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Amazon Enters the Predictive Maintenance Space

Automation World

The Monitron system from Amazon includes wireless sensors and gateways to monitor equipment vibration and temperature data, transfer the data to AWS for analysis, and alert users.

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A leader for the next generation: Antoinette R. Gant

Design World

As a child, Antoinette Gant didn’t dream about a career in engineering or the military — she wanted to be an actress. Gant was part of a theater group in school, and that seemed like the perfect career to her, something in the theater arts. But her parents’ careers and influence showed her a different… The post A leader for the next generation: Antoinette R.

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McMenon Acquires Flowmeter Line from ABB

Gary Mintchell

This news came to me via a UK company called McMenon Engineering Services. It concerns ABB, too. To quote from McMenon, “A UK manufacturing company’s growth plans have taken an exciting leap forward with the acquisition of a state-of-the-art product line from Europe.” A range of Variable Area (VA) Flowmeters will now be manufactured in Workington, Cumbria, after McMenon Engineering Services Ltd was chosen by global technology company ABB to make the VA flowmeter product portfolio that had been p

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Differentiating belt-drive types

Design World

Synchronous belt drives dominate motion control designs for positioning and other precision functions. Here we detail V belts and other belt types used in industrial, robotic, and consumer designs for both linear and rotary axes. Modern flat belts are either endless (welded or otherwise closed into a hoop by the manufacturer) or open. Common on […] The post Differentiating belt-drive types appeared first on Design World.

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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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Learning to see waste and become a more focused sheet metal shop

The Fabricator

Longtime industry consultant Gary Conner recalls his days implementing lean manufacturing concepts and eliminating waste in the sheet metal job shop.

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Four-axis positioning stages with four motor options

Design World

OES (Optimal Engineering Systems Inc.) has added to their line of purpose-built stages. The new XYZR Series of Four-axes Stages are the integration of a: 15 mm, 30 mm, 50 mm, 75 mm, or 100 mm linear stages (in any combination) for the X, Y, and Z axes, and a 60 mm or 100 mm […] The post Four-axis positioning stages with four motor options appeared first on Design World.

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Gigabit Ethernet switches simplify configuration and boost security

Design World

Red Lion now offers N-Tron Series NT5000 Gigabit Managed Layer 2 Ethernet switches. As industries around the world digitally transform and optimize their operations, reliable and secure network access is absolutely critical. NT5000 switches and their gigabit speed are designed to improve network security and reliability for industrial organizations of all sizes and environments.

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What metal fabricators can do when a tube bender breaks

The Fabricator

CNC tube benders are going to break—the forces involved encourage entropy all too well. What to do about it requires a long list of considerations.

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Update on today’s belt drives

Design World

Belt drives have continued to evolve with new applications. Industrial belt drives in motion designs consist of rubber, engineered plastic, metal, or (most common) multi-material belts that wrap around drive pulleys — grooved or otherwise profiled wheels mounted on a shaft — in turn driven by electric motors. Powered by various motor types, belt drives run […] The post Update on today’s belt drives appeared first on Design World.

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What is Reorder Point and Reorder Point Formula?

MRPEasy

Keeping optimal stock levels in order to avoid stockouts is an integral task of inventory management. One of the most fundamental ways in which to ensure this is setting and maintaining the right reorder points. What is a Reorder Point (ROP)? A reorder point, or ROP indicates an inventory item’s minimum stock level at which […] The post What is Reorder Point and Reorder Point Formula?

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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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PMI Industries moves larger facility

Design World

PMI Industries, Inc., a global leader in engineered solutions for underwater marine cable connectors and subsea cable terminations, moves to a new, state-of-the-art facility in January 2023. The move increases production and testing space by more than two-thirds, removes manufacturing constraints, and improves capabilities, resulting in better lead times and inventory control.

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Decarbonising buildings through improving efficiency and integrating renewables

E&T

Buildings, which are concentrated in urban areas, are part of the emissions problem. They can also be part of the solution if they are sustainably constructed and responsibly maintained. Investors, designers, and facility managers can contribute to emissions reduction and help achieve the net-zero emissions target by adopting energy efficiency measures, digitalization, and using distributed energy resources (DERs) with a microgrid.

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Manufacturing Madness: Colleges Vie for Machining Title (Includes Video)

Modern Machine Shop

Each of the four teams participating in the inaugural SEC Machining Competition was challenged to machine one quadrant of this metal SEC logo. The winner was chosen based on criteria including cost, time and part quality. The Southeastern Conference (SEC) has a storied legacy of athletic achievement. Founded in 1932, the schools in this college athletic conference have won 205 national championships across nine men’s and 12 women’s sanctioned sports.

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Bank financing for low carbon energy has stalled since 2016

E&T

The data, produced for Sierra Club, Fair Finance International, BankTrack and Rainforest Action Network, indicates major failings by financial institutions to help meet global commitments on net zero emissions by 2050. This is despite that fact that many of them are part of the UN-convened Net-Zero Banking Alliance which commits to aligning their lending and investment portfolios with net-zero emissions by 2050.

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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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Unlocking Competitive Opportunities With ISO 20022

Seeburger

The impending migration to ISO 20022 is changing the global payments landscape dramatically. In order to stay ahead of the curve, banks need to be proactive in adopting the new messaging standard to realize the new opportunities for growth and efficiency it has to offer.

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Watch On-Demand: AM News LIVE: EP22 – Anne Pauley & Michael Molitch-Hou – CES, TIPE, AMS – Monday, January 23rd 2023

Additive Manufacturing

Special Guests: Anne Pauley , TPM at Google and speaker at TIPE 2023 Michael Molitch-Hou – 3DPrint.com, Advisory Board at Wi3DP, Additive Manufacturing Strategies in New York on Feb 7-9 Topics Include: Events: TIPE & CES & AMS Colorado School of Mines to launch bachelor’s degree in ceramic engineering Directed Energy Deposition focus of AddUp and MT Aerospace deal – 3D Printing Industry CONTEXT reports 14% growth in revenue from 3D printing systems despite shipment dip –

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Simulation is a Process, Not Just Software

Mold Making Technology

Injection molding simulation software (left) shows a whole-mold thermal analysis and automated injection molding optimization software (right) shows the results of a rapid variant analysis. By moving the “variables” sliders on the left, the user can change settings like wall thicknesses, injection parameters, gate locations, etc. and get real-time updates about simulation results (such as shrinkage and warpage, filling behavior, thermal behavior).

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How digital asset monitoring is creating a greener, more efficient grid

E&T

Electricity networks are becoming more complex. Grids are receiving more renewable energy input than they were designed for, energy that is produced at different times in highly varying amounts, placing great pressure on grid stability. Input sources have proliferated; increasing wind-farm connections, especially in the UK with its renewed push for more onshore wind, are now joined by multiple ‘grid edge’ suppliers such as community renewable energy projects, PV sites, and residential feed-in so

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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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Grant program announced for North Queensland manufacturers

AU Manufacturing

The Queensland government, in conjunction with James Cook University (JCU), has launched a $250,000 program to help manufacturers in North Queensland save time and money while developing new products. Minister for Manufacturing Glenn Butcher said the Commercial Manufacturing Accelerator Voucher Scheme will grant up to $25,000 in funding to local manufacturers in North Queensland, helping them develop, test, and modify prototypes before going to production.

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New Injection Molding Tools Designed to Save Time and Money

Plastics Today

From an additively manufactured hot runner to new ejector pins, these products will increase injection molding productivity and improve part quality.

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Zero emissions bus technology to commence trial in regional NSW

AU Manufacturing

A new trial will begin across regional NSW as part of the NSW Government ‘s $3 billion commitment to transition its bus and coach fleets to zero emissions technology. The Expression of Interest (EOI) process for bus and coach operators interested in participating in the $25 million Regional Zero Emission Bus Trials is now open. Treasurer and Minister for Energy Matt Kean said zero emissions bus technology is an essential component of the State Government’s goal of reaching net zero emissio

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BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND, A NEW SHOWCASE OF NIST INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES IS COMING SOON

NIST Manufacturing

Just three months ago, NIST’s Technology Partnerships Office (TPO) hosted a virtual program that brought together scientific and technological business community members with several innovative NIST scientists.

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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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The future of supply chain talent on Talking Supply Chain

Modern Materials Handling

On this episode,Peerless Media editor Bob Trebilcock hosts Gabriel Segura and Arjith Jagannathan, industrial engineering students with an eye on supply chain management careers.

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Not Just Another IIoT Article: MQTT for Pneumatic Cylinder Maintenance

Control.com

IIoT is a daunting topic due to ambiguous interactions of hardware and software. This article outlines the basic steps to use an MQTT broker to collect the number of cycles from a pneumatic cylinder for PM software.

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Novel aluminium wire set to transform complex metal manufacturing

AU Manufacturing

The Innovative Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre (IMCRC) has announced the commercialisation of a novel high-strength aluminium wire that could transform the way complex metal objects are manufactured. Designed for welding and 3D printing applications, the new welding wire is the result of IMCRC’s research and development collaboration with Wire Additive Manufacturing developer AML3D and Deakin University’s Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM).

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NIST Joins Alliance to Promote Open Wireless Technologies and Supply Chains

NIST Manufacturing

The O-RAN Alliance develops hardware and software specifications that allow manufacturers and network operators to mix and match products from different vendors.

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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.

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NSW publishes world’s first guidelines for safe work with cobots

AU Manufacturing

The Centre for Work Health and Safety in New South Wales has published the world’s first guidelines for working safely with collaborative robots, also known as cobots. The Guidelines for Safe Collaborative Robot Design and Implementation is the result of collaboration with the Centre for Advanced Manufacturing, the University of Technology Sydney, Robotics Institute, the University of Technology Sydney, the Centre for Inclusive Design, and Kairos Now.

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Manufacturing Workers are Tech Workers – How to attract & retain them.

iBASEt

The COVID pandemic brought labor criticality issues to the forefront in manufacturing as well as other industries. Yet, some good news has emerged post-pandemic vis-à-vis manufacturing. Prior to the pandemic, 54% of Gen Z workers did not see manufacturing as a viable career. Today 59% of Gen Z workers are willing to consider frontline manufacturing jobs as a career.

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North Queensland to house Australia’s first critical minerals plant

AU Manufacturing

A $75 million Australian-first critical minerals demonstration plant is underway in Townsville, Queensland, unlocking the state’s next mining and manufacturing boom. To be located at Cleveland Bay Industrial Park between the existing Sun Metal zinc refinery and Glencore Copper refinery, the critical minerals plant is expected to process vanadium— a key component of large-scale batteries— along with a range of critical minerals, like cobalt and rare earth elements.

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UK business activity drops at fastest pace in two years as cost rises bite

The Guardian Manufacturing

High energy prices, rising interest rates and falling demand point to risk of recession, say analysts Business activity contracted at its fastest pace in two years in December as the high cost of living restricted household spending and companies cut investment, raising the prospect of a UK recession. The services sector, which accounts for about three-quarters of private sector output, faced the biggest squeeze since the second Covid-19 lockdown, according to a closely watched survey.

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Mastering Digital Transformation: Your Guide to a Successful MES Implementation

70% of digital transformation projects fail (BCG, 2020). In an industry where most large software implementations falter, we recognize the importance of planning, optimization, and execution. With over 25 years of industry experience and countless successful implementations, MASS Group is opening the vault of tips and tricks to provide a complimentary step-by-step guide in implementing a Work-In-Progress (WIP) tracking software.