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Four Industry 4.0 Tech Adoption Insights from Indiana Plastics Manufacturers

Mold Making Technology

In Indiana, successful Industry 4.0 implementation strategies have been revealed through more than 50 interviews with early adopters, many of which are in the plastics industry. Nationally, Indiana ranks seventh in plastics industry employment, according to the Plastics Industry Association.

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New Mitsubishi Electric Robot Handles Larger Payloads with Longer Reach

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Mitsubishi Electric has launched the MELFA RV-12CRL vertical articulated robot, which offers 1,504 mm reach and 12 kg payload capacity. The robot’s wide effective working area makes it suitable for a variety of processes and industries, including food & beverage, automotive, lithium-ion battery manufacturing, logistics and warehousing.

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Valiant TMS and Realtime Robotics partner to cut programming, cycle times

Robotics Business Review

Valiant TMS is integrating robot motion optimization as a service. Source: Realtime Robotics Realtime Robotics today announced that Valiant TMS will integrate its Optimization-as-a-Service offering with customers’ manufacturing operations. I am impressed by the results provided by Realtime Robotics.

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Southwest Research Institute to make robot programming more user friendly with SWORD

Robotics Business Review

SwRI Workbench for Offline Robotics Development allows manufacturing engineers to independently use complex robotics and simplifies motion planning for seasoned developers. Various forecasts project that the open-source advanced robotics market will grow more than 10% annually between 2024 and 2029. strategies.

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New Qualcomm-Built Advanced Video Processor by Teledyne FLIR Powers AI at the Edge

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The AVP incorporates the latest Qualcomm QCS8550, the most advanced mobile processor chip from the leader in mobile, automotive, and robotics system-on-chip (SoC) technology. It is supported by several tools to simplify and streamline development including a Qualcomm RB5 development kit.

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Mitsubishi Electric’s Support for the Automotive Industry Highlighted at the North East Automotive Expo

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Mitsubishi Electric is showcasing how its automation technologies can drive the entire electric vehicle value chain forward at the North East Automotive Expo 2022, taking place on 29th September 2022. The post Mitsubishi Electric’s Support for the Automotive Industry Highlighted at the North East Automotive Expo appeared first on i4.0

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Autonomous mobile robots’ role growing in industrial operations

Control Engineering

Robotics Insights. Robots are playing a key role in narrowing the gap. As robots get smaller and smarter, they are becoming more autonomous, which increases their value and their skillset on the plant floor. As automation becomes the new normal for businesses in the era of Industry 4.0 Automotive.