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Ringfeder shrink discs

Design World

The high-quality original from the world market leader: RINGFEDER Shrink Discs are flange-shaped, friction-locked shaft-hub connections and the more powerful and reliable alternative to conventional shrink fits, wedge, keyway, or polygonal connections. In contrast to internal locking devices, e.g. locking assemblies, the pressure is applied from the outside to the hollow shaft or hub, thus […] The post Ringfeder shrink discs appeared first on Design World.

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Research Reports Reveal IoT Cyber Risks Plus Value of Manufacturing

Gary Mintchell

ABI Reasearch sent the results of a couple of research studies last month. I’m still catching up on an unusual amount of news. One report is on the value of manufacturing to the world’s economy. The other relates to Cyberattack risks relative to the growth of Internet of Things (IoT) connections. Cyberattack Risks to IP Rich Data Double as Manufacturing IoT Connections Grow at a CAGR of 53% by 2026 Intellectual Property (IP) theft, including industrial trade secrets, is one of the costliest secu

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HELUKABEL Group builds new facility for automation cable solutions

Design World

The HELUKABEL Group, a global cable system solutions provider, announced it is going to build a new facility in Haan, Germany, that will house its robotic dress pack and drag chain system subsidiaries under one roof. The new building will also serve as the headquarters of HELUKABEL’s Rhine-Ruhr sales branch and is planned to be… The post HELUKABEL Group builds new facility for automation cable solutions appeared first on Design World.

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ABB Adds Power, Speed to Cobot Line

Gary Mintchell

Collaborative Robots, also known as cobots, have added juice to the overall robot market. Just as I thought robotics was a pretty stagnant market, cobots arrived to bring automation to applications previously too small for the size and expense of industrial robots. What started with startup Danish firms has spread to large and established firms. ABB , one of the originals, has announced a new cobot series.

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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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Amphenol’s LMR Hardcase Tool Kit featured at Heilind Electronics

Design World

Heilind Electronics, a distributor of electronic components and authorized distributor for Times Microwave Systems, offers the LMR Hardcase Tool Kit, expanding its portfolio of the full line of available LMR coaxial cables and connectors. The Amphenol Times Microwave Systems’ LMR Hardcase Tool Kit includes a crimp tool, prep tool, and cable cutting tool for connectors… The post Amphenol’s LMR Hardcase Tool Kit featured at Heilind Electronics appeared first on Design World.

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Material Insights: What’s going on in polyethylene, polypropylene markets

Plastics News

The slowing economy is having an impact on North American resin markets. But prices for some materials may be headed higher anyway as buyers deplete inventories and suppliers cut capacity and export more resin overseas.

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UK ploughs millions into chemical recycling research despite greenwashing claims

E&T

Figures obtained by E&T through freedom of information rules show that £18,534,000 was awarded to chemical recycling projects by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) between 2018-2022. Chemical recycling is a broad term used to describe a range of technologies which the petrochemical sector claims can recycle plastic that is traditionally difficult to deal with mechanically by turning plastic waste back into its molecular building blocks.

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Key Information About Scheduling Apps for Businesses

Robotics Automation News

Even though it’s 2023 and technology has advanced to the level where aspects of everyday life can be made simpler, many small to medium-sized businesses are still making the mistake of manually performing tasks that could benefit from automation.

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UK Space Agency announces £50m for next-gen satellite coverage

E&T

The agency said projects could be integrated with 5G networks for upgraded infrastructure that enables new services such as drones, driverless haulage and space-based networks that could rival cable-based terrestrial ones. Britain is currently the leading non-US manufacturer of satellites, with 47,000 people employed in its space industry and plans to develop multiple potential microlaunch sites, including two vertical launchpads in Scotland.

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What determines apartment prices in Dubai?

Robotics Automation News

The United Arab Emirates, and in particular Dubai, impress with its views, delight with the bright sun that shines here almost all year round, and also allow everyone to earn money in the local real estate market.

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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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NT-based Katherine Joinery expands manufacturing capabilities in co-investment project

AU Manufacturing

Local manufacturing business Katherine Joinery will now begin offering stainless-steel forming and laser-cutting services to its customers in the Big Rivers region in the Northern Territory. Backed by the NT government’s Advanced Manufacturing Ecosystem Fund , the latest addition to Katherin Joinery’s manufacturing capabilities will allow the company to replace fully imported products, reduce customer lead times, and enhance product quality.

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View from Brussels: Rail travel gets New Year boost

E&T

Supporting Ukraine’s resistance against Russia’s invasion was the main theme of a meeting between German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron this weekend, but other issues also made it onto the agenda. Rail fans will be delighted to hear that the two leaders wholeheartedly back plans to link the capital cities of their nations by high-speed rail, which would theoretically allow travellers to reach Berlin or Paris within seven hours.

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Alarm and Event Handling and Processing in Process Control Systems

Control.com

Events that cause alarms are not the most common events in a process system, but they must be handled with proper care, being both resolved and recorded in order to prevent hazards and downtime.

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View from India: Cheetah tourism, anyone?

E&T

Long and slender bodied, cheetahs are the world’s fastest animal. The swift-moving spotted cat had occupied parts of Central India. They were officially declared extinct in 1952 due to extensive hunting as well as ecological changes. The present generation may not have seen cheetahs. Now this could be slated to change. Shivraj Singh Chouhan, chief minister of Madhya Pradesh (MP) has issued an official statement that MP may start cheetah tourism in February.

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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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Construction underway on new SuperGrid Link between Cairns and Townsville

AU Manufacturing

As part of the Queensland Energy and Jobs Plan , work is underway to construct a new 275kV Queensland SuperGrid Link between Cairns and Townsville. The publicly owned Powerlink project will upgrade a portion of the current 132kV coastal transmission line to permanently run at 275kV capacity thanks to $40 million in financing from the Queensland Government.

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Pakistan suffers nationwide power outage

E&T

Pakistan suffered a nationwide power outage that left nearly 220 million people without electricity for several hours today (Monday 23 January) due to a technical fault. The country’s Ministry of Energy said in a statement the system frequency of the country’s National Grid went down at 7.34am local time. “System maintenance work is progressing rapidly,” the tweet added.

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An Audible Alert Indicator For In-line Use with Tower Lights

Control.com

Banner Engineering has introduced an audible indicator to its existing family of modular, in-line light tower indicators to provide real-time audible alerts to operators.

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National Grid warms up three coal plants during cold snap

E&T

Britain’s electricity generators have been forced to warm up coal-fired power stations for the second time this winter. The ESO (Electricity System Operator) branch of the National Grid said the three generators - two at Drax's site in North Yorkshire and one at West Burton in Lincolnshire - will not necessarily be needed, but that the instructions were given in preparation for tighter supply margins during the cold snap.

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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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Helukabel Group to open automation cable solutions facility in Germany

Automation Mag

The Helukabel Group, a global cable system solutions provider, is going to build a new facility in Haan, Germany that will house its robotic dress pack and drag chain system subsidiaries under one roof. The new building will also serve as the headquarters of Helukabel’s Rhine-Ruhr sales branch. It is expected to be completed by 2025. “On the one hand, we are expanding our capacity with the new building so that we can continue to grow,” explains Andreas Hoppe, chief financial of

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UK lagging behind rivals on green growth, CBI warns

E&T

The body, which represents British businesses, said the UK is has lost out on estimated £4.3bn of green growth market value in Europe alone and in April will fall from 5th to 30th place in OECD table on tax competitiveness. It urged the government to bring forward market-making mechanisms like Contracts for Difference (CfD) that have “proven success” in the renewables sector and could be applied to other technologies like hydrogen, carbon capture and sustainable aviation fuels.

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EU ‘could end reliance on China for electric car batteries by 2030’

The Guardian Manufacturing

Prediction predicated on investment that keeps pace with Joe Biden’s $369bn green subsidy spree in US Europe could end its reliance on China for electric car batteries by 2030 but only if it keeps pace with Joe Biden’s $369bn (£298bn) green subsidy spree, experts predict. A report by the renewable energy campaign group Transport & Environment said the EU was on track to produce enough lithium-ion battery cells by 2027 to meet demand and cut China from supply chains.

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Data and AI projects to help NHS tackle winter crisis

E&T

These projects have been launched by Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) with funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). One of the projects would use AI to "digitally mimic" households struggling with the impact of the cost of the living crisis to understand the effects of cold homes on health , while another looks at helping reduce ambulance wait times.

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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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WA Clean Energy Forum puts spotlight on renewable energy potential

AU Manufacturing

Western Australia’s Clean Energy Council (CEC) WA Clean Energy Forum (WACEF) , set to take place on 7 February, is aimed at exploring the state’s energy market transformation. Powered by Goldwind, the event will tackle the decarbonisation of mining, the extraordinary opportunity for offshore wind and green hydrogen, First Nations engagement and participation in clean energy, and rooftop solar’s continuing evolution to power homes, businesses and remote communities.

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Prices may not come back down, contrary to consumer expectations

Canadian Manufacturing

What goes up doesn’t necessarily come down. That’s contrary to the sentiment of a surprisingly large proportion of respondents to the Bank of Canada’s quarterly consumer expectations survey, released last week. According to the survey, more than a quarter of Canadians believe that current decades-high prices will drop five years from now. “What goes up must come down,” said one respondent in a post-survey interview.

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Redflow to deliver Deye hybrid inverters to Australian integrators

AU Manufacturing

Energy storage company Redflow has completed the integration testing of its zinc-bromine flow batteries with hybrid inverters from Deye. The integration makes Deye’s hybrid inverter the first of its kind available for use with Redflow batteries, paving the way for a range of new capabilities previously unavailable to the Australian market. During the integration testing, the Deye inverter demonstrated complete compatibility with Redflow ’s ZBM3 zinc-bromine flow battery.

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5 most popular DeFi coins and how to invest in them

Robotics Automation News

The chasm between the new world of cryptocurrencies and the conventional financial system we are familiar with is being filled by decentralized finance (DeFi). The DeFi initiative offers customers several financial services often provided by traditional financial institutions, such as loans, lending, and insurance.

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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.

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Upcoming Webinar: Combating Warehouse Inefficiencies With RF-SMART + NetSuite

AU Manufacturing

Media Release by Annexa Annexa, a leading Australian NetSuite solution provider, is hosting a webinar focusing on transforming warehouse operations featuring RF-SMART, a global leader in mobile data collection solutions for supply chain/logistics execution. The webinar, titled ‘Combating Warehouse Inefficiencies With RF-SMART + NetSuite’, will take place virtually on Tuesday, February 14 at 11:00 am AEDT and will feature Stephen Lewis, Director of Operations – APAC, RF-Smart

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Data and Harmonization to Improve the Circularity of Plastics

NIST Manufacturing

Significant activity is taking place at the local, state, national, and international levels aimed at improving the management of plastic products and packaging.

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Ampol, SEA Electric collaborate to drive commercial EV charging

AU Manufacturing

Petroleum giant Ampol has ventured into an industry-first partnership with electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer SEA Electric to deliver seamless charging options to key parts of the transport sector. The partnership seeks to develop flexible, sustainable, and seamless EV charging options to support the transition of companies to zero-emissions commercial electric vehicle technology.

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How Your Storage Practices Can Affect Your Pest Control Program

Modern Materials Handling

Discover how your storage practices could be affecting your pest control program and how to prevent pest infestations in your business. Join our free webcast with entomologist Frank Meek for valuable tips.

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Mastering Digital Transformation: Your Guide to a Successful MES Implementation

70% of digital transformation projects fail (BCG, 2020). In an industry where most large software implementations falter, we recognize the importance of planning, optimization, and execution. With over 25 years of industry experience and countless successful implementations, MASS Group is opening the vault of tips and tricks to provide a complimentary step-by-step guide in implementing a Work-In-Progress (WIP) tracking software.