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Yamazaki Mazak accelerates their digital offerings with Cisco IoT and Design-In Program

Cisco Industrial Automation

By Marcus Smith and Ken Vanthielen. The Cisco IoT Design-In Program is a partnership framework providing unique benefits to customers and partners who integrate Cisco IoT technologies into their own solutions or products. The program helps machine builders and niche solution integrators to create repeatable, scalable, and reliable solutions with Cisco IoT technology embedded within.

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Exclusive Q&A with igus North America’s CEO, Artur Peplinski

Design World

After a plant tour of igus North America’s gleaming manufacturing facility in East Providence, R.I., Design World had the opportunity for an exclusive interview with Artur Peplinski, the company’s President & CEO. Peplinski spoke about the company’s grand vision for the North American market — which will add more manufacturing prowess here in the States,… The post Exclusive Q&A with igus North America’s CEO, Artur Peplinski appeared first on Design World.

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Learning To See What’s Around Us

Gary Mintchell

Two fish swim together across the pond. They meet an older, wiser fish. He says, “Hello, boys, how’s the water?”. The two swim for a bit, then one asks the other, “What’s water?”. This story is from a commencement speech given at Kenyon College in 2005 by David Foster Wallace. Sometimes I think about more than technology. I’m interested in how to live a full life.

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2023 Hannover Fair to focus on “Industrial Transformation — Making the Difference”

Design World

The big challenges facing the world today — such as climate change, energy shortages and disrupted supply chains — all have one thing in common: they demand innovative, high-tech solutions. At Hanover Fair, the world’s leading trade show for industrial technology, leading companies from the mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, energy, and software and IT sectors… The post 2023 Hannover Fair to focus on “Industrial Transformation — Making the Difference” appeare

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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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Kickstart: Lizzo brings out the fabulous with a plexiglass flute

Plastics News

Lizzo showed that some historic flutes in the Library of Congress collection, including a 1937 item made with plexiglass, still have plenty of music left in them.

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igus acquires majority stake in Commonplace Robotics

Design World

igus is expanding through investments in its Low-Cost Automation and has now acquired the majority shares in Commonplace Robotics based in Bissendorf near Osnabrück. As an integrator, Commonplace Robotics specializes in intuitive control systems and software and power electronics for robotics, both in industry and in education. The two companies have been cooperating intensively for… The post igus acquires majority stake in Commonplace Robotics appeared first on Design World.

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Festo Didactic and SICK release new curriculum for robot safety awareness: we got you covered.

Design World

Smart Technology is rapidly evolving, especially in the automation and engineering space. This can make it difficult for professionals and aspiring engineers to be adequately prepared throughout their careers. Festo Didactic, equipment and solution provider for industrial and technical education, developed the program to holistically teach students robot safety.

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Lyft plans ‘fully autonomous future’ as it starts driverless car rides to customers in Austin, Texas

Robotics Automation News

Riders in Austin, Texas can now select an autonomous vehicle in the Lyft app to help them get around their city. This marks the first time that a commercial autonomous service is available in Austin, Texas and marks the third city where Lyft riders can hail an autonomous ride along with Miami, Florida and Las […].

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Beckhoff USA appoints Jake Schieffer VP of sales

Design World

Jake Schieffer is taking on a new role within Beckhoff USA as Vice President of Sales. This promotion results from Schieffer’s significant successes as Regional Director – Midwest. In the newly created national position, he will continue to promote business alignment throughout the sales organization and accelerate growth across the U.S. Based at the Beckhoff… The post Beckhoff USA appoints Jake Schieffer VP of sales appeared first on Design World.

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EEOC alleges gender bias in hiring operators at Pretium molding plant

Plastics News

The federal government says a Pretium Packaging plant in Ohio had a yearslong "discriminatory practice" of not hiring women for machine operator jobs.

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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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SKF prediction model development successfully audited by DNV

Design World

Calculating life-expectancy and reliability of components are key when designing and building rotating machinery. Knowing the probability of failure and how to mitigate these will be even more important, not least since energy and raw material use is determined during the entire lifetime of the machine. SKF supports customers in this challenge by developing products […].

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ROEQ doubles capacity of Omron robot with newly designed cart system

Robotics Automation News

Businesses implementing the Omron LD-250 autonomous mobile robot (AMR) now have a powerful new option to dramatically increase payload without having to invest in a larger, more expensive AMR solution. The ROEQ solution with the new TMC500 top module and Cart500 developed for the Omron LD-250, not only doubles the AMR payload, it also provides […].

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How has smart sensing changed the world?

Design World

The first edition of Understanding Smart Sensors, published in 1995, began with “just about everything today in the technology area is a candidate for having a smart prefix added to it.” However, the term “smart sensor” dates to the mid-1980s. The final chapter reiterated that “the much too frequently used smart prefix is used to […]. The post How has smart sensing changed the world?

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Aluminum Etc.: High school skilled trades centers no longer for difficult teens

The Fabricator

High school vocational skills centers are shedding a longstanding negative stigma for trades like welding are becoming more of a desirable option for teens considering their post-graduation futures.

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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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Additional Fuji Command Series pilot devices from AutomationDirect

Design World

AutomationDirect has added new Fuji Command series pushbuttons, switches, and indicators to expand their offering of quality Fuji Electric control and signal devices. New round and rectangular 16mm pilot devices feature an integrated structure with built-in contacts to reduce control panel depth. Their thin-type profile with only 2mm of panel protrusion facilitates high-density mounting and… The post Additional Fuji Command Series pilot devices from AutomationDirect appeared first on Desig

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Formic supplies 58-year-old family-run factory Compact Industries with its first robotic system

Robotics Automation News

Formic, a supplier of automation technology on a pay-as-you-go basis, has supplied 58-year-old family-run factory Compact Industries with its first robotic system. Located in St Charles, Illinois, Compact faced challenges of a shrinking labor pool, high worker turnover, and supply and wage inflation; struggled to meet the increasing demands of the Fortune 500 companies it […].

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How to heat aluminum to avoid cracking after bending

The Fabricator

High-temper aluminum can crack during bending, so press brake operators might need to anneal it. Aluminum doesn’t change color when heated. If a metal fabrication shop doesn’t have a temperature gun, watch the soot.

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Most Common Software Bugs Found During Testing in 2022

Robotics Automation News

Before you launch an app or a platform, you should test it. It ensures the product function as expected. However, even with testing, some software bugs can still make it through. If you don’t have an in-house software team, you can outsource the task to a software tester company. Either way, it helps to know […].

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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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British CV output nearly doubles in best August for a decade

SMMT

UK commercial vehicle (CV) production rises 92.9% to 6,132 units, marking the best August since 2012 and the eighth consecutive month of growth. Overseas demand increases 78.4%, while production for UK operators more than doubles year-on-year, rising 119.3%. Year-to-date CV output is up 50.3% at 64,828 units in the best year-to-date since 2012. UK commercial vehicle (CV) production grew by 92.9% in August, with 6,132 new vans, buses, trucks, coaches and taxis rolling off British factory lines, a

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United Natural Foods brings in robots from Symbotic to automate warehouse

Robotics Automation News

United Natural Foods has entered into a commercial agreement to implement Symbotic’s AI-powered robotics and software automation in five of UNFI’s distribution centers over the next four years. Under the agreement, UNFI also has an option to implement Symbotic’s warehouse automation systems in additional distribution centers. Symbotic’s end-to-end automation system, with robotic case pick capabilities, […].

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Newcomb Spring Corp. announces retirement of CEO/chairman after 53 years of service

The Fabricator

Newcomb Spring Corp., Alpharetta, Ga., a worldwide supplier of custom-manufactured springs, wire forms, and metal stampings, has announced the retirement of G. Donald Jacobson Jr., CEO/chairman of the board.

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Locus granted patent for machine learning models to ‘accurately predict traffic time’ for last-mile deliveries

Robotics Automation News

Locus, a logistics software technology company (not to be confused with Locus Robotics), has been awarded a patent for “Machine Learning Models for Predicting Time in Traffic”, the second patent awarded to the company in 2022. Predictability of last-mile deliveries is a logistical challenge that continues to affect businesses across various sectors such as e-commerce, […].

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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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Westport Fuel Systems unveils cleantech-related fuel system for heavy-duty vehicles

Canadian Manufacturing

Westport Fuel Systems European Policy Panel “Hydrogen Mobility for Sustainable Heavy-Duty Transport,” in Brussels on September, 28th, 2022: panellists shown here are Zlatko Kregar, Policy Officer DG MOVE, European Commission and David Johnson, CEO Westport. Moderator is CillianTotterdell, Account Director, Energy, Climate and Transport Team FleishmanHillard.

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Driving Your Business to Stand Out

Robotics Automation News

You may have recently set up shop with your own business. This is a very exciting time and you may be wondering how you can get your business into the top ranking companies. There are plenty of ways you can do this, one such way is getting the word out regarding your business. The other […].

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Ontario considering the refurbishment of a nuclear plant as electricity demands rise

Canadian Manufacturing

Ontario is considering refurbishing a key nuclear plant which could keep it in service for an extra 30 years to keep pace with electricity demands that are rising so quickly they have “surprised” the government, the energy minister said on Sep. 29. Pickering Nuclear Generating Station — which accounted for 14 per cent of electricity generation last year — had been set to shut down in 2025, but the province is now seeking approval from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commissio

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How to Use Technology to Improve Your Inventory System

Robotics Automation News

This blog article discusses how certain software can help reduce human error in inventory management by increasing communication and visibility. It also presents a number of examples of how this technology can be used for inventory tracking in different industries. Introduction Inventory is a crucial part of any business. By ensuring that an accurate and […].

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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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Kickstart: Lizzo brings out the fabulous with a plexiglass flute

Plastics News

Lizzo showed that some historic flutes in the Library of Congress collection, including a 1937 item made with plexiglass, still have plenty of music left in them.

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Using smart composites for improved aviation safety

Manufacturer's Monthly

New industry-linked Swinburne research uses smart composite structures to help engineers detect structural defects in planes and rockets before they cause disaster. The industry-linked project with Sparc Technologies and Composite Materials Engineering is creating graphene-enabled smart composites for aviation, aerospace and renewable energy. The project was funded by an Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Grant from the Federal Government, with over $1 million invested across Swinburne Un

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Global additive manufacturing industry shows growth in Q2 2022

AU Manufacturing

The global additive manufacturing sector has generated a total of $3 billion for the second consecutive quarter of 2022, according to SmarTech Analysis. The figure marks a 27 per cent increase in comparison with the period of 2021, but the streak of six consecutive quarters of sequential growth ended due to inflation and global supply chain disruptions, the market research and industry analysis provider detailed in its report. .

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Boosting defence capability by investing in innovation

Manufacturer's Monthly

The Defence Innovation Hub has awarded contracts worth $27 million to ten Australian businesses to build world-leading capability for Australia’s defence force. . Pat Conroy, minister for Defence Industry said, “Investing in Australian innovation is critical to building our national defence capability. “The contracts being announced reflect the ingenuity of Australia’s defence industry and the Albanese Government’s commitment to building a strong sovereign industrial base.̶

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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.