Design World

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

By Arne Valentin, Technology Manager – Machine Automation, SEW-EURODRIVE Exploring the ways automation platforms — available with modular, preselected sets — promote throughput and efficiency in the packaging industry. Packaging operations are anything but simple. Every day, millions of food items, commodities, and other products must be packaged, sealed, transported, unloaded, mixed, stored,… The post Simplifying complex packaging processes with modular automation platforms appeared

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Automation World

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The Industry 5.0 concept is about greater collaboration between humans and machines, but ultimately its success will be based on its centering of workers’ well-being in manufacturing.

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Gary Mintchell

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

While politicians blather about various aspects of sustainability and climate, businesses have discovered it’s simply good business. The world searches for better, more plentiful, and safer fuels. Hydrogen is a good bet. Generating hydrogen turns out not to be so simple. However, process automation companies have focused engineering teams on viable ways to produce green hydrogen (hydrogen produced without negative inputs).

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Design World

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

binder USA’s latest series 696 HEC (harsh environmental connector) was engineered for maximum efficiency and versatility. The connector’s hybrid design allows simultaneous high-and low-voltage power supply and reliable signal transmission with a single mating. Its compact size and bayonet quick-locking mechanism offer additional flexibility. The series 696 is also highly resistant to chemicals, corrosion, and… The post binder USA’s hybrid HEC connector: Power and signal transmission in ext

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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?

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

In the last article, we explored automation’s potential to deliver swift query resolution while carving out multi-million-dollar savings for contact centers. Companies know this and are investing heavily in AI and automation solutions. Yet many consumers are not happy with the state of affairs. Why is it that most automation projects fail to deliver on expectations?

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Design World

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Rockwell Automation and Infinitum have entered an exclusive agreement to jointly develop and distribute a new class of high-efficiency, integrated low voltage drive and motor technology. This solution will significantly save energy and cut costs for industrial customers globally, while helping them reduce their carbon footprint and become more sustainable.

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Design World

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

By Jody Muelaner A vehicle’s architecture describes its key elements, especially how they are laid out and connected to each other. Traditionally, the focus has been on the mechanical architecture; the chassis and frame, powertrain, body, fuel system, and interior layout. Early electric vehicles (EVs) changed internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle architecture as little as… The post What impact will EVs have on vehicle architecture?

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Plastics News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The UAW strike against the Detroit 3 is already impacting the resin market. PN 's Sarah Kominek talks with Matt Zessin, global director of automotive for M. Holland, at the Detroit auto show. Also, a surprising price increase for polyethylene, driven by exports to China and supply issues at Chevron Phillips and Nova Chemicals.

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E&T

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

According to Make UK, despite a positive picture in the first half of the year, the sector is going into reverse. In March, it was reported that manufacturers were seeing a rebound in activity despite ongoing inflationary pressure. But Make UK, which represents 20,000 manufacturers across the country, has now cut its forecast for growth for 2023, with output set to fall this year as recruitment plans are reversed amid slowing orders.

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Robotics Automation News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

RPA and Intelligent Automation possess the potential to transform your company’s operations, improving effectiveness, output, and time-to-market. Instead of displacing human workers, they aim to nurture a more efficient hybrid workforce that melds human skills with digital capabilities – a concept we refer to as “human+”.

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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

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

California has filed a lawsuit against five of the largest oil companies in the world over a “decades-long campaign of deception” that led to climate change-related events such as storms and wildfires, which caused billions of dollars in damages and harmed thousands of residents. The five companies are ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron, ConocoPhillips and BP, as well as trade association the American Petroleum Institute (API).

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Control.com

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

A PLC can be placed in Run or Stop , or occasionally Program mode, usually through physical or virtual methods. But what do these modes mean, and when should they be used?

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E&T

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The UK has awarded 14 companies 21 carbon capture and storage licences in oil and gas reservoirs and saline aquifers in the North Sea and East Irish Sea, spanning 12,000 km². The locations could store up to 30 million tonnes of CO 2 per year by 2030, approximately 10 per cent of the UK’s annual emissions, which amounted to 341.5m tonnes of CO 2 in 2021.

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i4.0 today

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Online Blockchain plc, the London-listed incubator of technology applications, announces the latest details and developments on Synthia, its AI whole-life assistant. Synthia, currently in early alpha testing, is powered by a variety of cutting-edge large language models (LLMs) including some of the same technologies used by Open AI’s ChatGPT. It is designed to make life more efficient, productive and easy for busy executives and is already helping users arrange their communication channels into

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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.

E&T

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

In a letter addressed to environment secretary Thérèse Coffey, the Lords criticised the government’s “lack of leadership and deep-rooted complacency” following the committee’s inquiry into water regulator Ofwat. It also said the government was dismissive of its report and made claims that its recommendations were outside the scope of its inquiry, which was an attempt “to avoid parliamentary scrutiny”.

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Robotics Automation News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The freight and shipping industry is going through some major changes lately as new technologies shake up the old way of doing things.

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The Fabricator

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

In 2018, Wyatt Braker launched Plasma Cutting Services, a fabricator in rural southwest Missouri. Revenue this year is expected to surpass $1 million. Not bad for a 21-year-old.

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Plastics Today

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

What’s the current state and future potential of turning carbon dioxide (CO2), the primary component of greenhouse gas emissions, into polymers?

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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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MRPEasy

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

An automated inventory management system is a software-based solution that is designed to automate processes in the warehouse, thereby streamlining workflows, optimizing stock levels, and reducing inventory-related costs. What is an automated inventory management system? An automated inventory management system, also called a perpetual inventory system, is a software-based solution that aims to automate workflows […] The post Automated Inventory Management – A Quick Guide appeared first on

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Modern Machine Shop

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

As mentioned in a column earlier this year from Brent Donaldson, Top Shops data from recent years reveals that most high-performing small and medium-sized job shops utilize some form of automation. Shops not already automating will need to adopt some automation technology to continue competing with peers. Machine shop automation is here — and necessary.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Advisory, finance, and tax firm Grant Thornton has released its 2023 Manufacturing Benchmarking Report, analysing the financial data from 100 Australian mid-sized manufacturers and tracking their performance during FY23. The Report has revealed positive trends in 2023, with a 6.7 per cent year-on-year average sales growth. This is attributable to increased capital expenditure and investing into emerging technologies, particularly for businesses with revenue over $100m whose scale has supported o

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SMMT

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

UK’s EV transition emerges from ‘early adopter’ market phase, with more than 800,000 EVs registered since 2018 and on track to reach almost 18% market share by year end. Fleets leading electric transition but end of private consumer incentives undermines mass market demand. New research shows two thirds of drivers want to go electric but are held back by lack of incentives and infrastructure – with nine in 10 who’ve switched stating they would never go back to a conventionally fuelled vehicle.

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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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Manufacturer's Monthly

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Australia’s most respected engineering and climate experts will headline Engineers Australia’s 2023 Climate Smart Engineering Conference (CSE23), to be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on 29 and 30 November 2023. The CSE23 plenary program will challenge attendees to be bold and strive for change with presentations from some of the profession’s brightest and boldest minds and key leaders across government, academia and industry.

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The Fabricator

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

It’s time for metal fabricators to tell their elected officials that the steel industry has had more than enough time to get its act together.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Zahid Rasool, managing director BOGE Australia, enlightened the Manufacturers’ Monthly team on how the BOGE S-4 series air compressors offer a unique combination of energy saving, improved efficiency, high durability and sustainability. B OGE has created the advanced S-4 series of air compressor which demonstrates how efficient, sustainable, and reliable compressed air supply can be for manufacturers.

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

With the rise of XDR (Extended Detection and Response) adoption, the architecture question arises on how NDR (Network Detection and Response and XDR work together.

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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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Manufacturer's Monthly

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The Queensland government is offering $1.75 million in funding to help 632 employers – 383 employees and 632 jobseekers will also benefit from the government funding. Ten industry and community groups will receive grants of up to $200,000 through the Palaszczuk Government’s Growing Workforce Participation Fund. Minister for Employment and Small Business and Minister for Training and Skills Development, Di Farmer , said The Queensland Government continues to back employers.

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Automation Mag

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

FANUC has announced the production of its one millionth industrial robot. The company notes in a press statement that its robots are currently used in production facilities all over the world to assemble, handle, package, paint and weld products of every shape and size. FANUC developed its first robot in 1974 and entered the North American market in 1982 primarily as a supplier to the automotive industry.

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E&T

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The charity found that the government could have raised an additional £23bn last year with extra taxes on fossil fuel companies, frequent flyers and the extremely rich who use private jets. The money could then be used to help households reduce their carbon emissions and to fund greener forms of public transport. The report, Payment Overdue: Fair ways to make polluters across the UK pay for climate justice , shows that by targeting those who are most responsible for emissions, the government cou

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Automation Mag

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Dean Jacobs can describe the world of welding equipment in two words: bolt-on. “People bolt on this subsystem here, bolt on that one there,” says Jacobs, principal automation engineer at LJ Welding Automation. “Soon, your welding cell has seven control panels and needs a massive power bar to feed them all.” The bolt-on approach was born of necessity.

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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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