Fri.Dec 23, 2022

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AI Software for Robots and Flexible Automation

Gary Mintchell

AI gathers so much media hype that I must curtail my natural bent toward contrarianism. Artificial Intelligence in its various forms has advanced many applications. However, its hype often exceeds the actual applicability. Some new products offer more potential than immediate use. Industrial and manufacturing announcements are often more immediately accessible than the more general one.

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Environmentalists nab win on chemical recycling in federal budget

Plastics News

The $1.7 trillion spending plan that passed Congress Dec. 23 includes a victory for environmental groups in the policy fight over chemical recycling.

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Report calls for end of ‘costly’ genetic modification prohibition

E&T

The IEA report has backed the government's proposed Precision Breeding Bill, which aims to update the regulatory framework related to precision-bred plants and animals developed through techniques such as gene editing. . The think tank - which influenced the policy ideas of former prime minister Liz Truss - also said that the UK must go further than current reforms and embrace genetic modification.

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What are the best desert safari activities?

Robotics Automation News

Everyone should experience the awe-inspiring adventure of a desert safari at least once in their lifetime. It’s the perfect way to escape the city life’s hustle and bustle and go into nature. There are many different activities on a desert safari, from dune bashing and camel riding to sand boarding and stargazing. This blog post […].

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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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Meta to settle Cambridge Analytica class-action lawsuit for $725m

E&T

The proposed settlement would resolve a four-year-long lawsuit prompted by revelations in 2018 that Facebook had allowed the now-defunct British political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica to access the data of as many as 87 million users. The settlement - obtained by Reuters - has been detailed in a public court filing in the Northern District of California, four months after news first emerged of Meta's intention to settle the case. .

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8 Best Neighborhoods in Franklin, Tennessee: Where to Live in Franklin

Robotics Automation News

Located just south of Nashville, Franklin, Tennessee, has some of the best neighborhoods. The town, with a population of about 85,000, has maintained a close-knit atmosphere. From the rolling hills of Legends Ridge to the hustle and bustle of Downtown Franklin, anyone considering moving to Franklin will find a neighborhood they’ll love. Franklin real estate […].

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How to Inspect a Car Before You Buy it

Robotics Automation News

When you use an online car auction site like SCA, you may be wondering if you can inspect the auto auction vehicles before you bid on them. Because they are online auto auctions, you have the benefit of direct access to auto auctions all over the United States, but that can make inspecting the cars […].

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How expanding its vegan range is helping Hotel Chocolat grow – with a little help from robots

The Guardian Manufacturing

Additional technology – and potential extension to factory – could help raise production to up to 1bn chocolates a year Shiny tanks of molten chocolate stand guard over a factory floor where three production lines squirt, chill and fill festive treats into existence. Production of Hotel Chocolat’s Christmas selection starts in June at its factory in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, and finishes several weeks before Christmas, when it switches to making Valentine’s Day and Easter delicacies.

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A Comprehensive Tutorial About Python Dictionaries

Robotics Automation News

This article is part of the series of tutorials about data types in Python. Today we will learn about Python dictionaries together. Let’s follow this article to the end. First, we need to understand what a Python dictionary is. What is a Python dictionary? A dictionary in Python is a collection of keys and values […].

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Exports drive November CV production to new highs

SMMT

UK commercial vehicle production surges 42.9% in November to 11,343 units, the 11th month of consecutive growth in 2022. Overseas demand grows by 89.4%, while production for the domestic market falls by -9.9%. Year-to-date output reaches 96,890 units, 45.1% above the same period last year. UK commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturing grew by 42.9% in November, with 11,343 vans, buses, trucks, coaches and taxis rolling off British factory lines, according to the latest figures released today by the S

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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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Defence Department receives approval to spend $7B on 16 F 35s

Canadian Manufacturing

The Department of National Defence recently received quiet approval to spend $7 billion on 16 F-35 fighter jets and related gear. Two defence sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss matters not yet made public, said a funding request sent to the Treasury Board got the green light earlier this month. The Canadian Press also viewed a document summarizing this request to Treasury Board, which is the department that controls the federal purse strings, and independently verified i

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Unidad de inserto roscado incluida con sistema de corte laser de tubo

The Fabricator

La máquina de corte láser de tubo LT7 de BLM GROUP tiene una nueva unidad de inserto roscado que instala automáticamente insertos roscados en agujeros perforados y cortador por láser.

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Snowbotics: Paving the Way for a Shovel-free Holiday

Control.com

With snow piling up in many parts of the world this holiday season, the use of robotic and autonomous technologies are being used to pave the way on driveways and runways for a shovel-free snow season.

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Barrel-Style Inserts Effectively Finish Machine Complex 3D Surfaces, Intricate Profiles

Mold Making Technology

Barrel-style BallFinishNose inserts. Photo Credit: Tungaloy America. Tungaloy America has expanded its BallFinishNose indexable tool capabilities for profiling complex 3D contours by adding five “barrel” style inserts for improved cycle time reduction in contoured workpieces. BallFinishNose is an effective tooling finishing and semi-finishing, particularly on geometric surfaces and complex 3D contours common to mold and die or aerospace applications, Tungaloy says.

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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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Canadian economy grew by 0.1% in October, Statistics Canada says

Canadian Manufacturing

The Canadian economy grew slightly in October with the latest reading on real gross domestic product coming in higher than expected. Statistics Canada said Friday that the economy edged up 0.1 per cent, outperforming its preliminary estimate that real GDP would remain unchanged for the month. Growth in services-producing industries, led by gains in the public sector, wholesale and client-facing sectors, was partially offset by a decline in goods-producing industries, the federal agency said.

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ICYMI: Features, Webinars, Podcasts, Interviews, News, and More from 2022

Additive Manufacturing

Happy New Year from the AdditiveManufacturing.com team! While we’re taking a little time away to gear up for 2023, take a look back at some of the valuable perspectives, webinars, podcasts, interviews, news, and more you might have missed in 2022. On-Demand Webinars. Selecting 3D Printing Production and High-Performance Plastics. Silicone 3D Printing: Expert Advice.

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Software Companies Serious About Market Growth Need Best-in-Class Partners for Licensing and Entitlement Management to Drive Revenue Growth

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

In a world driven by software, the continual demand for software-as-a-service (SaaS) products and intelligent devices creates the need for robust licensing and entitlement management. Software manufacturers and device makers struggle to ensure legitimate users have easy access to their solutions, pay for desirable features, and prevent access to unauthorized users.

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Rising car and CV output delivers hope for 2023

SMMT

As we begin the festive break, UK car and commercial vehicle production is seeing out the year in more positive fashion and offering some Christmas cheer to manufacturers, as new figures published today by SMMT show car manufacturing output has grown in six of the last seven months, while CV output has increased in every month this year. Car production rose 5.7% to 80,091 units in November, while CV output grew by 42.9%, with 11,343 units rolling off British factory lines, marking the highest to

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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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ZA6 robot from Tormach offers 13-lb. payload capacity

The Fabricator

Tormach Inc. has launched the ZA6 robot, designed to carry a 13-lb. payload through a reach of 38 in. with speed and +/-0.020-in. repeatability.

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Happy Holidays!

Plastics Today

We wish you, your family, and friends a glorious holiday season, filled with warmth and joy, peace and love, and good health and prosperity.

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NGen issues call for delegates to be part of its trade delegation to Hannover Messe

Automation Mag

Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen) issues its first call for delegates to be part of its trade delegation for Hannover Messe. The event takes place from April 17 to 21, 2023, in Hannover, Germany. This five-day fact-finding mission from NGen will focus on advanced manufacturing including automation, robotics, AI and additive manufacturing. Delegates can take full advantage of the benefits and guided tours of leading company pavilions present at Hannover Messe.

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ABC Technologies’ Acquisition of WMG Technologies Will Bolster Molding Portfolio

Plastics Today

The deal combining the two Canadian suppliers to automotive OEMs is valued at $165 million.

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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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No MBT Newsletters Until 2023

MBT

Check our website for a new episode of the Today in Manufacturing podcast next Tuesday.

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‘Largest-ever’ hydrogen plane to begin real-world testing after regulator approval

E&T

ZeroAvia’s Dornier 228 aircraft has been retrofitted with a prototype hydrogen-electric powertrain, meaning the firm can now begin the first test flights of its 600kW hydrogen-electric powertrain. The 19-seat twin-engine aircraft has been retrofitted in an engineering testbed configuration to incorporate ZeroAvia’s hydrogen-electric engine powering the propellor on its left wing, operating alongside a single Honeywell TPE-331 stock engine on the right to allow for redundancy if something should

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Manufacturing's Mixed Technology Opens Doors for Cybercrime

MBT

Six must-haves for building network resilience.

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Precision Control and Automation Transform Forming and Fabricating

Fabricating & Metal Work

METAL FORMING & FABRICATING. Metal fabricators are seeking ways to reduce cycle times and increase productivity in their operations. With ongoing labor challenges, companies require machinery that solves challenges efficiently, with precision and which generate less scrap, among other benefits and advantages. Punch/Fiber Laser Combo Machine Equipped with Advanced Functions.

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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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After the Cold War: Why COVID-19 infection and death rates were so high in eastern Europe

Canadian Manufacturing

COVID-19 vaccinations are being conducted across Canada. (Weyo/Adobe Stock). Two years ago, we examined where Canada stood compared to similar countries on COVID-19 rates. This was part of a larger study that looked at COVID-19 infections based on a country’s welfare regime: liberal, social democratic or conservative/corporatist. Welfare regimes use income redistribution, sick pay, pensions, maternity leave, unemployment support and social assistance to address inequalities in society.