Design World
AUGUST 4, 2022
Teschler on Topic. Leland Teschler • Executive Editor. lteschler@wtwhmedia.com. On Twitter @ DW_LeeTeschler. If you are a kid living in the UK and want an engineering degree, you can get a free one by attending the Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology. James Dyson—probably best known for his invention of the bagless vacuum cleaner—set up the Institute in 2017.
Automation World
AUGUST 4, 2022
Using reinforcement learning AI developed by Yokogawa, along with other Yokogawa automation technologies, a distillation column at a JSR Corp. plant was autonomously operated for 35 days.
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Design World
AUGUST 4, 2022
FANUC America , a supplier of CNCs, robotics and ROBOMACHINEs, announces a West Campus expansion that will push its operational space in Oakland County, Michigan, to nearly two million square feet. The construction will include a 655,000 ft 2 state-of-the-art facility to house manufacturing, engineering and R&D projects. This investment in Michigan’s growing manufacturing area includes the purchase of 67 acres of land as well as the site of the former Thomas M.
Gary Mintchell
AUGUST 4, 2022
I missed the notes of an interview when I transferred to a new notebook a couple of months ago. It concerns a new Framework published by the Industry IoT Consortium (you may remember them as the Industrial Internet Consortium, still known as IIC). These Frameworks are blueprints targeted at decision makers providing a variety of perspectives on a topic along with practical advice according to Wael William Diab, Chair IIC Industrial AI Task Group and Secretary IIC Steering Committee, and Bassam Z
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.
Design World
AUGUST 4, 2022
Aeva (NYSE: AEVA), a leader in next-generation sensing and perception systems, and SICK announced a strategic multi-year collaboration to bring Aeva’s Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) 4D LiDAR to a variety of industrial sensing applications including long-range sensing, starting with Aeries II. “We are pleased to partner with Aeva and work closely together to bring its FMCW technology to high performance industrial sensing applications,” said Dr.
SMMT
AUGUST 4, 2022
UK new car registrations fall -9.0% to 112,162 units as supply chain shortage continues to frustrate order fulfilment. Battery electric vehicles (BEV) buck trend, growing market share to 10.9%, but pace of growth slows. Industry outlook revised downwards, now anticipating a -2.8% fall in 2022 total new car registrations. SEE CAR REGISTRATIONS BY BRAND.
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SMMT
AUGUST 4, 2022
Britain’s light commercial vehicle market falls -20.7% in July, the seventh consecutive month of year-on-year decline, with 18,722 new units registered. Battery electric van (BEV) registrations rise 21.2% in the month and 55.7% in year to date amid industry investment towards Net Zero, but sector’s transition still two years behind cars. 1. Industry outlook revised downwards, now expecting year to finish -13.7% behind robust 2021.
Robotics Automation News
AUGUST 4, 2022
Udelv, a maker of autonomous delivery vehicles, has teamed up with Toyota Mobility Foundation and Energy Systems Network to provide services to two non-profit organizations in central Indiana under TMF’s Together in Motion initiative. The delivery vehicle – which was launched in Indianapolis on November 5th, 2021 – and has enabled HATCH for Hunger and […].
Canadian Manufacturing
AUGUST 4, 2022
DDC LAUNCHES DANGEROUS GOODS TRANSPORTATION FOR UBC’S REMOTE COMMUNITIES DTI PROGRAM (CNW Group/Drone Delivery Canada Corp.). TORONTO — Drone Delivery Canada Corp. announces the successful approval and implementation of dangerous goods transportation for the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine’s ‘Remote Communities Drone Transport Initiative’ The DTI is currently utilizing the Company’s drone logistics solution to enable a defined two-way delivery fli
Robotics Automation News
AUGUST 4, 2022
Robomart, the inventor of a grocery store on autonomous wheels, has agreed a partnership with Unilever, the world’s largest ice cream producer, under its virtual storefront, The Ice Cream Shop. Unilever will deploy a fleet of Ice Cream Robomarts this summer, featuring treats from Unilever ice cream brands Ben & Jerry’s, Breyers, Good Humor, Magnum […].
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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.
Plastics Today
AUGUST 4, 2022
A team effort by BASF, Flex-N-Gate, L&L Products, and Toyota reduced part count in the Toyota Tundra seatback from 60 stamped and welded parts to just four composite components.
Robotics Automation News
AUGUST 4, 2022
Reliable processes for electromobility with automation solutions from Festo The number of vehicles with electric powertrains is growing globally by more than 40 percent each year. At the same time, the manufacturing processes for the electrified powertrain are changing. While the classic manufacturing process for cars with internal combustion engines was predominantly based on semi-automatic […].
The Fabricator
AUGUST 4, 2022
High school welding programs and large competitions like SkillsUSA bring hope that the future of welding is in good hands.
Robotics Automation News
AUGUST 4, 2022
Tires are a very important component to your vehicle, without them you could not get from A to B. Tires need to be looked after and eventually need replacing, for convenience and affordability you can now buy tires online and have them fitted by your local installer. Purchasing higher quality tires from brands such as […].
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Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.
Dinesh Mishra
AUGUST 4, 2022
IPC India is associated with the Government of India’s important missions like “Make in India,”, “Digital India” and “Skill India”. Bengaluru, August 4th, 2022: Commemorating their decade-long service to the Indian Electronics industry , IPC India brought together players to deliberate on the industry’s future. IPC India, a part of the global not-for-profit association established in the USA in 1957 represents all facets of the electronics manufacturing industry, the Integrated Electronics Manuf
Robotics Automation News
AUGUST 4, 2022
AGCO, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of agricultural machinery, is celebrating the production of the one-millionth tractor at its Massey Ferguson Beauvais plant. The company says this “significant milestone” coincides with the company’s 175th anniversary. Massey Ferguson has been manufacturing tractors in Beauvais, France since November 20, 1960.
SMMT
AUGUST 4, 2022
What does Fischer Panda UK do? As a UK specialist in the provision of mobile power solutions, Fischer Panda UK leads in the distribution of diesel generators, hybrid electric and integrated mobile power systems across the full spectrum of commercial vehicle and transport sectors. Operating for over 25 years from its purpose built 9,000 sq. ft facility headquarters in Dorset, Fischer Panda UK was among the first to achieve ISO UKAS 9000:2015 accreditation.
Robotics Automation News
AUGUST 4, 2022
Nauticus Robotics, a Houston-based developer of subsea and surface robotic services using autonomy software, has entered into an agreement with Shell, one of the world’s largest oil companies, to advance to the qualification phase for a more efficient means of acquiring subsea integrity data utilizing Nauticus’ Aquanaut and Hydronaut robotic platforms.
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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.
i4.0 today
AUGUST 4, 2022
Laiye, the global leader of Intelligent Automation, today announced its acquisition of Intelligence Qubic , an evolutionary automatic machine learning (AutoML) company. Together with Intelligence Qubic’s products and solutions, Laiye welcomes many AI industry veterans and commits to further enriching and amplifying the integrated Intelligent Automation platform for global customers. .
Control Engineering
AUGUST 4, 2022
Learning Objectives. Integrated stepper motors were designed into a series of sheet metal–bending press brakes for Cincinnati Inc. The integrated stepper motors operate closed-loop and communicate via CANopen. These changes led to improved press brake process improvements for Ci. Figure 1: Cincinnati Inc. provides laser cutting systems, automation, press brakes, shears, conveyor systems, powder metal systems, and additive manufacturing systems.
i4.0 today
AUGUST 4, 2022
INTEGRA Biosciences has collaborated closely with nucleic acid extraction experts MACHEREY-NAGEL (MN) to develop automated protocols for a variety of NucleoSpin ® RNA and DNA extraction and purification kits on the ASSIST PLUS pipetting robot. The combination of these technologies provides high quality, purity and yield for DNA and RNA extracts from varied specimen types, suitable for use in a range of applications. .
AU Manufacturing
AUGUST 4, 2022
Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) has begun a major maintenance project that would overhaul the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) fleet of P-8A Poseidon aircraft— a major coup for the company and a first-of-its-kind in Australia. . Aircraft units are routinely returned to the original manufacturer after around 72 months of service in a process called deeper maintenance.
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Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.
E&T
AUGUST 4, 2022
With many people now sending footage of motoring offences to the police every day, the chances of being reported for an offence captured on a dash cam are higher than ever. The warning comes from dash cam video analysis experts at the not-for-profit organisation Road Safety Support, which regularly examines video footage for police forces for use in legal proceedings.
Plastics News
AUGUST 4, 2022
Even within the same industry, manufacturers are making very different plans for future business, with some firms cutting jobs and others enticing new employees.
Plastics Today
AUGUST 4, 2022
Project to recover and coat whey onto plastic film for packaging cheese provides antimicrobial properties to extend shelf life 25 to 50%.
AU Manufacturing
AUGUST 4, 2022
Renewable energy company Frontier Energy has announced the results of its Hydrogen Pre-Feasibility Study for the Bristol Springs Project, located 120km from Perth in the South West of Western Australia. The study, which was completed by Xodus Group, assessed green hydrogen production powered by Frontier’s stage one 114MW solar farm which is expected to produce approximately 4.4 million kilograms of green hydrogen per annum.
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Bringing new and improved products to market takes more than just good ideas. It requires agile, iterative production, and real-time collaboration. Most manufacturers recognize the risk of not adapting, but they’re hampered by technologies like MES that haven’t kept up with the pace of hardware innovation. As new manufacturers enter the market with technologically progressive ways of building at scale, existing manufacturers must adapt to stay relevant.
Plastics Today
AUGUST 4, 2022
Upgrade to vacuum-skin pack thermoforming gives Hudson Valley’s high-end chicken and duck products full-surround visibility.
AU Manufacturing
AUGUST 4, 2022
Media Release by BOC. Leading gas and engineering company BOC, a Linde company, together with Weld Australia and Diverseco celebrated the launch of Weld Australia’s newly formed Mackay Committee with a technology showcase at BOC Mackay’s Gas and Welding store. The event was attended by Geoff Crittenden, CEO of Weld Australia, and a panel of welding industry experts who delivered interactive and engaging demonstrations featuring a welding cobot, EWM welders, EWM Xnet welding quality management so
Manufacturer's Monthly
AUGUST 4, 2022
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Air-Conditioners Australia (MHIAA) has appointed two key members to its senior management team. These form part of an internal structure review to ensure the company continues to best service the needs of its external and internal stakeholders. . On 1 July, Carrie Che was appointed to the role of general manager, Finance and Accounting and company secretary, and Rita Doulkeridis was appointed to the role of general manager, Operations.
AU Manufacturing
AUGUST 4, 2022
Media Release by Gekko Systems. The technical team at Gekko Systems is pleased to release further data supporting the benefits of new technology that optimises carbon management systems in gold processing facilities. Optimising carbon management in the CIL circuit reduces gold solution losses and improves gold circuit recovery. This is essential for sites needing to offset higher inflationary costs with improved revenue. .
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