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Ready for 2024: Additive Manufacturing Strategies Gears up to Revolutionize 3D Printing Industry Again

MESA

Additive Manufacturing Strategies (AMS) has set the stage for another groundbreaking conference, slated for February 6-8, 2024. After a banner year that surpassed all expectations, the seventh installment is poised to redefine the landscape of the additive manufacturing industry with an unparalleled lineup of experts and speakers. Stellar Sponsorship and Keynote Speakers The sponsorship for this event showcases a cross-section of esteemed companies in the additive manufacturing (AM) ecosystem, u

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TRIO 24 V power supply provides plug-and-play solutions for the control cabinet

Design World

The TRIO Power 24 V power supply from Phoenix Contact features a space-saving design, easy handling, and smart diagnostic functions. Output currents range from 5 to 40 A. The line includes options with an integrated multichannel circuit breaker. The power supplies’ narrow overall width saves space, making it possible to mount them directly, side by side.… The post TRIO 24 V power supply provides plug-and-play solutions for the control cabinet appeared first on Design World.

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Honeywell Introduces Experion Solution Suites

Gary Mintchell

I am still trying to compile notes and news from the Connected Enterprise part of Honeywell while this news comes from the process automation side. These new products bring process automation technology and application into the modern realm that MES companies have been exploring—solution suites. I’ve not been able to talk with any end users, but I have to imagine this is helpful in certain applications.

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PCB Piezotronics’ ultra-high pressure sensor eliminates the need for water cooling

Design World

PCB Piezotronics announced the release of a new ultra-high temperature pressure sensor for combustion testing and thermoacoustic pressure measurements with a unique design element that eliminates the need for water cooling. The new model 176A33 pressure sensor features a temperature rating of 1400° F (760° C). This new pressure sensor measures combustion dynamics as well… The post PCB Piezotronics’ ultra-high pressure sensor eliminates the need for water cooling appeared first on Des

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

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?

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Runecast Earns Frost & Sullivan’s 2023 European New Product Innovation Award for Delivering an Al-driven Unique CNAPP

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

San Antonio, TX — October 23, 2023 — Frost & Sullivan recently researched the cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) industry and, based on its findings, recognizes Runecast with the 2023 European New Product Innovation Award. Runecast is a trusted cloud security solutions provider that helps organizations worldwide identify and respond to security risks and vulnerabilities, achieve continuous compliance, and optimize runtime protection.

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AGV and AMR are becoming more complex

Design World

Industry 4.0 and Intralogistics 4.0. change the production environment and thus impact AGVs (Automated Guided Vehicles) and AMRs (Autonomous Mobile Robots). To enable the industry to keep pace with trends through quick and cost-efficient development, Markus Fenn and Prof. Dr. Stefan May developed Eduard, a teaching and prototyping platform that can be used to map… The post AGV and AMR are becoming more complex appeared first on Design World.

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Design World presents the 2023 LEAP Awards Winners: Mechanical

Design World

Now in its sixth year, Design World’s LEAP Awards continue to showcase the best engineering innovations across several design categories. It’s a large undertaking that wouldn’t be possible without the commitment and support of the engineering community. WTWH Media is not involved with selecting the winners. Each year, the editorial team assembles OEM design engineers… The post Design World presents the 2023 LEAP Awards Winners: Mechanical appeared first on Design World.

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Don’t Be Haunted By Non-Recyclable Candy Packaging

Plastics Today

Two new options help Americans responsibly dispose of the packaging for the $3.1 billion worth bite-sized, individually wrapped treats sold during Halloween.

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Design World presents the 2023 LEAP Awards Winners: Advanced Materials

Design World

Now in its sixth year, Design World’s LEAP Awards continue to showcase the best engineering innovations across several design categories. It’s a large undertaking that wouldn’t be possible without the commitment and support of the engineering community. WTWH Media is not involved with selecting the winners. Rather, each year, the editorial team assembles OEM design… The post Design World presents the 2023 LEAP Awards Winners: Advanced Materials appeared first on Design World.

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Boston Dynamics gives new powers to truck-unloading robot

Robotics Automation News

Boston Dynamics says it has introduced “a major advancement” in its robotic truck-unloading system. The system, which is built around Boston Dynamics’ Stretch robot, can now pick and place multiple boxes at the same time – “currently up to four at once”. The company calls this new feature “multipick”.

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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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Get More Done Faster with CAD360

Design World

By Kate Nadeau, Marketing Manager CAD360 – Custom Conveyor Models in Minutes CAD360 is an all-in-one online conveyor modeling platform; providing 2D and 3D models and images within minutes. Registration is simple and free; and once registered you can access over 30 different conveyor platforms; in addition to a dozen pre-configured conveyor system layouts.

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Nvidia unveils ‘major updates’ in new version of Isaac robotics simulation platform

Robotics Automation News

Nvidia unveiled “major updates” to the Nvidia Isaac Robotics platform at the recent ROSCon 2023 event. The platform delivers performant perception and high-fidelity simulation to robotics developers worldwide. These updates include the release of Nvidia Isaac ROS 2.0 and Nvidia Isaac Sim 2023.

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What to know about the St. Lawrence Seaway strike

Canadian Manufacturing

MONTREAL – The St. Lawrence Seaway has shut down as hundreds of workers walked off the job Sunday. Here are answers to a few key questions about what’s going on: What is the St. Lawrence Seaway? The St. Lawrence Seaway is a marine shipping route that links the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes through a system of 15 locks between Lake Erie and Montreal.

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Fugro SpAARC’s space operations set to grow with further funding

Robotics Automation News

Fugro’s Space Automation, AI and Robotics Control Complex (SpAARC) in Perth, Western Australia (WA), is to receive an additional AUD 5 million (just under $3.2 million US) in funding from the WA Government.

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How Embedded Analytics Gets You to Market Faster with a SAAS Offering

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.

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Precise Angles in Press Brake Operations: Wenglor’s New Angle Sensor

Control.com

Sheet metal bending is a common manufacturing process, effective for thin metal parts. The new MLSL1xxS50 from Wenglor ensures accurate bends in sheet metal for many different applications.

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How to Elevate Your Business Strategy with Smart Security Cameras

Robotics Automation News

Did you know? According to Streamline Telecom, businesses are 4 times more likely to be robbed than homes. As the data demonstrates the heightened risk, surveillance plays a pivotal role in protection. This is where smart security cameras come into the picture. The role of security cameras in business goes beyond just safety.

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Built on partnerships

Manufacturer's Monthly

Treotham has more than 30 years’ experience providing high-quality components and products to automation and industrial markets from a range of global companies. As the exclusive distributor for many international product lines, Treotham’s customers gain from its local presence and the extensive knowledge and experience of its staff. The company’s most diverse and impressive product is its energy chain range supplied by international company igus®.

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Theobroma releases single-board computer dedicated to autonomous mobile robots

Robotics Automation News

Theobroma has released a single-board computer dedicated to autonomous mobile robots. Jaguar SBC-RK3588-AMR is specifically designed for use in robust and reliable autonomous mobile robots (AMR). Typical applications include industrial automation, agriculture and horticulture, construction, retail intralogistics, and hospitality. Jaguar features Rockchip’s high-end ARM-based SOC RK3588.

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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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Mitsubishi Electric and department of defence to develop laser technology

Manufacturer's Monthly

Mitsubishi Electric Australia Ltd. and the Australian Department of Defence signed an agreement for a joint development project to develop laster technology. This is a joint development project to develop and transition a new capability, based on cutting-edge laser technology developed by Australia’s Defence Science and Technology Group. The project will utilise Mitsubishi Electric Corporation’s electronic and optical system technology to enhance surveillance and survivability of Australian Defe

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Nvidia expands robotics platform to ‘meet the rise of generative AI’

Robotics Automation News

Powerful generative AI models and cloud-native APIs and microservices are coming to the edge, according to Nvidia Generative AI is bringing the power of transformer models and large language models to virtually every industry.

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APS in partnership with Siemens open innovative new Manufacturing Centre in Adelaide

Manufacturer's Monthly

APS Industrial’s new manufacturing facility in South Australia is set to help the automation specialists manufacture and supply its products to the market in a quicker and more efficient manner. The Adelaide based Manufacturing Centre is the first non-Siemens facility worldwide to adapt and assemble the Siemens range of Air Circuit Breakers (ACBs). CEO, Siemens Australia and New ZealandPeter Halliday spoke about the importance of this announcement.

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Riverfield selects VxWorks from Wind River to develop ‘groundbreaking’ surgical robot system

Robotics Automation News

Wind River, a developer of software for intelligent systems, says Riverfield is using VxWorks to develop the Saroa Surgical System, a surgical assist robot. Avijit Sinha, chief product officer, Wind River, says: “Riverfield is an incredible pioneer with the Saroa Surgical System and its sense-of-force capability.

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Embedding BI: Architectural Considerations and Technical Requirements

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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JIT scheduling for the high-mix sheet metal fabrication shop

The Fabricator

Balancing nesting efficiency against limited work-in-process (WIP) is an ongoing challenge for OSH Cut, a high-mix, on-demand sheet metal manufacturing service. So it developed in-house software that balances nesting efficiency against production needs.

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Sensing the need for more

Manufacturer's Monthly

With the number of perishable food and biopharmaceutical products in the market, maintaining their temperature integrity has never been so important. In 2017 Australia released the cold chain guidelines, providing strict controls for manufacturers and those transport cold good must follow. Around 2.2 million tonnes of food waste is generated by the Australian commercial and industrial sectors each year.

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JIT scheduling for a high-mix sheet metal fabrication shop

The Fabricator

Balancing nesting efficiency against limited work-in-process (WIP) is an ongoing challenge for OSH Cut, a high-mix, on-demand sheet metal manufacturing service. So it developed in-house software that balances nesting efficiency against production needs.

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Warehouse automation specialist AutoStore launches new robot

Robotics Automation News

AutoStore, a builder of robotic technologies for warehouses, has introduced its new R5 Pro Robot, the latest version of the company’s R5 Robot.

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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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Test Equipment Producer Gains a New Level of Control with Manufacturing Software

MRPEasy

With over two decades of experience in designing and manufacturing control and test systems, TBG Solutions is a trusted provider of industrial engineering solutions. A recent implementation of cloud-based MRP software has comprehensively updated the company’s internal processes. Professionals of the trade TBG Solutions is an engineer-to-order test, measurement, and control systems producer that has […] The post Test Equipment Producer Gains a New Level of Control with Manufacturing Softwar

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Rev up for the Last Lap of Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

Free training. Live webinars. Brand-new tutorials. A tech learning experience, unlike anything you’ve seen. Updated Cisco Security certification blueprints.

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Limited space doesn’t mean limited productivity.

The Fabricator

Limited space? No problem, here’s what you need to consider when you have limited space but need a production laser cutting system.

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Labels for Consumer IoT Devices? Cisco’s View

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

In its August 10, 2023, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Cybersecurity Labeling for Internet of Things (IoT), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) asked some intriguing questions about… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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How to Leverage AI for Actionable Insights in BI, Data, and Analytics

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.