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How Sensors Are Used to Enable Smart Factories and More Efficient Manufacturing

i4.0 today

Digital transformation, along with Industry 4.0, However, despite the fancy name, digital transformation is often a vague concept for manufacturers. Safe HRI to Achieve Higher Productivity Safety has always come as the overarching priority when it comes to using robots/machines in the manufacturing industry.

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Tomorrow’s Shop Floor: The Role of AI in Modern Manufacturing 

iBASEt

The Journey of AI in Manufacturing The journey of AI in manufacturing began with modest steps. Robotic Process Automation (RPA) was the industry’s early foray into automation, carrying out repetitive tasks with precision but lacking in adaptability.

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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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Mitsubishi Electric and Visual Components Form JV for 3D Simulators

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Visual Components’ software is compatible with Mitsubishi Electric’s factory-automation (FA) products thanks to standard functions for connecting with PLCs and robots as well as interfaces for expanding the functionality of 3D simulators.

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ESAB Partners with EWI to Develop Innovative Solutions for Arc-DED Additive Manufacturing and Saw Processes

Fabricating & Metal Work

“Using advanced pulsed-GMAW equipment, EWI can work with end users to develop custom waveforms for the arc DED and the alloys associated with additive manufacturing,” says Michael Carney, Senior Engineer at EWI. ESAB has donated systems for robotic and submerged arc welding (SAW) to EWI ® of Columbus, Ohio.

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Why Are Digital Manufacturing Dashboards Important in Industry 4.0?

Factory Worx

Why Are Digital Manufacturing Dashboards Important in Industry 4.0? Naturally, data and manufacturing dashboards are critical aspects of this process. The manufacturing analytics dashboard converts the never-ending data stream from real-time monitoring devices into simple visual displays and actionable insights.

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Additive Manufacturing Growth: Review of 2022 Collaborations, Acquisitions, and Funding

Additive Manufacturing

The partners’ demo package allows engineers to quickly test the functionalities of the concepts, significantly reducing the development time by up to three months and lowering the overall design costs. VulcanForms Raises $355 Million for Industrial-Scale Digital Manufacturing : VulcanForms raised $355 million and is valued at over $1 billion.