Tue.Nov 08, 2022

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Robot Piece Picking Advances with Artificial Intelligence

Automation World

At PACK EXPO International, Siemens previewed its forthcoming AI-driven software for the development of pick-and-place robot systems that can grasp objects previously unknown to the system.

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OPC Foundation welcomes the new “.NET User Group” to maintain the open-source UA-.NET Standard project

Design World

The OPC Foundation (OPCF) welcomes the launch of the “.NET User Group” initiated by three companies represented on the OPC Foundation Board of Directors ABB, Microsoft, and SAP. This group aims to maintain and extend the existing open-source “UA-.NET standard” project, which is available on GitHub. All three companies use this open-source project in their… The post OPC Foundation welcomes the new “.NET User Group” to maintain the open-source UA-.NET Standard project appeared first on Desig

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Inventory Planning – A Quick Guide

MRPEasy

Inventory represents the very foundation of any manufacturing or distribution operation. Keeping the raw materials, WIP, and finished goods inventories at optimal levels is crucial for short- and long-term business success. What is Inventory Planning? Inventory planning is a set of practices designed to help businesses keep optimal stock levels at any given time.

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Festo Didactic Takes Its Apprenticeship Program to the Next Level

Gary Mintchell

Festo has made significant investments in education and training over the past few years in Mason, Ohio just outside of Cincinnati. This news notes the next step. Festo Didactic Learning Systems North America and its partners announced plans for the Mechatronics Apprenticeship Program (MAP) at its Regional Service Center (RSC) in Mason with industry, education, and government coming together.

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Speeding Robotics Automation with AI

The $53 trillion manufacturing economy in the US is undergoing a major automation paradigm shift due to Artificial Intelligence (AI). Thanks to new practical frameworks, automation projects that were once impossible or inefficient to implement are now being fast-tracked, and robotics automation is becoming increasingly relevant to a growing number of users and scenarios.

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Continuous, High-speed Capsule/Tablet Weighing Based on Microwave Resonance

Automation World

Work Microwave debuts a new capability in pharma production: a vibration insensitive, continuous capsule weighing sensor that can be integrated into filling machines.

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Industrial Ethernet Security Harmonization Group (IESHG) publishes first whitepaper

Design World

The major Standards Development Organizations OPC Foundation, PI, ODVA and FieldComm Group announce the release of the first whitepaper of their joint working group called Industrial Ethernet Security Harmonization Group (IESHG). The IESHG meets on a regular basis to discuss security topics in the industrial automation context. The goal of the working group is the… The post Industrial Ethernet Security Harmonization Group (IESHG) publishes first whitepaper appeared first on Design World.

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Breaking down the information silos at FABTECH

The Fabricator

Information silos keep information hidden in manufacturing. Many metal fabricators and shop owners heading to FABTECH 2022 in Atlanta, looking for interoperable technologies, hope to break those silos for good.

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Bekum enters a new era

Plastics News

In the U.S. market, Bekum has completed an expansion in Williamston, adding 40,000 square feet of production and 7,400 square feet of offices.

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DFM Tool Shortens Injection Molding Design Cycle, Accelerates Product Development

Plastics Today

Fictiv will demonstrate its design for manufacturing (DFM) technology during a free PlasticsToday webinar on Nov. 16.

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The Manufacturing Edge: Five Strategies to Outpace the Competition

The world of manufacturing is evolving—and so must the factories that drive it. This eBook reveals five transformative strategies that can help manufacturers gain a lasting competitive edge. Through insights from aerospace leaders, energy innovators, and the factories of tomorrow, we show how manufacturers are moving beyond traditional approaches. From building smarter, adaptable systems to embracing iterative design and fostering resilient cultures, these strategies are shaping the future of pr

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Cobots lend a hand on the shop floor

Automation Mag

Until very recently, Marc Sauvé never imagined he’d be teaching his team members to program robots. “I would never even have thought about a robot,” he says. “That was something for car manufacturers.”. Sauvé is process leader for steel processes at Carriere Industrial Supply (CIS), which manufactures heavy equipment and wear parts for mining and other applications in its plant near Sudbury, Ontario.

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Polymer Composite Enables 50% Weight Reduction with No Loss in Strength, Durability

Plastics Today

The polyethylene formulation infused with a proprietary, carbon-based material called Lyten 3D Graphene is engineered for rotational molding applications.

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Finally, A Comprehensive Software Solution Designed for Small Job Shops

Modern Machine Shop

You run a small job shop and you do everything. Work with customers. Quote. Schedule and run jobs through the shop. Maybe design a fixture from time to time or run a part. There is specialized software for all these tasks, but they are overkill for your needs, complicated to learn, and often expensive. Who has the time or money for that? Zel X brings key job shop functions together in a single easy-to-use suite of applications.

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SPE Automotive Names Innovation Awards Winners

Plastics Today

Winners in the 10 categories were announced earlier this month at the 51st SPE Automotive Innovation Awards Gala.

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Are You Over-Complicating Your Linear Motion or Leaving It Out Altogether?

As automation continues to evolve, the demand for smarter, more integrated solutions will only grow. The Accuride FULLELECTRIC® is a new approach to powered linear motion that represents the next evolution in system design. By integrating compact electric actuators directly into Accuride's industry leading drawer slides, this approach addresses the pain points of traditional systems while delivering reliable performance.

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Chemical manufacturer voted regional exporter of the year

Manufacturer's Monthly

Envirofluid, a Warnambool-based company, has received Regional Exporter of the Year at the 2022 Governor of Victoria Export Awards. Envirofluid has developed, and exports, one of the largest ranges of effective, work-safe, environmentally-friendly chemicals in the world, and has now been recognised for its achievement. The 100 per cent Victorian-owned company has also received the 2022 Australian Defence Industry Awards – Manufacturer of the Year.

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Kickstart: 'Holding people to account' on plastics, climate

Plastics News

If you thought there's been a flood of news and social media posts recently about plastics pollution, net-zero carbon goals and climate change, brace yourself for an even bigger wave over the next few days.

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API in Action: Self-Services

Seeburger

Beside the product portfolio itself, digitalization and digital processes is one significant pillar of a modern IT integration team. Web-based platforms like for travel booking or requesting vacation are booming, because people can interact with their service provider 24/7 in real-time with no need to organize meetings or wait for anyone. SEEBURGER BIS comes with […].

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Rebecca Healy wins Excellence in Manufacturing Award

Manufacturer's Monthly

Manufacturers’ Monthly congratulates Rebecca Healy as the winner of the Excellence in Manufacturing Award for Women in Industry 2022. Boxhead Plastics is an Australian-owned not-for-profit social enterprise that exists to support the automotive industry to divert more of its plastic waste from landfill. It is the pioneer of a process that repurposes polypropylene car bumper bars into clever, useful products from Australia’s growing pile of automotive plastic waste.

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How to Modernize Manufacturing Without Losing Control

Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives

Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri

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Oculus Founder Builds Fatal Feature into VR Headset

MBT

Game over, man.

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Arnott’s partners with Microsoft for improved sustainability

Manufacturer's Monthly

The Arnott’s Group and Microsoft have announced a new partnership to help the food manufacturer transform its sustainability agenda by using data more effectively. The Arnott’s Group will become the first organisation in Australia and New Zealand to deploy the Microsoft Sustainability Manager. The Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability solution unifies data intelligence and provides comprehensive, integrated and automated sustainability management for organisations at any stage of their sustainabili

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Kickstart: 'Holding people to account' on plastics, climate

Plastics News

If you thought there's been a flood of news and social media posts recently about plastics pollution, net-zero carbon goals and climate change, brace yourself for an even bigger wave over the next few days.

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Becoming Defence ready

Manufacturer's Monthly

There has never been a greater need for Australia to develop and maintain a sovereign defence industrial base. Sascha Sinclair from Systematiq shares with Manufacturers’ Monthly how to best deliver products to the defence industry. Australia faces an increasingly contested geopolitical environment, it is important for the Australian Government to grow the industrial base required to support the Australian Defence Force.

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Build & Own Scale-Ready Industrial IoT Solution on Flex83 Middleware

Your Industrial IoT software is never ready to scale unless your platform can handle multiple assets at enterprise-level, deploy on any cloud, and provide a modern tech stack for rapid application development with complete IP Ownership, all while reducing cloud operations costs by 90% per connected device. In the technical paper developed with the product team behind Flex83, find how you can build & own your custom IoT platform on the Flex83 Middleware that: Is Scale-ready for 65M+ Connected Ass

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Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Spectrum Enterprise as the Customer Value Leader in the United States Business Carrier Ethernet Services Industry

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

SAN ANTONIO, TX – November 8, 2022 – Frost & Sullivan has recognized Spectrum Enterprise with the 2021 US Business Carrier Ethernet Services Customer Value Leadership Award. Organizations often want to combine software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN) technology with carrier Ethernet-built WAN to securely connect an expanded number of locations nationwide, and Spectrum Enterprise is successfully supporting this hybrid networking trend by integrating its managed SD-WAN offering with traditi

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Making your AGV systems safe, in every way possible

Manufacturer's Monthly

Many years ago, Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) were primarily used for moving large and heavy goods in factories. Today, the rapid growth of the e-commerce industry and the paradigm shift in the automotive sector are the key drivers for the increasing trend in the use of AGVs. More and more companies are turning to flexible automated solutions that can handle the ever-changing consumer behaviour.

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There’s more than one way to reduce shipment damage

Modern Materials Handling

Despite all the emphasis on sustainability lately, protective paper packaging also needs to make the performance and economic case to replace plastic. In this story, it does just that.

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Net zero buildings: the future of construction?

E&T

With humanity scrambling to respond to climate change, countless companies, investors, public sector bodies and national governments have made commitments to achieve ‘net zero’ carbon emissions in the next two or three decades. Net zero is the notion that any greenhouse gases (GHG) emitted through an organisation’s activities must be balanced out through an equivalent amount of carbon being removed from the atmosphere.

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Retrofits Are Falling Short: Here’s Why You Need MES + ERP Together

Manufacturing today requires both agility and precision. Traditional ERP systems provide enterprise-wide management but lack real-time execution power needed on the shop floor. ION Factory OS by First Resonance bridges this gap, combining the strengths of ERP and MES for seamless integration. While ERP handles long-term strategic oversight, ION Factory OS delivers real-time production control, ensuring speed, flexibility, and precision.

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Pivotree and GreyOrange partner on order fulfillment capabilities

Modern Materials Handling

Combining warehouse and order management solutions with AI-driven software and robotics expected to increase performance and reduce cost in fulfilling orders.

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Oculus Founder Builds Fatal Feature into VR Headset

Manufacturing.net

Game over, man.

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Control Automation PLC Video Series - Discrete PLC Inputs

Control.com

We are excited to release the next tutorial video from our own Control Automation engineering staff. Join us for the YouTube release on Wednesday, November 9th with a live Q&A from the video author and engineer.