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DigiKey brand refresh reflects company evolution and commerce leadership

Design World

DigiKey, a leading global commerce distributor offering the largest selection of technical components and automation products in stock for immediate shipment, today unveiled an update to its brand system including a refreshed logo, updated color palette and typeface, tagline, simplified name and updated brand voice. The new look was debuted at the EDS Leadership Summit… The post DigiKey brand refresh reflects company evolution and commerce leadership appeared first on Design World.

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Data Standards Won’t Solve Your Interoperability Problems

Automation World

Industry standards are important but, on their own, they cannot tell a use-case driven story. However, when paired with an industrial data ops solution, they can help expedite data modeling to deliver contextualized, intelligent insights.

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Bringing quality assurance into NIMS global machining qualification

Design World

Many trade and technical schools in the U.S. include certification from the National Institute of Metalworking Skills (NIMS) in their training programs to uphold students to current manufacturing industry standards. To help support the initiative, Renishaw developed a gauging system package to improve the inspection of NIMS parts. Background NIMS is a non-profit organization that… The post Bringing quality assurance into NIMS global machining qualification appeared first on Design World.

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Deep How Uses AI For Skills Training

Gary Mintchell

What workforce problem has populated every industrial trade press issue for the past 10-15 years? Baby Boomers are retiring taking decades of knowledge with them. How can the new workforce of engineers and technicians be provided the skillset quickly? Actually, new people have come into the industry continually for years. Recall the conferences you’ve attended (except during the pandemic) over the past several years.

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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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JW Winco: Just the right tension and effect

Design World

Standard parts specialist JW Winco is expanding its existing range of clamping elements by adding new side clamps suitable for universal and specific purposes, primarily in jig and tool construction and small series production. The standard parts come in various versions: with clamping screws, hand levers, cam levers, and matching accessories. The new side clamps… The post JW Winco: Just the right tension and effect appeared first on Design World.

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Former U.S. Army diver dives into the fine art of metal sculptures

The Fabricator

As a U.S. Army diver, Patrick Andrews learned how to assess situations, consider all angles, and even improvise when needed. Turns out, those skills have broad applicability—even in his PSA Custom Creations art studio making metal sculptures.

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Most methane emissions unregulated despite climate impact, study finds

E&T

A team from Queen Mary University of London (QMU) found that little is known about the effectiveness of the policies that exist, with potentially unrepresentative methane emission estimations used rather than actual measurements. Inaccurate estimations can also mean the issue is taken less seriously by decision-makers by masking its severity. The researchers argue that the lack of regulation and clarity into their impact must urgently be addressed if the world is going to meet climate targets.

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XTEND acquires drone inspection specialist Performance Rotors

Robotics Automation News

XTEND, the developer of XOS, a human-guided autonomous operating system, or human-machine interaction system, has acquired Performance Rotors, a Singapore-based drone inspection specialist. XTEND says the move will boost its ability to offer human-guided, remote interactive operations in a range of inspection scenarios, and grow its global business.

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UK to boost semiconductor industry with £1bn plan to reduce reliance on China

E&T

The 20-year plan sets out how the UK will safeguard supply chains for the technology and protect it against national security risks. The investment, which will be spread over the next decade and includes up to £200m over the next two years, should improve access to infrastructure, power more research and development, and facilitate greater international cooperation for firms in the sector.

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How I Automate Torrent Downloads Hassle-Free

Robotics Automation News

If you’re a torrent enthusiast like me, you might already know how time-consuming it can be. You usually have to manually search, download, and manage torrents. However, in this post, I want to show you a couple of tricks that I have found.

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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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Deliver the Experience Your Customers Want with a Data-Informed Hybrid Work Strategy

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

Introduction: The Evolution of Hybrid Work While hybrid work is not a new concept, it continues to evolve as we gather more information about employee work preferences and customers’ workplace and r… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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Reliable Robotics conducts autonomous flight demonstration at Travis Air Force Base

Robotics Automation News

Reliable Robotics, a specialist in safety-enhancing aircraft automation systems, has provided a demonstration of its autonomous flight technology during the recent Golden Phoenix readiness exercise at Travis Air Force Base (AFB). This exercise demonstrated capabilities that will help the United States Air Force (USAF) modernize and project safe, rapid, global mobility.

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Emerson Creates Power Supply Solution Specifically Designed For IIoT

Control.com

Emerson's SolaHD has created a communication module that brings IIoT capabilities to its SDN-D power supplies to help monitor systems for abnormalities to reduce costly downtime.

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Humatics launches ‘first’ robotic system with microlocation for in-motion assembly lines

Robotics Automation News

Humatics is planning to showcase what it says is “an industry first” – an in-motion engine assembly application with multiple robotic arms working concurrently in the same pitch. The company will show off its new microlocation technology at this year’s Automate Show in Detroit, Michigan.

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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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Hyundai Pony Coupe Concept restored, after 50 years

Canadian Manufacturing

Photo: Hyundai. COMO and SEOUL — Hyundai Motor Company’s recreated Pony Coupe Concept has made its world premiere, nearly 50 years after its original debut, in Lake Como, Italy. Originally unveiled at the 1974 Turin Motor Show, the Pony Coupe Concept is a vehicle in the company’s history and design heritage. Hyundai Motor unveiled the rebuilt Pony Coupe Concept at the inaugural Hyundai Reunion, a heritage brand platform that reflects on Hyundai Motor’s past and its future direc

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RC Mowers launches upgraded remotely-operated robotic mowers

Robotics Automation News

RC Mowers, a manufacturer of remote-operated and autonomous robotic mowers, is releasing its new R Series to replace older versions of its remote-operated robotic mowers. Michael Brandt, CEO, RC Mowers, says: “These mowers are an upgrade to our already innovative remote-controlled robotic mowers and will continue to help our customers solve their business challenges.

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How Cisco’s SaaS Solutions on AWS Deliver Unbeatable Value to Customers and Partners

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

The cloud has become a vital tool for businesses of all sizes, providing flexibility, scalability, and cost-effectiveness that are necessary to compete in today’s fast-paced digital landscape.

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Trading Skins in Counter Strike 2: What changes?

Robotics Automation News

Valve remained conservative and didn’t attempt to innovate when it came to skin trading in CS2, a move which made the process feel pretty traditional. However, Dmarket and other platforms like it have proved invaluable for skin trading since the earlier game (CS:GO).

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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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Understanding Application Aware Routing (AAR) in Cisco SD-WAN

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

This guest post was authored by Cisco Designated VIP David Peñaloza Seijas. One of the main features used in Cisco SD-WAN is Application Aware Routing (AAR).

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DJI’s launches new commercial drone

Robotics Automation News

DJI, the world’s largest civilian drones and aerial imaging technology company, has launched a new drone, which “sets a new standard for any commercial drone operator”, according to the company. It adds that the DJI Matrice 350 RTK (M350 RTK) “redefines the ultimate tool for the commercial drone industry”.

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Autonomous trailer unloading and robotic dry wall finishing

Robotics Business Review

This week we recap the 2023 Robotics Summit event and interview Fox Robotics' new CEO Marin Tchakarov and Canvas Robotics' CEO and co-founder Kevin Albert. The post Autonomous trailer unloading and robotic dry wall finishing appeared first on Robotics Business Review.

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World Bee Day: Meet Cisco’s Connected Bees in Amsterdam

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

We have already shared a lot about the beehives at Cisco’s Research Triangle Park (RTP) North Carolina campus on this blog.

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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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RoboBusiness 2023 call for speakers

Robotics Business Review

The world's premier robotics business development event seeks talks that highlight the latest enabling technologies and commercial opportunities for robotics solution providers. The post RoboBusiness 2023 call for speakers appeared first on Robotics Business Review.

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St. Thomas, Ont. community worries about disruptions from VW mfg. plant

Canadian Manufacturing

Jenna Tranter thought she had finally found rural tranquillity a decade ago when she bought a lush 25-acre farm where she could teach horseback riding, removed from the traffic and noise of a major city. But she recently learned she’d be getting a new neighbour: Volkswagen, Europe’s largest carmaker, has announced plans to build a massive electric-vehicle battery manufacturing plant in St.

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Jaguar Land Rover owner offered £500m in subsidies to build battery plant in UK

The Guardian Manufacturing

Incentive from Jeremy Hunt comes only days after three carmakers issued Brexit rules warning The government has offered the owner of Jaguar Land Rover £500m in subsidies in an effort to persuade the carmaker to build a new electric battery plant in the UK. The chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has put forward a package of incentives to entice JLR’s parent company, days after three global carmakers warned that Brexit rules on where parts were sourced threatened the future of the British automotive industr

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SPEE3D wins in US defence manufacturing technology program

AU Manufacturing

SPEE3D has been named winner of the US Office of the Secretary of Defence Manufacturing Technology (OSD ManTech) “Point of Need Challenge” for solutions to support forward-deployed forces in austere environments. In a news release, the Melbourne-based company said the program will invest around USD 2.5 million (AUD 3.8 million), with industry partners contributing another USD 700,000 (AUD 1.1 million) in cost share.

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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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Manufacturing line at new MSS Steel Tubes factory to produce Nextracker solar tracker components

The Fabricator

Nextracker Inc. and MSS Steel Tubes USA have announced the commissioning of a new factory in Memphis, Tenn., to manufacture low-carbon steel torque tubes for the solar tracking systems.

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Hands-on review: Majority Tru 2 ANC Bluetooth earbuds

E&T

Having already covered practically every audio product angle in the consumer technology sphere - from headphones and soundbars to DAB radios and streaming players - noise-cancelling earbuds were almost inevitable from Cambridge, UK-based company Majority. Naturally, the Tru 1 earbuds came first, as a true wireless set. There's also the Earth-friendly Tru Bio , also true wireless.

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Vention’s 3rd generation pendant technology offers remote support worldwide

Automation Mag

Vention has released its ‘Remote Support’ offering worldwide, ahead of showcasing the technology at Automate 2023 from May 22 to 25. This will allow manufacturers to receive on-demand, high-priority automation and deployment support from Vention’s Customer Success team. This new release is accessible through Vention’s 3rd generation pendant technology, which features a double built-in camera, voice streaming, HMI screen sharing, Wi-Fi connectivity and a 13 inches touchscr

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Great British Railways project at risk, reports suggest

E&T

The creation of Great British Railways (GBR) - former prime minister Boris Johnson's plan to simplify the British rail network - may not be included in the King's speech this year, leading to the formation of a diminished body with only a fraction of the powers included in the original proposal. Officials at the Department for Transport reportedly revealed this information to The Times, stating that the project was not a priority for current prime minister Rishi Sunak's government.

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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.