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Tual launches portable powerbank for electric vans

SMMT

For vans unable to home-charge or return to depot, the powerbank provides overnight charging regardless of location – delivered by charge collected on the return journey. Once the driver returns to the depot, they are able to swap powerbanks in 90 seconds, ensuring minimal disruption to the vehicle’s schedule.

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Gecko Robotics, Rho Impact study how robots and AI could improve sustainability

Robotics Business Review

This is the equivalent of taking almost two thirds of gas-powered vehicles in the U.S. Oil and gas pipelines : Using robots for early detection of corrosion and other damage on components could reduce fugitive emissions, the unintended discharge of gases. off the road, according to Gecko Robotics and Rho Impact.

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UK Automotive needs an aerodynamic approach amid election headwinds

SMMT

Last year’s £20 billion investment in UK Automotive’s net zero transition, from Cowley and Coventry to Ellesmere Port and Sunderland, helped reset the narrative for global automotive investment in Britain – and our collective mission in 2024 is to ensure these commitments generate just returns. The priority now is to ramp up volumes.

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AI in Manufacturing: Transforming Efficiency, Sustainability, and Tomorrow

MEM

AI monitors aircraft engines in real time, collecting data on temperature, pressure, vibration, and more. Predictive maintenance isn’t limited to engines; it extends to the entire aircraft, including avionics, hydraulics, and structural components. Consider a smartphone assembly line, where thousands of components come together.

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Machining Vektek Hydraulic Swing Clamp Bodies Using Royal Products Collet Fixtures

Modern Machine Shop

Photo Credit: Royal Products Vektek is known for hydraulic component engineering — specifically its high-pressure hydraulic holding products with automated clamping. Here’s how the company uses Royal Products Power-Block Collet Fixtures (shown in positions 12:00, 4:00, and 8:00) to produce the set of parts shown here.

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Ignition Adds Cloud Edition Plus Many Updates

Gary Mintchell

Many hybrid architectures have taken advantage of the cloud over the years, allowing controls applications to run on-premise while communicating and sending data to the cloud in order to take advantage of virtually unlimited storage and computing power. A key benefit of Ignition Cloud Edition’s infrastructure is elasticity.

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Caltech launches solar power prototype into space

E&T

The demonstrator is part of the Caltech Space Solar Power Project (SSPP). The scientists behind the mission have designed three experiments to test several key components of an ambitious plan to harvest solar power in space and beam the energy back to Earth. . Image credit: Caltech/Space Solar Power Program.