Thu.Sep 29, 2022

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Can SCADA/HMI Software Be Enterprise Software?

Automation World

On its own, the answer is clearly “no.” But when SCADA/HMI is the core of the platform, as it is with Ignition, Inductive Automation is demonstrating how the software can be used to connect IT and operations technology across the enterprise.

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3d printing a drone’s tail rotor gear box housing

Design World

FLYING-CAM, a leader in design and manufacturing of unmanned helicopters and pioneer of professional drone filming services, celebrated its 30th anniversary with the World premiere of Discovery, its newest unmanned aircraft system. The Belgium-based company decided to turn to CRP Technology and its Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing process with composite polymers fiber-reinforced to complete […].

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Ignition Community Conference 2022

Gary Mintchell

With the pandemic mostly in the rearview mirror, Inductive Automation held its Ignition Community Conference 2022 in Folsom, CA Sept. 20-21. ICC 2022. The event was sold out, as usual. Sessions were packed and lively with questions. I didn’t pick up much news from the event. It was good to catch up with people I’ve known for years but haven’t seen since 2019.

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What Are Tapered Roller Bearings?

Design World

A key element of machinery designed for heavy-duty applications, the tapered roller bearing consists of a cone (inner ring), a cup (outer ring), rollers, and a cage. The rollers are tapered in the shape of truncated cones, and both the inner and outer ring raceways are tapered to accommodate the shape of the rollers. The […]. The post What Are Tapered Roller Bearings?

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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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StrongArm Technologies' Wearables Prevent Injuries On the Job

Automation World

StrongArm Technologies provides IoT-enabled safety wearables designed to prevent on-the-job injuries.

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Why do you need an industrial robotic arm?

Robotics Automation News

Do you like working with your hands? Do you have an interest in robotics and automation? If so, you may wonder what an industrial robotic arm is and how it could benefit you. Contrary to popular belief, industrial robotic arms are not just for large manufacturing companies. There are many applications for these versatile machines […].

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ICE Cobotics chooses IoT system from T-Mobile and Deutsche Telekom

Robotics Automation News

ICE Cobotics has chosen T-Mobile and Deutsche Telekom’s T IoT as its exclusive IoT connectivity solution worldwide to help its customers more easily manage fleets of the company’s floor cleaning robots. As part of the long-term agreement, T IoT – a comprehensive solution for global IoT connectivity, platform management and support – will deliver cellular […].

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Daejin invests $10.2M in Tennessee EV battery component plant

Plastics News

Daejin Advanced Materials USA Inc. is investing $10.2 million to establish its second U.S. manufacturing and processing facility to meet demand for process trays for electric vehicle batteries.

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Addverb and ABCO partner to offer ‘advanced’ warehouse automation solutions

Robotics Automation News

Addverb, an autonomous mobile robots maker, has agreed a strategic partnership with ABCO Systems, a distribution solutions provider that specializes in streamlining warehousing operations. This strategic alliance combines Addverb’s automation technology with ABCO’s storage and material handling equipment systems to offer solutions for warehouse and fulfillment operations in consumer goods industries, including e-commerce, grocery, fashion, […].

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Medical Device Innovation and Advancement of Care Focus of FDA, VHA Collaboration

Additive Manufacturing

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) are announcing a collaboration intended to help accelerate American medical device innovation to further improve and benefit public health. Veteran Affairs’ VA Ventures Innovation Institute, located in Seattle, will host up to 12 FDA staff to foster robust collaborations between the two agencies.

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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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API to Perform Trades on DEX

Robotics Automation News

Application Programming Interface (API) technology has enabled the feasibility of trading in various tokens, exchanges, and between applications. Accompanied by the flexibility of transactions carried out on Decentralized Exchanges (DEX), organizations are seeking APIs. They serve as the perfect intermediary for an enhanced experience. This article points out the benefits of using APIs such as […].

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3D Printed Ceramic Heat Exchangers Development Grant Awarded

Additive Manufacturing

SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 27, 2022 — SINTX Technologies, Inc. announced the receipt of a Phase II award of $1.1M, issued by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop, design and characterize 3D-printed alumina ceramic heat exchangers for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems (HVAC). The proposal was originally submitted by Technology Assessment and Transfer (TA&T), now a wholly owned subsidiary of SINTX.

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Avidbots raises $70 million in latest funding round

Robotics Automation News

Avidbots, one of the world’s leading robotics companies, today announced it has raised $70 million in Series C funding. The financing was led by Jeneration Capital, with strong participation from existing investors True Ventures, Next 47, SOSV, GGV Capital, BDC Capital, Golden Ventures, and Kensington Capital Partners. New investors – BMO Capital Partners, Golden Vision […].

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When is it Time for Fixed, Cobot or Automated Welding?

Fabricating & Metal Work

WELDING TIPS. No doubt manual, or semi-automatic, welding has its place across the industries — general fabrication and manufacturing, shipbuilding and more — and it will continue to be an important process for many applications. There are times, however, when companies need to turn to welding automation to augment or replace portions of their operations.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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6 Best Electric Car Charger Manufacturers

Robotics Automation News

It is not news anymore that electric cars are not just the future but are fast becoming the mainstay of the present transportation industry for many countries worldwide. But as it’s often the case with emerging technology, many companies that deal with supporting infrastructure are usually not prepared for the sharp increase in demand. The […].

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Kickstart: The first rule of K is to be kind to your feet

Plastics News

If you've been to past K shows, you should already know to pace yourself for a marathon of events from Oct. 19-26.

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Injection Molding Cell Creates Plastic Beverage and Food Can Covers

Plastics Today

With help from Sumitomo Demag, Shin-Etsu, and Mettler Toledo, Elmet will debut two innovative production cells to make silicone can covers at K 2022.

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Bombardier opens multi-million dollar Melbourne service centre

Manufacturer's Monthly

World-leading aircraft manufacturer, Bombardier, has chosen Victoria for its state-of-the-art Asia Pacific engineering operations headquarters. . The new engineering headquarters will deliver maintenance, repair and overhaul services, acting as a central depot and providing ground support for all Bombardier aircraft across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific.

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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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Australian government seeks feedback on National EV Strategy; welcomes potential Tesla plant

AU Manufacturing

The Australian government has released the country’s first National Electric Vehicle Strategy for public consultation. . The plan is intended to improve the affordability, supply, and uptake of electric vehicles, establish better access to modern road transport technology, and ensure that infrastructure and industries are prepped for the transition. .

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How digital infrastructures are reshaping the future of dementia care

E&T

This September marks the eleventh edition of the increasingly growing global awareness campaign, World Alzheimer’s Month. Every year, people from around the world come together to cast a spotlight on dementia and challenge the stigma attached to the condition. According to the National Health Service, it is estimated that around 676,000 people in England are affected by dementia.

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No time to rest: Businesses need to keep innovating after COVID-19 or risk failure

AU Manufacturing

Media Release by GHD Digital. New research, released today by professional services firm GHD’s digital arm, reveals that senior executives face renewed pressure to innovate even after their organizations had adapted successfully to COVID- 19. The Innovation Imperative research , commissioned by GHD Digital, surveyed 777 senior executives from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and United States.

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Government says Tesla manufacturing plant welcome in Australia

Manufacturer's Monthly

Minister for infrastructure Catherine King said a local Tesla manufacturing plant would be “absolutely” welcome in Australia when releasing a consultation paper for a new national electric vehicle (EV) strategy. The consultation paper seeks views on proposed goals, objectives and actions for the National Electric Vehicle Strategy, to ensure Australians can access the best transport technologies and help meet emission reduction targets.

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Monetizing Analytics Features

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.

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Queensland energy plan confirms ‘vital’ role of natural gas into the future

AU Manufacturing

Media Release by APPEA. Queensland’s new energy roadmap has recognised the vital role of natural gas in a cleaner energy future. The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) today said the Queensland Energy and Jobs Plan confirmed a variety of roles for natural gas – firming renewables, powering manufacturing and mining, boosting hydrogen production and underpinning east coast energy security.

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First lithium refinery in the UK to be built in Teesside

E&T

Worley has announced that it has commenced work on the first lithium refinery in the UK, which will be built in Teesside by Green Lithium. Once operational, the plant is expected to produce 50,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium a year. . Lithium is an essential material in battery manufacturing. However, Europe's current lithium- refining capacity in Europe doesn’t match the increasing demand for battery-grade lithium chemicals.

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Orrcon Steel partners with ARM Hub to meet the 2030 challenge

AU Manufacturing

Media Release by ARM HUB. In a difficult market where resourcing, supply chain issues and energy costs are the immediate priority for many manufacturers, Orrcon Steel ’s General Manager Tony Schreiber is investing in the future: AI and robotics. “Success for our business, isn’t really about next financial year; it’s really about 2030 and beyond,” Mr Schreiber said.

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Bishop bashes Kwarteng’s mini-budget for being ‘reckless with nature’

E&T

The Right Reverend Graham Usher, the Bishop of Norwich, shared a lengthy Twitter thread – also retweeted by the National Trust – in which the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) strongly criticised the government’s proposed 38 'investment zones' in a 13-tweet response. ????Make no mistake, we are angry. This Government has today launched an attack on nature.

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How Legacy Tools Are Failing Inventive Manufacturing Engineers

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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$15 million grant for new Victorian recycling infrastructure projects

AU Manufacturing

The Australian and Victorian governments have announced a combined investment of $15 million for 10 new recycling infrastructure projects in the State. In a statement , Sustainability Victoria said the grant aims to hasten Victoria’s transition to a sustainable future by boosting local efforts to recycle and repurpose waste materials, including soft plastics and food scraps, that are otherwise destined for the trash.

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World's largest flow battery to offer grid-scale energy storage in China

E&T

Energy storage technology can help power systems more easily respond to strain during large-scale drains on the power grid as well as potentially lowering the carbon footprint of an energy network by charging during off-peak times and releasing the energy back to the grid when needed. It could also support increased use of renewable energy, which is key to helping China achieve its carbon peak and carbon neutrality goals which are currently set for 2030 and 2060 respectively.

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Tritium, JET Charge to power WA’s new EV highway

AU Manufacturing

Tritium DCFC , a leading manufacturer of electric vehicle chargers, was selected to equip a new West Australian EV highway with fast charging infrastructure. . The WA government, through its energy utilities Synergy and Horizon Power, also awarded a contract to JET Charge for the delivery of 98 fast chargers across 49 locations. . Planned to span more than 7,000 kilometres across WA, the new highway is part of WA’s $43.5 million investment aimed at expanding access to EV infrastructure across th

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Kickstart: The first rule of K is to be kind to your feet

Plastics News

If you've been to past K shows, you should already know to pace yourself for a marathon of events from Oct. 19-26.

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How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, app owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework from Software Pricing Partners explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. You’ll learn: How to take a disciplined approach to pricing The three elements of the Packaging Decision Framework Ways to structure your new embedded analytics offering Download the White Paper to learn about How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics.