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Experimenting with Low-Cost Edge Devices

Automation World

How to maintain critical processes at the plant level while leveraging cloud resources for non-essential tasks, ensuring operational continuity and mitigating risks associated with network dependencies and outages.

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Emerson’s new acoustic particle monitor minimizes erosion risk

Design World

Emerson has announced the release of the Rosemount SAM42 Acoustic Particle Monitor for measuring the amount of entrained sand in the output from oil and gas wells. The monitor can detect extremely low concentrations of entrained sand in challenging conditions with a high level of measurement repeatability and sensitivity. Accurate real-time data helps minimize erosion… The post Emerson’s new acoustic particle monitor minimizes erosion risk appeared first on Design World.

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An AI Model to Ignore and One to Watch

Automation World

Large Language Models may be getting all the attention, but convolutional neural networks with Raman spectroscopy could be the artificial intelligence technology industry should be paying more attention to.

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Koford Engineering now offers 36-mm high-performance motor

Design World

Koford Engineering LLC has introduced a 36 mm diameter x 43.6 mm long, high power density four pole slotless hall sensor brushlessmotor. The motor produces an output of 260 watts at 6,753 rpm, weighs 198 g, and has a peak efficiency of 87%. Typical applications include surgical power tools or aerospace applications. The motor can… The post Koford Engineering now offers 36-mm high-performance motor appeared first on Design World.

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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Seeq Announces Generative AI Capabilities with Seeq AI Assistant

Gary Mintchell

I sincerely hope you are not tired of reading about generative AI, because that will be the news for the rest of the year as each company introduced it as part of their software solution. This one comes from Seeq. Seeq unveiled the Seeq AI Assistant, a generative AI (GenAI) resource embedded across its industrial analytics platform. The Seeq AI Assistant provides real-time assistance to users across the enterprise, empowering them to accelerate mastery of the Seeq platform, build advanced analyt

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Koford Engineering’s introduces 42 mm cog-free high-power motor

Design World

Koford Engineering introduces a 42 mm diameter x 65 mm long, high power density two pole slotless hall sensor brushless motor. Itfeatures a cog-free non saturating design with linear behavior and sine back EMF suitable for precision motion. The motor produces an output of 569 watts at 16,278 rpm and weighs only 425 g and… The post Koford Engineering’s introduces 42 mm cog-free high-power motor appeared first on Design World.

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R86TB high-performance teach pendant for improved operability

Design World

Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.’s new teach pendant, R86T6, evolved from the conventional, high-performance teach pendant to deliver customizable and intuitive functions to OEMs and end users alike. The R86TB is designed with a 10.1-in. high-definition display so that any function can be easily visible and accessed from the customizable HOME screen or page list.

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Titan Medical enters merger with Conavi Medical

Robotics Business Review

Titan Medical’s Enos system can assist surgeons. | Source: Titan Medical Titan Medical announced today that it entered into a definitive amalgamation agreement to combine with Conavi Medical. The companies aim to combine in an all-stock transaction, focusing on commercializing Conavi’s Novasight Hybrid system. Conavi designed Novasight Hybrid to guide common minimally invasive coronary procedures.

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The age of the flying taxi is nigh with the UK government’s new action plan

E&T

Drone technology will transform our skies by the end of the decade, according to the Department of Transport’s Future of Flight action plan

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Synergy’s Collie battery energy storage system underway

Manufacturer's Monthly

Image: The Desert Photo/stock.adobe.com Construction has begun on Synergy’s Collie battery energy storage system, which will be one of the biggest grid-scale batteries in Australia when complete and will provide significant security to Western Australia’ s main power system. The battery, which will have a 500 megawatt/2000 megawatt hour capacity, will be funded as part of the Western Australian state Government’s commitment to expand battery storage throughout WA.

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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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Five AI topics to discuss with your CEO

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

AI is the biggest topic of conversation these days. At Cisco Live EMEA in Amsterdam in early February, you couldn’t swing an Ethernet cable without hitting someone who was talking about it.

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Photonis supplies NASA with ion detection technology

Manufacturer's Monthly

Image: Felix Pergande/stock.adobe.com Photonis, a brand of Exosens, has supplied the US government agency NASA with Channeltron (Channel Electron Multipliers) to aid Aurora Borealis. The Channeltron’s have been used to aid in the detection of particles present within the atmospheric phenomenon known as the Aurora Borealis. On Nov. 8, NASA’s Goddard Flight Center’s DISSIPATION mission took flight aboard a suborbital, two-stage sounding rocket launched from the Poker Flats Resear

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Splunk Joins Cisco: Our Partner Ecosystems Just Got Even Stronger

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

What do you get when you combine the full power of the network with market-leading security and observability solutions? More customer value and an amazing partner ecosystem. It’s official!

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TAFE NSW students representing on world stage

Manufacturer's Monthly

Image: JackF/stock.adobe.com Nine TAFE NSW students will represent Australian skills trainin g on the world stage at the WorldSkills International Championships in France this year. Since 1950, the WorldSkills International Championships have united vocational apprentices and trainees from around the world to compete in their respective disciplines.

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How Embedded Analytics Gets You to Market Faster with a SAAS Offering

Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

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Metal fabrication surveys show higher wages, company profits

The Fabricator

Benefiting from reshoring and resurging demand, metal fabricators have enjoyed greater profits and, just as critical, employees have enjoyed higher pay. That's according to two recent industry surveys.

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CSIRO offering free R&D program for SMEs in the critical minerals industry

Manufacturer's Monthly

Image: Anela R/peopleimages.com/stock.adobe.com Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, is inviting SMEs in the critical minerals industry to apply for a 10-week online program , which champions innovation accessibility for Australian businesses. The free ‘Innovate to Grow’ program helps small to medium enterprises (SMEs) acquire valuable business insights and strategic plans to leverage research and development (R&D) to meet their business needs.

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Metal fabrication surveys show higher wages—and company profits

The Fabricator

Benefiting from reshoring and resurging demand, metal fabricators have enjoyed greater profits and, just as critical, employees have enjoyed higher pay. That's according to two recent industry surveys.

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Gold Coast airport future focused precinct

Manufacturer's Monthly

Image: Queensland Airports Limited Gold Coast Airport has unveiled plans to deliver a future focused precinct with the addition of a retail village, health and wellness hub and conference and tech centre as proposed in its 2024 Preliminary Draft Master Plan. Gold Coast airport is the largest of four airports owned by Queensland Airports Limited and, as the country’s sixth busiest airport, Gold Coast Airport currently welcomes more than 6.2 million passengers a year contributing $514 million to t

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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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Sign up for a Tour at the RSA Conference 2024 SOC

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

Join the guided tour outside the Security Operations Center, where we’ll discuss real time network traffic of the RSA Conference, as seen in the NetWitness platform.

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Raytheon Australia opens centre for collaboration

Manufacturer's Monthly

Image: Raytheon Australia Raytheon Australia’s new advanced Centre for Collaboration in southeast Queensland is now open, enabling opportunities for greater collaboration between the defence industry and the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The minister for defence industry, the Hon Pat Conroy MP, officially opened the centre, which marks a significant investment by Raytheon Australia in its national infrastructure plan for a network of purpose-built, secure facilities around the country.

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Mr. President, the ACC Would Like to Have a Word

Plastics Today

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) is concerned that the global plastics treaty talks in Ottawa next month could turn into an “activist wish list.

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The next phase of SA’s first state satellite given green light

Manufacturer's Monthly

Image: Andrei Armiagov/stock.adobe.com The development of South Australia’s first state satellite has taken a giant leap toward delivering tangible data solutions, following the successful completion of the Critical Design Review. This step marks a major milestone for the South Australian Space Services Mission satellite, Kanyini, with the project team finalising the design of the 6U spacecraft with integrated payloads and initiating the start of its manufacture and test phase.

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Embedding BI: Architectural Considerations and Technical Requirements

While data platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and programming platforms have evolved to leverage big data and streaming data, the front-end user experience has not kept up. Holding onto old BI technology while everything else moves forward is holding back organizations. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) aren’t built for modern data platforms and don’t work on modern architectures.

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Robotic Process Automation (RPA) vs. Intelligent Automation (IA). What’s the Difference?

Robotics Automation News

RPA and Intelligent Automation possess the potential to transform your company’s operations, improving effectiveness, output, and time-to-market. Instead of displacing human workers, they aim to nurture a more efficient hybrid workforce that melds human skills with digital capabilities – a concept we refer to as “human+”.

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Local defence expert to head up Defence SA

Manufacturer's Monthly

Image: Kovalenko I/stock.adobe.com One of South Australia’ s defence industry experts, Matt Opie, has been appointed as the new chief executive of Defence SA. An Australian Defence Force Academy and Royal Military College Duntroon graduate, Mr Opie has held senior defence positions across government, industry and academia over the course of his 30-year career.

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6 Tips for Practicing Web Scraping Properly

Robotics Automation News

Web scraping can easily extract the required data from the internet so that you can get useful insights from analyzing it. It saves time and resources. However, it is best to follow some practices and necessary guidelines to avoid any unnecessary issues.

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DroneShield awarded $4.3m US Government contract for C-UAS systems

Manufacturer's Monthly

Image: DroneShield DroneShield announced it has received a repeat order of $4.3 million from a US Government customer for a number of its handheld C-UAS systems. Tom Branstetter, director of business development said, “Widespread global conflict continues to provide clear evidence of the rapid evolution of unmanned systems.” DroneShield has been working with this customer for several years, with a number of smaller preceding orders. “This U.S. government end-user has and always

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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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Optimizing Pricing and Mitigating Risks through Advanced Water Modeling

Robotics Automation News

In today’s rapidly changing world, water has become an increasingly valuable resource, essential for sustaining life, supporting economic activities, and preserving the environment. However, managing water effectively requires a delicate balance between ensuring equitable access, promoting sustainability, and mitigating risks associated with uncertainties and challenges.

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Pivoting breeds success

Manufacturer's Monthly

Image: Amiga Engineering Amiga Engineering has long been a beacon in the Australian manufacturing landscape for diversifying and meeting the needs of wider industry and remaining relevant. It is beginning to reap the rewards of this commitment. Amiga Engineering is an Australian based manufacturing company known for its innovation and advancements in the industry.

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From Cards to Code: The Evolution of Solitaire in the Digital Age

Robotics Automation News

The journey of Solitaire, from its humble beginnings on tabletops adorned with physical cards to its present incarnation in the digital realm on many digital platforms, such as Solitaires, encapsulates the fascinating evolution of games in the face of technological advancement.

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Government investing $840m for NT rare earths project, bolstering renewable energy leadership

Manufacturer's Monthly

Imgae: Susan Vineyard/stock.adobe.com The Federal Government will provide $840 million to help deliver Australia’s first combined rare earths mine and refinery in the Northern Territory, creating local jobs and securing Australia’s position as a renewable energy superpower. The refinery will create over 300 new jobs across the Northern Territory while also diversifying our critical minerals supply chain.

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How to Leverage AI for Actionable Insights in BI, Data, and Analytics

In the rapidly-evolving world of embedded analytics and business intelligence, one important question has emerged at the forefront: How can you leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance your application’s analytics capabilities? Imagine having an AI tool that answers your user’s questions with a deep understanding of the context in their business and applications, nuances of their industry, and unique challenges they face.