Sat.Jul 29, 2023

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Tube breakage? Bend tooling may not be the problem

The Fabricator

A metal fabricator couldn’t figure out why it couldn’t produce good parts on its tube bending machine. The solution actually came down to simple math.

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Semiconductor slump challenges global manufacturing growth

Control Engineering

Semiconductor insights Semiconductor production has declined but order books for semiconductor machinery are filling up. The semiconductor industry has experienced a downgrade caused by reduced demand for consumer electronics. Global manufacturing growth in 2024 to be propped up by China; many other regions projected to experience a small contraction next year.

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Nearshoring tide growing in Mexico

The Fabricator

A slew of U.S. companies are sourcing or setting up shop just south of the border—though not quite as many as might be expected.

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AWS GOVCLOUD-SECURE MACHINE MONITORING FEATURED AT NORTH AMERICA’S LARGEST METAL FORMING, FABRICATING, WELDING AND FINISHING EVENT

Manufacturing Tomorrow

For manufacturers adhering to regulations like International Traffic in Arms (ITAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) and other security and compliance requirements, the ability to monitor disparate machines, each with a unique control system and communication protocol with varying ages, can make continuous improvement initiatives challenging in the cloud.

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Speeding Robotics Automation with AI

The $53 trillion manufacturing economy in the US is undergoing a major automation paradigm shift due to Artificial Intelligence (AI). Thanks to new practical frameworks, automation projects that were once impossible or inefficient to implement are now being fast-tracked, and robotics automation is becoming increasingly relevant to a growing number of users and scenarios.

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How metal fabricators can automate their information flow

The Fabricator

Custom metal fabrication is a business of adaptation. Schedules change as resources or material become unavailable. Change is a fact of life—and when and how that change is communicated really matters.

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Qimarox Lifters Featured in New Video from Ultimation Industries

Manufacturing Tomorrow

Footage shows interface with motor-driver roller automatic buffering systems for seamless material handling

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A look ahead at OSHA regulation and enforcement

The Fabricator

With many new leaders, directors, and compliance officers coming on board, OSHA is changing—and it’s taking some new directions in regulation and enforcement.

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Nuts, BoltsandThingamajigs Awards Gala

The Fabricator

Presented by AMADA AMERICA, INC., an evening of celebration awaits at the Nuts, BoltsandThingamajigs Awards Gala, and NBT would be honored for you to attend to help express our appreciation to some of the finest champions of manufacturing. NBT would love to share the significant progress made.