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Industrial Processes & Wireless Communications – Part II: Manufacturing Logistics

Cisco Manufacturing

Examples are, mobile robots, AGV(automated guided vehicles), and manufacturing infrastructure. This blog is the second in a series, bringing a lens on manufacturing logistics, dissecting the application flow and a little detail on why the serving wireless medium must behave in a particular way to support it.

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Sources Sought: Direct Materiel Delivery Visibility for Improved Supply Chain Efficiency

NCMS

February 12, 2024 NCMS is assisting the Department of Defense in seeking industry partners who have the capability to provide the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) with a way to track (in near real-time) Customer Direct contracts, providing delivery of materiel from a supplier without passing through a government distribution point to evaluate required (..)

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Rockwell Automation Signs Agreement to Acquire Clearpath Robotics.

Gary Mintchell

Autonomous robotics company’s acquisition to accelerate Rockwell’s end-to-end autonomous production logistics solutions Companies usually add a descriptive phrase following their name in a press release to describe what business they are in. appeared first on The Manufacturing Connection. billion by 2027.” Goldman Sachs & Co.

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The Connectivity Revolution: How the Emergence of 5G Networks Are Reshaping Manufacturing

21st Century Tech

In his first contribution to the blog site, he writes about the change that 5G is bringing to manufacturing. For manufacturing this is not an incremental improvement over previous communication protocols. When it comes to manufacturing, 5G is making a noticeable difference. Dijam is the Co-founder and COO of GridRaster Inc. ,

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Is Industry 4.0, smart manufacturing working for you?

Control Engineering

smart manufacturing and digital transformation. Control Engineering asked these questions and others about smart manufacturing and digital transformation to Jeff Winter, senior director industry strategy, manufacturing, Hitachi Solutions, and an industry expert on Industry 4.0 initiatives. Review differences in Industry 4.0,

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Ultra-low voltage motor, motor drive industry growth driven by mobile robotics, increased flexibility

Control Engineering

billion by 2027, driven by demand from battery-driven applications and increased flexibility in manufacturing and logistics processes. This growth is being driven by demand from battery driven applications and a need for greater flexibility in manufacturing and logistics processes. between 2022 and 2027. Within the U.S.,

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Rockwell Automation to strengthen its position with Clearpath Robotics acquisition

Automation Mag

Rockwell Automation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ontario, Canada-based Clearpath Robotics. With this, Rockwell will offer a unified solution for manufacturing, enabling autonomous execution and optimization to increase efficiency and allow for traceability and real-time adjustments.

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