab features an array of ABB robots and software to provide students with the experience and knowledge of Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing technologies.

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FABTECH 2022: Where Innovation Meets Opportunities

Fabricating & Metal Work

Pavilions are dedicated to 3D/additive manufacturing; finishing; forming & fabricating; METALFORM; robotics & industrial automation; tube & pipe; welding; and welding automation. The SimTrans program works more powerfully than ever to allow enterprise control of distributive manufacturing between separate locations.