Design World

AUGUST 22, 2023

One Two Beer, GmbH has developed an automated beer tapping system to reduce long lines and waiting times at festival beer stands. At its core is a mobile tap head built using igus’ durable, hygienic, and dry-running threaded dryspin® spindle. This allows the tap to quickly drive to the bottom of cups and fill them… The post New beer robot with igus linear guide taps beer in seconds appeared first on Design World.

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Gary Mintchell

AUGUST 22, 2023

More robust alarm management, improved access to maintenance information, and enhanced support of international standards. Once I knew many people at Yokogawa and had visited their offices outside Atlanta and Houston a few times. Now I see Dave Emerson and Penny Chen a couple of times a year and haven’t heard anything from marketing for years. Now I’m back on Yokogawa’s radar.

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Design World

AUGUST 22, 2023

AutomationDirect has added Endress+Hauser Picomag series magnetic-inductive flow meters to their growing line of flow sensors. Picomag series flow meters offer reliable measuring and monitoring of conductive liquids such as drinking and industrial water with a minimum conductivity of 10 μS/cm. These magnetic-inductive flow meters allow simultaneous measurement of flow, temperature, and volume, and provide… The post Endress+Hauser Picomag Series magnetic-inductive flow meters from Automatio

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The Fabricator

AUGUST 22, 2023

The executive director of Be Pro Be Proud, Andrew Parker, discusses the effort's skilled workforce initiative, Draft Day events, mobile trailers, successes, and recruitment advice.

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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?

Design World

AUGUST 22, 2023

Mitsubishi Electric Automation will be in attendance in booth #N-10011 at PACK EXPO 2023 demonstrating automation solutions for consumer-packaged goods and life sciences customers and OEMs. In addition to the Factory Automation Wall, showcasing Mitsubishi Electric’s complete line of factory automation products, a new 3D Bin Picking robot demo will be presented.

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Seeburger

AUGUST 22, 2023

We began this EDI modernization blog series by exploring ways to overcome EDI system challenges with legacy modernization and transmit data via EDI using API-led B2B integration.

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Plastics Today

AUGUST 22, 2023

Single-use plastics cause tiny particles to accumulate in the environment, creating health problems when they are ingested by people, according to the senator from Connecticut.

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Design World

AUGUST 22, 2023

ROLEC’s aluDOOR industrial electronic enclosures have gained a Special Mention in the German Innovation Awards. Judges praised the “high added value for users.” Robust aluDOOR is a ‘go anywhere’ hinged-lid enclosure that can be mounted on walls, bulkheads, machines, and desks – safeguarding electronics in challenging indoor and harsh outdoor environments.

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Plastics News

AUGUST 22, 2023

The acquisition sees an end to family control for M. Holland, one of the biggest distributors in North America, although current leadership will continue to operate the business as a Ravago subsidiary.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 22, 2023

Australian crane Manufacturer Franna has announced an expansion into the United States with its range of pick and carry cranes. This expansion marks a significant milestone in Franna’s global growth strategy and reinforces its commitment to delivering exceptional quality, performance, and safety to customers worldwide. The introduction of the AT24 US model is a testament to Franna’s dedication to innovation and meeting the specific needs of customers in the United States.

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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.

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Mold Making Technology

AUGUST 22, 2023

Lead time is the culmination of the entire mold manufacturing process. A quality mold delivered on time results from a team of professionals working together from sales, design and manufacturing to validation, delivery and support. Whether your company is an industry leader or aspires to be one, we created MMT ’s Leadtime Leader Awards (LLA) competition to share best practices and recognize companies that are excelling in customer satisfaction, workforce development, industry involvement,

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Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 22, 2023

Volatility has emerged as a key energy supply concern for businesses, causing leaders to rethink associated management strategies with a heightened sense of urgency, according to new research released by Schneider Electric. The findings of Schneider Electric’s Sustainability Index, 2023 report, a quantitative survey conducted with over 500 decision-makers across corporate Australia, reveals that only one-third (32 per cent) of companies feel adequately equipped to navigate future energy market

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Modern Machine Shop

AUGUST 22, 2023

Reader Question: When looking through CMM reports, some of the necessary sizing adjustments seem obvious while some of the positional adjustments are not so simple. We tend to struggle correlating these issues to the CNC process. Can you provide some thoughts on program and work setup that can simplify adjustments and help us with troubleshooting? Photo Credit: Getty Images Miller’s Answer: Whenever faced with a new project, all machinists take on the same task of figuring out how we will

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Fabricating & Metal Work

AUGUST 22, 2023

A row of T. J. Snow’s SlimLine® Spot Welders. These durable, compact resistance welders are a cost-effective and efficient solution. From its beginnings in founder Jim Snow’s dining room in Chattanooga, Tenn., T.J. Snow, Co. is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year as a full-service leader in the resistance welding industry. The family-owned company offers resistance welding machinery, parts and supplies.

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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.

Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 22, 2023

Giselle Phillips from Fredon Queensland took out the safety advocacy award before winning the woman of the year award at the Women in Industry awards. Phillips originally started her career working in the hospitality space before moving into events management in her home country of South Africa. Coming across to Australia she worked in hotels before realising the work life balance did not suit her.

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E&T

AUGUST 22, 2023

“We found that astronauts had significantly less fat in their bone marrow about a month after returning to Earth,” said senior study author Dr Guy Trudel. “We think the body is using this fat to help replace red blood cells and rebuild bone that has been lost during space travel.” Previous research from the same team showed that in space astronauts’ bodies destroyed on average 54 per cent more red blood cells than they normally would on Earth, resulting in what is known as “space anaemia.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 22, 2023

Cold spray additive company Titomic has announced the receipt of a purchase order from the French Ministry of the Armed Forces for a D523 low-pressure cold spray system. The sale was made to the ministry for EUR 58,379 (AUD 99,168) which purchased the D523 on behalf of the Fleet Support Services of the Navy Nationale (French Navy). It is expected that the D523 system is to be used for the French Navy’s fleet sustainment and maintenance, specifically to prevent corrosion, restore worn surfaces, a

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E&T

AUGUST 22, 2023

Lithium-ion batteries are commonly found in electric vehicles (EVs) and portable consumer electronics. They consist of two electrodes divided by a separator that allows charged particles to flow through a solvent from one to the other. But if materials degrade and the electrodes make direct contact with each other, the charged particles can explode.

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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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Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 22, 2023

Neste has entered a cooperation with Suntory, ENEOS and Mitsubishi Corporation to enable the production of PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) resin made with renewable Neste RE on a commercial scale. Neste RE is Neste’s feedstock for polymers production and is made from 100 per cent bio-based raw materials such as waste and residues. The waste can include used cooking oil, to replace fossil feedstock in the value chain.

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E&T

AUGUST 22, 2023

Microsoft has offered to sell Activision’s non-European streaming rights to Ubisoft Entertainment as a way to placate regulator concerns over the £55bn acquisition of the video game maker. The proposal was announced on the same day that the CMA confirmed it is standing by its final decision to block the deal, claiming it would result in higher prices, fewer choices and less innovation for the video game market.

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Automation Mag

AUGUST 22, 2023

Macrodyne Technologies, a North American manufacturer of hydraulic presses and automation systems, is investing five million dollars. This investment will be used to purchase the latest manufacturing technology for the company’s facilities in Vaughan and create 25 new good-paying jobs for machine builders, electricians, hydraulic technicians and engineers.

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MRPEasy

AUGUST 22, 2023

The master production schedule (MPS) is a production planning tool that helps to figure out how much of a product needs to be manufactured at different periods. This simple schedule can be used as a basis for further planning and scheduling throughout the manufacturing business. What is a Master Production Schedule (MPS)? The Master Production […] The post What Is a Master Production Schedule?

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

AUGUST 22, 2023

The forces of change in banking have seldom been stronger. The recent rise in interest rates, is pushing consumers to overcome their inertia, and to open themselves up to new choices.

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Control.com

AUGUST 22, 2023

Elephant Robotics improved its educational offerings to facilitate robotics industry growth and application through training and education.

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

AUGUST 22, 2023

For most cybersecurity professionals, one of the best ways to demonstrate success and return on technology investment is for nothing to happen.

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Plastics News

AUGUST 22, 2023

Two longtime industry executives, Corey Claussen and Alvin Spence, have been elected to the Rotational Molding Hall of Fame.

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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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E&T

AUGUST 22, 2023

Over 12 years after a massive earthquake and resulting tsunami wrecked the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, Japanese authorities have set a date to begin releasing the plant’s treated wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has ordered operator Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) “to swiftly prepare for the water discharge”, which will take place on Thursday “weather and ocean conditions permitting”.

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Plastics Today

AUGUST 22, 2023

This article focuses on increasing the use of recycled raw material and more specifically recycled plastic water bottles (rPET).

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Fabricating & Metal Work

AUGUST 22, 2023

120 – 300 Strokes Per Minute for High-Volume Production AIDA-America, metal stamping press manufacturer in Dayton, OH, USA, is introducing the newly designed NSX mechanical stamping press. This 110-metric ton, unitized frame press, runs at speeds of 120 to 300 SPM with a stroke of 65 mm. Locally engineered at AIDA-America, the NSX features a low deflection, one-piece frame and a low deflection cast iron slide.

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Modern Machine Shop

AUGUST 22, 2023

Global Shop Solutions , a provider of ERP software for manufacturers around the globe, has set the dates for its annual ERP User Conferences. The company is hosting two separate events — one onsite and one virtual. The onsite conference will be held at the Global Shop Solutions campus in The Woodlands, Texas from Oct. 17-19, while the virtual conference will take place on Nov. 14-15. “This year, we’re taking it a step further by focusing each event on specific needs of differen

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