Wed.Jul 19, 2023

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KUKA adds training resource to FABTECH 2023

Design World

KUKA will feature its ready2_educate_arc education cart that includes a KR AGILUS and Lincoln R450 welder at FABTECH 2023. The all-in-one cart is mobile, fits through standard-size doors, can be used without the welder for general training purposes, and can even be used for the manufacturing of smaller parts. The cart also features a fume… The post KUKA adds training resource to FABTECH 2023 appeared first on Design World.

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National Grid to sell off 20 per cent of its gas network to Australian firm

E&T

The sale follows the decision last year to sell off a 60 per cent equity stake in its UK gas transmission and metering business to a consortium which included Macquarie and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation from Canada. The investment takes the Consortium’s total ownership in National Gas to 80 per cent and is on equivalent financial terms to the original 60 per cent acquisition, which was completed in January this year.

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The Best Delivery Services in the UK: Bringing Convenience to Your Doorstep

Robotics Automation News

In an era defined by convenience and efficiency, delivery services have become an integral part of our daily lives. From groceries to electronics and even restaurant meals, the options seem endless. However, not all delivery services are created equal, and finding the best ones can be a daunting task.

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Complying with Consumer Product Advertising and Labeling Regulations and Other Requirements

Foley

Jai Singh is a partner and co-chair of Foley’s Consumer Products Team, as well as the vice chair of the firm's Consumer Law and Class Action Practice Group. He routinely counsels consumer product clients on forming effective and compliant advertising and marketing strategies. In this video, Jai discusses three ways to achieve compliant advertising, including substantiating claims, avoiding deceptive claims, and complying with applicable regulations.

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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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How to use Telegram for E-Commerce Business?

Robotics Automation News

As of 2022, According to Statista, retail e-commerce sales crossed 5.2 trillion dollars U.S. dollars globally. This surge is seen post Covid-19 pandemic and continues to expand further. Let’s be clear, in order to conduct any type of e-commerce operations, businesses use online marketing tools to market their products to generate leads and sales.

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Fundamentals of Directional Control Valves in Fluid Control Systems

Control.com

Directional control valves (DCVs) come in many shapes and sizes for pneumatic and hydraulic applications. Learn to distinguish the different configurations and the meaning of external markings.

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UN officials call for AI regulation during Security Council meeting

E&T

The meeting of the Security Council saw representatives of the 15 member countries listen to AI experts discussing whether AI was a ‘catastrophic risk for humans’ or a ‘historic opportunity’. The meeting was held in London and chaired by foreign secretary James Cleverly, who said AI “knows no borders” and stressed the urgent “need to shape the global governance of transformative technologies”.

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From Concept to Execution: How the Best Brand Activations in UAE Transformed the Marketing Landscape

Robotics Automation News

Brand activations have become a pivotal element in the ever-evolving world of marketing. With the ever-evolving market landscape in the UAE, brands are actively seeking out inventive approaches to engage their target audience and forge strong connections that resonate with the local culture and preferences.

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Ultra low-voltage motor and drive architectures are gaining traction

Control Engineering

Interact Analysis has been covering the motor and drive space since its inception. Within the ac motor and drive market, low voltage is commonly understood as being less than 690V. During last year’s edition of our annual low voltage ac motor drive market research, we noticed a common term being mentioned – “Ultra Low Voltage” (ULV). ULV means less than 60V and determined the strength of the trend was significant enough to warrant producing a dedicated report on the topic.

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How Blue World City is transforming the real estate industry?

Robotics Automation News

Blue World City Islamabad is a modernistic housing project located in the city of Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. It is a new residential and commercial hub that is being developed with the aim of providing a complete lifestyle experience to its residents.

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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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Siltech Corporation announces $100M investment in Ont.

Canadian Manufacturing

PHOTO: Manufacturing/Getty Images FORT ERIE — The Ontario government says they are welcoming a $100 million investment by Siltech Corporation, an Ontario manufacturer of specialty silicone used in the personal care, automotive, agriculture, pulp and paper, and oil and gas industries. The investment, to build a new manufacturing facility in Fort Erie, will create 51 new jobs.

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Renewable projects could boost support with local community finance – report

E&T

According to a report from Onward, renewables typically have the public’s backing, even among rural voters who are most likely to see new projects near them. A total of 57 per cent of rural voters would support an onshore wind farm three miles from their home, while just 17 per cent oppose it, the poll showed. Even new grid infrastructure has marginal net support, with 31 per cent in favour and 30 per cent opposing.

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Metal fabricators without indoor air control in shop could catch heat

The Fabricator

As OSHA takes the first steps toward establishing new heat standards for U.S. workers, companies need to address stifling indoor work environments.

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Rural bus services continue to decline as urban routes scoop up central funding

E&T

The County Councils Network (CCN), which represents England’s local authorities, has undertaken a comprehensive review of rural bus services. It found that more than one in four routes have vanished over the last decade with passenger numbers dropping to a "historic low". The study concludes that many services in rural areas were already in state of "managed decline" but this trend has accelerated since the pandemic.

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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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Omron names Jet Automation as its Certified Systems Integrator partner

Automation Mag

Omron Automation Americas recently named Jet Automation as a new partner in its Certified Systems Integrator program. Based in the Greater Toronto Area, Jet Automation has over 20 years of experience in providing services for industrial automation and control solutions. Jet Automation has been collaborating with Omron in developing collaborative robot palletizer solution, simplifying and enhancing automation control system by utilizing Sysmac, as well as implementing and upgrading industrial saf

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Robotic Rotational Molding Drives New Precision in Plastics Molding

Plastics Today

The technology offers consistent part-to-part repeatability, optimized strength-to-weight ratios, and wide-ranging design flexibility.

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Kickstart: 100 years of toys

Plastics News

The company behind GI Joe, My Little Pony, Transformers, Nerf and Star Wars toys is marking its 100th birthday at San Diego Comic-Con.

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Rev Up and Race to Recertification with 56 Free Continuing Education Credits

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

Buckle up, Cisco certification holders: It’s time to hit the t urbo boost button and race to recertification.

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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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Subcontractor dies at Formosa plant in Texas

Plastics News

The 31-year-old man was working for a scaffolding inspection company when he fell, reports stated.

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Cisco Innovation for Payment Solutions

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

No matter what century you research, you’ll find innovative people doing things to make everyday life easier.

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National Technology Summit launches in Brisbane

Manufacturer's Monthly

Day one of the inaugural National Tech Summit – Forging Australia’s Tech Future has been officially opened by Annastacia Palaszczuk, premier of Queensland and minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Tech Council of Australia (TCA) and the Queensland Government partnered to bring a notable line-up of speakers together in Brisbane to discuss the most critical issues for Australia’s tech future.

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Bombardier Defense delivers Global 6000 aircraft to Saab’s GlobalEye Program

Canadian Manufacturing

MONTREAL — Bombardier Defense recently marked the sixth delivery of a Global 6000 aircraft to Swedish defense supplier Saab, ready to be transformed by Saab into their Airborne Early Warning and Control solution known as GlobalEye. This aircraft will join the Swedish Air Force once Saab completes the transformation. Saab’s GlobalEye program integrates radar, command, control and communication systems into a multi-domain airborne surveillance solution using Bombardier’s Global 6000 aircraft

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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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Gilmour Space to accelerate design and manufacturing with Siemens Xcelerator

Manufacturer's Monthly

Gilmour Space Technologies, an Australian space launch services company, will use cutting-edge solutions from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of industry software to digitally transform its design and manufacturing processes across its Queensland facilities. Most recently, Gilmour Space unveiled Australia’s first home-grown orbital launch vehicle. The use of this design and product lifecycle management (PLM) software will help to increase cross-functional collaboration through unified digital f

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Subcontractor dies at Formosa plant in Texas

Plastics News

The 31-year-old man was working for a scaffolding inspection company when he fell, reports stated.

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Australian Manufacturing Week 2023 reverberations

Manufacturer's Monthly

Australian Manufacturing Week 2023 (AMW2023) grew into a tremendous success, truly a celebration of the manufacturing talents here in Australia. AMW2023 is done and dusted. And what a show it was. It’s been four long years since the last Melbourne Austech show, due to COVID restrictions and lockdowns. Now fully owned and operated by AMTIL , AMW is Australia’s largest manufacturing solutions event, bringing far more sectors of Australian manufacturing under the same roof.

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Europe Looks To Virtual Factories In New Industrial Revolution

Metrology

EU manufacturers are increasingly embracing digital technologies to improve agility. The post Europe Looks To Virtual Factories In New Industrial Revolution appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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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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Economic opportunities from silicon to solar

Manufacturer's Monthly

On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced a $541,640 grant to the Australian PV Institute (APVI) to examine opportunities in Australia for solar PV supply chains. The $1.12 million ‘Silicon to Solar’ study will look at options for domestic manufacturing, diversified supply chains, and policy options required to achieve them.

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Masterful Use of Data Is Manufacturing’s Future: Who's Ready?

Industry Week

Overlapping data from multiple sources can help manufacturers more dependably track fluctuations in cost, energy, shipping, processes, labor and more.

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WA Government awards Pacific Energy $2.4M to help diversify economy

Manufacturer's Monthly

The Western Australian Premier, the Hon Roger Cook, attended Pacific Energy’s Perth Airport manufacturing facility in connection with awarding the company up to $2.4 million in funding on behalf of his government’s Investment Attraction Fund (the Fund). Pacific Energy will use the grant to further develop its WA-based manufacturing capabilities and support the state’s economic diversification targets.

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Meta Challenges OpenAI and Google with Open-Source AI

Industry Week

"Open source drives innovation because it enables many more developers to build with new technology," Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post.

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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.