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Multiple mounting options for modular enclosures

Design World

Multiple mounting options are now available for OKW’s ART-CASE modular plastic enclosures for modern desktop, mobile, wall and ceiling electronics. Elegant, ergonomic ART-CASE is ideal for IoT/IIoT, medical devices, building services management systems, computer peripherals, security technology, sensors and optoelectronics. These modern ABS enclosures are available in four uniquely contoured shapes: round, square, oval and rectangular.

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Robotics Help Small Potato Producer Get a Grip on Growth

Automation World

Using robotics to fuel growth while staying competitive, a leading North American grower, shipper, and packer of bite-sized potatoes is keeping costs down and employment and production up.

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NI Corporate Impact Report

Gary Mintchell

The first NI Week in Austin, TX I attended was 1998. I hit every year until maybe 2015. The clear vision of leadership around building a company with solid ethics and focus on having a positive impact on the world impressed me from the very beginning. The company has grown from that startup scrappiness I first witnessed to the corporation it is today, yet the vision persists through the third generation of leaders.

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Robotics Help Small Potato Producer Get a Grip on Growth

Automation World

Using robotics to fuel growth while staying competitive, a leading North American grower, shipper, and packer of bite-sized potatoes is keeping costs down and employment and production up.

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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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15 benefits to using Automation in High-Pressure Die Casting

Robotics Automation News

Die casting is a process that has been used for many years to create products from metal using die casting mould. It is often used when there is a need for mass production of parts, as it can be done quickly and relatively cheaply. In recent years, however, die casting has begun to be replaced […].

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Australian batteries drive positive returns for dairy farmers

Manufacturer's Monthly

A Southwest Victorian commercial dairy farm has selected Energy Renaissance, pioneers in the design and manufacturing of Australian lithium battery technology, to power a 450-hectare property in Simpson, Victoria, with a 520kWh Renaissance superRack battery. . Agribusiness solar and storage integrator, Farming the Sky ( Commpower Industrial ), installed the Energy Renaissance batteries with a 250kW rooftop solar system to store any excess energy generated.

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AMW showcases exciting times for Australian manufacturing

Manufacturer's Monthly

The Australian Manufacturing Week was a week of celebrating and highlighting the full spectrum of industry. Billy Friend attended the event and spoke to industry leaders about emerging trends and highlights from the conferences and trade floor. There was a buzz of activity on all four days of the Australian Manufacturing Week in Sydney’s International Convention Centre. 170 exhibitors across a myriad of sectors presented their latest technology and services to 6099 attendees from every state acr

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Automating Your Office Security With Blink Wireless Camera

Robotics Automation News

Automation of Smart gadgets has become the norm to sync seamlessly with our blazing hot lifestyle. And what better way to automate your Office security than with Blink Cams? Blink, ever since its pompous acquisition by Amazon back in 2017, has come a long way both in terms of technology and extensibility. And one of […].

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SyBridge buys Calframax to enter consumer goods market

Plastics News

Southfield, Mich.-based SyBridge Technologies LP bought Calframax Technologies Inc. a mold maker based in Oldcastle, Ontario, for its 12th acquisition.

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How Industry 4.0 Influence Today’s Asset Management

Factory Worx

Read Our Blog. How Industry 4.0 Influence Today's Asset Management. The next generation of asset management systems, designed to be intelligent, automated, and cost-effective, is now being driven by the digital transformation of industrial processes. However, transitioning from present paradigms to Industry 4.0 compliant, fully digital asset management approaches is incredibly difficult to implement.

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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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Ontario announces new program to train more workers for careers in automotive manufacturing

Canadian Manufacturing

PHOTO: Doug Ford/via Flickr. STRATFORD — On Aug. 3, the Ontario government announced that they are investing $5 million to provide free training to 500 people from underrepresented groups to prepare them for jobs in the province’s automotive manufacturing sector. The project will try and provide participants with the necessary skills for rewarding careers in machine operation, assembly, quality control, and logistics.

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Automotive Plastics Market Growth Fueled by CO2 Emission Reduction Requirements

Plastics Today

The need to minimize CO2 emissions in the next three to five years will contribute to 5.3% growth in plastics-based lightweighting products, according to Frost & Sullivan.

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McKinsey report: Plastics help reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Plastics News

Plastics play an important role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report from McKinsey & Co.

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Guill Introduces New Generation of Extrusion Tooling

Plastics Today

The redesigned Series 800 is suited for high-quality, material-efficient production of tubing for automotive, medical, appliance, and industrial applications.

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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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FND Q&A with Würth Group Leadership

Fastener News Desk

Fresh off a week-long U.S tour with Bettina Würth, Chairwoman of the Advisory Board of the Würth Group, and Sebastian Würth, Member of the Advisory Board of the Würth Group, we sat down with Dan Hill, CEO, Würth Industry North America & Executive Vice President of the Würth Group, and Rainer Bürkert, Member of the Central Managing Board of the Würth Group in their first ever joint interview to discuss the success of the business—including sales and employee growth in 2022—, the future of the

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Talking Shop with Metal Shop Masters: The story behind how Netflix changed Ivan Iler's metalworking career

The Fabricator

In the fifth episode of our Talkin' Shop series interviewing contestants from the Netflix show Metal Shop Masters, we speak with Ivan Iler, a metal sculpture and kinetic artist from St. Johns, Mich. Iler talks about how the show changed the course of his life and career.

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The art of rollforming

Manufacturer's Monthly

Australian Rollforming Manufacturers has recently moved into a new facility to expand its world class metal design, rollforming, fabrication and project management services. Billy Friend speaks to Henry Wolfkamp, Engineering Manager during a visit to the company’s new factory in Dandenong South. There’s a buzz of activity on the ground at Australian Rollforming Manufacturers’ (ARM) new facility in Dandenong South.

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IFE Announces First Ever Keynote Speaker

Fastener News Desk

. October 17 – 19, 2022 | Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Halls E & F, Las Vegas. Big Announcement from the International Fastener Expo! IFE Keynote Speaker. For the first time in IFE history, there will be a keynote speaker, Dirk Beveridge, founder of UnleashWD and We Supply America. Visit Dirk on LinkedIn: . CHECK OUT: IFE 2022 SCHEDULE. Register Now: [link] ??

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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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Land Forces set for massive event

Manufacturer's Monthly

The Land Forces International Land Defence Exposition, set for 4-6 October at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, is on track to become the largest defence industry event ever held in Australia. With the original industry exhibition floor plan overflowing, Land Forces organisers announced the release of an additional 2000 square metres of exhibition space early in July to meet continuing demand.

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Video: Meet Brian McCloud | HGR Employee & Customer

HGR Inc.

We’re so lucky here at HGR to have diverse and engaging team members, with amazing hobbies, interests, and talents. One such team member is Brian McCloud, who you might have met while wandering around our Euclid showroom. . Not only is Brian responsible for keeping our showroom running in tip-top shape but he’s also an amazing craftsman, designing beautiful knives with equipment he purchases right here at HGR. .

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Report highlights need for transmission investment reform

AU Manufacturing

Media Release by Energy Networks Australia. A market-sounding report commissioned by the Clean Energy Council and Energy Networks Australia highlights the critical need to solve transmission challenges to unlock Australia’s energy transition. Facilitated by KPMG, the report was compiled from interviews with senior representatives from across the energy sector, including policymakers, market bodies, network service providers, developers and private investors.

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Home test for Covid-19 boasts PCR accuracy using saliva sample

E&T

At-home tests have become an easy way to self-diagnose Covid-19, but tests such as the commonly used lateral flow have drawbacks, such as the length of time it takes to get an answer, or how accurately the test can identify a positive case. Most of them also require the uncomfortable procedure of sticking a swab up one’s nose. Though PCR tests are known as the “gold-standard” because of their high sensitivity and specificity for Covid-19, it requires the sample to be sent away to a lab and be an

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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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Manuplex wins $500,000 Qld manufacturing grant

AU Manufacturing

Rockhampton company Manuplex has been awarded a $500,000 grant through the Queensland Manufacturing Hubs Grant Program to expand its product range, create good jobs, and provide better services to Central Queensland. Manuplex – which has 85 full-time staff – will use the funding to purchase four steel roll-forming machines that will enable the business to create a new range of steel frames and trusses for the commercial and residential construction sector.

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Technology Solutions to Boost Employee Experience and Improve Patient Outcomes

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

San Antonio – August 3, 2022 – Healthcare providers may find that supporting their care team and managing the larger healthcare workforce is challenging, particularly during times of high stress and peak demand. Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Pipeline Company TM , has published a panel-based Think Tank to explore these challenges and discuss how to focus efforts on improving the care team’s work-life balance and well-being.

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AML3D recognised as world’s first accredited manufacturer of high-value marine components

AU Manufacturing

Wire additive manufacturing (WAM) company AML3D has received the first-ever Additive Manufacturing Facility accreditation from DNV, a leading global marine & industrial classification society. . In a media statement, AML3D said the recognition reflects WAM technology’s compliance with class certification standards for integrity and quality, which are required for components designed for the oil and gas and marine industry. .

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Dyson fined £1.2m after 1.5-tonne machine falls on factory worker

The Guardian Manufacturing

Wiltshire employee’s head and chest were injured in 2019, in incident that HSE said ‘could have been fatal’ The technology company Dyson has been fined more than £1m after one of its employees was injured when a giant milling machine fell on top of him. Dyson was ordered to pay £1.2m at Swindon magistrates court for failing to properly train its staff in handling the kit.

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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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McKinsey report: Plastics help reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Plastics News

Plastics play an important role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report from McKinsey & Co.

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Microsoft becomes Cicada Innovation’s first ‘Constellation Partner’ at the National Space Industry Hub

AU Manufacturing

Media Release by Cicada Innovations. Microsoft has been announced as the first ‘Constellation Partner’ at the National Space Industry Hub (NSIH) delivered by Cicada Innovations, in a significant demonstration of growing industry support for Australia’s emerging space industry. The NSIH Constellation Partners Program was designed to engage industry and foster investment in the local space industry.

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Don’t know what to teach nonwelders about welding? Here’s a start

The Fabricator

Jim Mosman gives his take on how to teach SMAW and GMAW processes to nonwelding employees

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Falling wholesale petrol prices not reflected at the pump, RAC finds

E&T

The average price of petrol fell in July by nearly 9p (8.74p) to 182.69p a litre and diesel coming down by almost 7p (6.69p) a litre from 199.07p at the start of the month to 192.38p by the close. . But while these are the third and fourth biggest monthly reductions respectively in the last 20 years, the RAC says they still don’t fairly reflect the fall in the wholesale price of fuel, meaning major retailers should be cutting pump prices much further.

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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.