Tue.Sep 13, 2022

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ABB survey reveals re-industrialization at risk from global “education gap” in automation

Design World

· 80% of education professionals say robots and automation will shape the future of employment over the next ten years · Yet only one in four education establishments use robots in teaching programs despite planned investment in robotics and automation by 70% of US and European businesses over the next three years due to supply… The post ABB survey reveals re-industrialization at risk from global “education gap” in automation appeared first on Design World.

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New Product Spotlight: Unmanaged Power Over Ethernet Switches

Automation World

Antaira releases two new hardened, unmanaged PoE switches and extends integration of persistent PoE technology into its managed switches to ensure consistent data collection during reboots or power outages.

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GE Digital achieves AWS Industrial Software competency status

Design World

GE Digital, a leading industrial software company, announced at HANNOVER MESSE USA that it has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Industrial Software Competency status. This designation recognizes that GE Digital provides an end-to-end toolchain for product design, production design, and production/operations on AWS to help customers run design and manufacturing entities without the need of… The post GE Digital achieves AWS Industrial Software competency status appeared first on Design Wor

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‘Future of Manufacturing’ Report Released

Metrology

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and Autodesk, Inc. have released the results of their collaborative multiphase research project on the ‘Future of Manufacturing.’ To provide industry and academic. The post ‘Future of Manufacturing’ Report Released appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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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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Beckhoff offers “cabinetless automation” with Plug-and-Produce MX-System

Design World

The MX-System from Beckhoff is a flexible, space-saving and intelligent automation hardware system that can completely replace conventional control cabinets, creating entirely new levels of efficiency in plant automation. Control system installation processes that normally took 24 hours or more can now be completed in just one hour. As a modular control cabinet replacement that… The post Beckhoff offers “cabinetless automation” with Plug-and-Produce MX-System appeared first on

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Preparing for changes in metal forming for battery electric vehicles

The Fabricator

Rapidly changing vehicle designs are anticipated as the battery electric vehicles industry grows and addresses efficiency and safety concerns. Sheet metal component suppliers have to be prepared to stay competitive.

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AI improves welding performance

The Fabricator

Novarc Technologies’ Spool Welding Robot uses the company’s NovEye control system to inspect welds in real time and learn from that observation how to perform successful welds on its own.

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Human in Motion Robotics earns $663K contract for DND

Canadian Manufacturing

Human in Motion Robotics’ XoMotion Exoskeleton for Robotic Rehabilitation (CNW Group/Human in Motion Robotics Inc.). VANCOUVER — Innovative Solutions Canada has awarded Human in Motion Robotics Inc. a $663,000 contract to supply Canada’s Department of National Defence. The federal government will use the contract to purchase two units of HMR’s lower-limb exoskeleton, XoMotion, a wearable robot designed to get people out of wheelchairs and walking with full mobility.

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The selection process for bitcoin wallet

Robotics Automation News

An integral part of cryptocurrency trading is the bitcoin wallet because, without the wallet, you will never be able to store a digital token. Furthermore, it is tough to remember every private key so you can use bitcoin, which is why the work of a bitcoin wallet is vital to trade in Bitcode Prime. If […].

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Koch and Holland’s Ioniqa Partner to Advance 'Disruptive' PET Upcycling Project

Plastics Today

Koch Technology Solutions invests up to $30 million in clean-tech company to commercialize production of feedstock derived from currently non-recyclable PET waste.

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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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ExxonMobil anticipates 2023 startup for $2B expansion

Plastics News

ExxonMobil is now targeting next year for the commissioning of a $2 billion expansion project in Texas, which includes the addition of major new capacity for polyolefin elastomers.

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Stealth Technologies collabs with Honeywell to commercialise security robot

AU Manufacturing

Automation and robotics company Stealth Technologies has ventured into a partnership with global software-industrial company Honeywell for the market rollout of Autonomous Security Vehicles (ASV) for perimeter security. . According to a press release issued by ASX-listed Strategic Elements, Stealth will work closely with Honeywell to serve customers in the correctional, telecommunications, and defence industries in Australia, New Zealand, and other countries. .

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Solving Recycled Polypropylene’s Biggest Challenge

Plastics Today

Because 20% of the world’s virgin plastic production is polypropylene, increasing production of food-grade recycled PP makes economic and environmental sense.

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The added value behind ‘Australian Made’

AU Manufacturing

Media Release by Australian Made. The value of buying ‘Australian Made’ goes well beyond the product itself. Australian Made products are not only made to some of the world’s highest manufacturing and safety standards, they also have significant social, environmental and ethical benefits making them the preferred choice for many Australians. Australian Made Chief Executive, Ben Lazzaro, explained, “In the current retail environment, which is still transitioning through the impacts of COVID-19, i

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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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Traceability in the Food Industry – Basic Requirements and Best Practices

MRPEasy

Few manufacturing sectors are as dependent on good traceability practices as the food and beverage industry. In this article, we look at why traceability is so important for food manufacturers and which features should be foremost implemented. Why is traceability important in manufacturing industries? In manufacturing, traceability constitutes a set of practices that are aimed […].

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Flexibility meets safety: igus’s first monitoring system for robot e-chains from Treotham

Manufacturer's Monthly

Robots have long been an integral part of many areas of industrial manufacturing. Whether for welding, painting, soldering or palletising, industrial robots work dynamically. An igus flexible 3D energy chain such as the triflex R from Treotham makes it possible to guide robot cables safely. To detect potential chain breaks due to extreme loads in good time and to avoid unplanned machine breakdowns, Treotham is presenting i.Sense TR.B, the world’s first breakage monitoring system for 3D energy ch

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Coverage, Exclusions and Benefits of Mediclaim Policy for Family

Robotics Automation News

A sort of insurance coverage known as mediclaim insurance is created expressly to pay for the policyholder’s medical costs. The insurer reimburses your expenses when medical bills are reported to the insurance company under a mediclaim policy. Mediclaim plans additionally provide cashless treatment insurance in the event that a person lacks the financial means to […].

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Havells’ partnership with Dassault Systèmes to Boost the Productivity and Operational Efficiency of Its Factories.

Dinesh Mishra

India’s largest fast-moving electrical goods manufacturer is using Dassault Systèmes’ DELMIA applications for its Manufacturing Execution System (MES). Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: FR0014003TT8, DSY.PA ) today announced that Havells , India’s largest fast-moving electrical goods manufacturer, is using its manufacturing execution system applications to digitalise its factories.

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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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Finally, Ford Plans to Release a Test Self-Driving Car by the End of 2022

Robotics Automation News

Ford plans to release a test self-driving car by 2022! This news comes as a surprise as the company has been lagging behind its competitors when it comes to autonomous technology. The Ford Motor Company has announced that it intends to release a fully autonomous vehicle within the next five years. The car, which will […].

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Kickstart: Polymers featured in automotive innovations

Plastics News

Polymers featured in automotive innovations A few polymer-related innovations are among the finalists for the 28th annual Automotive News PACE Awards. DuPont is a finalist for a high damping nylon 6/6 that helps to minimize audible noise from electric vehicle propulsion systems while still maintaining high stiffness. The polymer represents an improvement over conventional glass-reinforced nylons with a double-digit percentage weight reduction compared with aluminum.

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The top strategy for bitcoin trading

Robotics Automation News

The bitcoin market is trendy when it comes to making money. However, if you go for purchasing and selling the digital token based on the hype you see in the market, you will never be able to do good. Moreover, reaching expertise is the target of almost everyone in the crypto space, and that will […].

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Bringing bending ideas to life

Manufacturer's Monthly

FormFlow is founded on a world-first innovation with an Australian-made building material icon. Manufacturers’ Monthly sits down with the company’s founders to find out how the technology is developing new building products, systems and manufacturing solutions. Dr Matt Dingle, FormFlow founder, began to explain the Australian company’s bending technology for corrugated steel by relating it to origami.

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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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Exploring the whole bitcoin ecosystem

Robotics Automation News

Bitcoin has become a popular concept, so understanding it is essential. Everyone wants to make money, but no one has the means to do so. It is because the cryptocurrency market is a little bit twisted for the people who are newcomers to it. If you wish to become billions of dollars from the cryptocurrency […].

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Local manufacturer receives Queensland RED grant for expansion

Manufacturer's Monthly

A new state-of-the-art agricultural manufacturing facility in the Western Downs region of Queensland has received funding under the Queensland government’s Rural Economic Development (RED) Grant scheme. Morrissey & Co, a family-owned and run business that manufactures cattle handling equipment, has secured a RED Grant to help fund the expansion of its operations and commission new, innovative equipment.

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How a SASE platform can revolutionize cyber security needs

Robotics Automation News

In a digital age, the biggest threat that most people encounter is that of cyber criminals trying to harvest, steal, or otherwise obtain their personal data. From payment details to log in credentials, individuals and organizations are all at risk from those that want to hack into private accounts, but there are also plenty of […].

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The first point of call for industrial electronic equipment repairs

Manufacturer's Monthly

Building from a base of offering a unique service to the automotive market, Injectronics is starting to make a big impact in the industrial space. Manufacturers’ Monthly visited the company’s Victorian facility to learn how it is helping businesses avoid unaffordable downtime. Walking through Injectronics’ main facility in Hallam, Victoria, it was clear that the business has a strong focus on research and development, with a team dedicated to working on future products and repairs to

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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.

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NIST and Google to Create New Supply of Chips for Researchers and Tech Startups

NIST Manufacturing

Cooperative research agreement aims to unleash innovation in the semiconductor and nanotechnology industries.

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Schneider Electric names former Kimberly Clark exec as supply chain VP

AU Manufacturing

Energy management and automation Schneider Electric has appointed Tina Hu as the new vice president for global supply chain and customer experience for Pacific Zone. . Hu joins the company from global manufacturing company Kimberly Clark, where she served as director of supply chain and manufacturing for Australia/New Zealand, leading teams at some of the world’s largest companies, including Gartner, Unilever, and Goodyear. .

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Trex widens PE scrap collection with ‘Grassroots Movement'

Plastics News

Meanwhile, some recyclers face hurdles finding end markets for post-consumer PE and an industry expert is calling retail collections a charade.

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Cellulose Powder–Filled PP Biocomposite Under Development

Plastics Today

Nippon Paper and Mitsui Chemicals partner to produce biocomposite material for auto, home appliance, and other applications.

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Mastering Digital Transformation: Your Guide to a Successful MES Implementation

70% of digital transformation projects fail (BCG, 2020). In an industry where most large software implementations falter, we recognize the importance of planning, optimization, and execution. With over 25 years of industry experience and countless successful implementations, MASS Group is opening the vault of tips and tricks to provide a complimentary step-by-step guide in implementing a Work-In-Progress (WIP) tracking software.