Fri.May 12, 2023

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Motion promotes two executives

Design World

Motion Industries, Inc. is pleased to announce the promotions of Joe Limbaugh to Executive Vice President – Chief Operations Officer and James Howe to Executive Vice President – Chief Commercial Officer/Chief Technology Officer, effective June 1, 2023. Both will continue to report to Motion’s President, Randy Breaux. This year, Limbaugh will celebrate 40 years with… The post Motion promotes two executives appeared first on Design World.

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Snowflake Launches Manufacturing Data Cloud

Gary Mintchell

Pundits and writers of the manufacturing market harp on data. Nassim Nicholas Taleb tells us in his writings that we can keep accumulating data until we drown. Snowflake has data management tools used by many to handle all the data. This is a new release called Snowflake Manufacturing Data Cloud that looks full of possibility. Empowers manufacturers to collaborate with partners, suppliers, and customers to improve supply chain performance, product quality and factory efficiency Snowflake’s ecosy

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An education on lifesaving

Plastics News

A dramatic lifesaving took place May 9 at Auburn Career Center, a vocational school for high school students in Concord Township, Ohio, that provides training for plastics manufacturing.

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How Do They Treat Servers?

Gary Mintchell

Pro leadership tip. Years ago the story went around that if you were in the final hiring process at IBM, they would take you out to dinner. If you salted your food before tasting it, then you had a fixed mindset and would not be hired. I have a better one. Are you about to hire someone? Add someone to your team? Perhaps you’ve met a new friend? Want to know about them?

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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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Mitsubishi Electric invests in OTTO Motors to fuel its growth

Automation Mag

Mitsubishi Electric announced a strategic investment in Clearpath Robotics, the parent company of autonomous mobile robot leader, OTTO Motors. “The relationship between Mitsubishi Electric and OTTO Motors is built upon years of respect and trust. OTTO Motors is well positioned to become a leader in industrial autonomy. We see a bright future ahead for OTTO Motors and are honoured to support their continued success,” said Mitsubishi Electric’s chief strategy officer, Satoshi Takeda.

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M&M Software Releases fdtCONTAINER and Developer Tools Supporting FDT 3.0 

Gary Mintchell

FDT Group’s latest significant release seems to be gaining traction. This release from M&M Software offers a migration path for users and vendors supporting modern intelligent device management and monitoring initiatives. M&M Software released fdtCONTAINER version 4.8, a point-to-point device configuration tool supporting the latest FDT 3.0 specification to meet user demands for modern intelligent device management and monitoring initiatives.

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KraussMaffei presents special edition of the CX series

Plastics News

To mark its 185th company anniversary, KraussMaffei is offering a special edition of its CX series. The package includes free additional features that reduce operating costs and increases quality.

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The Rise of Sustainable Automation: Innovations and Best Practices in Fashion and Manufacturing

Robotics Automation News

Have you ever thought about how the fashion industry is responsible for roughly 10 percent of global carbon emissions? But here’s the good news – believe it or not – there’s a shift happening toward more sustainable practices; and automation is playing a huge role in this change.

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The LNG dilemma – fuelling global imbalance

E&T

It might not have felt like it looking at your bills, but Europe dodged an even bigger energy crunch last winter as Russia curtailed or stopped supplies of gas, coal and oil. But even that was more down to luck and brute force than judgement. There were consequences elsewhere and many persist. They point to potentially severe outcomes for climate change goals and regional stability, particularly in the Global South.

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Universal Robots debuts ‘world’s first’ cobot spot welder

Robotics Automation News

Universal Robots says it is “not only the most widely used collaborative robot arm in the manufacturing industry, the UR cobots have also become the platform of choice for a fast-growing ecosystem of innovative OEM solutions”.

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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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Ont. launches EV GO bus service

Canadian Manufacturing

OSHAWA — The Ontario government is bringing two new fully electric zero-emission GO buses into service for the first time as part of its plan to support electric vehicles, reduce emissions and expand clean, green transit options across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. “The launch of these electric buses marks a significant milestone in our government’s plan to be a global leader in the electric vehicle revolution,” said Premier Doug Ford.

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How to Buy and Sell Stellar: A Comprehensive Guide

Robotics Automation News

If you’re looking to buy and sell Stellar, you’ve come to the right place. In this comprehensive guide, we will take you through everything you need to know about buying and selling Stellar, including how to get started, where to buy and sell, and the best practices to follow when trading.

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Poorer households stuck with slower broadband speeds, study suggests

E&T

According to the Local Government Association (LGA), households in the most deprived parts of England are less likely to be able to get fixed broadband which supports the fastest possible speeds. Access is 15 percentage points lower in the most deprived areas than in the least deprived, despite them using nearly 50 per cent more data than wealthier areas.

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Netrush and Brightpick partnership ‘cuts fulfillment costs by 50 percent’

Robotics Automation News

At a time when consumer expectations have never been higher and a positive workplace culture is more crucial than ever, e-commerce growth expert Netrush is investing in a solution that the company says is “sure to help the company further improve customer and employee satisfaction while also enabling it to significantly reduce costs”.

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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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Britain’s first autonomous bus service launches in Scotland

E&T

The UK has celebrated the launch of its first driverless bus service, operated by Stagecoach. The start of the pilot programme was marked by a journey on the service between Ferry Toll near Inverkeithing, Fife, and Edinburgh Park. Scotland’s transport minister Kevin Stewart was one of the first to take his seat for the short journey. A fleet of five driverless buses is expected to operate on a trial basis until 2025.

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Soft robotics and new materials will have the biggest impact on industry, says Protolabs report

Robotics Automation News

A new Protolabs report reveals that almost one third (32 percent) of robotics industry experts believe that soft robotics and new materials will have the biggest impact on how robotics manufacturing will develop in the next five years.

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Kassow Robots Brings Its Highest Reaching 7-Axis Cobot To North America

Control.com

Copenhagen-born robot manufacturer, Kassow Robots, has released its longest-reaching cobot yet, the 7-axis KR1805, for sale in North America. The cobot will be on display at Automate 2023.

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Husky Marks Expansion in India, Lays Out New Initiatives

Plastics Today

More capacity to manufacture hot runners and domestic molding of blood-collection tubes are among initiatives that will be rolled out in India this year.

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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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Simplify Your DevOps with the Cisco SD-WAN API

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

Welcome to Cisco SD-WAN Automation Awareness Month! In the world of software and tools development, API and automation tools have become essential for customizing and streamlining operational tasks.

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Automation planning: What is next on your smart manufacturing roadmap

Automation Mag

Recently, Manufacturing AUTOMATION hosted its ‘ First Steps in Automation ‘ virtual event for those manufacturers looking to adopt automation technologies in the near future. The event discussed funding, seeking approvals from decision-makers, following best practices, tips for successful implementation, support resources and more. Interestingly, industry experts discussed how there is often a lack of connection between what the upper-level management is facing and the actual situati

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First cobot-based spot welder is ?the future of spot welding?

Drives & Controls

A Californian welding specialist has developed what it claims is the world’s first cobot-based spot welder. Pro Spot International says that its i5s resistance spot welder will deliver up to three times more manufacturing capacity than manual welding.

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A mother speaks up for Mother Earth

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

Mother Earth and moms have a lot in common (And by moms, I’m including mothers, grandmothers, aunts, godmothers and more).

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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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As the U.S. ends COVID-19 border and immigration rules, Canada is concerned

Canadian Manufacturing

The imminent overnight end of the COVID-19 public health emergency felt more like a crisis than cause for celebration on May 11 as Homeland Security agents and officials braced for an onslaught of asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border. More than three years after the arrival of the virus on North American soil, pandemic-era border regulations were to be lifted at midnight on May 11, ending a tragic and ugly chapter of history while marking the start of an uncertain new era.

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Future-proof with Cisco Next-Gen Firewalls

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

We have seen an increase in the efforts to future-proof our technology, infrastructure, and our planet.

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Cybersecurity Risk Mitigation for Small Manufacturers

NIST

Many small manufacturers have limited resources and lack the staff and tools to adequately address cybersecurity needs – leaving them particularly vulnerable to cyberattacks. One cyberattack can cost a small manufacturer a great deal of time and money and cause a great deal of stress. Because the manufacturing sector is a consistent target of these attacks, new guidance focuses on helping manufacturers enhance their cybersecurity resiliency.

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Five edge technology trends that can improve operational insight

Control Engineering

Factory digitization insights The manufacturing sector is being transformed through digitization with key technology trends such as automation, electrification, digitization, and the connected enterprise, next generation industrial technology, and security driving investment in edge technology both hardware and software. These trends are enabling agile manufacturing, reducing energy consumption, enabling localized decision-making and machine health monitoring, and addressing security concerns in

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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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Teledyne DALSA announces a new line scan camera is now in production

Automation Mag

Teledyne DALSA’s new Linea2 4k Multispectral 5GigE line scan camera is now in production. The company shared in a press statement that this new camera offers a 5GigE interface with five times the bandwidth of the Linea GigE camera. Teledyne adds that the Linea2 4k Multispectral 5GigE simultaneously captures high-resolution RGB plus Near Infrared (NIR) multispectral images to reveal invisible features that cannot be detected using visible lighting alone.

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AMBA Announces Recipients of Mold Builder and Tooling Trailblazer Awards

Plastics Today

Justin McPhee and TK Mold & Engineering were named the winners by the American Mold Builders Association (AMBA), which celebrated its 50th anniversary this year.

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Perdaman starts work on $6 billion urea plant in Western Australia

AU Manufacturing

Industrial chemical producer Perdaman Chemicals and Fertilisers has started building its $6 billion urea facility in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Perdaman, a Western Australia-based multinational company with offices in New Delhi and Hyderabad, India, revealed the plant will create 2,500 jobs during construction and 200 jobs when operational.

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Lasers used to recreate twisted superconducting material

Control Engineering

Scientists with the University of Chicago and Shanxi University announced they have created a way to use lasers to “simulate” a material that physicists have been drooling over for its potential technological applications for years. The new method can be used to better understand how the material—known as a twisted bilayer lattice—works, and could perhaps point the way to new electronics or quantum technology.

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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.