Design World

JANUARY 5, 2023

Heilind Electronics, an authorized distributor for Alpha Wire and a premier distributor of electronic components worldwide, is featuring Alpha Wire’s lineup of cable protection products, including their full range of cable glands. Alpha Wire cable glands are designed to protect cables from the elements making them a good fit for harsh environment applications such as… The post Heilind Electronics now featuring Alpha Wire’s cable glands appeared first on Design World.

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Gary Mintchell

JANUARY 5, 2023

Siemens announced its intention to separate its three-billion euro motor and drive business into an independent entity last November. This move both impacts the motor and drives market in general and further reveals business strategies now undertaken by large automation and controls suppliers. Blake Griffen, senior analyst at Interact Analysis, writes , “The new motor & drives business would be an amalgamation of 5 current Siemens businesses/divisions.

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Design World

JANUARY 5, 2023

Formlabs introduced the Automation Ecosystem to enable new levels of 3D printing productivity with Form Auto for back-to-back throughput, Fleet Control for advanced fleet management, and the High Volume Resin System for high-capacity printing. The Automation Ecosystem reduces the amount of operator labor and minimizes idle printer time with 24/7 printing so users can efficiently […].

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SMMT

JANUARY 5, 2023

UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations end the year down -20.6% following significant post-pandemic fleet renewal in 2021 and supply chain challenges. 16,744 battery electric vans (BEV) registered in 2022, representing 5.9% of all vans joining UK roads last year. Action needed to deliver van-suitable charging infrastructure and a fiscal framework to encourage more van drivers to make the switch in 2023.

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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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E&T

JANUARY 5, 2023

The technology and car giant’s joint venture is called Afeela, with a prototype electric car appearing on-stage at Sony’s press conference ahead of CES 2023 in Las Vegas, which opens today (Thursday). Many of the car’s key specifications are still to be revealed, but Yasuhide Mizuno, chief executive of the Sony Honda Mobility Group, said that it would combine “Sony sensors and Honda safety”, with the car set to feature 45 cameras and sensors inside and out which will monitor the car’s condition

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Robotics Automation News

JANUARY 5, 2023

Automation is more than just a buzzword – it’s a way of working that’s revolutionizing not only the business world, but people’s home lives, too. With at least one process being automated in 31 percent of companies and automation spending growing by 14 percent annually, there’s never been a better time to invest in automation […].

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Plastics Today

JANUARY 5, 2023

Introducing Quantum from Amcor Rigid Packaging, the next step in bottle lightweighting that focuses on the finish aka the threads that accept a cap or closure.

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E&T

JANUARY 5, 2023

Using the human body as an antenna, the team of researchers has developed a low-cost, innovative way to harvest waste energy from V isible Light Communication (VLC), a wireless version of fibre optics that uses flashes of light to transmit information. . This waste energy collected can then be recycled to power an array of wearable devices, or even, perhaps, larger electronics.

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The Fabricator

JANUARY 5, 2023

STAMPING Journal Editor Kate Bachman dwells on the need for restraint, and also for taking action in the metal stamping sector, based on the Arabian proverb, "Four things come not back—the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, and the neglected opportunity.

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E&T

JANUARY 5, 2023

The Twitter account of Northern Ireland secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has become the latest to be compromised as a string of offensive messages was posted before being deleted. It comes only days after the Twitter profile of education secretary Gillian Keegan also fell victim to hackers. In a string of high-profile hacking incidents, Piers Morgan’s account has also been compromised in recent weeks.

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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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Plastics News

JANUARY 5, 2023

Spinning off a medical giant There's a major new player in the medical equipment field, but one that's very, very familiar. GE HealthCare Technologies Inc. was spun off from the conglomerate GE (which has spun off much of its previous operations, including resins) to begin trading on Nasdaq Jan. 4 under the ticker symbol GEHC. The Chicago-based company remotely rang the bell to start trading, with corporate leaders and employees gathered at its manufacturing facility in Waukesha, Wis.

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E&T

JANUARY 5, 2023

ShiftCam has introduced several products aimed at making the most of the phenomenal photographic power of modern smartphones. The latest is the SnapGrip Creators Kit. So, what’s in the SnapGrip Creators Kit? Principally there are three components to what ShiftCam rather grandly calls an ecosystem: SnapGrip, SnapPod and SnapLight. SnapGrip is a device that magnetically docks to a smartphone.

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Control.com

JANUARY 5, 2023

Data stored in a historian server is useful for analysis and troubleshooting. Learn about data archiving techniques for control systems, as well as what type of data is stored and the tools to make it happen.

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E&T

JANUARY 5, 2023

In a recent report, a cross-party committee of MPs has asked for a “national mobilisation” that would improve home insulation and accelerate the transition towards net-zero. The document has also called on ministers to set ambitious targets for rolling-out onshore wind and tidal energy, as well as recommending the government should set an end date for domestic oil and gas licensing.

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Modern Machine Shop

JANUARY 5, 2023

Photo Credit: Getty Images. The quickest way to feel out of place in Japan is to stand along the right-hand side of a moving escalator. It is a mistake that, if you make it, will last only as long as you enjoy the feeling of strangers directing sidelong looks of disapproval at you. That’s because in Japan, the accepted way to board an escalator is by standing as far to the left as possible, leaving a clear path along the right for anyone who needs to make haste.

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E&T

JANUARY 5, 2023

The changes mean farmers could receive up to a further £1,000 per year for taking nature-friendly action through the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI). This new Management Payment will be made for the first 50 hectares of farm (£20/ha), to cover the administrative costs of participation. SFI is already paying farmers to improve soil and moorlands, and an expanded set of standards for 2023 will be published shortly.

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AU Manufacturing

JANUARY 5, 2023

Media Release by Raytheon Intelligence & Space. Raytheon Intelligence & Space has been awarded a prime contract to develop a prototype Missile Track Custody system for the U.S. Space Force. MTC is the service’s first Medium Earth Orbit missile tracking system. . Under this contract, Raytheon Intelligence & Space will serve as the prime contractor, developing and delivering a space vehicle, hosting a state-of-the-art missile tracking mission payload and ground-based command and contro

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Plastics News

JANUARY 5, 2023

Reduced demand, new capacity and feedstock prices all played into falling prices for most commodity resins in December.

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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.

Manufacturing

AU Manufacturing

JANUARY 5, 2023

Victorian Minister for Trade and Investment Tim Pallas is visiting business leaders and investment experts in Vietnam, Indonesia, and Singapore this month to establish important ties with major trading partners. . The Southeast Asia tour, which will begin on 8 January, is part of the Victorian government’s efforts to drive job growth and provide new business opportunities. .

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Plastics News

JANUARY 5, 2023

The plant in Locust Grove, Ga., will be the window maker's first plant in the Southeast and employ 900 people.

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The Fabricator

JANUARY 5, 2023

Midstate Spring, a manufacturer of custom springs and wire forms, has announced plans to move to a new, larger location in Syracuse, N.Y.

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AU Manufacturing

JANUARY 5, 2023

The Australian Defence Force has contracted Kongsberg Defence Australia to deliver the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) as part of an effort to increase Australia’s guided weapons and explosives ordnance stocks. . NSM will be leveraged by the Hobart-class destroyers and Anzac-class frigates, replacing the aging Harpoon anti-ship missile beginning in 2024. .

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Sourcing

NIST

JANUARY 5, 2023

There is more to lean manufacturing than improving a few processes. Sustainable lean success requires a companywide culture of continuous daily improvement. Companies that develop their people to think scientifically, using facts and data to drive their decisions, are often the ones that most successfully achieve their goals. Practicing Toyota Kata, or kata, promotes this way of thinking, which can help companies become nimbler and more competitive so that they are able to not just survive but t

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AU Manufacturing

JANUARY 5, 2023

The Tasmanian government has launched the second round of its Small Business Incubator and Accelerator Program, allocating $1 million in funding for Tasmanian businesses seeking to get new ideas off the ground. . The program will offer up to $250,000 to individual businesses, establishing incubator programs aimed at nurturing innovative ideas and fast-track business development. .

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Plastics News

JANUARY 5, 2023

Authorities in India have recovered a third body after a Jan. 1 explosion and fire at a large Jindal BOPET and BOPP film plant.

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Canadian Manufacturing

JANUARY 5, 2023

Half of Canadian workers plan to look for a new job in 2023, a nearly twofold increase from just a year ago, according to a new poll by recruitment firm Robert Half. The survey conducted in the fall found 50 per cent of respondents indicated they planned to search for a new job in the next six months. That number has risen steadily over the last year and a half, from about 21 per cent of employees on the hunt for a new job in June 2021 to 28 per cent a year ago and 31 per cent six months ago.

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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.

Manufacturing

Plastics News

JANUARY 5, 2023

Linton, Ind.-based taulman3D makes nylon, recycled glycol-modified PET and PET filaments for aerospace, automotive, health care and industrial markets.

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The Guardian Manufacturing

JANUARY 5, 2023

Action by coffin makers at Glasgow site to continue until 16 January in months-long dispute Workers at the Co-op’s only UK coffin factory, in Scotland, have gone on strike again in a months-long row over pay. The Unite union said coffin makers at the Funeralcare site in Govan, Glasgow, began strike action on Wednesday that would run continuously through to 16 January.

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The Fabricator

JANUARY 5, 2023

MEC chose the machine connectivity platform from MachineMetrics to monitor machine uptime to drive improvements, and quantify specific downtime reasons to allow the company to assign dollar values to issues.

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Metrology

JANUARY 5, 2023

Advantive, a mission-critical software provider for specialty manufacturing and distribution businesses, recently announced the acquisitions of DataNet and PQ Systems, leaders in Statistical Process Control (SPC), manufacturing quality, and gage. The post Advantive Acquires DataNet and PQ Systems Expanding Manufacturing Software Capabilities appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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