Design World

JANUARY 17, 2023

The FAULHABER Drive Calculator is the perfect tool for developers to find a suitable drive system for a specific application in record time. It is easy to use and functional. The modern, clear user interface was designed with optimal usability in mind, and helpful tool tips provide valuable detailed information. For faster calculation, the program… The post FAULHABER Drive Calculator: A helpful tool for every developer appeared first on Design World.

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Automation World

JANUARY 17, 2023

The strong link between system integrators and UN initiatives for sustainability represents not only a responsibility for integrators, but a strong motivation to grow their impact in these areas.

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Design World

JANUARY 17, 2023

By Eryn Devola — Vice President of Sustainability for Siemens Digital Industries Design has always been a balance of performance, cost, and quality. But these metrics do not take the full, lifetime environmental impact of a product into account. Sustainability must be added to ensure every impact of a product is addressed in even the… The post Siemens Digital Industries on sustainable product design appeared first on Design World.

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JANUARY 17, 2023

Grey is UK’s most popular new car colour for fifth consecutive year with 25.7% market share, followed by black and white to complete a monochrome podium. Maroon, pink and cream were bottom of the charts, taking just 0.02% of all registrations combined. Green enjoys resurgence with biggest volume uplift of +13,293 units while electric vehicles account for a quarter of all new green cars.

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Discover how CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) transformed and revitalized Broderick's manufacturing plant in 5 productive ways. Before the CMMS, the plant faced challenges such as reactive maintenance due to staff shortages, inefficient inventory management, and poor team communication. With the CMMS, the plant experienced increased equipment uptime, streamlined maintenance processes, enhanced inventory management, improved communication, and better decision-making through real-

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Design World

JANUARY 17, 2023

SICK launched a new linear encoder product family for high-precision detection of piston positions in hydraulic cylinders and monitoring linear movements in machines. The DAX linear encoder product family provides flexibility for countless industrial applications. The product family offers three designs to suit these applications, all with industry-appropriate measuring ranges.

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Robotics Automation News

JANUARY 17, 2023

Lambert Vet Supply, a distributor of veterinary supplies in the US, has expanded its long-standing partnership with Körber by signing an agreement to deploy 24 autonomous mobile robots by Locus Robotics throughout its newly partnered warehouse network in Dothan, Alabama at Jeffers Pet Supply. The software-driven robotics solution seamlessly integrates with Lambert’s existing K.Motion Warehouse […].

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Plastics News

JANUARY 17, 2023

The plastics market forecast for 2023 is shaping up to be another interesting year. Economics Editor Bill Wood stops by this week's Material Insights to share what to expect this year as the U.S. plastics industry navigates higher interest rates, lowering demand and inflation.

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JANUARY 17, 2023

Epson Robots, one of the largest robot manufacturers in the world, has signed Motion Ai, a supplier of automation products and motion control solutions, as an official distributor of Epson Robots automation solutions. Partnering with the industry’s leading manufacturers, Motion Ai is a one-stop-shop for automation products and custom solutions for businesses in several industries […].

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E&T

JANUARY 17, 2023

Electric car battery company Britishvolt has fallen into administration and made the majority of its 300 staff redundant, administrators have confirmed. The company, which had plans to build a gigafactory to make the batteries in Northumberland, has appointed administrators at EY after failing to raise enough cash for its research and the development of its Cambois site.

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Robotics Automation News

JANUARY 17, 2023

The Numina Group has launched Pakt, which the company describes as “a fully productized pack and ship automation solution, purpose-built for fulfillment operations”. Pakt breaks down the financial and operational barriers to entry that have previously existed with end of line automation, reducing pack and ship labor by “70 percent and increasing throughput capacity by […].

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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?

E&T

JANUARY 17, 2023

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative administration has promised to amend the Online Safety Bill to introduce prison sentences for managers that fail to protect children from online harm. . The proposal was pushed for by nearly 50 Conservative MPs, with the backing of the Labour Party. . The much-delayed Online Safety Bill has been presented by the government as a ground-breaking law that will target online racism, sexual abuse, bullying, fraud and other harmful material often found on the

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Robotics Automation News

JANUARY 17, 2023

You couldn’t miss the international drone show trend if you followed social media or watched TV recently: a lot of indoor and outdoor events and ceremonies, such as sports shows, movie premieres, and even local celebrations include this new exciting technology. But have you ever wondered how much it would cost to organize a cool […].

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E&T

JANUARY 17, 2023

Microfibres are defined as tiny ‘threads’, smaller than 5mm, that break off from textiles through the everyday acts of wearing and laundering garments and textiles. Estimates suggest that every year more than half a million tons of microfibres are released into the world’s oceans simply from washing our clothing, while microfibres from synthetic textiles (known as microplastics) are one of the biggest sources of microplastic pollution in the world’s oceans, contaminating the entire planet from t

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Robotics Automation News

JANUARY 17, 2023

Photoneo Brightpick Group, the parent company of Photoneo, a provider of robotic vision sensors and intelligence software, and Brightpick, a provider of warehouse automation solutions for ecommerce and grocery order fulfillment, has raised an additional $19 million to complete a $40 million Series B. Taiwania Capital led this most recent round, which also included follow-on […].

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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.

Manufacturing

Dinesh Mishra

JANUARY 17, 2023

India’s metal-cutting machine tools sector is one of the biggest markets for the global USD 76-B MCMT industry. Local and international players have their hands full catching up with the post-pandemic pent-up demand – a trend reflected in the mega-buzz around IMTEX 2023. In this issue, we feature actionable insights from industry leaders on top growth opportunities and their offerings for this year’s biggest industry event.

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E&T

JANUARY 17, 2023

The UK government has presented a new plan to boost smart electric vehicle (EV) charging, which it claims could save drivers up to £1,000 a year. . The ‘Electric Vehicle Smart Charging Action Plan’ would involve boosting the network of units with smart charging capabilities, which would minimise the impact of EVs on the grid by reducing demand peaks.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

JANUARY 17, 2023

When choosing the right welding process for your needs, it’s important to consider the goals of your operation along with specifics of the job. The right welding process can help reduce weld defects and enhance efficiency and productivity. There are many different welding processes available on welding power sources designed for industrial manufacturing.

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E&T

JANUARY 17, 2023

“I would like to explore Earth first. Then the Moon, Mars, the asteroids and even further beyond. And if the hardware that I am building is out there helping us to do that, it would give me large amounts of satisfaction.” Bryan Dean is describing his personal mission for Dragonfly Aerospace that designs and manufactures satellite cameras for monitoring what’s happening on Earth from orbit.

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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.

Robotics Automation News

JANUARY 17, 2023

China is the first country to develop a digital currency available in the mobile payment system. The website yuan pay coin will help traders to understand more about trading. CBDCs are designed with two purposes: to simplify and broaden access to financial services and improve security against risks of financial crime and terrorism. Digital Yuan […].

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E&T

JANUARY 17, 2023

Under the terms of the contract, valued at around €3bn (£2.7bn), Siemens Mobility will design, manufacture, commission and test the locomotives and provide 35 years of full service maintenance. Deliveries are planned over a period of 11 years. The 9,000-horsepower (6.6MW) locomotives will be assembled in the Indian Railways factory in Dahod, in the state of Gujarat.

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AU Manufacturing

JANUARY 17, 2023

Over $17.9 million in federal funding has been awarded to 17 projects that support more women to study and build careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. . The grants were awarded as part of the latest round of Women in STEM and Entrepreneurship (WiSE) program. . WiSE offers grants ranging between $500,000 and $1 million to expand successful projects that have increased awareness of STEM education and improved opportunities for girls or women to build skills and succeed in S

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E&T

JANUARY 17, 2023

The Meta Quest Pro headset features a lot of world-class engineering and it benefits from many novel design choices. But you cannot escape the feeling that the company, formerly known as Facebook, has fallen some way short of solidifying its new eponymous ambitions in the metaverse. At £1,500, a very expensive beta has been pushed into the wide market.

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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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21st Century Tech

JANUARY 17, 2023

A modular form of carbon, graphullerene, made up of layers of fullerenes with graphullerite crystals, has been discovered by researchers at Columbia University. Why this is so exciting to the energy industry and makers of semiconductors requires an understanding of the evolution of the carbon constituents that make up this new material. Before graphullerene we had the following: Graphite which is a crystalline form of carbon that is best known for its use in pencils (the misnomered lead) and as

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E&T

JANUARY 17, 2023

The demonstration was considered the first time that humans have been able to guide lightning with lasers, a technology that could help protect wider areas against dangerous strikes. . The Laser Lightning Rod (LLR) is a new laser system with an average power of 1kW, pulsing about 1,000 times per second while unleashing one joule of energy per pulse.

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The Guardian Manufacturing

JANUARY 17, 2023

Staff told majority of firm’s 300 employees would be immediately made redundant on Tuesday morning The battery startup Britishvolt has collapsed into administration after talks about a rescue bid from several investors failed, putting 300 jobs at risk. Britishvolt filed notice to appoint an administrator in the insolvency courts on Tuesday. The Guardian understands that the professional services firm EY is waiting in the wings to handle the administration.

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E&T

JANUARY 17, 2023

With the aircraft expected to enter service in 2035 and be operated for decades to come, a young engineer joining a company like Team Tempest electronics lead Leonardo UK could conceivably work exclusively on the jet for their entire career. But a programme like Tempest, which aims to speed up development by drawing on the lessons learned from building previous combat jets, faces a key challenge.

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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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Fabricating & Metal Work

JANUARY 17, 2023

Vectis cobots offer fast, intuitive programming for MIG welding, push-pull systems for MIG welding aluminum and plasma cutting. Shown here is a mobile, cart-based system used by a small welding shop. The struggle to acquire, grow and retain talent remains the welding industry’s leading challenge. As the American Welding Society (AWS) reports on its WeldingWorkfaceData.com website, the industry needs to fill 84,000 welding jobs annually between now and 2025.

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E&T

JANUARY 17, 2023

In an open letter to chancellor Jeremy Hunt, the group including Age UK, Fair By Design, National Energy Action (NEA) and Scope warns that many older and disabled people, their carers and low-income households are facing an uncertain future as they grapple with unaffordable energy bills. A survey for Age UK suggests that 24 per cent of over-60s are living in homes which are colder than they would like them to be, rising to 27 per cent for older people with a disability.

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High-precision electric press brakes ensure shops will meet their production goals with fewer pain points. User-friendly equipment means short training cycles so companies can start producing immediately with both long term and less experienced workers. And automation enables decreases in production time, supports a variety of bends, and the efficient production of high-mix, low-volume parts.

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Modern Machine Shop

JANUARY 17, 2023

Fixed plug gages such as air gaging provide the highest performance results. Photo Credit: Mahr Inc. When determining the dimensional length of a part, there are probably hundreds of tools available, starting with a simple vernier caliper up to a high-end coordinate measuring machine (CMM). These tools — and everything in between — can produce a result but it may not be the best result in terms of ease of use, cost and practicality for the dimension being checked.

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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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