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November 2023: Rockwell Automation Celebrates 32nd Automation Fair

Design World

Today, industrial automation and digital transformation company Rockwell Automation, Inc. opens its annual event Automation Fair in Boston with members of its global PartnerNetwork. The event brings together more than 10,000 participants from around the world to Discover What’s Possible with the hottest innovations, the smartest experts, and the latest strategies.

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Robots Descend on Cowboys Stadium to Help Address Labor Shortages

Gary Mintchell

Here’s a good reason to visit AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas (home of the Cowboys) other than an NFL football game. More than 20 robotics and automation vendors will showcase hands-on demonstrations at large free-to-attend ‘Waves of Innovation’ event on November 15 Here is a stat repeated over most of the USA. Despite the Dallas metro adding more than 10,000 manufacturing jobs over the past 10 months, the region still has more job vacancies than applicants.

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binder USA’s new panel mount parts meet UL 2237 standards for the North American market

Design World

binder USA announced the addition of K- and L-coded panel mount parts that meet the UL 2237 standard for North American power applications. The new parts are available within binder’s 824/823 product series. This includes 5-pin male and female panel mount parts featuring screw locking with a protection level of IP68. Power supply components used… The post binder USA’s new panel mount parts meet UL 2237 standards for the North American market appeared first on Design World.

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The Rise of Revolution Pi Open-Source Industrial PC

Gary Mintchell

This news contains information about another open-source industrial computer based on an inexpensive module—in this case Raspberry Pi. Again I ask (not predicting, but wondering) whether the new wave of engineers inevitably coming into this market will prefer something, small, inexpensive, programmable in familiar languages, and flexible due to advances in networking?

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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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October new car market beats pre-pandemic levels but subdued EV growth hinders green goals

SMMT

October delivers 153,529 new car registrations, up 14.3% year-on-year and 7.2% above 2019. Battery electric vehicle (BEV) uptake records 42nd consecutive month of growth but struggles to increase market share, while chargepoint rollout improves in efforts to get ahead of need. New market outlook revised upwards to 1.886 million units with further growth anticipated in 2024, but BEV uptake expectations downgraded slightly.

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Plummeting solar panel prices could send most European homes off-grid

E&T

According to researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 53 per cent of single-family homes in Europe could leave the energy network altogether. This proportion could increase to 75 per cent by 2050 depending on various economic factors. Electricity prices in Europe hit record levels in recent years following the invasion of Ukraine, which raised concerns over the continent’s energy dependence on undemocratic states such as Russia.

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Lightning strikes: insights and solutions using multiphysics modelling

E&T

Lightning strikes pose a constant risk to devices that operate outdoors. The damage resulting from such events falls into two categories: direct and indirect. Direct damage affects the physical structure, while indirect damage is associated with induced electrical currents that can impair sensitive components. To tackle direct damage, a prevalent strategy is the installation of metallic receptors in areas susceptible to lightning strikes.

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AWS Foundation awards Light a Spark Grant to seven schools

The Fabricator

The American Welding Society (AWS) Foundation, in partnership with Miller Electric Mfg. LLC and Bechtel Group Foundation, has announced the recipients of the Light a Spark Grant for 2023.

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The Role of Gamification in E-Learning

Robotics Automation News

The key role of gamification is that games activate the pleasure centers of the brain. 97% of children play video games. In addition, 70% of teachers reported that they had noticed increased student interest in using video games in the classroom. Making learning fun is an effective way to maintain focus and increase motivation.

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Applied Overhead and Actual Overhead – A Quick Guide for Manufacturers

MRPEasy

Any manufacturing operation will inevitably incur overhead expenses – indirect costs associated with production. Calculating and adding these costs precisely per produced item is pretty much impossible. This is where applied overhead comes in. Let’s take a closer look at what is applied overhead, how it differs from actual overhead, and why it matters.

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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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6th Annual Partner Innovation Challenge: Remarkable Growth, Outstanding Winners

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

Cisco Partner Summit 2023 marks a significant moment—and the ideal stage for us to proudly unveil the victors of Cisco’s sixth annual global Partner Innovation Challenge.

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C3 Water joins forces with CIMA+

Canadian Manufacturing

TORONTO — Effective since October 1, 2023, C3 Water Inc., joined CIMA+, one of Canada’s largest privately-owned consulting engineering firms. “This acquisition is in line with CIMA+’s growth strategy throughout Canada, with a particular focus on sustainable engineering and Ontario’s needs,” said Steeve Fiset, Chief Strategy Officer, CIMA+.

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The Evolution of Oil & Gas Industry

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

The Oil & Gas industry has changed a lot. From Upstream through to Downstream, advancements in technology have made operations safer and more productive.

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Amazon and Meta settle UK competition probes

E&T

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has agreed to close two investigations into Amazon and Facebook parent Meta after the two companies agreed to refrain from using third-party data to their advantage. The watchdog had been carrying out the two probes separately, but they bore striking similarities. Amazon began being investigated by the CMA in July 2022 after the watchdog expressed concerns over the company’s data practices.

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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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Premiers say Ottawa must ensure carbon pricing measures are fair to all Canadians

Canadian Manufacturing

Almost all of Canada’s premiers presented a rare unified front today as they took turns saying Ottawa’s recent changes to its carbon pricing measures were unfair to the country. Premiers from across Canada, except Quebec, released a statement after a meeting in Halifax, calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to ensure that federal policies, like carbon pricing, are delivered in an equitable way.

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Plummeting solar panel prices could send most European homes off-grid

E&T

The majority of family homes in Europe could become entirely self-sufficient in energy with a combination of solar panels and battery storage, a study has found.

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How metal fabricators can improve customer partnerships

The Fabricator

A supplier-customer relationship thrives when these three core components, like three legs of a stool, stay strong and steady.

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Cloud Connectivity: Learn How to Connect the Cloud (The Right Way)

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

A few years ago, you could be forgiven for not worrying about cloud computing and cloud providers, especially at the enterprise level.

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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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Monthly Resin Report: Fresh Signals of Economic Distress

Plastics Today

Manufacturing activity declined for the 12th straight month while the chemicals sector had the 14th down month in a row.

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Britain’s new van market rises again but Autumn Statement must pave way for net zero growth

SMMT

UK new light commercial vehicle market rises for 10th month in a row, up 17.7% to 26,342 units in October. Growth driven by doubling of demand for medium-sized vans, rising by 106.1%, while largest van models still most popular. Battery electric van registrations fall -20.2%, with van-suitable chargepoint rollout and driving licence derogation needed in time to support green growth.

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Cisco Welcomes Rodney Clark to Lead Global Partner Sales

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

Today, I am excited to share that Rodney Clark will be joining Cisco as our new Senior Vice President, Partnerships and Small & Medium Business.

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Tate to invest $14.9 million in Virginia facility

The Fabricator

Tate will invest $14.9 million to establish a new manufacturing facility in Russell County, Va.

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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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Rockwell Automation completes acquisition of cybersecurity solutions provider Verve

Automation Mag

Rockwell Automation has completed its acquisition of Verve Industrial Protection, an asset inventory system and vulnerability management solution. Verve will report to the company’s Lifecycle Services operating segment. This acquisition, announced in October , expands Rockwell’s cybersecurity offerings to help build resiliency and security of customers’ operations.

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Amazon and Meta settle UK competition probes

E&T

The two technology giants have pledged to stop practices that give them an “unfair” competitive advantage over customers and rivals.

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Dutch Mold Maker Acquires TerBeek Machine & Tool in Georgia

Plastics Today

The acquisition expands IGS GeboJagema’s mold-making services to the US healthcare sector.

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Magna beats expectations with profit boost as light vehicle production ramps up

Canadian Manufacturing

Magna International Inc. is reporting a jump in profits and revenues for its third quarter, beating analyst expectations. The auto parts manufacturer, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, says net income leaped 36 per cent to US$394 million in the quarter ended Sept. 30 from US$289 million in the same period last year. Magna says sales rose 15 per cent to US$10.69 billion last quarter from US$9.27 billion the year before.

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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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The scope of additive manufacturing

Automation Mag

The full potential of additive manufacturing (AM) and 3D printing technologies is yet to be leveraged in Canadian manufacturing facilities. While the concepts are not unfamiliar territory, cost remains a major concern when considering adoption. However, there are several avenues available with the current versions of AM and 3D printing technology, that can be successfully introduced in manufacturing settings to automate and improve current processes.

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Zara Canada being investigated by ethics watchdog over alleged links to forced labour

Canadian Manufacturing

Canada’s corporate ethics czar says it has launched a fact-finding investigation into allegations that Zara Canada Inc. is working with companies that use forced labour in China. The Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise says its investigation into the apparel company stems from allegations made by 28 civil society organizations. The organizations alleged in June that Zara Canada has supply relationships with three Chinese companies identified as using or benefitting from the us

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McNeilus Steel to expand in Tennessee

The Fabricator

McNeilus Steel Inc. has announced it will invest $23.4 million to expand its presence in Tennessee by locating new operations in Morrison.

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Breaking News in Flexible Packaging November 2023

Plastics Today

Solutum and Colgate-Palmolive partner for pre-set biodegradable polybags, ​​​​​​​Südpack partners with SN Maschinenbau with new-concept for recyclable spout pouches, ​​​​​​​Glenroy’s talks flex-pack trends, Hall's rappin' wrappers, Coveris Formpeel P, more.

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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.