Design World

DECEMBER 15, 2023

ABB Robotics and XtalPi have entered a strategic partnership to produce a range of automated laboratory workstations in China. The new, automated laboratories will boost the productivity of R&D processes in biopharmaceuticals, chemical engineering and chemistry, and new energy materials. “Our collaboration with XtalPi marks another milestone for ABB’s collaborative robots in the life sciences… The post ABB Robotics partners with XtalPi to build intelligent automated laboratories appear

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Gary Mintchell

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Many people express concern about where the development of artificial intelligence will take human society. This thought piece comes from the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society with some suggested guardrails. Certainly worth thinking about. Artificial intelligence (AI) is being rapidly developed for a wide variety of applications including: a) Recommendation systems for consumers; b) Generative AI systems that create images, audio, video, and text; c) Systems that take on tasks or portions of

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Design World

DECEMBER 15, 2023

New research from Schneider Electric has revealed that almost half (45%) of industrial companies believe digitalization will be the primary reason that new operational technology (OT) job roles will be created in the next three years. The research, commissioned by Schneider Electric and carried out by global research leader Omdia, polled 407 industrial companies ranging… The post Digitalization is creating technology jobs, new Schneider Electric report shows appeared first on Design World.

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Manufacturing Management

DECEMBER 15, 2023

A South West engineer is helping the world’s best Formula 1 and motorsport teams shave valuable milliseconds off their lap times, while also enabling automotive manufacturers to develop new vehicles more efficiently.

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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?

Design World

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologies company, announces the new Genie Nano-10GigE M8200 and C8200 cameras, based on Teledyne e2v’s 67M monochrome and color sensors, have now entered full production. The new Genie Nano-10GigE 67M cameras are the smallest 10GigE Vision models in the industry achieving full resolution image transfer at up to 14 fps.

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Robotics Automation News

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The car selling industry has long been characterized by traditional practices that often lacked efficiency and fairness. However, the landscape is shifting dramatically with the introduction of groundbreaking platforms like EpiCar. This article explores how EpiCar is setting new standards in the car selling industry by combining efficiency, fairness, and advanced technology.

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Robotics Automation News

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Effective communication plays a role in the success of any organization. As technology advances and workplaces undergo transformations, businesses must embrace strategies and tools to promote employee engagement and ensure communication. This guest post explores the revolution of communication and offers insights on how companies can leverage these advancements. 1.

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Plastics Today

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The first such program in a US hospital, facilitated by medical device OEM Baxter, diverted more than six tons of waste PVC-based IV bags from landfill.

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Robotics Automation News

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Have you been thinking of joining the crypto sector? You were likely a little put off by the numerous abbreviations and puzzling jargon that most articles use. New investors can indeed have a hard time making their first steps in trading. And yet, millions of people execute trades on the crypto market each day.

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The collaboration between Cisco and Amazon Web Services (AWS) in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region—combining each company’s market leading strengths—continues to deliver impressive out… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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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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Control.com

DECEMBER 15, 2023

It is important to have some baseline understanding of JavaScript Object Notation, or JSON, one of the most common data exchange formats used in the connected industrial world today.

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The Fabricator

DECEMBER 15, 2023

New nozzle cutting plasma technology is another step toward Brighton Tru-Edge separating itself from other tank head fabricators.

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E&T

DECEMBER 15, 2023

TikTok has been accused of providing inaccurate information to Ofcom regarding its parental controls.

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Canadian Manufacturing

DECEMBER 15, 2023

TORONTO — IKO, a global industry manufacturer in the roofing, waterproofing and insulation industry, announced that it is planning to construct a new manufacturing facility in Brantford Ontario. The new $45 million site will manufacture extruded polystyrene (XPS) insulation, will employ about 30 people in the Brantford area, and will serve IKO customers throughout Canada and the northeastern United States.

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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.

SMMT

DECEMBER 15, 2023

As the season’s festivities get underway, some outstanding issues remain before the automotive industry can call time on 2023. Last week we took a collective breath as the European Commission proposed to extend the current EU-UK trade rules governing EVs and batteries to 2027. We must hold that breath just a while longer as the proposal goes through its journey to approval and, hopefully, ratification.

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Canadian Manufacturing

DECEMBER 15, 2023

QUÉBEC CITY — Duvaltex, a manufacturer involved in Contract Textiles and Protective Textiles, announced that it has sought protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) before the Superior Court of Québec in order to provide the Company with time to restructure its finances, while continuing normal operations. The Company has initiated a corresponding filing in the United States under Chapter 15 to recognize and give effect to the Canadian filing. “We conduct

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

DECEMBER 15, 2023

This holiday season, Rev Up to Recert is all about Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN.

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21st Century Tech

DECEMBER 15, 2023

In 2020, the Alberta provincial government of Canada launched the Carbon Fibre Grand Challenge (CFGC). Alberta is one of two provinces in my country that has oil sand deposits that have been mined for decades to create synthetic crude. As the world starts phasing down the burning of coal, oil and natural gas because of their greenhouse gas contribution associated with atmospheric warming, the industry by the end of this decade will be in a state of rapid transition.

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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.

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

DECEMBER 15, 2023

I first met Nicole Hoffman, who is a Security Investigator for Cisco Talos and part of our Strategic Analysis, Threat Intelligence and Interdiction team, during the recording of the Talos IR On Air… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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i4.0 today

DECEMBER 15, 2023

POLYN Technology, a fabless semiconductor company supplying application-specific Neuromorphic Analog Signal Processing (NASP) technology and products, and Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX), the global leader in automotive semiconductors, today announced a collaboration in next-generation tire monitoring products. POLYN is a market leader in neuromorphic analog signal processing and offers Neuromorphic Front-End (NFE) chips for innovative IoT products utilizing on-sensor data processing.

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Automation Mag

DECEMBER 15, 2023

RS now features the Factory Visual tool by Schneider Electric, a world leader in industrial automation and control products for applications ranging from simple machines to complex process systems. The new interactive Factory Visual tool reportedly features a customizable 3D model of a factory environment and introduces the core product ranges in Schneider Electric’s industrial automation and control portfolio.

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E&T

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Technologies such as solar panels or heat pumps are unaffordable to over a third of Britons, putting the UK’s net zero efforts in jeopardy, a study has found.

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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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Automation Mag

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Most manufacturing facilities and businesses today have implemented some form of automation. In this era of connected factories and technologies, data holds immense power. Prioritizing preparedness against cyber attacks is even more crucial due to the increasing integration of digital technologies, connectivity and data-driven processes. Today’s systems rely heavily on interconnected devices, sensors and software to streamline operations and enhance efficiency.

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The Fabricator

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Steve Zerio, Partner at Triumph Partners and a member of FMA's Management Advisory Council, utilizes FMA's recently released 2023 Financial Ratios and Operational Benchmarking Survey Report to elucidate the financial cycle. Annually, FMA publishes the survey, gathering essential Key Performance.

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Canadian Manufacturing

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The head of Transat AT Inc. said consumers show little sign of travel wariness, but increased competition and customer financial strain have begun to thin out profit margins even as the travel company guns for major growth next year. “Consumers clearly continue to prioritize travel despite inflation,” CEO Annick Guerard told analysts on a conference call on Dec. 14, but added that economic headwinds and competition from rival fleets have picked up. “People are looking to get be

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Control.com

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Banner Engineering has recently released a new flexible multicolored strip light with industrial protocols that can be installed on curved or slim surfaces to provide greater visibility.

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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.

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Canadian Manufacturing

DECEMBER 15, 2023

TORONTO — Neo Performance Materials Inc., provided an update on its manufacturing strategy execution with respect to Rare Metals operations at the NPM Silmet OÜ plant in Sillamäe, Estonia. This shift in focus away from midstream toward downstream operations is expected to diversify feedstock supply, reduce working capital requirements, and reduce volatility by lowering inventory volumes and holding times.

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i4.0 today

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Automotive IQ is thrilled to bring you the world’s first, Generative AI For Automotive 2024 Conference , coming to Frankfurt, Germany on 21 st & 22 nd February 2024. As the only dedicated GenAI event for the automotive industry, we’re inviting you to stay at the leading-edge of AI innovation and join leading OEMs and Tier-1s to share, discuss, and understand current applications and use cases of Generative AI to optimise vehicle design, product development, process automation and reduce c

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Canadian Manufacturing

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Unifor Local 114 members at Pacific Western Transportation (PWTransit) began strike action this morning in Comox Valley and Campbell River, B.C., to make a stand to improve public transit. (CNW Group/Unifor) COMOX — Unifor Local 114 members at Pacific Western Transportation (PWTransit) began strike action this morning in Comox Valley and Campbell River, B.C. “We don’t take strike action lightly, but this is about fairness for our drivers, and this is about fixing the systemic p

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i4.0 today

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Fellten, vehicle electrification innovators, today shared details of its collaboration with Morgan Motor Company. In a ground-breaking move blending tradition with innovation, Fellten has supported Morgan Motor Company in developing the electric XP-1 prototype, showcasing the seamless integration of Fellten’s cutting-edge battery technology. This collaboration comes on the heels of Fellten’s remarkable achievement at the 2023 SEMA Show, where its Universal Battery Pack UBP55E received th

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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.

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