Design World

JANUARY 16, 2024

AutomationDirect has added modular Z-Range safety switch system components to its existing portfolio of safety products. The Z-Range safety switch system offers simplicity and modularity, allowing up to 30 Z-Range safety devices to be connected to one safety relay while maintaining a PLe performance rating. These devices are an excellent choice for modular machines and… The post AutomationDirect adds Z-Range switch system components to its safety portfolio appeared first on Design World.

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Gary Mintchell

JANUARY 16, 2024

While I am on a Siemens run, here is recent news about a collaboration with Amazon Web Services. Collaborations are the second way large companies in our market are growing, innovating, and expanding. This one uses GenerativeAI to assist software development. Siemens to integrate Amazon Bedrock into its Mendix low-code development platform to allow customers to create new and upgrade existing applications with the power of generative AI Access to Amazon Bedrock’s advanced generative AI technolog

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Design World

JANUARY 16, 2024

The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) imposes world-class regulations using hazard analysis and third-party certifications to ensure food safety. What’s more, a CDC, FDA, and USDA Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration is currently underway to more precisely pinpoint foodborne-illness origins (including those involving automated machinery) using modern approaches.

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Gary Mintchell

JANUARY 16, 2024

A quick update. Yokogawa is holding a users conference this year in Houston. Yokogawa Corporation of America and KBC (A Yokogawa Company) announce YNOW2024, an in-person event taking place October 28-30, 2024, at the Hilton Americas-Houston in Downtown Houston, Texas. Professionals in the energy, petrochemicals, mining, food, and water industries and life sector will learn how to leverage innovative technologies to optimize their company-wide processes and thrive in dynamic business ecosystems.

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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

JANUARY 16, 2024

Pneumatic actuation is ubiquitous in food and beverage-processing equipment because it outperforms electric automation for many tasks. Pneumatics have a lower upfront cost and higher resistance to harsh cleaning — both dry and wet. With minimal electrical or electronic subcomponents at pneumatic axes’ end effectors and points of application interactions, these delicate elements aren’t potential… The post Pneumatics in food manufacture appeared first on Design World.

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Automation World

JANUARY 16, 2024

The acquisition involves the integration of SaaS and ERP solutions tailored to motor repair facilities.

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JANUARY 16, 2024

How do large companies with their inevitable bureaucracies innovate and grow? Through acquisition. Siemens has recently acquired two companies to strengthen its offerings in the water and transportation sectors. Siemens acquires BuntPlanet to strengthen its artificial intelligence portfolio in the water sector Siemens expands its portfolio for water industry customers with a focus on non-revenue water reduction BuntPlanet offers cloud-hosted AI solutions for water utilities Offering to be integr

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Automation Mag

JANUARY 16, 2024

Siemens Digital Industries Software has introduced the new Teamcenter SLM app on Salesforce AppExchange. The app has reportedly been developed by Siemens in collaboration with Salesforce. Siemens shares in a press statement that the app connects product engineering and product service operations by bringing together the Teamcenter Service Lifecycle Management solution from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of industry software with Salesforce Manufacturing Cloud and Salesforce Service Cloud.

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Dinesh Mishra

JANUARY 16, 2024

Omega Seiki Mobility and Kissan Mobility (OnEv) deal is worth INR 20 Crores and the companies to deploy all 500 vehicles by June 2024 New Delhi, 16 th Jan. 2024: Omega Seiki Mobility (OSM) and Kissan Mobility Pvt. Ltd., a zero-emission logistics provider, have today announced a strategic partnership to deploy Electric Three Wheeler Cargo Vehicles for last-mile delivery across India.

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Robotics Automation News

JANUARY 16, 2024

By Blueiot The rapid development of the Internet and information technology – coupled with the utilization of big data, cloud platforms, the Internet of Things (IoT), and other related technologies – has facilitated the transformation of the “Smart City” from its inception in the United States under the name “Smart Earth” into the preferred architectural […]

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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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NIST Manufacturing

JANUARY 16, 2024

Natcast, the expected operator of the CHIPS for America National Semiconductor Technology Center ( NSTC ) once established, today announced that industry veteran Deirdre Hanford will serve as the organization’s first chief executive officer.

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Metrology

JANUARY 16, 2024

2024 will bring changes to the 3D landscape unlike anything we've seen before, yet there are some clues to help point us in the right direction. The post 2024 Trends: Expanded Simulation, Generative AI and Resurgence in Cloud Migration appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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Control.com

JANUARY 16, 2024

Within motors, two very different types of resistance are evident. The resistance of the windings is measured with a normal multimeter. But what is insulation resistance, and how is it measured?

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E&T

JANUARY 16, 2024

The UK wastes billions in taxpayer funds due to poorly managed mega projects, such as HS2, and crumbling infrastructure, a public spending watchdog has said.

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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.

Plastics Today

JANUARY 16, 2024

The formal rule-making process for a California law targeting waste from single-use packaging and plastic food ware is set to begin.

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 16, 2024

Middle school students gain a better understanding of the manufacturing industry by participating in the What’s So Cool About Manufacturing video contest. Photo Credit, all images: Neu Dynamics Were you aware that, on average, there are 22,000 manufacturing job opportunities annually, with 20,000 of them being entry-level positions? This information comes from a white paper on the manufacturing labor market, by the Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center (DVIRC).

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JANUARY 16, 2024

The Australian Government is taking action to help ensure that AI is safe and responsible, releasing its interim response to the Safe and Responsible AI in Australia consultation today. The consultation made clear that while AI has immense potential to improve wellbeing and grow our economy, Australians want stronger protections in place to help manage the risks.

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

JANUARY 16, 2024

“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” This quote, attributed to Roman philosopher Seneca, perfectly captures how I found myself here, in the extraordinary world of Cisco.

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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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Manufacturer's Monthly

JANUARY 16, 2024

The Cook Government has opened applications for the latest round of Defence Ready Initiative grants to support local businesses in their goal of becoming “Defence ready” The purpose of the $200,000 investment in Western Australian employers is to assist small and medium enterprises enhance their capability, capacity and competitiveness to enter or expand their business in the Defence supply chain.

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The Fabricator

JANUARY 16, 2024

National security concerns and opposition from the United Steel Workers could potentially derail Nippon Steel’s almost $15 billion offer for U.S. Steel.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JANUARY 16, 2024

New research shows the pace of the evolution of technology is leading to generational division in Australian workplaces. Since 2020 digital adoption accelerated with digital transformation witnessed in operations, customer interactions, cyber security and collaboration platforms. Now as Artificial Intelligence seeps into industries and hybrid structures take hold, experts urge companies to bridge gaps to sustain organisational capability.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2024

Deere & Co. intends to bring better connectivity to farmers with its new strategic agreement with SpaceX. The companies plan to provide rural areas with cutting-edge satellite communications (SATCOM) services. John Deere said it hopes this will allow farmers who have had connectivity challenges to more fully use its precision agriculture technologies.

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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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NIST

JANUARY 16, 2024

As a manufacturer you understand that supply chain disruptions happen all the time. What you don’t know is when or how they will impact your operation and business. But assessing your supply chain risks and implementing good supply chain management practices can be daunting. This is especially true if you are among the many manufacturers that do not have dedicated supply chain personnel or formal training and tools for supply chain and inventory management.

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

JANUARY 16, 2024

Wireless acts as the front door to a network’s user experience. But with the multitude of wireless devices and things, sometimes the importance of that first impression gets lost.

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Plastics Today

JANUARY 16, 2024

Sinochem’s Chi Zhang takes over as CEO and Ralf Benack is named head of Extrusion EMEA ahead of NPE2024.

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

JANUARY 16, 2024

As an MSSP (Managed Security Service Provider), there is no overstating the intense and well-founded focus on pervasive network security.

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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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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2024

Senhance is designed to keep time and cost per procedure down. Source: Asensus Surgical Asensus Surgical Inc. today announced that Nagoya University Hospital in Japan agreed last month to lease its Senhance surgical robot. This is the first pediatric installation in Japan and the fourth globally for Senhance in 2023, said the company. “The Senhance System is specifically equipped to meet the demands of pediatric surgery, and we are excited to work with Nagoya University Hospital,” sa

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Plastics Today

JANUARY 16, 2024

This year’s auto parts category features entries from Toyota, the University of Delaware, and Voith Composites.

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The Fabricator

JANUARY 16, 2024

OSH Cut is moving from Orem, Utah, to a 52,000-sq.-ft. plant in Spanish Forks, Utah, and adding laser tube cutting.

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Drives & Controls

JANUARY 16, 2024

The German encoder specialist Heidenhain has developed a rotary encoder with a built-in accelerometer that allows position measurements and vibration analysis to be performed by a single component, thus simplifying condition monitoring and maintenance planning in high-wear automated systems.

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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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