Sat.Nov 25, 2023

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‘It’s like buying an iPhone and not having a cable’: UK’s bid for net zero in the balance due to grid ‘blind spot’

The Guardian Manufacturing

As well as more clean energy, Britain needs miles of extra cable to carry it. But a global shortage of components and skills means efforts to meet climate targets will go down to the wire From next year, engineers will need to roll out more than 100km (62 miles) of electric cabling every day until 2040 if the government hopes to power the UK towards its climate goals, according to new data.

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Voxeljet Shows Off High-speed, Low-emission 3D Printing at BMW Group

Control.com

In conjunction with Loramendi, Voxeljet demonstrates low-emission, high-speed 3D printing of sand cores at BMW Group's Landshut plant, enhancing engine component production.

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Fighter Jet Maker Saab Joins Composites Collaboration

Plastics Today

Japan’s Hitachi Energy is also joining Collab Composite with the aim of connecting international industry with innovative startups in the field of fiber composites.

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Web-Based HMIs: Future Or Fad? HMI Project and KEB Say ‘It’s Here’

Control.com

Partners HMI Project and KEB Automation have launched HELIO, a new web-based HMI application for creating interactive web pages that can control and monitor automated equipment.

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Speeding Robotics Automation with AI

The $53 trillion manufacturing economy in the US is undergoing a major automation paradigm shift due to Artificial Intelligence (AI). Thanks to new practical frameworks, automation projects that were once impossible or inefficient to implement are now being fast-tracked, and robotics automation is becoming increasingly relevant to a growing number of users and scenarios.

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Toray Obtains ISCC Certification for European Carbon-Fiber Plants

Plastics Today

Biomass and recycled materials will be used in production by the end of 2023.

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Plastics Extrusion Professionals Deserve Thanks, Too

Plastics Today

The food that makes up your Thanksgiving feast? Much of it stays fresh longer and is pathogen-free because of extruded plastic film.

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Corvette E-Ray Wins 2023 Vehicle Engineering Team Award

Plastics Today

The SPE Automotive Division recognized a team from GM and its suppliers that developed the electrified, all-wheel-drive sports car.

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Toray Obtains ISCC Certification for European Carbon-Fiber Plants

Plastics Today

Biomass and recycled materials will be used in production by the end of 2023.

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Fighter Jet Maker Saab Joins Composites Collaboration

Plastics Today

Japan’s Hitachi Energy is also joining Collab Composite with the aim of connecting international industry with innovative startups in the field of fiber composites.

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