Mon.Sep 12, 2022

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Migrate to Industry 4.0 with the Right Plan

Automation World

Create a suitable project budget that addresses your immediate needs and Industry 4.0 initiatives to formulate a migration plan with an integrator partner that drives operational improvements and adds to the company’s success.

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IoT Vulnerability Disclosures Grew 57 percent from 2H 2021 to 1H 2022

Gary Mintchell

Security, risk, and vulnerability to digital hacks consume half of my bandwidth—or so it feels. Part of the security trends includes each supplier performing research and writing reports. Here is a report from Claroty’s Team82 revealing a rise in IoT vulnerabilities, vendor self-disclosures, and fully or partially remediated firmware vulnerabilities .

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The direct processing of plastic flakes

Plastics News

With a new two-stage process, ENGEL makes it possible to process plastic waste as flakes in injection molding directly after grinding. Since pelletizing as a separate process step is eliminated, the innovation significantly improves the energy and cost efficiency in plastics recycling.

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Gas Analysis Solutions Center to Help Plants Meet Sustainability Goals

Gary Mintchell

As surely as security has been a significant 2022 trend, so also has sustainability. Since early June, I’ve been in several conversations regarding work technology firms are accomplishing in this arena. I’ve talked in the past about Emerson and hydrogen. This Emerson news concerns sensing technologies for emissions monitoring. New Scotland-based center will develop and provide training for next-generation gas sensing technologies used for emissions monitoring, process control and safety.

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

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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$2.4 million funding for Victorian medtech manufacturers and innovators

Manufacturer's Monthly

The Victorian state government is funding local medtech manufacturers and innovators to help them to compete in the booming global market and create local high-skilled jobs in the industry. Minister for industry support and recovery Ben Carroll has announced that $2.4 million from the Labor government’s Australian Medtech Manufacturing Centre and Biotechnology Fund will go towards establishing the Victorian Connected Health Innovation and Commercialisation Centre in Melbourne’s CBD.

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Revolutionary Digital Sheet Metal Forming Technology Announced

Metrology

Desktop Metal, a leader in additive manufacturing technologies for mass production, has announced the launch of the Figur G15 — the first commercial platform of its kind to shape standard. The post Revolutionary Digital Sheet Metal Forming Technology Announced appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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‘METROLOGY BREW’ News Bulletin – September 12th

Metrology

Read a quick summary of metrology and smart manufacturing news from the past 7 days. Driven by Innovation – Enabled by Quality ZEISS and Williams Racing are proud to work. The post ‘METROLOGY BREW’ News Bulletin – September 12th appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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Material Insights: Factors behind the latest pricing news

Plastics News

Improving supplies and softening demand were behind the latest polyethylene and polypropylene pricing changes. Also, Gryphon makes another plastics purchase with Techmer PM deal.

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Taiwan-China tensions a reminder to tech: diversify chip manufacturers

Canadian Manufacturing

Canada’s technology industry says flaring tensions between China and Taiwan are reminding companies how important it is to seek a broader range of sources for semiconductors — and to invest in the sector. Relations between the two Asian countries have become increasingly tense in recent months as China, in a show of power, carried out military drills around Taiwan, home to the world’s largest contract microchip maker.

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Italy – New E-Reporting rules coming into force

Seeburger

Update of September 12 2022: E-Invoicing Italy: New version 1.7.1 of the technical specifications are valid from 01.10.2022 As of 1 October 2022, the new version 1.7.1 of the technical specification (in Italian) for e-invoicing “Specifiche tecniche versione 1.7.1” can be used. This new version brings with it the following changes: Amendment of the […].

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Modernizing MES: A Guide for Complex Manufacturers Adapting to Industry 4.0

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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Calling All Stakeholders: America Makes and ANSI to Develop Version 3 of Standardization Roadmap for Additive Manufacturing

Additive Manufacturing

Sign Up for a Working Group. Register for September 22 Kick-off Webinar. New York, September 12, 2022 : America Makes and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) announced today plans for the America Makes and ANSI Additive Manufacturing Standardization Collaborative (AMSC) to develop version 3 of its Standardization Roadmap for Additive Manufacturing , last published in June 2018.

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Talent Talk: Who Is Generation Z and What Do They Want?

Plastics Today

Representing only 5% of the current workforce, Generation Z will be 51 million strong by 2030. Employers need to understand what motivates them, and fast.

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Biden launches biotech initiative that would include plastics research

Plastics News

An executive order from President Joe Biden has launched a National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative that will impact plastics and other manufacturing sectors.

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UK Metals Council appoints its first female Chair

Manufacturing Management

One of manufacturing’s leading champions and business support professionals has been appointed as the new Chair of the UK Metals Council (UKMC).

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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New research shows employee autonomy delivers better business outcomes

Manufacturer's Monthly

With increasing staff burnout and talent mobility in Australia, new research from The Access Group reveals autonomous working environments are key to business success and team engagement. The Powering Profits and Prosperity Research report shows that organisations employing an autonomous working style deliver on average 13 per cent better across critical outcomes including customer loyalty, financial performance, retaining talent, strong reputation among the community, and a thriving partner net

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RapidAI Applauded by Frost & Sullivan for Delivering Quality Care Quickly and Securely With Its RapidAI Platform

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

SAN ANTONIO, TX. – September 12, 2022 – Frost & Sullivan recently analyzed the artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms for the stroke market, and, based on its assessment results, recognizes RapidAI with the 2022 Global Technology Innovation Leadership Award. The company is a leading provider of advanced imaging for stroke. It is a pioneer in AI-based treatment for vascular and neurovascular conditions and offers innovative solutions for more stroke diagnosis modalities than any other compan

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Metal 3D-Printing System Slashes Mold Tool Build Time

Plastics Today

TrueShape technology reportedly cuts tooling lead times and costs by more than 50%.

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Back to the Future: Gear Edition

NIST Manufacturing

As mechanical objects, gears have been around for so long that people may take them for granted.

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5 Ways New Manufacturing Companies Are Accelerating Innovation

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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UK drivers could be ‘priced out of the electric revolution,’ study warns

E&T

A report by consumer website Electrifying.com has found that there are only seven new electric car models on sale in the UK for under £30,000, compared to 107 available models of petrol or diesel cars in the same price bracket. This lack of affordable options, added to the rise in electricity costs, has led to a decrease in the amount of money users can save by running an electric car instead of a petrol model, the company concluded. .

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Metal 3D-Printing System Slashes Mold Tooling Building Time

Plastics Today

TrueShape technology reportedly cuts tooling lead times and costs by more than 50%.

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Campaigners call on police to end use of face recognition technology

E&T

On his first day on the job, 14 campaign groups have written to Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley requesting an end to the use of facial recognition technologies by police forces. They called the technology “privacy-eroding, inaccurate and wasteful”. Big Brother Watch, Liberty and Black Lives Matter UK were among the organisations that signed the letter.

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IMTS 2022 Showcases Digital Technology Addressing Manufacturing’s Biggest Challenges

Metrology

Manufacturing is back, and Chicago, USA will be the epicenter, as an estimated 90,000 visitors attend IMTS – The International Manufacturing Technology Show, which runs from Sept. 12-17 at Chicago’s. The post IMTS 2022 Showcases Digital Technology Addressing Manufacturing’s Biggest Challenges appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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Monetizing Analytics Features

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.

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Dear Evil Engineer: Could I live in a lair on the ocean floor?

E&T

Dear Evil Engineer, I am a reclusive billionaire, seeking peace in retirement after a long and tyrannical career. Being even more misanthropic than the typical villain, I would like to live as far from human civilisation as possible: the bottom of the ocean. Could you advise me how to build a lair on the ocean floor? Yours, An aquatic villain. Dear villain, The bottom of the ocean is a prime piece of real estate for a villain who values solitude and aesthetic considerations: there is nothing qui

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Automated Application-Centered Software Platform For Robotic Deployment

Metrology

Attendees at IMTS in Chicago will be the first to experience what OnRobot has been preparing for years: the industry’s first automated, application-centered software platform for robotic deployment. D:PLOY is. The post Automated Application-Centered Software Platform For Robotic Deployment appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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An introduction to robotic welding

Universal Robots

Robotic welding can increase accuracy and reduce waste for most welding operations.

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Brand Evolution at Zygo Reflects 50 Years as a Global Leader

Metrology

Zygo Corporation, a worldwide supplier of optical metrology instruments, high-precision optical components, and complex electro-optical systems, has announced it has just completed a refresh of its corporate brand to better. The post Brand Evolution at Zygo Reflects 50 Years as a Global Leader appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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How Legacy Tools Are Failing Inventive Manufacturing Engineers

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.

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Laser welding research aims for EV manufacturing solutions

The Fabricator

Civan's laser speed and the ability to alter a laser welding beam on the fly are generating interest in electric vehicle fuel cell manufacturing research.

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Smart Machining With Metrology Feedback

Metrology

AAT3D returns to IMTS (booth #135645) to showcase its latest on-machine measurement and metrology solutions for the ‘Smart Manufacturing’ era. Demonstrations include CappsNC in action on a DMG MORI DMU50. The post Smart Machining With Metrology Feedback appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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Wago promotes Jesse Cox to automation leadership position

Automation Mag

Wago announced the promotion of Jesse Cox to the position of director of automation sales engineering and development. Cox has been in the company for around 10 years now. Most recently, he was the senior sales and application engineer for Linux and IIOT. As the director of automation sales engineering and development, Cox will continue to serve the company’s sales efforts.

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Where Is Augmented Reality Going

Metrology

Utter the words augmented reality and most people conjure up images of cute Snapchat filters and Pokémon Go creatures. The ability to overlay and superimpose artificial images, animations and information. The post Where Is Augmented Reality Going appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, app owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework from Software Pricing Partners explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. You’ll learn: How to take a disciplined approach to pricing The three elements of the Packaging Decision Framework Ways to structure your new embedded analytics offering Download the White Paper to learn about How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics.