Design World

OCTOBER 17, 2023

On Thursday, October 19th at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time, we’ll be announcing the winners of the 2023 LEAP Awards (Leadership in Engineering Achievement Program). You may register for the live announcement here: [link] What we feel sets this awards program apart from so many others is the involvement of the engineering community. Each year, our… The post LEAP Awards judging panel for 2023 unveiled; winners to be announced Thursday appeared first on Design World.

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Gary Mintchell

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Is your knowledge or experience limited to your historian or perhaps also an SQL database? It’s worth your time following the variety of database products that may help you in your manufacturing digital transformation. This release is from MongoDB. I am retaining all the “about” paragraphs below the news in case you are not sure who this is and may want additional information.

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Design World

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Recent years have seen small increases in STEM diversity with slightly more women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in the field than in the past. That’s according to the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) of the National Science Foundation. Nearly a quarter of the U.S. workforce (34.9M people) is now employed in… The post Changes in engineering and STEM-worker demographics appeared first on Design World.

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SMMT

OCTOBER 17, 2023

New figures reveal tariff threat to EU-made battery electric vehicles could result in a £3,400 average price hike if unworkable rules of origin are implemented in January. 10% tariffs would also add £3,600 to cost of British-built BEVs sold in Europe, with conventional ICE models unaffected on both sides. Auto sector calls on EU and UK to delay introduction of new rules of origin requirements to 2027 or put competitiveness, the EV transition and net zero ambitions at risk.

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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

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Advantech is hosting the 2023 Industrial-IoT World Partner Conference, Oct. 26–28 in Taipei, Taiwan. The IoT technology company hosts numerous partner events so that experts from around the globe can congregate, explore the latest tech, and discuss the future. Design World is attending the upcoming Industrial-IoT conference to gain insights on trends and innovations for… The post Get ready to innovate at Advantech’s World Partner Conference appeared first on Design World.

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E&T

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The RAND Corporation has released a report warning that artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots could be used to facilitate biological attacks by providing advice on how to conceal the true purpose of the purchase of anthrax, smallpox and plague bacteria. The research team conducted tests on LLMs – although it did not reveal which ones – that it accessed through an application programming interface (API), similar to that of OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Google’s Bard.

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Automation Mag

OCTOBER 17, 2023

A recent Interact Analysis report finds that the global market for key components used in industrial robots reached $12.1 billion in 2022. The 14.7 percent year-on-year increase was driven by the production of collaborative and SCARA robots. The report notes that the growth of the components market will likely slow down over time, as the robot market matures and stabilizes.

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Design World

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Mencom M23 Field wireable connectors are flexible passive devices used for a wide variety of industrial signal and control applications. The “Crimp and Poke” method of wire termination provides a quick solution where pre-molded cord sets are not readily available, or where cabling needs to be repaired. The improved pin and insert designs make using […] The post M23 wireable connectors feature pin and insert design appeared first on Design World.

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E&T

OCTOBER 17, 2023

114 Vestas V164-10.0 MW turbines at Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm have all been switched on, taking the country a step closer to net zero. The 1,075MW wind farm has enough capacity to power nearly 1.6 million homes annually – approximately two-thirds of all homes in Scotland – displacing over 2 million tonnes of carbon dioxide from electricity generated by fossil fuels every year.

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Robotics Automation News

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Virtualization can help with resource optimization by enabling you to run two or more operating systems with parallel desktops on a single physical machine. This allows you to use multiple applications and manage them within the same hardware without the need to build separate workstations.

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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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Manufacturer's Monthly

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The new Big Build $40 million Robotics and Advanced Manufacturing Centre at Eagle Farm TAFE will train and upskill Queensland’s manufacturing workforce to embrace automation and Industry 4.0, Queensland Government’s initiatives for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Forecast for practical completion in late 2024, the Centre will improve specialised training in robotics, advanced manufacturing, process instrumentation, renewable technologies (hydrogen and solar) and telecommunications.

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Robotics Automation News

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Hyperbaric oxygen chambers are trending hard when it comes to home wellness. It is only a matter of time before the technology becomes mainstream. During this writing, HBOT units are already in certain hospitals in some parts of the world. Some hospitals consider it as part of their therapeutic measures. But, you know what?

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Automation Mag

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Endress+Hauser Canada has added a “Premium” tier to its Smart Support program with additional remote support features and a fast response time when help is requested. The company shares in a press statement that this is aimed at its customers whose businesses might require more vendor support than most because of the size or complexity of their operations.

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Plastics Today

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The Global Rules Scenario would would lead to production of just 301 million tonnes of virgin plastics by 2040 compared with current projections of 712 million tonnes.

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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.

Modern Machine Shop

OCTOBER 17, 2023

For most users, a fixed-body indicating plug gage, whether mechanical or pneumatic, is probably the easiest gage to use to get a fast, high-precision and accurate hole diameter. Simply insert the plug gage into the hole and read the deviation from the master to get the diameter. However, the real advantage of these types of gages over an adjustable bore gage is that it is a lot easier and faster to determine hole conditions such as ovality, taper, hourglass or bell-mouth shape.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Global food safety, contaminant detection and checkweighing machine manufacturer Fortress Technology today announces that it has acquired Dynamic Inspection located in New Zealand. Creating the company’s fourth global manufacturing site. Founded in 1998, Dynamic Inspection remains the only manufacturer of in-line food grade metal detectors in New Zealand.

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Automation Mag

OCTOBER 17, 2023

By Sammy Hudes Two key indicators of the economy climbed in August as Statistics Canada reported manufacturing sales rose 0.7 percent to $72.4 billion that month, while wholesale trade sales excluding petroleum, petroleum products and other hydrocarbons, and excluding oilseed and grain, increased 2.3 percent to $83 billion. StatCan said Monday that manufacturing sales in August were boosted by the petroleum and coal, food and machinery subsectors.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Flat wine bottles, recycled soap, energy and water saving kits, textile recycling and Australia’s first 100 per cent renewable energy-powered aquatic centre are among the noteworthy finalists in this year’s Premier’s Sustainability Awards. Now in its 21st year, Victoria’s most prestigious annual sustainability awards program acknowledges the businesses, local governments and communities leading the way in sustainability and celebrates their achievements.

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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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Canadian Manufacturing

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Unifor is set to begin negotiations with Stellantis after union members at General Motors voted 80.5 per cent in favour of a tentative deal over the weekend. While the union has yet to announce a specific start date, Dave Cassidy, president of Local 444 that covers the Stellantis plant in Windsor, Ont., said Monday that he’s hoping to begin meetings with the Unifor national committee and the company as soon as Tuesday.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Motion’s Engineering and Services Team assisted a paper mill with the installation of a large bearing that required precision installation. Daniel McEvoy, one of the reliability engineers at Motion, oversaw the bearing installation from start to finish and explained the work that was carried out every step of the way to give the customer a great result.

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The Fabricator

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Campers at Penn College’s Tinker-Belles manufacturing camp for young women spent a week learning about metal cutting, robotics, EDM, CAD modeling, and welding.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

OCTOBER 17, 2023

“There are very few people in Australia who can properly assess and repair servo and proportional valves, so what most customers will do if there’s a problem, they’ll just throw it in the bin – this not only results in unwanted downtime, but creates a real wastage issue,” says Ian Duncan, the Chief Engineer at Motion. From costly downtime to unnecessary wastage, the paper and timber industry face a range of challenges that impact both profitability and sustainability.

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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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The Fabricator

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Campers at Penn College’s Tinker-Belles manufacturing camp for young women spent a week learning about metal cutting, robotics, EDM, CAD modeling, and welding.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Secure, safe solutions from SEW The extensive portfolio of Functional Safety Devices from SEW-EURODRIVE, is part of the MOVI-C® modular system portfolio, enabling users to implement simple to complex safety functions, in a multitude of safety applications. An integrated automation concept, starting with the safety controller, through the machine control system to the sensor technology, is the key to success, especially in the area of safety technology.

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Plastics Today

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The notification comes less than a month after the packaging company announced the closure of a plant in California.

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Control.com

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Carlo Gavazzi has recently introduced the DCT1 a new energy metering device for fast-charging electric vehicles.

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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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Canadian Manufacturing

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The federal and Ontario governments are putting nearly $1 billion combined into an electric vehicle battery component plant in eastern Ontario. The up to $2.761-billion Umicore facility in Loyalist Township will build cathode active materials and precursor cathode active materials. Government ministers announced Monday that Ottawa is set to put $551.3 million toward the project and Ontario is set to spend up to $424.6 million in capital costs.

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Robotics Automation News

OCTOBER 17, 2023

In today’s digital world, where convenience reigns supreme, wallets have fundamentally changed how we manage our financial information. Digital wallet act as a secure and reliable storage choice, eliminating the need to enter payment information while repeatedly making offline or online transactions.

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E&T

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The NICW called for an “immediate review” into building regulations that would see all new housing developments fitted with solar panels and batteries to store excess energy. The extremely low cost of both solar thermal and photovoltaic technologies is one of the reasons the NICW suggests mandating them on newbuilds. According to the International Energy Agency, the cost of solar has plummeted in recent years because of improvements in panel technology.

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Metrology

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Significant investment strengthens idealworks’ competitive position to become the powerhouse of industrial automation. The post BMW Group Subsidiary Becomes Majority Shareholder Agile Robots appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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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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