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fruitcore unveils new ‘all-rounder’ industrial robotic arm

Robotics Automation News

fruitcore robotics has unveiled what it describes as a new “all-rounder” industrial robotic arm – the Digital Robot HORST1000, which has a payload of up to 8 kilograms. The robot also has a reach of 1,018 millimeters, and short cycle times.

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Additive Manufacturing Strategies Conference NYC

Additive Manufacturing

Presentation by Uniformity Labs founder and CEO Adam Hopkins at the Additive Manufacturing Strategies conference in #NYC The post Additive Manufacturing Strategies Conference NYC appeared first on Additive Manufacturing (AM).

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Rolex Tiffany: A collaboration between Rolex and Tiffany?

Robotics Automation News

The Tiffany is an incredibly sought after watch in the lineup of Rolex watches. Ever since it was released, the timepiece has gained great popularity and has also stirred up some confusion in the watch world.

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Additive Assurance with Marten Jurg

Additive Manufacturing

Additive Manufacturing Strategies continue today with productive discussions on how #additivemanufacturing is helping industry move forward. Marten Jurg was able to represent Additive Assurance in one of those discussions. Discussing the importance of quality assurance for the #automotive industry. One more day to go. Looking forward to more discussions like this.

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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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Megvii to showcase new generation pallet handling robots

Robotics Automation News

MEGVII Automation & Robotics, an AI company that understands logistics the best, announces it will be exhibiting at LogiMAT 2023, held from Apr 25 to Apr 27 in Stuttgart, Germany, at booths #1OG82 in Hall 1 Gallery. They launched a new generation 3D Pallet Shuttle System in 2022.

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Rebuilding Machine Centers: Low Cost, Higher Performance

Modern Machine Shop

Replacing older machines when they begin to show signs of age can be a waste of good equipment — many can still achieve excellent performance. Replacing brittle wires and old controls can rejuvenate older machines, an opportunity Kyocera SGS Precision Tools (KSPT) took advantage of for its Walter Helitronic Power Series tool grinders to keep the machines’ high tolerances and repeatability while improving computational speeds and compatibility with industry 4.0 technologies.

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Micrometal optimises photochemical etching to manufacture titanium parts sustainably

AU Manufacturing

Germany-based micrometal GmbH said it is working with HP Etch and Etchform to improve its photo chemical etching (PCE) in an effort to provide companies with a highly precise metal component manufacturing process for a range of demanding industrial applications. As a result, the company said it can now produce titanium parts with orders of magnitude finer tolerances than standard PCE vendors owing to advancements in etching chemicals and process optimisation.

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Stratom and Imenco partner to develop robotic refueling systems for commercial aviation and offshore environments

Robotics Automation News

The strategic partnership combines industry-leading technologies and expertise to deliver best-in-class autonomous refueling solutions to increase efficiencies, optimize business objectives and improve safety for global customers across various industries Stratom, a developer of robotic refueling and autonomous systems, and Imenco, a specialist in military and civil aviation refueling solutions for commercial aviation and offshore applications, […]

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Titomic expands Triton Systems partnership with new manufacturing purchase order

AU Manufacturing

Metal additive manufacturing company Titomic has received a $260,000 purchase order from Triton Systems for the supply of components produced using Titomic’s additive manufacturing technology Titomic Kinetic Fusion (TKF). This latest order highlights the continued demand for Titomic’s cutting-edge and unique manufacturing capabilities, Titomic said in a recent ASX announcement.

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Do Suction Cups Work on Wood? Best Suction Cups for Wood Surfaces

Robotics Automation News

Timber or wood processing industry relies much on efficient automation production. However, the properties and characteristics of wood make it complicated for handling. The application of vacuum technology in various industries works well. Meanwhile, can it handle the problem with timber well? Do suction cups work on wood?

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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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Velo3D claims spot in Fast Company’s list of ‘World’s Most Innovative Companies’

AU Manufacturing

Metal additive manufacturing company Velo3D was included in Fast Company magazine ‘s annual list of the “World’s Most Innovative Companies” for 2023. The award was given to Velo3D because of how its technology is being used by forward-thinking companies in key industries such as new space, semiconductors, and energy, which rely on advanced manufacturing technologies to build next-generation products, the magazine said in a press release.

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How Do Vacuum Pads Work?

Robotics Automation News

Vacuum pads, also known as industrial suction cups, are widely used in a variety of industries for material handling and transportation.

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Cognitive Planning and #AI driven predictive analytics in #Manufacturing | IIoT World

Martin Davis

IIOT World Manufacturing & Supply Chain Days, Dec 2022 It was a pleasure to be invited to join this distinguished panel at the IIOT World Manufacturing Day. A couple of the highlights of the discussion were: Let’s explore those topics a little more in this brief blog post.

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‘METROLOGY BREW’ News Bulletin – March 6th

Metrology

Read a summary of metrology and smart manufacturing news from the past 7 days. Mixed Reality – Advancing Large-Scale 3D Metrology Boasting high accuracy over large measurement ranges, laser trackers The post ‘METROLOGY BREW’ News Bulletin – March 6th appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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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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Integrated and distributed safety for motion control

Control Engineering

Motion control insights Mobile automation can help manufacturers improve their safety operations, which have become more automated with the robots of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and automated guided vehicles (AGVs). By providing non-safety systems with access to safety information, it becomes possible to improve overall production by slowing things down where necessary and reducing the potential for injury.

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Raman Microscope at the Forefront of Battery Research

Metrology

WITec GmbH, the originator of commercial Raman imaging systems, has delivered a new instrument to the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research (ZSW) Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The Raman microscope will The post Raman Microscope at the Forefront of Battery Research appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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DMG MORI's Chicago Event Celebrates 40 Years of Innovation

Modern Machine Shop

Photo Credit: DMG MORI USA Inc. DMG MORI USA Inc. is hosting its Chicago Innovation Days event at the DMG MORI USA Solution Center in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, from April 11-14, 2023. At the event, the company will demonstrate various DMG MORI technologies that can enable shops to boost productivity, become more sustainable and earn more revenue. Chicago Innovation Days will feature DMG MORI’s latest automation and digitization solutions — including the PH Cell 300, Matris Robot Cel

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API ‘Bundles-Up’ Advanced Portable Measurement Solutions

Metrology

Automated Precision (API) has announced that the company is bringing back its popular bundled packages of Radian Plus Laser Tracker and vProbe or iScan3D sensor at special pricing levels. Now The post API ‘Bundles-Up’ Advanced Portable Measurement Solutions appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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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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BAE Systems enlists as part of Advanced Fibre Cluster

AU Manufacturing

BAE Systems Australia has joined the Advanced Fibre Cluster, a coalition of companies that seek to advance the innovation of advanced fibre and composite technologies in Australia. BAE Systems made the partnership official at a signing ceremony during the Avalon Airshow , making it the first defence prime to enlist in the cluster. Advanced composites are designed to deliver greater performance aircraft and other technologies.

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Portable Coordinate Measuring Machines Bring Greater Efficiency Ensuring First-Time Quality

Metrology

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility has used portable coordinate measuring machines for about a decade to help mechanics build replacement piping assemblies quicker and more accurately than The post Portable Coordinate Measuring Machines Bring Greater Efficiency Ensuring First-Time Quality appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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Defence inks Deakin, University of South Australia contracts for AI projects

AU Manufacturing

The Department of Defence has signed contracts worth a total of $1.75 million with the University of South Australia and Deakin University for two research projects that will leverage artificial intelligence to transform noisy and dynamic data into knowledge that will give military decision-makers an advantage. The research initiatives will receive support from the Next Generation Technologies Fund (NGTF) as part of the Defence Artificial Intelligence Research Network (DAIRNet) Phase II call out

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X-Ray Microscope With AI-Based Deep Learning Extends Productivity and Usability

Metrology

ZEISS has introduced the ZEISS Xradia 630 Versa X-ray microscope (XRM) for academic and industrial research. The newest addition to the ZEISS Xradia Versa family breaks resolution performance barriers, delivers The post X-Ray Microscope With AI-Based Deep Learning Extends Productivity and Usability appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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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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ETU welcomes new Qantas engineering academy to address aviation skills gap, calls for manufacturing boost

AU Manufacturing

Australia’s national airline Qantas announced the opening of a new engineering academy to address a skills gap and prepare aviation engineers for highly specialised positions, as announced by the Electrical Trades Union of Australia. The union said it will collaborate effectively with Qantas to close these gaps and create plans to promote the manufacture of avionic components here in Australia.

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SmartRay Launches Higher-Precision 3D Scanning Sensor

Metrology

Leading manufacturer of 3D sensors for quality inspection and metrology, SmartRay, has launched a new 3D sensor within its popular inspection series, to provide customers with the latest cutting-edge technology. The post SmartRay Launches Higher-Precision 3D Scanning Sensor appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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GRT secures $100,000 Qld grant to commercialise dust control solution

AU Manufacturing

Engineering company Global Road Technology (GRT) has received $100,000 in funding from the Queensland government to boost the company’s commercialisation efforts for its innovative dust control solution. Awarded through the ninth round of Ignite Ideas Funding , the grant will help GRT foster growth awareness for its Australian-made SMART Dosing Unit , an automated dosing system designed to enhance the effectiveness of dust suppression and water management systems on mine sites.

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Model-Based Characteristics Standard To Enable Measurement Results Traceable To CAD Model

Metrology

As the DMSC Model-Based Characteristics (MBC) Working Group puts the finishing touches on a new, proposed American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standard document, preparations are being made to follow the The post Model-Based Characteristics Standard To Enable Measurement Results Traceable To CAD Model appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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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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Manufacturing among priorities in new Victorian budget submission

AU Manufacturing

The Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has released its 2023-24 Victorian Budget Submission containing 70 recommendations including manufacturing to boost jobs and investment. The submission, based on the 2022 State Election Platform, Powering Victoria’s Future , covers emphasis on research and development incentives to small and medium manufacturing businesses to boost the local industry, according to a media release.

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Fast Full-Field 3D Data Acquisition of Large Measuring Areas

Metrology

With an ultra-bright laser light source and a large measuring area of up to 4 square meters, the new ZEISS ATOS LRX sensor delivers precise, full-field data in a short The post Fast Full-Field 3D Data Acquisition of Large Measuring Areas appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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Construction commenced on new renewable energy and manufacturing facilities in Townsville

AU Manufacturing

Work on a $17.2 million expansion of TAFE Queensland’ s Bohle campus has begun, comprising two new renewable energy and advanced manufacturing training and skills facilities. While in Townsville for Regional Cabinet, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk , Ministers, and local MPs helped turn the sod on the new Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Training Facility and an Advanced Manufacturing Skills Lab to commemorate the start of construction.

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CGTech Simulation Software Optimizes Machining Operations

Modern Machine Shop

Photo Credit: CGTech CGTech ’s Vericut simulation, verification and optimization software is capable of simulating multiple types of machining operations such as traditional milling and turning to additive or hybrid manufacturing, as well as composites. CGTech showcases Vericut at Eastec 2023 in booth 5459. Vericut detects errors and potential collisions in NC programs prior to running them on machines for the first time, so programmers can send programs to a machine with the confidence th

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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.