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Sir Joseph Swan: A pioneer of the electric lighting industry

E&T

He remains one of Sunderland’s most notable electrical pioneers and inventors, filing 70 patents in his lifetime and significantly contributing to the development of the electrical lighting and photography industry.

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Top 10 Control Halloween Costumes for Engineers Who Can’t Keep Work at Work

Control.com

Wondering how to scare your friends, family, and neighbors, but you can’t think of anything really scary? Oh yes you can. We’ve compiled the top 10 costume ideas - and the materials may be easier to find than you think.

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Southern Launch ready to partner with USA

Manufacturer's Monthly

Southern Launch has welcomed the signing of a Technology Safeguards Agreement (TSA) between Australia and the US which will allow for the transfer of US space technology, including rockets and satellites, to be launched from, or returned to, Australia. Southern Launch CEO, Lloyd Damp spoke about the importance of the agreement and what it means for Australia’s space industry. “The TSA is a game-changer for Southern Launch.

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The Lotus EV Hypercar & cutting-edge bicycles: revolutionising engineering & British collaboration

E&T

We then delve into the transformation of the engineering team to adapt to electric vehicle technology and Lotus Engineering's broader collaborations, including their work with British Cycling to create cutting-edge bicycles showcasing Lotus Engineering's commitment to pushing boundaries in automotive engineering and the synergy between their various projects.

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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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Car part manufacturer set to expand

Manufacturer's Monthly

A Queensland company that supplies cooling technology for V8 Supercars, Formula 1 and NASCAR is expanding its operations and creating another 488 jobs with an investment from Queensland Treasury. Gold Coast company PWR Advanced Cooling Technologies will invest $21.9 million in facility upgrades and new equipment over three years to increase production capacity by 114 per cent.

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Self-driving car vs human: testing an auto braking system with a real person

E&T

By having a person step out in front of an autonomous vehicle to see whether the auto braking system will kick in or if the Tesla will hit the person.

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What Exactly is the Metaverse?

E&T

First things first, what is the metaverse? First coined by author Neal Stephenson in his 1992 sci-fi novel Snow Crash, the term itself doesn’t refer to a specific virtual space or technology, but rather a broad and often uncertain shift in how we interact with technology.

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Large-Format Multitasking Simplifies Tube Manufacturing

Modern Machine Shop

FIBA Technologies produces seamless tubes. Doing so requires heating the metal of the tubes and using a CNC-controlled wheel that Sbrogna describes as being like a “pottery wheel.” The wheel gradually shapes the domes for the tube without leaving a weld mark. Photos courtesy of The Robert E. Morris Company. When parts can extend out to 42-feet-long, and full production has 19 steps other than machining, ensuring a CNC machine’s ease-of-use is worth a pretty penny.

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The Voyager Golden Record - Our Message to the Stars

E&T

With no guarantee if our message would find anyone, or the intention if civilization it could find, we launched a collection of images, sounds and information about our precious blue planet.

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Nikon Announces Investment in Ai Build Software

Metrology

Ai Build raised $8.5 million in the Series A funding round led by IQ Capital, with participation from Nikon as a strategic investor alongside its existing investors. The post Nikon Announces Investment in Ai Build Software appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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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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Alan Turing: British mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst and computer scientist

E&T

The documentaries in our Difference Makers series celebrate the impact and history of the inspiring engineers and technologist of the past. These famous engineers have helped to shape the world we live in. In this documentary we tell the story of Alan Turing, the British mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst and computer scientist.

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BlueScope to expand capabilities

Manufacturer's Monthly

The NSW Government is continuing to take steps to boost local domestic manufacturing jobs with approval being granted for the development of an additional BlueScope Steel factory in Western Sydney. The development of this factory will firm up the supply of BlueScope steel products for the building and construction industry. Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Paul Scully spoke about why the government was so eager to approve the planning permit.

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Hertha Ayrton: Engineer, Inventor, and Suffragette

E&T

As her husband, Professor William Ayrton, once said to her cousin, Dr Philip Hartog, “you and I are able people, but Hertha is a genius.” She was born in 1854 as Sarah Marks, the third child of a Polish Jewish watchmaker. Her father died in 1861, leaving Sarah’s mother with seven children and an eighth expected. Sarah certainly took on some of the responsibility for caring for the younger children, one that she never relinquished in the case of her younger sister, Lavinia, but her mother, Alice

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Kazakhstan mourns after ArcelorMittal mine disaster kills 45

The Guardian Manufacturing

Fire at Kostenko mine is latest in series of deadly incidents, and has prompted nationalisation of global company’s local affiliate Kazakhstan held nationwide mourning on Sunday after 45 people died in a fire at an ArcelorMittal mine, the worst accident in the central Asian country’s post-Soviet history. The tragedy, which struck at the Kostenko coalmine in the Karaganda region on Saturday, came after a series of deadly incidents at ArcelorMittal mines and has prompted the nationalisation of the

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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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Sir Eric Mensforth: A leader of the engineering industry

E&T

The Viscount Nuffield/Mensforth Lecture was established as a result of the combining of the Viscount Nuffield Lecture and the Sir Eric Mensforth International Manufacturing Lecture in 2003 and is now part of our EngTalks lecture series.

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New steel turning grade for high-feed roughing

Fabricating & Metal Work

The GC4405 is also suitable for machining softer steels without the need for coolant, offering substantial opportunities for more sustainable machining. Cutting tool and tooling system specialist Sandvik Coromant has introduced a new grade in its next-generation steel turning series. Grade GC4405 is the first choice for high metal removal rates in stable conditions, particularly in harder steels.

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Michael Faraday: The Father of Electricity

E&T

He was a British physicist and chemist who is best known for his discoveries of electromagnetic induction and of the laws of electrolysis. His biggest breakthrough in electricity was his invention of the electric motor.

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Do You Remember? The Best of MMT September

Mold Making Technology

Photo Credit: (top left) Triangle Tool LLC, (top right) Zero Tolerance LLC, (bottom left) Cimatron at CAMBRIO, (bottom right) MoldMaking Technology Not only were we dancing in September, but we were also publishing profiles on unique and esteemed shops, keeping readers informed about the supply chain, reflecting back on the MoldMaking Conference , and much more.

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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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Amy Johnson: A pioneering British pilot | The first woman to fly solo from London to Australia

E&T

Amy Johnson was born 1 July 1903 in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. She was educated there and graduated from Sheffield University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics. Initially introduced to flying as a hobby it did not take her long to gain a pilot’s A licence in July 1929. By December 1929 she was granted the ground engineer’s C licence, the first woman in the country to obtain this.

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October 2023 Metrology News Magazine

Metrology

AI is likely to impact manufacturing quality control with AI-powered vision systems inspecting products with a level of precision and speed difficult for humans to match offering improved product quality and defect reductions. The post October 2023 Metrology News Magazine appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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Rego-Fix Announces Plans to Build New Technology Center

Modern Machine Shop

Photo Credit: Rego-Fix Tool Corporation Swiss tooling manufacturer Rego-Fix has announced plans to build a new technical hub for the machining industry at its North American headquarters. The new Center for Machining Excellence (CME) will be a 12,000-square-foot expansion to the company’s existing facility in Whitestown, Indiana. The Rego-Fix facility is near Indianapolis International Airport and provides CME manufacturing and educational partners a central gateway to North America’

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Collaborative Robot Deployed For Impeccable Quality Control

Metrology

To meet increasing customer demand, Schneider Electric wanted to make its production more efficient and more flexible. The decision was made to automate a number of repetitive tasks using robots, such as loading electrical parts into a quality check station, allowing employees to carry out more value-added tasks. The post Collaborative Robot Deployed For Impeccable Quality Control appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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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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The unique charm of injection molding machines

Min-Hui

In today’s manufacturing industry, injection molding machines are indispensable tools used to produce a wide range of plastic products, from automotive parts to medical devices. If you are in search of the best injection molding machine, this article will introduce you to a highly regarded technology: the one-step injection molding machine. We will delve into … The unique charm of injection molding machines Read More » The post The unique charm of injection molding machines appe

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Machine Vision Light With Hidden Strobe Technology Launched

Metrology

Smart Vision Lights has introduced the JWL150-DO Lightgistics Series light, now with Hidden Strobe technology, which delivers the benefits of strobing without the distraction and disorientation associated with LED strobe lights. The post Machine Vision Light With Hidden Strobe Technology Launched appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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Global manufacturing output to grow only 0.3% in 2024

Control Engineering

Global manufacturing insights Europe still buffeted by the economic storm, with Germany’s manufacturing economy set to shrink by 1.4% in 2024. Manufacturing growth in the U.S. is highly dependent on the Federal Reserve’s actions. Stimulus policies boost sentiment in China as we begin to see some signs of economic recovery in the region. According to Interact Analysis’ revised research, the outlook for global manufacturing is bleak, and this looks set to continue throughout 2024 into early

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3D Heatmaps Offer Meaningful Feasibility Analyses

Metrology

Within manufacturing companies, multiple departments are responsible for product design, and it is critical that the final product will be manufactured without any defects that will lead to higher profitability. The post 3D Heatmaps Offer Meaningful Feasibility Analyses 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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TRUMPF Group announces financial results

Fabricating & Metal Work

Lutz Labisch In 2022/23, the company employed some 18,400 people globally, in more than 80 companies throughout Europe, North America, South America and Asia. Headquartered in Farmington, Connecticut, TRUMPF’s North American subsidiary, TRUMPF Inc. reported a record-breaking 1.05 billion U.S. dollars in sales revenues (+33 percent) for the first time in company history.

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Smart Camera Vision System Offers Built-in AI

Metrology

The VS Series incorporates advanced lens control technology, effectively managing 19 lenses within an IP67 smart camera. The innovation eliminates the need for manual lens selection or physical adjustments, thus empowering a single camera model to seamlessly adapt to various imaging requirements with the click of a button. The post Smart Camera Vision System Offers Built-in AI appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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Industrial Automation for a Sustainable Future: How Automation is Helping Combat Climate Change

DO Supply

Introduction The global issue of climate change has hit a critical phase, demanding immediate action and new solutions from all areas of society. Industrial automation is a significant instrument to address climate change. Currently, climate change holds immense significance in our era. It is creating serious risks not only to society and the environment but… The post Industrial Automation for a Sustainable Future: How Automation is Helping Combat Climate Change first appeared on Do Supply

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Webhelp Applauded by Frost & Sullivan for its Superior Customer Experience (CX) Solutions, Relevance, and Market-Leading Position

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

SAN ANTONIO, TX. – September 14, 2023 – Recently Frost & Sullivan analyzed the customer experience outsourcing services industry, and based on its findings, recognizes Webhelp with the 2023 Americas Nearshore Company of the Year Award. The company designs, delivers, and optimizes game-changing customer journeys to enhance experiences in a business-to-consumer and business-to-business environment.

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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.