Design World

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Next week, on Wednesday, October 18th at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time, we’ll be announcing the winners of the 2022 LEAP Awards (Leadership in Engineering Achievement Program). You may register for the live announcement here: [link] What sets this awards program apart from so many others is the involvement of the engineering community. As we do every… The post LEAP Awards judging panel for 2022 unveiled; winners to be announced on October 18th appeared first on Design World.

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Gary Mintchell

OCTOBER 5, 2022

All the security firms do studies and release reports. The State of XIoT Security Report: 1H 2022 from Claroty’s Team82 reveals rise in IoT vulnerabilities, vendor self-disclosures, and fully or partially remediated firmware vulnerabilities. Key Findings. IoT Devices: 15% of vulnerabilities were found in IoT devices, a significant increase from 9% in Team82’s last report covering the second half (2H) of 2021.

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Design World

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Machine designers can save time and access the data they need to optimize their motion designs with the new FactoryTalk Motion Analyzer software. The software enables users to select, analyze and validate their system components using new intuitive workflows and comparison tools. It is now available for download on the Rockwell Automation website. FactoryTalk Motion… The post FactoryTalk Motion Analyzer helps simplifies sizing, selection of motion control components appeared first on Desig

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Automation World

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Four diverse applications—from gas processing and water utilities to airline baggage handling and lumber production—show how Inductive Automation’s Ignition platform scales far beyond SCADA and HMI.

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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.

Manufacturing

Design World

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Bosch Rexroth is planning to expand its operations and will move its linear and assembly technology manufacturing facility to a new location in Charlotte. The company has held operations in Charlotte, NC for over 30 years, with the past 26 years at its current location in Steele Creek. Since experiencing significant growth in its factory automation… The post Bosch Rexroth expands factory automation capabilities for North America appeared first on Design World.

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SMMT

OCTOBER 5, 2022

225,269 units registered in key ‘new plate’ month – up 4.6% on last September, but -34.4% behind 2019. Bumper month for plug-in registrations sees Britain’s millionth plug-in electric car registered, with 249,575 joining roads in 2022 alone. Industry calls for action to shore up consumer confidence as market enters final quarter. SEE CAR REGISTRATIONS BY BRAND.

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Plastics News

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Energy prices in Europe are up more than 40 percent, adding to inflation rates of about 10 percent in the region, putting extra pressure on residents and businesses alike.

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Design World

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Harting and TTI announced that the two companies are entering into a partnership in the Americas. TTI will be an authorized distributor of Harting’s broad portfolio of industrial connectivity solutions. TTI is an authorized specialty distributor of interconnect, passive, and electromechanical components and the distributor of choice for electronics manufacturers worldwide.

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The Fabricator

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Advancements in powered air purifying respirator (PAPR) technology have made this respiratory PPE option less intimidating, more accessible, and more comfortable for welders and metalworkers to wear on the job.

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Metrology

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Altair has announced the launch of its broad digital twin solution that features the market’s most connected, cross-functional capabilities that can be deployed through any and every stage of a. The post Altair Presents Open, Flexible, and Scalable Total Digital Twin Solution appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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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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Plastics Today

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Polypropylene (PP) producers ramped up production in July and August, growing inventories to near-record levels just as new production capacity came online in Canada.

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OCTOBER 5, 2022

A $42 million project will add 50,000 square feet to the company's Urbana, Ohio, facility and create 46 new jobs over time.

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Plastics Today

OCTOBER 5, 2022

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of California, Santa Barbara, and Dow scientists crack a code that can reduce carbon emissions.

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AU Manufacturing

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Q-CTRL, a world-leading developer of quantum technologies, has launched Black Opal Enterprise, the expanded rendition of its learning platform that helps businesses adopt quantum computing. . Black Opal Enterprise, which is first of its kind enterprise-ready quantum education platform, now includes user management, tracking, analytics, and co-branding. .

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Learning Objectives. Wireless technologies are in growing demand on manufacturing floors. Wi-Fi 6 is about improving networking efficiency and bandwidth utilization. Smart factories depend on wireless technologies to remain efficient and gather information from many different devices, which are increasing daily. Wi-Fi 6 Industrial Wireless Insights.

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AU Manufacturing

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Deakin University ‘s ManuFutures has launched a free manufacturing business pre-acceleration program for businesses in Geelong, Bendigo, and Warrnambool. . The 12-week ManuFutures Ignite program is intended to help entrepreneurs fast-track the development of their product-based ideas into successful startup businesses. . The program will commence on 24 October at Deakin ’s Warun Ponds campus.

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Plastics News

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Science advisers to the United Nations Stockholm Convention want it to recommend phasing out two plastics additives, dechlorane plus and UV-328, although the advisers called for a slower approach in some uses, like cars and medical devices.

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Cisco Manufacturing

OCTOBER 5, 2022

In my last blog, I discussed how investment in digital transformation was accelerated during the pandemic, and how it helped manufacturing companies recover faster and achieve their goals. Now, let’s take a deeper look at one of these changes – how the shift to hybrid work is helping manufacturers gain competitive advantage, reduce time to market, and improve productivity.

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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.

Manufacturing

The Fabricator

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Jim Mosman looks back at his decades-long career in welding, what has changed, and how he’s managed to survive the highs and lows throughout the years.

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Plastics Today

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Production of the 7-mm-diameter blades is fully automated in a 64-cavity mold with an Engel easix articulated robot and integrated vision control system.

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SMMT

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The UK’s light commercial vehicle (LCV) market rises 10.8% in September, marking the first month of growth in 2022. Delivery of medium and large vans drives uplift, while battery electric vehicle (BEV) uptake continues to rise, up 70.0%, representing 4.4% of the market. Long-term measures that shore up operator confidence amid wider economic uncertainty are crucial to accelerating uptake of the latest, greenest vans.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The Ai Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI®) rose by 0.9 points in September, indicating a second month of broadly stable conditions following positive results since February. According to Innes Willox, chief executive of Ai Group, manufacturing activity has held steady in September, demonstrating its resilience in the face of more uncertain economic conditions. “However, the manufacturing employment index declined and is now in significant contraction.

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AU Manufacturing

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Leading electrical engineering company Ampcontrol Group is planning to open over 200 manufacturing roles in Australia by the end of 2023. . The initiative is part of the company’s efforts to expand its operations after winning significant contracts amounting to $41 million with the likes of BHP and other major firms. . The cumulative job growth brought by the contracts secured in 2022 will see Ampcontrol Group grow by over 200 roles in the next 18 months, the company said in a statement. .

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HGR Inc.

OCTOBER 5, 2022

We’re back this week with Brian McCloud as we start our series Showroom Showcase. Each episode will take you on a deep dive into a section of one of our showrooms from the person that knows them inside and out. . This week we explore Aisle 1 in our Euclid, OH location. Come explore with us as we explore. Brian found so many treasures this week, including file cabinets , gloves , trash cans , whiteboards , shelving , tool boxes , rubber boots , hard hats , and more.

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AU Manufacturing

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Media Release by Lockheed Martin Australia. Lockheed Martin Australia has announced the selection of leading infrastructure advisory firm, Conscia , as a strategic in-country business partner to plan for future opportunities under the Australian Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) Enterprise. With expertise in the planning, delivery and accreditation of sensitive facilities and infrastructure for Defence, Canberra-based Conscia will identify potential future locations for central manufa

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Manufacturer's Monthly

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Australia’s official government-backed battery recycling scheme, B-cycle, has released its first performance report, which highlights the rapid scale and pace of the innovative product stewardship scheme. The scheme has doubled the national collection rate of loose batteries and power tool batteries since its launch in February this year, recycling the equivalent of 38 million AA batteries in its first six months.

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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.

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AU Manufacturing

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Media Release by Naturo Pty Ltd creators of Haelen Technology. Australian world-first Haelen Technology delivers 100% fresh, natural milk that is twice as digestible as any other processed cow’s milk available on the Australian market. Naturo , the company responsible for the world-first patented ‘Haelen’ milk processing technology which gives fresh milk a 60-day shelf life has achieved another significant breakthrough in the global milk market, this time for digestibility.

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E&T

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Sodium-metal batteries (SMBs) are among the most promising high-energy and low-cost energy storage systems for the next-generation of large-scale applications. However, one of the major impediments to the development of SMBs is uncontrolled growth of dendrites, which penetrate the battery’s separator and result in short-circuiting. Building on previous work at the University of Bristol, and in collaboration with Imperial College and University College London, the Bristol-led team succeeded in ma

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AU Manufacturing

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Media Release by University of Wollongong Australia. UOW launches Surf Flex Lab Fund to continue pioneering research in surf engineering. . The ocean is Professor Marc in het Panhuis’s laboratory, the place where he dreams up new ideas and puts his research to the test. It sounds like fun but it’s all in the name of science, and the implications for the way surfers interact with the water, for the sustainability of the sport and of the ocean, are serious.

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Canadian Manufacturing

OCTOBER 5, 2022

OTTAWA — Experts eyeing a shortage of some kids’ pain and fever medications say there are several things governments, retailers and manufacturers can do to combat the months-long supply crunch, but they are up against soaring demand that is intensifying with cold and flu season. Drug companies including Tylenol maker Johnson & Johnson and Advil producer Haleon have already ramped up production to address a “significant spike” in demand ranging from 20 to 40 per cent above h

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