Automation World
AUGUST 2, 2022
The distinct advantage of digital twins is their ability to collect and analyze authentic real-time data from an asset’s continual operation across its lifecycle.
Design World
AUGUST 2, 2022
Offering machinists a pioneering way to a new Bluetooth-enabled digital readout, HEIDENHAIN presents the highly anticipated ACU-RITE-brand droPWR. This new droPWR is a first-of-its-kind system to enable an iPad tablet to become a digital readout (DRO), doing everything an ACU-RITE DRO can except without cables between tablet and machine tool! The droPWR will first be shown at IMTS 2022 in Chicago on Sept. 12-17.
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Automation World
AUGUST 2, 2022
New platform unifies factory data connectivity with cloud analytics and artificial intelligence for smart manufacturing.
Design World
AUGUST 2, 2022
Motion Industries, Inc., a distributor of maintenance, repair, and operation replacement parts, and a premier provider of industrial technology solutions, is pleased to announce that Lisa Solomon has been promoted to Senior Vice President – Corporate Accounts. Ms. Solomon joined the Company in 2015 as a Business Development Manager focused on an automotive industry account, before transitioning the same year into an Automotive Specialist role concentrating on a different automotive account.
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.
Automation World
AUGUST 2, 2022
This installment in our series on key industrial network technologies explains why fieldbus and 4-20mA communications remain relevant despite the proliferation of Ethernet-based communications amid industry’s digital transformation.
Metrology
AUGUST 2, 2022
Inspekto has launched a new software version of its INSPEKTO S70 Autonomous Machine Vision. Based on accumulated customer feedback from numerous field deployments, the INSPEKTO S70 offers smart features such. The post Autonomous Machine Vision Inspection Now Easier and More Powerful appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.
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Plastics News
AUGUST 2, 2022
With climate change in the public spotlight, plastics companies – especially in Europe -- are focused on their greenhouse gas emissions. Sustainable Plastics Editor Karen Laird covers why the plastics supply chain has a growing interest in being carbon neutral, what’s involved, and some of the hurdles in the way.
The Fabricator
AUGUST 2, 2022
A metal fabrication shop has used American planed tooling for three decades for its press brake operations. Should it upgrade to precision-ground New Standard tools? That depends on the parts being produced.
Plastics News
AUGUST 2, 2022
Michigan health and environmental authorities have issued a warning to residents in communities northwest of Detroit about the release of a harmful liquid into the Huron River by an automotive supplier with a history of contaminating the waterway.
Robotics Automation News
AUGUST 2, 2022
Addverb Technologies, the leading automation solutions provider for warehouses and distribution centers, announced the launch of Medius, its new multi-level shuttle system. Medius is an automated and highly dynamic shuttle system that performs the function of storage and retrieval on multiple levels and is designed for businesses that want to increase storage density or establish […].
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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.
Canadian Manufacturing
AUGUST 2, 2022
Air Canada plans to increase its full year 2022 ASM capacity by about 150 per cent from 2021 ASM levels (or about 74 per cent of 2019 ASM levels). MONTREAL — Air Canada reported its second quarter 2022 financial results on Aug. 2. Jason Berry, Vice President, Cargo, at Air Canada also provided the following statement: “It has been another exciting quarter for Air Canada Cargo as we continue to strategically build our business and invest in our future.
Control Engineering
AUGUST 2, 2022
Learning Objectives. A system integrator was tasked with fixing a control system flaw for a pilot plant at a large pharmaceutical company. The integrator had to make several changes to the temperature control unit (TCU) to compensate for different variables with the liquid nitrogen flow. Thorough initial design and investigation helps prevent a scramble at the end of a project end to patch design holes.
Robotics Automation News
AUGUST 2, 2022
Methods Machine Tools, the foremost supplier of high-quality, high-precision CNC machine tools and automation in North America, has released the Turn-Assist 200i and 270i from RoboJob as its first, end-to-end standard automation system for Nakamura-Tome turning centers. A semi-collaborative system engineered for lathe automation, Turn-Assist is designed to be implemented and run by operators of […].
Manufacturer's Monthly
AUGUST 2, 2022
Downer is investing $10 million in construction of a state-of-the-art asphalt manufacturing facility in northern Tasmania, in a demonstration of its commitment to a long-term future in the state. The new facility will replace an existing asphalt plant that’s reaching the end of its service life. “Our two asphalt manufacturing facilities in Tasmania currently produce thousands of tonnes each year that is used to build and maintain roads right across the state,” Downer general manager Tasmania, Ma
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Robotics Automation News
AUGUST 2, 2022
Medical devices are major investments for any healthcare organization and managing all medical devices and supplies while also maintaining an accurate inventory can be a painstakingly tedious process. Siloed information on devices and mismanaged processes can put your medical equipment at a risk of theft, misplacement and cyber security attacks. According to a study, equipment […].
Plastics Today
AUGUST 2, 2022
Want to find plastic market report studies in one place with summaries and key facts highlighted? This slideshow gallery is for you.
Robotics Automation News
AUGUST 2, 2022
Virtual Incision, a medical device company which claims to be “pioneering the world’s first miniaturized robotic-assisted surgery platform”, says its MIRA Platform will be launched into space to test its skills in a mission aboard the International Space Station. The opportunity is driven by a recently awarded grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, […].
Plastics Today
AUGUST 2, 2022
If gas supplies in Germany are rationed later this year, Covestro may have to shut down some production facilities, which would have a ripple effect on downstream sectors.
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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.
Robotics Automation News
AUGUST 2, 2022
634AI, the developers of Maestro, an artificial intelligence-enabled control tower for indoor mobility management, and Musashi Seimitsu, a global tier-1 auto part manufacturer, have signed an agreement to install 200 autonomous mobile robots, powered by Maestro, across Musashi Seimitsu’s 35 manufacturing facilities worldwide. 634AI’s Maestro powered AMRs will be used to automate Musashi Seimitsu’s intra […].
Canadian Manufacturing
AUGUST 2, 2022
Transat AT Inc. has secured another emergency loan from Ottawa as the tour operator struggles to shore up its balance sheet. Transat said on Jul. 29 that it has reached a deal to borrow $100 million from the Canada Enterprise Emergency Funding Corporation. The Crown corporation loan comes precisely 15 months after Transat received a $700-million government loan, saying then that nearly half of the funding would flow toward passenger refunds.
Robotics Automation News
AUGUST 2, 2022
Ottonomy has closed its seed funding round of $3.3 million, bringing its total funding to date to $4.9 million. The funding is planned to support the scale of Ottobots for fully autonomous airport, retail and restaurant deliveries with its robots. The funding round is led by Pi Ventures who back deep tech startups. Connetic Ventures […].
Control Engineering
AUGUST 2, 2022
Learning Objectives. Review motor-drive communications needs and protocols. Understand motor-drive communications and smart manufacturing benefits. Review some cybersecurity strategies for motor communications. Experts from three major industrial network communications organizations provide advice in an Aug. 4 webcast, archived for a year, afterward.
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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.
Robotics Automation News
AUGUST 2, 2022
Faction, a developer of self-driving micro-logistics and vehicle-on-demand transportation, is partnering with Point One Navigation, a specialist in precise positioning technology, to bring driverless delivery and transportation solutions to the mass market. Faction’s DriveLink platform deeply integrates Point One’s safe positioning technology with reliable centimeter-level absolute accuracy, enabling trustworthy and efficient autonomous operations across the […].
Control Engineering
AUGUST 2, 2022
Cybersecurity insights. Managing your OT systems, maintaining ICS asset inventory, updating software, enforcing multi-factor authentication and leveraging OT monitoring systems are among the recommendations and best practices suggested to deter various security threats from infiltrating ICS devices and critical infrastructure. Key challenges (e.g., tracking patch relevancy, patch approval by vendor, operational risks, lack of staff and resources) of patch management cause organizations to fall b
Dinesh Mishra
AUGUST 2, 2022
HSTEC is a system partner for innovative spindle drive technology for CNC machining centers, for fixtures as well as spindle services and repair. The CHIRON Group, headquartered in Tuttlingen, Germany, is continuing to follow its global growth strategy in 2022 too, and today announced its takeover of 90 percent of the Croatian company HSTEC. The name HSTEC stands for high-speed technique«, for system expertise in the development, design, and manufacture of high-speed motor spindles for challengi
Plastics News
AUGUST 2, 2022
SUSTAINABLE PLASTICS LIVE with Karen Laird, Sustainable Plastics Editor. There is no bigger issue today in plastics than sustainability. Laird has the perspective necessary to understand the fundamental changes required to achieve a circular economy for plastics. She has covered the plastics industry for decades, including as founding editor of Sustainable Plastics since 2020. .
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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.
Seeburger
AUGUST 2, 2022
Are you harnessing the full power of digitalisation in your e-commerce strategy? This article looks at how integration solutions can help you grow your business online, get to know and understand your customers better, and give them real value. In this four-part blog series, we start by looking at what B2B e-commerce is and what […].
Dinesh Mishra
AUGUST 2, 2022
Metastable’s new facility will be doubling up as a fully operational metal extraction unit by the end of the present year. Urban mining startup Metastable Materials has inaugurated its maiden R&D and Innovation Centre in Bengaluru, with the multi-fold goals of carrying out equipment fabrication, design and development, and process optimization, among other strategic areas for the company.
Manufacturer's Monthly
AUGUST 2, 2022
Australia is rapidly moving from carbon fuelled power generation to a renewable energy system. Renewable energy accounted for 32.5 per cent of Australia’s total electricity generation in 2021, an increase of almost 5 per cent compared to 2020. In the past five years, the proportion of Australia’s electricity that comes from renewables has almost doubled, increasing from 16.9 per cent in 2017 to 32.5 per cent in 2021.
MRPEasy
AUGUST 2, 2022
Co-packing means having a specialized packing company package your manufactured goods into their final selling form. Using a co-packer helps small manufacturers focus on their core competencies, save money on packaging equipment, labor, and logistics, and sell their products in higher-quality packaging. What is Co-Packing? Co-packing or contract packing is a subcontracting model in the […].
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