Design World

AUGUST 10, 2022

ITT Inc. has announced it acquired Clippard Instrument Laboratories’ product lines of durable, low maintenance, and cost-competitive interchangeable pneumatic cylinders. The product lines include stainless steel, brass and aluminum cylinders and volume tanks. These industry-leading components will expand ITT’s Compact Automation product offering of air cylinders, linear and rotary actuators used in applications such as robotics,… The post ITT expands portfolio with acquisition of Clippard

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Gary Mintchell

AUGUST 10, 2022

5G has potential for industrial and manufacturing applications, but when have we heard that much about it? Analyst firm Global Data’s recent study says mobile operators are failing to come up with a strong marketing story. The study by GlobalData Technology, which involved a July 2022 audit of around 30 standalone 5G commercial deployments worldwide, concluded that although operators are keen to flag the adoption of standalone 5G in general marketing messages—largely focusing on the improved net

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Robotics Automation News

AUGUST 10, 2022

Telexistence has started the mass production of its originally developed artificial intelligence robot, TX SCARA, to be installed in 300 FamilyMart stores, Japan’s top-tier convenience store chain in major metropolitan areas, starting later this month, validating its AI-based “robot-as-a-service” solution for grocery retailers. TX SCARA was created to do the specific task of restocking refrigerated […].

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Universal Robots

AUGUST 10, 2022

Palletizing is the epitome of the kind of physically demanding and repetitive work that increases the chance of workplace injury when done for hours on end.

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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.

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Robotics Automation News

AUGUST 10, 2022

Acieta has unveiled a new collaborative robotic system for welding. The company says the new “FastARC” cobot can pay back customers’ investment “in as little as six months”. Acieta says that “everyone is struggling to hire and retain good laborers, especially those with welding skills”. But when the position is unfilled, a welding system sits […].

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Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 10, 2022

Engineers in Melbourne have discovered a way to replace conventional aggregates in concrete such as gravel and crushed rock with rubber from discarded tyres that meets building codes. . The team from RMIT University says the new greener and lighter concrete also promises to reduce manufacturing and transportation costs significantly and boost the circular economy. .

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Plastics News

AUGUST 10, 2022

Researchers say the results show complementary technologies like molding and additive manufacturing can open up new capabilities.

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Robotics Automation News

AUGUST 10, 2022

Amazon and iRobot have entered into a “definitive merger agreement” under which Amazon will acquire iRobot. iRobot is the well known maker of innovative cleaning products for the home, including the Roomba vacuum cleaning robot. iRobot says it has continued to innovate with every product generation, solving hard problems to help give customers valuable time […].

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Plastics News

AUGUST 10, 2022

Core Technology CEO Geoff Foster: "We're reaching out to touch the underrepresented kids who can't afford STEM camps. A high percent of them are from low-income areas. Unfortunately, for some, the lunch is their best meal of the day.

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The Fabricator

AUGUST 10, 2022

Tiffany Noel Orff wants to see more women in welding, as currently they comprise a significantly small portion of the workforce. She hopes her new welding facility in southern California will help in some way.

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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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Robotics Automation News

AUGUST 10, 2022

Rolls-Royce and Hyundai Motor Group are to collaborate on bringing all-electric propulsion and hydrogen fuel cell technology to the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) market, which includes electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The partnership will leverage Rolls-Royce’s aviation and certification capabilities and Hyundai Motor Group’s hydrogen fuel cell technologies and industrialisation capability.

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AU Manufacturing

AUGUST 10, 2022

Media Release. Future Energy Week will bring about 400 delegates from national and international companies, governments and academia for the event in November. It’s the second year the Tonsley Future Energy Consortium has hosted the event, which is hosted at the Tonsley Innovation Hub in Adelaide, South Australia. On the table for discussion are topics around hydrogen energy, the future of mobility, food, energy and water and the “energy trilemma”, which refers to making energy affordable, susta

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Robotics Automation News

AUGUST 10, 2022

The Volvo Group has initiated the process to establish a large-scale production plant for battery cells in Sweden. The company says the initiative is designed to meet “the growing demand for battery electric heavy-duty vehicles and machines”. Martin Lundstedt, president and CEO of the Volvo Group, says: “We aim to lead the transition to a […].

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Canadian Manufacturing

AUGUST 10, 2022

Hiring more women will help close the skills gap in manufacturing. PHOTO: Fotolia. REGINA — On Aug. 10, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Carla Qualtrough, and Saskatchewan’s Minister of Immigration and Career Training, Jeremy Harrison highlighted the Canada-Saskatchewan agreement to provide over $3.7 million in funding under the Skills for Success program.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 10, 2022

Ethernet Insights. Ethernet has become the main communications protocol in manufacturing for a long time and now companies are using Internet of Things (IoT) protocols to improve communications. IoT communications has many benefits, but it also needs enhanced security and protocol efficiency because more systems are vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks.

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Plastics Today

AUGUST 10, 2022

Most product designers are inexperienced in designing injection molded parts because of the long learning curve. In part 1 of this series, we discuss the interrelationships between injection molding tool design and part design.

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Robotics Automation News

AUGUST 10, 2022

In the rapidly growing cannabis industry, there’s a lot to keep up with. And if you want to stay on top of your game, you must choose only the best. There aren’t many things in this business that are better than automated joint rolling machines. That’s why you should consider introducing one into your process, […].

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i4.0 today

AUGUST 10, 2022

Leading nanomaterials innovator Quantum Science has outlined its breathtaking vision of the future in its latest white paper. The white paper demonstrates the limitless possibilities that will soon be made a reality by quantum dot (QD) technology. The white paper is expected to attract intense interest from many sectors as the world sits on the brink of a quantum technological revolution that will bring mass-market ambient and intelligent technology into millions of homes.

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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.

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NIST Manufacturing

AUGUST 10, 2022

The National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL) is pleased to announce approximately $15.8M in planned project activities through the Institute’s Project Call 5.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 10, 2022

Manufacturers’ Monthly speaks with Nordfab branch manager David Inifer about why installing the correct dust collector is vital to a manufacturer’s operations. As the world’s largest manufacturer of clamp-together ducting for dust collection and process ventilation, Nordfab’s presence in the Asia Pacific region has given Australian manufacturers access to industrial ventilation that is locally made.

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AU Manufacturing

AUGUST 10, 2022

Global aerospace and defence contractor Northrop Grumman has announced its latest investment in the construction of new cutting-edge solid rocket motor manufacturing facilities in Magna, Utah. . The new infrastructures will support nearly every phase of solid rocket motor manufacturing, including case production, propellant mixing and casting, as well as final assembly. .

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Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 10, 2022

KITO PWB ’s new RY Series Wire Rope Hoists are designed for safety, reliability and performance. Manufacturers’ Monthly finds out why end users should be asking crane service providers for the best available hoist in the market. KITO has a global reputation for manufacturing hoists and cranes. With 85 years of hoist manufacturing experience, the company has been able to refine its chain hoists, lever hoists, wire rope hoists and cranes to achieve a certain level of durability and quality.

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AU Manufacturing

AUGUST 10, 2022

Media Release by MTPConnect. With funding support from MTPConnect, CSIRO’s new biomanufacturing facility in Melbourne has today been opened by Industry and Science Minister, Hon. Ed Husic MP. The facility gives SMEs and researchers access to accredited manufacture of biologics to the standard required for in-human studies and will see a boost to Australia’s capability to manufacture vaccine and drug candidates.

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Plastics News

AUGUST 10, 2022

The company's short move from Mogadore, Ohio, will have long-term benefits, as the company increased from about 14,000 square feet to 40,000 square feet.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 10, 2022

Under the Medtech Manufacturing Capability Program, 12 businesses will share in $3.2 million in funding from the Victorian government. . The businesses will receive grants of up to $500,000 to undertake new projects, scale up production and upgrade equipment, allowing them to turn innovative ideas into real-life healthcare solutions. . The co-funded projects are collectively worth more than $7 million and are expected to create 93 new jobs across the state. .

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Plastics News

AUGUST 10, 2022

The mergers and acquisitions market remains strong; Portland residents support a local recycling program; and a proposal to limit plastics in online shopping.

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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

AUGUST 10, 2022

Media Release by CSIRO. CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, has opened a new $23.1 million national lab in Melbourne that will bolster the nation’s ability to produce vaccines and drug treatments onshore. . Researchers at CSIRO’s National Vaccine and Therapeutics Lab will turn vaccine and drug candidates into products that can be manufactured in large quantities for clinical trials.

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The Guardian Manufacturing

AUGUST 10, 2022

Unofficial strikes held at several industrial sites across UK amid inflation and cost of living crisis Workers have held unofficial strikes at several industrial sites across the UK including Ineos’s Grangemouth oil refinery in Scotland in a dispute over pay. A number of workers employed by a third party rather than Ineos itself blocked a road outside the site for several hours on Wednesday morning.

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Manufacturing 85

Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 10, 2022

The CSIRO has opened a new $23.1 million national lab in Melbourne that will bolster Australia’s ability to produce vaccines and drug treatments onshore. Researchers at CSIRO’s National Vaccine and Therapeutics Lab will turn vaccine and drug candidates into products that can be manufactured in large quantities for clinical trials. The ability to do this in Australia, rather than needing to go overseas, has been the “missing link” in Australia’s biomedical science sector being able to produce vac

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AU Manufacturing

AUGUST 10, 2022

The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications has ordered the recall of 13,898 units of Holden ZB Commodore cars following the discovery of a major manufacturing defect concerning the vehicle’s brake boosters. In a notice issued on the department’s Vehicle Recalls website, the vehicles in question were sold to drivers from 2017 to 2020. .

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