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Cloud-Based Software Modernizes Cleaning System Reporting

Automation World

Sani-Matic worked with Rockwell Automation and PTC to develop a SaaS offering that replaces largely manual, paper-based data collection processes.

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Recent addition to WAGO brings unique perspective to new role

Design World

WAGO has hired Jeffrey Govek its new Senior Sales and Application Engineer. After receiving his degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tulsa, he got his MBA from Methodist University. Govek, now based in the Dallas area, has worked in the oil and gas, printing, and IoT industries. He also ran his own automation consulting company for many years prior to joining WAGO.

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Cloud-Based Software Modernizes Cleaning System Reporting

Automation World

Sani-Matic worked with Rockwell Automation and PTC to develop a SaaS offering that replaces largely manual, paper-based data collection processes.

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Universal cantilever shelves enable electronics lacking 19-in fittings to reside in racks, cabinets

Design World

New universal cantilever shelves from METCASE enable electronics equipment without built-in 19-in fittings to be added to racks or cabinets quickly and easily. The new 2U shelves are DIN 41494 and IEC 60297-3 compliant. They are candidates for a wide range of applications including networking and communications equipment, industrial computers, sound and studio systems, laboratory instruments and industrial control.

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

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Industry IoT Consortium Updates Industrial IoT Internet Connectivity Framework

Gary Mintchell

The power of industry consortia lies in the number of companies and the market reach of the companies who gather to develop standards for technology and use. This guidance from the Industry IoT Consortium (IIC, formerly Industrial Internet Consortium) helps organizations drive better business outcomes using data from resource-constrained edge devices.

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Heilind Electronics adds Omron D2GW Sealed Ultra Subminiature Switch to its portfolio

Design World

Heilind Electronics, a leading global distributor of electronic components and authorized distributor for Omron, now offers the D2GW sealed ultra subminiature switch as part of its full line of switching product solutions. Omron’s D2GW sealed ultra subminiature basic switch offers the smallest class size in the industry and has a volume ratio that is 62% the size of conventional types.

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Removing unused elements in AutoCAD 2022

Design World

A drawing might contain elements that were defined once but are no longer used. Common examples of this include: Blocks that are defined but not inserted anywhere. Layers that do not contain any objects. Named components that are no longer used. These unused (or unreferenced) definitions use disk space and can significantly increase the size of your drawing.

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Federal government announces new rules for recyclability and composting to reduce plastic waste

Canadian Manufacturing

TERREBONNE — On Jul. 25, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Steven Guilbeault, announced the next step in delivering on Canada’s commitments on plastic waste and pollution by launching two consultations to: Develop rules for recyclability and compostability labelling; and. Establish a federal plastics registry for producers of plastic products.

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ROBOJuice promises robot-made smoothies in 60 seconds

Robotics Automation News

A startup company called ROBOJuice is promising “first-ever artificial intelligence and robotics-powered kiosk that can prepare and serve smoothies and acai bowls in under 60 seconds”. Nik Sakhno, the founder of ROBOJuice, says the company has launched because the hospitality industry continues to embrace automation and it was good time to bring the machine to […].

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CSIRO R&D program to boost advanced manufacturing

Manufacturer's Monthly

The CSIRO is advancing Australia’s advanced manufacturing capability by providing free research and development support to help businesses develop new products or services through a new Innovate to Grow program. SMEs working on new advanced manufacturing solutions can sign up to the free, 10-week online Innovate to Grow program, to support their commercial idea by building their R&D knowledge, with 25 spots available.

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Modernizing MES: A Guide for Complex Manufacturers Adapting to Industry 4.0

As engineers push the boundaries of innovation with groundbreaking hardware products, their success depends largely on the speed and efficiency of production. The challenge? Manual processes and disparate systems lead to multiple versions of documents, incomplete records, and duplicated work, creating a chaotic system of records that is difficult to manage.

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Top 7 ways to confirm if a website is safe or not

Robotics Automation News

Do you remember the last time you went to the bank to transfer money to someone or the telecom operator’s office to pay a bill? You don’t; it’s because you do these works over the internet. It’s fast and convenient; you can do this work anytime. However, hackers and miscreants are always on the hunt […].

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Measurement Technology – A Driver of Innovation in Automation and Quality Assurance

Metrology

This year the 3D Metrology Conference (3DMC) will take place in Aachen, Germany from November 15th to 17th. The 3DMC is one of the most important conferences in the field. The post Measurement Technology – A Driver of Innovation in Automation and Quality Assurance appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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Global semiconductor equipment sales grow 5 percent to $25 billion

Robotics Automation News

Global semiconductor equipment billings grew 5 percent year-over-year to $24.7 billion in the first quarter of 2022, according industry association SEMI. The figures were revealed in SEMI’s Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Market Statistics Report. Quarter-over-quarter billings in the seasonally soft first quarter declined 10 percent. Ajit Manocha, SEMI president and CEO, says: “Year-over-year first quarter equipment […].

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Material Insights: New resin capacity poised to hit North America

Plastics News

New resin capacity is poised to hit the North American market. Frank Esposito runs down the latest in this clip from Polymer Points Live. Also, Dow Inc. announced some of its largest commitments to plastics recycling, and we highlight our big Women Breaking the Mold special report.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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ForwardX Robotics partners with Qualcomm to develop new autonomous mobile robots

Robotics Automation News

ForwardX Robotics, a manufacturer of autonomous mobile robots for warehouses, is partnering with chipmaking giant Qualcomm to develop new robots. The two companies showcased the results of their collaboration at the recent Hannover Messe event in Germany, where ForwardX and Qualcomm jointly gave demonstrations. Qualcomm showcased its Robotics RB5 Platform with the ForwardX Flex AMR […].

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MC Machinery names regional sales rep for fabrication equipment

The Fabricator

MC Machinery Systems, Elk Grove Village, Ill., has appointed Alexander Wright as a regional sales representative for lasers, laser automation equipment, and press brakes.

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Serve Robotics partners with Piestro to deliver robot-made pizzas

Robotics Automation News

Piestro, a maker of a robotic pizzeria, is partnering with Serve Robotics, a maker of autonomous sidewalk delivery robots, to offer customers a totally robotic pizza delivery service. When a customer places an order, Piestro’s scheduling system will notify Serve’s fleet and the nearest available robot will pick up the pizza for transport from a […].

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UK factory growth slows to weakest in 18 months as business optimism falls

The Guardian Manufacturing

Supply bottlenecks, cost pressures and softer demand hit British industry Growth in UK factories’ order books and output has slowed to its weakest in 18 months as cost pressures, supply bottlenecks and softer demand hit British industry. The latest update on manufacturing from the CBI found business optimism fell for a third quarter running amid signs that the strong expansion of the past year has come to an end.

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5 Ways New Manufacturing Companies Are Accelerating Innovation

Next-gen manufacturers are redesigning factories to enable agility at every stage of production. From more timely communication between engineers and technicians to technologies that empower real-time collaboration, they’re getting ahead by making iterations and improvements during a build, across the production line at scale. This level of flexibility means they can develop more quickly than their legacy counterparts.

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Unilever flies ice cream to customers using Flytrex drones

Robotics Automation News

The Ice Cream Shop, Unilever’s first-ever digital storefront, has partnered with Flytrex, an aerial food and retail delivery company, to offer ice cream delivery via drone across all of Flytrex’s US locations: Holly Springs, Fayetteville and Raeford, North Carolina, and Granbury, Texas. Orders from The Ice Cream Shop will be delivered via the skies to […].

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Space Exploration & News Roundup July 25

Additive Manufacturing

While some of us have always been fascinated by space exploration, the interest seems to have been reignited the last few weeks with the first photos from the James Webb telescope. Kicking off with Ursa Major’s “Rocket in a box” on July 13 and continuing last week with announcement of the first commercial mission to Mars , development of a new type of space habitat , and collaboration on a satellite with 3D printed metal patch antennas , the 3D printing community is innovating and reaching for t

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Autonomous trucking developer Inceptio partners with chipmaker Ambarella

Robotics Automation News

Inceptio Technology, an autonomous driving truck technology developer, has selected two each of Ambarella’s CV2FS and CV2AQ edge AI systems on chip (SoCs) – a total of four CVflow SoCs – for its automotive-grade central computing platform. This platform is at the core of Inceptio’s full-stack XuanYuan autonomous driving system for trucks, where Ambarella’s SoCs […].

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Three words that demystify digital transformation

Control Engineering

Digital Transformation Insights. Following the trends of Industry 4.0 through the use of AI is not always the perfect solution for organizations. Digital transformation allows for a more intentional implementation of new technology and processes. Adaptability to new methods and ideologies is essential for efficiency and success of digital transformation within an organization.

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Monetizing Analytics Features

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.

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South Korea AutoStore integrator Asetec joins the RightHand Robotics partner integrator network

Robotics Automation News

RightHand Robotics, a provider of autonomous robotic picking solutions for order fulfillment, and Asetec, a logistics automation ICT company, have partnered for future robotic logistics center integration projects in South Korea. As an AutoStore integrator, Asetec will combine the world’s leading robotic storage system and other matched technologies with RightHand Robotics’ award-winning RightPick item-handling solution […].

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ComfortDelGro Australia enters manufacturing partnership with Volvo and Volgren

AU Manufacturing

Media Release by ComfortDelGro Corporation Australia. Three major players in Australian public transport are exploring the possibility of a partnership to build zero-emission buses in Western Sydney. ComfortDelGro Corporation Australia Pty Ltd (CDC), which runs public bus and charter services in several regional and metropolitan locations across the country, has announced plans to join forces with Volvo Bus Australia Pty Ltd and Volgren Pty Ltd to explore the establishment of a manufacturing fac

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Startup company IAR launches two new robotic automation modules

Robotics Automation News

The IAR Group, formed last autumn, is launching two of its Swiss-developed automation modules in the USA and Portugal. According to startup’s adopted motto “Think Globally, Act Locally”, the modules are produced where they are sold. The IAR Group is taking an important step towards the announced utilization of synergy potentials of the three group […].

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Beer Can Label Mimics Stained-Glass Window

Plastics Today

Lazarus Brewing tapped an unusual “Cast & Cure” technique to ensure the shrink-sleeve labels maintained an impactful, holographic-like appearance.

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How Legacy Tools Are Failing Inventive Manufacturing Engineers

Bringing new and improved products to market takes more than just good ideas. It requires agile, iterative production, and real-time collaboration. Most manufacturers recognize the risk of not adapting, but they’re hampered by technologies like MES that haven’t kept up with the pace of hardware innovation. As new manufacturers enter the market with technologically progressive ways of building at scale, existing manufacturers must adapt to stay relevant.

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Blendid and Jamba find new customer for their robot-made smoothies

Robotics Automation News

Blendid, a maker of a robotic machine that makes food, and Jamba, a provider of fruit and vegetable smoothies, are planning to expand their “Jamba by Blendid” autonomous robotic kiosk locations to Love’s Travel Stops, building on the system’s initial deployments in retail locations and college campuses. The first Jamba by Blendid kiosk piloted at […].

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Talent Talk: Think the Tight Labor Market Is Loosening? Think Again

Plastics Today

While quite a few baby boomers have retired, around 20 million are still in the workforce but plan to retire over the next 10 years.

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Orbital UAV lands second engine systems contract with major Singaporean client

AU Manufacturing

Uncrewed aerial vehicle company Orbital UAV has secured a $3.5 million second-stage engineering contract with a major Singapore customer, following the successful delivery of three prototype engine systems delivered in 2021. . Orbital UAV and its Singapore-based customer signed the first memorandum of understanding in March 2020 for the design, development, and integration of multi-fuel UAV engines. .

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Modern Manufacturing Expo: Collaboration hub for real-life implementation

Manufacturer's Monthly

The Modern Manufacturing Expo, which takes place at the Sydney Showground in September, has added two one-day conferences to their education program: the Smart Manufacturing Conference and the Green & Sustainable Manufacturing Summit. “The conferences present an exciting opportunity for Expo delegates to have in-depth discussions surrounding the future of manufacturing in Australia and to hear from leading companies who are actually putting these ideas into action in their own factories,” In

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How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, app owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework from Software Pricing Partners explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. You’ll learn: How to take a disciplined approach to pricing The three elements of the Packaging Decision Framework Ways to structure your new embedded analytics offering Download the White Paper to learn about How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics.