Design World
JUNE 15, 2023
AC motors are commonly paired with variable frequency drives (VFDs), which control motor speed by regulating the frequency of the supplied voltage. Depending on the application and level of. Motion Control Tips The post What is V/Hz control mode for AC drives? appeared first on Design World.
Plastics News
JUNE 15, 2023
Fresh from its first participation in the plastics treaty talks, the Association of Plastic Recyclers sees the agreement as a major chance to improve lagging recycling in the United States.
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Design World
JUNE 15, 2023
Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. announces the launch of FR-E810W, an expansion of the FR-E800 series inverter lineup providing 120V service solutions. FR-E810W offers the improved safety, energy savings, and operation reliability of FR-E800 inverters to an additional voltage class. Traditionally, customers using Mitsubishi Electric Automation’s 240V inverters, with 120V service, were required to purchase an… The post Mitsubishi launches FR-E800 series inverter for facilities with only
Robotics Automation News
JUNE 15, 2023
Many leading hospitals are embracing advanced medication decision support as a key enabler in their digital maturity journey. They are driving changes across the entire care continuum, from improving patient care to reducing clinician alert fatigue. World Health Organization has been recognizing the magnitude of medication mistakes for many years.
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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?
Design World
JUNE 15, 2023
NORD DRIVESYSTEMS continuously looks for opportunities to gain manufacturing efficiencies and implement practices that have less impact on the environment. In 2012, Fertigungstechnik NORD, a member of the NORD DRIVESYSTEMS Group located in Gadebusch, Germany, developed a concept for heat recovery from machine tools in their production areas. To this day, the recovered energy has… The post NORD develops intelligent heat recovery on machine tools to avoid fossil fuel use appeared first on De
NIST Manufacturing
JUNE 15, 2023
CHIPS for America is a suite of federal programs to strengthen and revitalize the U.S. position in semiconductor manufacturing and research and development.
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The Fabricator
JUNE 15, 2023
Greg Siepert says three pieces of advice have proved beneficial to him in his welding career. The first piece of advice he discusses is the value of joining a professional organization.
Design World
JUNE 15, 2023
A new device provides an ergonomic and secure way for designers to harness the networking and operator interface capabilities of modern tablets when used with industrial equipment requiring safety provisions. By Luiz Shida, IDEC Corporation Dedicated human-machine interfaces (HMIs) and PCs, whether installed in a panel or a control room, have played an important role… The post Incorporating consumer tablet tech into industrial-grade equipment appeared first on Design World.
E&T
JUNE 15, 2023
Researchers from Trinity College, Dublin, looked for patterns in data from 133 systemic economic crises that affected 98 countries over a 40-year span. Their analysis suggests that countries relying on a broader range of energy sources experience longer recovery times. However, the best predictor of economic recovery was the extent to which a country relied on renewable energy.
Fabricating & Metal Work
JUNE 15, 2023
SAFETY Large amounts of machine downtime occur when maintenance may not be necessary if machines are underused; or if they are overused, there may not be enough maintenance conducted. Predictive maintenance programs help achieve a balance. Drive Fleet Efficiency with Wireless Telemetry Solution Hyster Tracker lowers your overall material handling costs.
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.
E&T
JUNE 15, 2023
The shortlist for the IET's A.F. Harvey Engineering Research Prize has been revealed. The prize is awarded annually in recognition of an outstanding achievement in engineering research in the fields of medical, microwave and radar or laser/optoelectronic engineering, with the prize fund awarded to support further research led by the recipient. “We’re incredibly proud, through the generous legacy from the late Dr A.F.
Modern Machine Shop
JUNE 15, 2023
Photo Credit: Way of the Mill LLC Reader Question: Our shop has taken on some new work with small parts in hard metals. To give you an idea on size, our largest roughing tool is a 2.5-mm end mill. Tool life has been the number one issue in this new venture. Can you advise on how to approach this problem? Miller’s Answer: Whenever you are struggling with tool life, there are two important things to diagnose: 1) When is the tool failing?
Cisco Smart Manufacturing
JUNE 15, 2023
Farming communities in Africa have contributed the least to climate change , but they’re paying the greatest costs. Currently, only six percent of arable land in Africa is irrigated.
E&T
JUNE 15, 2023
The presence of high concentrations of phosphorus in Enceladus could point towards the moon's potential to harbour life, according to the scientists. The discovery was based on data collected by Nasa's Cassini spacecraft, the first to orbit Saturn, during its 13-year landmark exploration of Saturn and its many moons from 2004 to 2017. The same team that worked on Cassini has previously confirmed that Enceladus' ice grains contain a rich assortment of minerals.
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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.
Fabricating & Metal Work
JUNE 15, 2023
WORKFORCE MATTERS Engineering discussing about robot arms technology, intelligence, and innovation while looking at digital tablet on the factory floor. Over the last decade, manufacturing has been on the losing end when it comes to finding and retaining employees, and it is projected that by 2025 the industry will have 2-to-3.5 million unoccupied manufacturing positions.
E&T
JUNE 15, 2023
Artificial intelligence (AI) has had a game-changing impact on industries far and wide, but we’re still only scratching the surface of what’s truly possible. Nowhere is that statement more relevant than in the field of digital engineering, where leaders are now facing tough decisions on where to focus their resources to best navigate the evolving AI landscape.
Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing
JUNE 15, 2023
SAN ANTONIO, TX. – June 15, 2023 – Recently, Frost & Sullivan assessed the identity and access management industry and, based on its findings, recognizes Uniken with the 2023 Global Technology Innovation Leadership Award. Uniken designed a robust user authentication and security platform that enables banks and other institutions to design secure applications and protect users from security breaches at each stage of their customer journey.
E&T
JUNE 15, 2023
According to National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO), the margin of excess energy on the grid will be better this coming winter than the last one. As well as the new generators that have come online since then, the margins have been increased due to improved data quality, the availability of generation units that were partially or fully unavailable last winter and the return to the capacity market of one of the coal contingency units used last winter, which will now operate in the normal
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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.
Cisco Smart Manufacturing
JUNE 15, 2023
We know it. Our partners encourage it. Customers experience it. And the industry is paying attention. At Cisco Live 2023, we once again showcased just how cool Cisco is.
E&T
JUNE 15, 2023
Some books are best read slowly – not perused or skipped through – with every page savoured, like a sip of a good vintage wine. In our age of supersonic speeds and unending rush, there is a growing tendency for slowness. You may have heard of the Slow Food movement, founded in 1986 by Carlo Petrini from the Italian town of Bra, home of the world’s only University of Gastronomic Sciences.
Plastics News
JUNE 15, 2023
A small study indicates that plastic cutting boards can shed microplastics when used; Ikea invests in a company making adhesives from waste plastics.
E&T
JUNE 15, 2023
It’s a stormy scene out there. The cyclonic storm that formed in the Arabian Sea is now approximately 170km from Jakhau Port in Gujarat and 201km west of Devbhumi Dwarka in Gujarat, at time of writing. The storm is expected to cross the coast as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS), with a maximum sustained wind speed of 125-135kmph, gusting to 150kmph.
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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.
AU Manufacturing
JUNE 15, 2023
UNSW Sydney Professor Andrew Dempster, director of the Australian Centre for Space Engineering Research (ACSER) , said he believes many people are unaware of how simple it is to send something into space, citing the use of cubesats, which are lunchbox-sized satellites that can undertake space-based experiments. According to him, “The real benefit of cubesats is their plug-and-play nature” because it is simple to purchase all the necessary spacecraft equipment for anyone who wants to launch a cub
E&T
JUNE 15, 2023
Some 325 aviation decision-makers from companies across the world were interviewed for the survey. Just 46 per cent said they believed the industry will meet its net-zero goal by 2050, while 32 per cent said it will not, with 22 per cent unsure. On average, respondents believe the target will be met by 2055 and identify rising costs, budgetary pressure, supply issues and energy resources as the biggest hurdles.
Plastics Today
JUNE 15, 2023
Processors took advantage of back-to-back monthly polypropylene price decreases. Prices are expected to fall further in June.
E&T
JUNE 15, 2023
EU regulators could force Google to sell part of its digital advertising (adtech) business, in order to address the bloc's competition concerns. The European Comission has published a preliminary conclusion of their investigation into the company's dominance of the adtech sector, The document stated that the search giant had abused its dominant position in the sector by shutting out competitors since at least 2014.
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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.
Cisco Smart Manufacturing
JUNE 15, 2023
Security Operations Centers (SOC) continue to face new and emerging threats that test the limits of their tooling and staff.
E&T
JUNE 15, 2023
VonMercier’s Arosa hovercraft is powered by a trio of electric engines with the capacity to glide 15-20cm above the ground, making it possible for the vehicle to move across gravel, grass, snow, sand and water. Its body and hull are moulded from carbon fibre and it has a three-seater open-air cockpit, with an optional teak deck and a ladder for use on water.
CMTC Manufacturing Tech
JUNE 15, 2023
Modern supply chains are somewhat like Rube Goldberg machines — incredibly, often unnecessarily complicated, interconnected systems where a single disruption can trigger a chain reaction, impacting the entire operation. The globalization of supply chains has added even more gears and levers to the machine, increasing disruption potential and the challenge of managing it all.
E&T
JUNE 15, 2023
Dear Evil Engineer, I am director of a global management consulting firm. I recently secured a contract to compile a report on leveraging emerging technologies to settle territorial disputes (‘Breaking New Ground: Territorial Dispute Resolution in the Digital Age’). I admit ending territorial disputes is not strictly aligned with our brand values, but it was too lucrative an opportunity to turn down.
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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.
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