Wed.Apr 26, 2023

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Siemens and Microsoft Partner on Generative AI for Industry

Automation World

As part of the new Siemens Teamcenter app for Microsoft Teams, this integration of generative artificial intelligence reportedly enables users to input feedback verbally to aid production quality and controller programming tasks.

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The new Festo solution for DeltaV DCS expands integration options and productivity

Design World

Festo now offers CPX valve manifold configuration to Emerson DeltaV DCS systems for fast, simple, and effective programming, commissioning, and validation of Festo-based pneumatics for skids and machines. This first-of-its-kind third-party commissioning solution brings one of the world’s most versatile valve manifold control platforms, CPX, to the DeltaV DCS ecosystem.

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ODVA Adds Process Profiles to EtherNet/IP

Gary Mintchell

ODVA announced that process device profiles have been added to The EtherNet/IPTM Specification to provide automation practitioners with another critical tool to help optimize plant operations. Process device profiles provide a standard format for process variables and diagnostics across an array of devices for smoother vendor interoperability and easier DCS and PLC data integration from EtherNet/IP-enabled field devices.

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WAGO expands I/O system field line for analog conversion

Design World

WAGO’s new IP67 rated I/O-Link Analog Converters offer a solid and cost-effective solution for incorporating conventional analog sensors and actuators with IO-Link communications. The 765-2702/200-000 has two 0-10 VDC inputs that are converted to IO-Link for monitoring field level sensors. The 765-2703/200-000 has two 4-20ma analog outputs while the 765-2704/200-000 has two 0-10VDC analog outputs.… The post WAGO expands I/O system field line for analog conversion appeared first on Design W

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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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A manufacturer's complicated reality of scheduling, measuring performance

The Fabricator

Aside from quality, supply chain, personnel, compliance, and hosts of other complexities, scheduling alone is complicated for many manufacturing businesses. So how is one Utah-based metal fabrication shop tackling the high-mix scheduling problem? OSH Cut Founder/CEO Caleb Chamberlain explains in his latest column.

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Watlow’s new PM PLUS 1/8 DIN PID controller

Design World

Watlow is pleased to introduce its new 1/8 DIN-size temperature controllers, the latest offering from the PM PLUS family. The PM PLUS controllers are an enhanced version of the popular EZ-ZONE PM temperature controllers but are more intuitive and feature an improved user interface for easier setup, programming, and readability. The new 1/8 DIN PM… The post Watlow’s new PM PLUS 1/8 DIN PID controller appeared first on Design World.

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How Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Will Impact Software Development

Robotics Automation News

Discover how AI and ML can potentially change the software development industry, and how AI affects software development and minimizes developers’ workload Software development is a long, complex, and expensive process. Business owners – and developers themselves – constantly seek ways to optimize it.

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Digital Twins for Machine Cabling

Automation World

Eplan’s Harness proD software can apply a digital twin as a 3D module in the mechanical construction or be transferred into the electro-technical project with the added cabling information.

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China to build satellite constellation for lunar communications

E&T

The satellite constellation – named Queqiao, or Magpie Bridge – is expected to begin its activities in 2030, when it will serve as a communications bridge for deep space exploration missions, according to Chinese state media. The project's goal is to support China's ongoing lunar exploration programme and the building of the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS), said Wu Yanhua, chief designer of the project, during the country's First International Deep Space Exploration Conference.

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Influencing Automation Project Approvals

Automation World

The digital transformation of industry is driving an unprecedented amount of change to production operations and requires the input of knowledgeable personnel at all levels. Here’s how to improve the chances that your idea gets implemented.

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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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Haitian Gears Up for New Energy Vehicle Generation

Plastics Today

The mammoth Chinese injection molding machine builder also now offers CNC machining, die-casting, and laser welding equipment as it transforms into a turnkey solutions provider for automotive manufacturing.

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ABB's Autonomous Operator Demo

Automation World

ABB's Joerg Schubert shows how the company's forthcoming Autonomous Operator software provides augmented data to operators to help them better react to abnormal situations.

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Maxon partners with MassRobotics to support advancements of drive technology in robotics

Robotics Automation News

MassRobotics and Maxon have agreed a partnership to support the robotics innovation ecosystem through collaboration and exploration of motion control technologies around automation and manufacturing-related applications.

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Rockwell Automation Releases Smart Manufacturing Report

Automation World

The report shows increasing industry focus on accessing data’s true potential along with a growing use of technology to address sustainability and workforce challenges.

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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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Circuit boards produced using renewable materials

E&T

International scientists have been working on different ways of utilising cellulose fibrils - fine fibres that can be produced from wood pulp or agricultural waste - to produce sustainable electronics. Cellulose fibrils hold great potential for sustainable production and the decarbonisation of industry, as they grow CO2-neutral in nature, burn without residues and are compostable.

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Zelim selects Sea Machines’ marine robots for unmanned search and rescue vessel

Robotics Automation News

Scottish Search and Rescue (SAR) technology innovator Zelim has developed the Guardian class of fast rescue craft, controlled by Sea Machines Robotics’ SM300 maritime autonomy, enabling unmanned operation of the vessel employing Zelim’s casualty detection and recovery process. The 8.

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EU to mandate use of sustainable aviation fuels to cut carbon emissions

E&T

SAFs are typically derived by combining jet fuel with alternatives such as biofuels or recycled oils from industrial food facilities. They are often considered as the most carbon-efficient option for aviation given the limits of current technology, which leaves electric and hydrogen planes in the prototype stage for now. They can achieve greenhouse gas emissions savings of more than 70 per cent compared to conventional fossil jet fuels.

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Demand for robot vision system is anticipated to reach $7 billion by 2033

Robotics Automation News

The global robot vision system market is likely to be worth $2,690.4 million in 2023 and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 10.4 percent during the forecast years of 2023-2033.

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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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First salad on the Moon: plant cultivation plans to feed astronauts

E&T

With Nasa's Artemis countdown already begun, humans will soon be returning to the Moon – this time to establish a manned base. For any moonbase project to succeed long-term, astronauts must be able to grow their own food. The lunar soil, known as regolith, poses significant horticultural problems, being essentially a powder in which it is difficult to grow plants.

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Improving industrial mobile robots with multiScan 3D LiDAR

Robotics Automation News

SICK’s newest multiScan100 family uses time of flight (TOF) measurement to create a 3D perception of its surroundings. To begin, SICK is launching the multiScan136, with a planned launch in the future for more products in the multiScan product family.

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Kickstart: A time for 'deft company management'

Plastics News

Economic policy decisions usually rely on incremental changes, but so far in the 2020s, it hasn't been "incremental, it's been dramatic," Economics Editor Bill Wood says.

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PLASTICS Reveals 2023 Sustainability Innovation Winners

Plastics Today

Avient, L’Oréal, Envision Plastics, ExxonMobil, Solvay, and Amcor Rigid Packaging are recognized for their contributions to the circular economy.

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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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BlueBotics and ProLog Automation partner to drive German AGV adoption

Robotics Automation News

BlueBotics and ProLog Automation have signed a strategic partnership to help drive the adoption of automated guided vehicles (AGV/FTS) across the German manufacturing and logistics sectors. This agreement positions ProLog Automation as a key BlueBotics solutions partner for the German market.

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KYZEN to Highlight Vacuum Degreasing and Aqueous Cleaning Alternatives at EASTEC 2023

Fabricating & Metal Work

KYZEN , the global leader in innovative environmentally friendly cleaning chemistries, will exhibit at EASTEC 2023 , scheduled to take place May 16-18 at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, MA. The KYZEN Clean Team will highlight its METALNOX Aqueous and Solvent Cleaners at the show. With EPA restrictions becoming full force and limitations looming for traditional solvents, KYZEN is making it known that its solvent solutions are the best alternative.

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UNSW receives $5.5 million under new ARC scheme

Manufacturer's Monthly

The funding will support research led by UNSW academics in quantum computing, urban stormwater reuse, environmental sensing, and fusion energy storage. The academics from UNSW’s faculties of Engineering and Science will lead projects in the scheme that’s designed to support mid-career researchers to transfer their research skills and knowledge into practical applications to benefit humanity.

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Reliable Robotics and NASA complete ‘first-of-its-kind’ flight tests to advance aviation safety

Robotics Automation News

Reliable Robotics, a specialist in safety-enhancing aircraft automation systems and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), says it has completed flight tests designed to substantiate the use of existing Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) primary surveillance radar (PSR) data to improve the safety of the National Airspace System (NAS).

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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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Investment in skills and training to meet critical economic challenges

Manufacturer's Monthly

The Federal Government has offered $3.7 billion for a five-year National Skills Agreement (NSA) to be negotiated with states and territories, in addition to $400 million to support another 300,000 TAFE and VET Fee-Free places. Subject to successful negotiation of the NSA, this will take total Commonwealth investment in state and territory training systems to $12.8 billion over five years.

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iFarm to build ‘world’s largest’ automated vertical farm in Mexico

Robotics Automation News

iFarm, a vertical farming technologies provider, has agreed a collaboration with Opus 2G Group (Mexico) to build a whopping automated high-tech vertical farm in the Smart City of Tehuantepec in Oaxaca in the south of Mexico. Built with cutting-edge vertical farming technologies, the farm will have a cultivation area of 38.

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The Mechanic’s View of Control: Types of Gear Drives

Control.com

Although electrical systems often receive the highest praise for advancement, precision, and technological innovation, the world would be stuck without mechanical power delivery systems like gear drives.

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Harlingen Attorneys: Fighting for Justice

Robotics Automation News

In the bustling city of Harlingen, attorneys play a crucial role in upholding justice and protecting the rights of its citizens. These legal professionals are the backbone of the community, ensuring that individuals and businesses alike receive fair and equitable treatment under the law.

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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.