Gary Mintchell
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Here are two interesting announcements from Rockwell Automation this month. DataOps and asset management subscription service—both technologies for the future. Edge-To-Cloud. IT companies have been touting edge-to-cloud architectures for several years. I’ve followed several of those companies until they decided there’s not enough revenue from the industrial market to satisfy them.
Plastics News
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Knoxville, Tenn.-based Hardcoat Technologies LLC is investing $6.6 million to expand manufacturing operations with the acquisition an additional building and construction of a 23,500-square-foot facility.
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Automation World
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Future Industry Leaders from Six High Schools Showed their Skills at the Inaugural Competition.
Plastics News
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Ohio vinyl tile maker Nox US LLC faces $1.2 million in penalties after an employee was severely injured in a machine, the seventh time since 2017 that a worker has been hurt by the company's failure to lock out equipment, federal regulators said. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said in an Oct. 27 news release the worker first had their finger pulled into a rotating spindle on a plastic winding machine, followed by their body being pulled around the spindle.
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.
Robotics Automation News
OCTOBER 28, 2022
HD Hyundai’s ship autonomous navigation subsidiary, Avikus, participated in the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, the world’s largest boat show, proving its leading capability in autonomous ship technology. Avikus first introduced “NeuBoat”, the level 2 autonomous navigation solution for recreational boats, at this boat show in Florida, held from October 26 to 30.
Canadian Manufacturing
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Whether it was pandemic-driven supply chain delays, a war in Europe causing grain prices to spike or flooding in British Columbia disrupting rail lines and highways, the past two and a half years have shone a light on how vulnerable Canada’s food system is to climate change and other global factors. Amid rising food and energy costs and more frequent extreme weather events, experts and sector insiders say the indoor agriculture industry has the potential to feed Canadians more reliably and
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Plastics News
OCTOBER 28, 2022
It would be awesome if all those wrappers for all those bite-sized candies were easy to recycle, but we don't live in that world right now. We also don't live in a world where parents or kids want to see houses handing out unwrapped treats.
Robotics Automation News
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Waupaca Foundry is using an innovative adaptive technology to support workers who manually grind iron castings in the foundry. The “Ironhand” glove is claimed to be the world’s first soft exoskeleton designed for the human hand to improve grip strength and reduce effort. The system was tested at the iron casting supplier’s Etowah, Tennessee casting […].
Plastics Today
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Stewart Cramer, the Chief Manufacturing Officer of Next Generation Manufacturing Canada, and Charles Milliard, President and CEO of the Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec, are scheduled to speak at Québec’s premier manufacturing trade show.
Robotics Automation News
OCTOBER 28, 2022
inVia Robotics, a specialist provider of e-commerce fulfillment automation systems, has been selected by ShipHero, a shipping and logistics platform for more than 5,000 e-commerce brands and third-party logistic providers, to expand its fully autonomous mobile robot solution into two additional fulfillment centers. After automating picking and replenishment activities in its Jacksonville, Florida location with […].
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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.
Plastics News
OCTOBER 28, 2022
The conduit and pipe maker is installing new equipment and adding jobs in South Carolina at a site it acquired in 2021.
Robotics Automation News
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Clearpath Robotics, a manufacturer of mobile robotics platforms for research and development, today launched OutdoorNav – an autonomous navigation software platform designed for vehicle developers, OEMs, and robotics researchers. Compatible with Clearpath’s outdoor mobile platforms as well as third-party industrial vehicles, OutdoorNav provides reliable GPS-based navigation for faster, more efficient autonomous vehicle development.
Fastener News Desk
OCTOBER 28, 2022
. And the winners are… What a pleasure to get back into the swing of things at IFE2022 this year. Plenty of exhibitors and attendees to network and interact with. There were the usual show exhibitors and many new ones to meet and greet. The show days were spent with a full schedule of taking photos, videos, and interviews with the exhibitors and attendees.
Robotics Automation News
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Rockwell Automation, which claims to be the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, has launched FactoryTalk Design Hub. FactoryTalk Design Hub is intened to enable industrial organizations to transform their automation design capabilities with a more simplified, productive way to work powered by the cloud.
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Additive Manufacturing
OCTOBER 28, 2022
COLUMBUS, Ohio/October 26, 2022 — The “We (Heart) Veterans Pin Design” challenge is back for its second year, inviting 4-12th grade students to put their 3D design skills to the test to show their appreciation for U.S. veterans. The Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP) , will again sponsor the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) challenge in partnership with Future Engineers , an organization that administers free, online STEM competitions for students.
Robotics Automation News
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Worldwide silicon wafer shipments reached a new record of 3,741 million square inches (MSI) in the third quarter of 2022, according to industry association SEMI. This is an increase of 1 percent quarter-over-quarter and growth of 2.5 percent from the 3,649 MSI recorded during the same quarter last year, the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) […].
Plastics News
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Re:Dish partners with organizations to replace single-use packaging with reusable polypropylene containers.
Robotics Automation News
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Robotic solutions provider Mujin has debuted its latest product, QuickBot, a comprehensive, quick-deployment robot cell for case handling. The company says the launch of its warehouse solution is poised to make robotic automation in North American logistics a “no-brainer”. The first application to become available is a depalletizing solution for automating one of the most […].
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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.
Plastics Today
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Technology demonstrator passes all major mechanical and thermal tests for high-voltage batteries in electric vehicles.
Robotics Automation News
OCTOBER 28, 2022
T.I.E. Industrial, an aftermarket supplier of CNC parts, refurbished industrial robots and general automation repair, has acquired Robots.com and the RobotWorx name. The asset acquisition expands the T.I.E. brand family, leveraging decades of experience in robotic equipment sales, repair and service to position Robots.com as an end-to-end partner in manufacturing automation.
E&T
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Gas-storage capacity in the UK has been severely lacking and the country has among the lowest volumes of gas in storage in Europe. This means that consumers have been particularly hard hit by recent wholesale price rises as lower-priced gas cannot be stored for future use. Centrica has brought its Rough gas-storage facility in the North Sea up to 20 per cent of its previous capacity and has made its first injection of gas into the site in over five years.
Robotics Automation News
OCTOBER 28, 2022
The Spanish Association of Mobile Robotics (ARME) and Kollmorgen Automation have entered into a strategic partnership to offer high quality integration solutions for AGVs and mobile robots, based on the NDC8 platform. With this union, ARME aims to strengthen the position of AGVs and mobile robots at the Spanish market. Tobias Byfeldt, vice president, Kollmorgen […].
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E&T
OCTOBER 28, 2022
As an intermediary step towards zero emissions, new CO2 standards will be put in place that require average emissions of new cars to come down by 55 per cent by 2030, and new vans by 50 per cent by 2030. The rules trail similar measures put in place by the UK, which announced in 2020 that a ban on new diesel and petrol cars would be instituted by 2030.
Robotics Automation News
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Galen Robotics, which describes itself as a “digital-surgery-as-a-service pioneer”, has completed the first close for an oversubscribed Series A round with $15 million in funding, including investment from Ambix Healthcare Partners, from Menlo Park, California. Galen Robotics has submitted a new collaborative soft tissue surgical robot, intended to address unmet needs in the market, to […].
E&T
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Some four years after first landing, InSight has seen its power drastically decline in recent months due to dust settling on its solar panels. The spacecraft now is expected to shut down within the next six weeks, bringing the mission’s science to an end. But until its eventual demise, the probe is still making discoveries, including what led to a large quake that occurred in December last year.
Plastics News
OCTOBER 28, 2022
The new joint venture will be located in the Houston area and focus on stabilizers and other additives for the North American PVC market.
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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.
Manufacturing Tomorrow
OCTOBER 28, 2022
KUKA Robotics will highlight its decades of experience and extensive portfolio of metal joining technology at FABTECH 2022 November 8-10. Among those technologies in booth C11347, visitors will experience live demonstrations of robotic Friction Stir Welding (FSW), automated linear units and positioners, software that synchronizes the action of multiple robots working in the same application and an automated cell for surface bonding pretreatment using plasma.
Canadian Manufacturing
OCTOBER 28, 2022
Charles Holtmann New Managing Director of Continental Tire Canada. MISSISSAUGA — Automotive technology and tire supplier Continental Tire has appointed Charles Holtmann as the new Managing Director of their tire division in Canada. Holtmann will manage sales and support for the multiple tire segments across the Canadian markets, including passenger and light truck, commercial and specialty, in addition to his role as head truck tire sales.
Plastics News
OCTOBER 28, 2022
The latest deal for MedLit Solutions is the second transaction announced in October for the Franklin, Tenn.-based firm.
The Fabricator
OCTOBER 28, 2022
A welded steel frame construction with a solid cast-iron table surface helps make Palmgren’s 10-in. vertical metal cutting band saw sturdy and durable.
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