Automation World
JANUARY 20, 2025
To help gather data for its facility digital twin, BMW has deployed the Spot quadruped mobile robot, equipped with IoT sensors, as a more cost-effective way to gather operating measurements.
Robotics Business Review
JANUARY 20, 2025
Manufacturers need to master data analytics and robotics to adapt to demographic changes, says ABI Research. Source: Adobe Stock In January 2024 , the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that U.S. manufacturers had more than 600,000 vacancies. Two contributing factors include a wave of baby boomers reaching retirement age and a dearth of younger workers considering careers in manufacturing.
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Manufacturer's Monthly
JANUARY 20, 2025
Image: malp/stock.adobe.com Acting Premier Ben Carroll and Minister for the State Electricity Commission Lily DAmbrosio today welcomed the installation of two giant 335 tonne transformers at the 600-megawatt Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub (MREH) in Plumpton. This is a milestone for one of the worlds biggest renewable energy storage batteries, with all 444 Tesla Megapack big battery components now in place at the MREH.
Robotics Business Review
JANUARY 20, 2025
The latest version of the HYTRON cleaning robot uses NVIDIA hardware and software. Source: Primech AI Primech AI Pte. Ltd. last week said it has integrated an NVIDIA system on module, or SoM, in its latest HYTRON bathroom cleaning robot. The Singapore-based company said this enhancement demonstrates its commitment to using cutting-edge technology to refine and advance its robotics offerings.
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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.
MRPEasy
JANUARY 20, 2025
Unplanned downtime is more than just lost productionit’s a race against time to stop excessive damage to a company. This post explores downtime in manufacturing, ways of mitigating it, and the crucial difference between unplanned and planned downtime. What is production downtime? Production downtime refers to any period in time during which a manufacturing process […] The post What is Production Downtime?
Manufacturing Technology Today brings together the best content for manufacturing technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Manufacturer's Monthly
JANUARY 20, 2025
Image: ICN Expanding your reach in an existing market or growing into a new market successfully can be a pivotal milestone for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Do it well and it can significantly grow your business, get it wrong and it can drain resources. The challenge for many is that prospective customers either dont know who you are, are happy with who they use because they dont know why you are better or the current alternative is a different way of doing things.
Fabricating & Metal Work
JANUARY 20, 2025
Prima Industrie Corporate Headquarters in Torino, Italy home to the new state-of-the-art 2D and 3D Laser Factory. Prima Industrie Corporate Headquarters in Torino, Italy home to the new state-of-the-art 2D and 3D Laser Factory. When Finn Power and Prima Industrie joined forces in 2008 to create Prima Power, the companies combined a massive amount of knowledge to serve the global sheet metal fabrication industry.
Manufacturer's Monthly
JANUARY 20, 2025
Image: Atlas Copco Rental In the process of manufacturing pharmaceuticals, every input into the final products must be scrupulously hygienic and sterile, from the start to the end of the manufacturing process. Atlas Copco Rental supplied a ZT315FF VSD oil-free air compressor to its customer, a major pharmaceutical manufacturer who manufactures and distributes a wide range of healthcare products and is a key supplier to both the private and public sectors.
Dinesh Mishra
JANUARY 20, 2025
Precision and sustainability are redefining the metal-cutting landscape, driven by rapid technological advancements and evolving global demands. From cutting-edge tool materials and digitalization to automated processes and eco-friendly practices, the industry is undergoing a transformative shift. This comprehensive feature dives into the latest innovations shaping the sector, highlighting how manufacturers, suppliers, and leaders are leveraging new technologies to enhance efficiency and meet su
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The world of manufacturing is evolving—and so must the factories that drive it. This eBook reveals five transformative strategies that can help manufacturers gain a lasting competitive edge. Through insights from aerospace leaders, energy innovators, and the factories of tomorrow, we show how manufacturers are moving beyond traditional approaches. From building smarter, adaptable systems to embracing iterative design and fostering resilient cultures, these strategies are shaping the future of pr
Fabricating & Metal Work
JANUARY 20, 2025
A cash flow analysis helps a business understand where its money is coming from and where its going. It provides insight into cash management, ensuring there are enough funds to cover ongoing expenses. The beginning of a New Year brings the opportunity to take stock of your current business situation, reevaluate your operations, and assess the goals for the year.
Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing
JANUARY 20, 2025
The Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025, India’s premier global mobility event, commenced on January 17th, 2025. Running until January 22nd, the second edition of this expo underscores sustainability and innovation within the mobility ecosystem, reflected in its theme, “Beyond Boundaries: Co-creating Future Automotive Value Chain.” This years event, supported by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry and the Engineering Exports Promotion Council (EEPC) India in partnership with k
Fabricating & Metal Work
JANUARY 20, 2025
In previous industrial maintenance roles, I would colloquialize Benjamin Franklins tagline If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. It goes without saying, we are as good as our process. We oftentimes spend countless hours fine tuning our machines and programs to then find a brief event took out the machine. We pride ourselves in cases of having SRAM backups to restore our parameters and part programs mitigating downtime.
Canadian Manufacturing
JANUARY 20, 2025
CHALK RIVER Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) is collaborating with two Canadian healthcare biotech companies Repare Therapeutics and Defence Therapeutics on individual research projects through its Canadian Nuclear Research Initiative Health (CNRI-H) program. Repare and CNL plan to leverage the strengths of both organizations which cut across radiobiology, preclinical evaluation, and the discovery of therapeutics that kill cancer cells by stopping the repair of DNA in cancer cells.
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As automation continues to evolve, the demand for smarter, more integrated solutions will only grow. The Accuride FULLELECTRIC® is a new approach to powered linear motion that represents the next evolution in system design. By integrating compact electric actuators directly into Accuride's industry leading drawer slides, this approach addresses the pain points of traditional systems while delivering reliable performance.
Fabricating & Metal Work
JANUARY 20, 2025
When you leverage technologies and connectivity you benefit from high levels of data-driven predictive and preventative maintenance capabilities, which boosts your production capabilities and reduces downtime. The Future of Intelligently Networked Manufacturing CELOS Xperience is the application platform within CELOS X, while CELOS Xchange forms the hub for data-based value creation.
Canadian Manufacturing
JANUARY 20, 2025
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall due to a possible salmonella contamination of certain brands of eggs in British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and other possible provinces and territories. The agency says the recall covers Compliments, Foremost, Golden Valley Eggs, IGA, no name and Western Family eggs. The expiry dates for recalled eggs are Feb. 16, Feb. 22 and March 1.
Robotics Automation News
JANUARY 20, 2025
Researchers from Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan, have developed a novel 6D (six degrees-of-freedom) pose dataset designed to improve robotic grasping accuracy and adaptability in industrial settings. They used an Intel RealSense depth D435 camera in their experiments.
Fabricating & Metal Work
JANUARY 20, 2025
Robotic tool changers enable faster changeovers, provide reliable data communication, support a variety of tasks, and are compatible with a wide range of robots, applications and tools. Groundbreaking AC Line for Automated Workholding Changeover The revolutionary AC (Automated Change) Line from Hainbuch America (Germantown, WI) is a groundbreaking solution that marks a significant milestone as the first fully automated system for workholding device changeover, setting new standards in manufactur
Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives
Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri
Robotics Automation News
JANUARY 20, 2025
Space has become something of a commercial gold rush in the past 10 years or more, with new opportunities increasingly opening up for, and attracting, companies and individuals from many backgrounds.
Fabricating & Metal Work
JANUARY 20, 2025
The synergies created when coordinate measuring machines and vision systems are combined with advanced software are fueling transformative change when it comes to quality control in manufacturing processes. Cutting-edge Automation and Precision HEIDENHAIN CORP.s (Schaumburg, IL) commitment to precision and automation is shown through the debut of the VT 122 measuring camera, an all-in-one system that combines tool presetting, microscopy and visual inspection.
Robotics Automation News
JANUARY 20, 2025
Cyngn has initiated a production implementation with Coats Company, the largest full-line wheel service equipment manufacturer in North America. The installation of Cyngns DriveMod Tugger a self-driving industrial vehicle that can haul goods indoors and outdoors is under way at Coats 150,000+ square foot manufacturing facility in La Vergne, Tennessee.
E&T
JANUARY 20, 2025
The biggest-ever annual rise in atmospheric CO2 levels has been recorded by a Hawaii-based atmospheric monitoring station.
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Your Industrial IoT software is never ready to scale unless your platform can handle multiple assets at enterprise-level, deploy on any cloud, and provide a modern tech stack for rapid application development with complete IP Ownership, all while reducing cloud operations costs by 90% per connected device. In the technical paper developed with the product team behind Flex83, find how you can build & own your custom IoT platform on the Flex83 Middleware that: Is Scale-ready for 65M+ Connected Ass
Robotics Automation News
JANUARY 20, 2025
South Korean robotic gripper specialist Tesollo says it will target the US market with its multi-joint robotic hand lineup, part of the Delto Gripper series. The company showcased its technology at the recent CES event, the worlds largest electronics and IT exhibition. The demonstrations included its humanoid robotic hand, DG-5F (Delto Gripper 5-Finger).
Canadian Manufacturing
JANUARY 20, 2025
TORONTO D2L adds Andrew Datars as chief technology officer to lead the company’s technology, engineering and development teams. Datars has more than 25 years of experience in commercial software. Most recently, he was the EVP of Engineering at PointClickCare, a SaaS-based healthcare technology platform. Datars prior experience includes technology roles at Oracle, Research in Motion and Microsoft.
The Fabricator
JANUARY 20, 2025
A little over 12 months since launching its bend tooling service, Unison Ltd., a manufacturer of tube and pipe bending machinery, has invested further to meet the increasing demand for its bend tools.
Canadian Manufacturing
JANUARY 20, 2025
MONTREAL PyroGenesis receives US$1.28 million (CA$1.85 million) payment representing a portion of an outstanding receivable under PyroGenesis existing CA$25+ million Drosrite contract with Radian Oil and Gas Services Company. The payment announced today is made in accordance with a payment schedule that has been revised over time to better align options to the pressures with the end-clients operating cash flows created by, amongst other things, increased business opportunities.
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Manufacturing today requires both agility and precision. Traditional ERP systems provide enterprise-wide management but lack real-time execution power needed on the shop floor. ION Factory OS by First Resonance bridges this gap, combining the strengths of ERP and MES for seamless integration. While ERP handles long-term strategic oversight, ION Factory OS delivers real-time production control, ensuring speed, flexibility, and precision.
E&T
JANUARY 20, 2025
AI is going to be deployed by Surrey County Council to help it detect potholes so they can be swiftly repaired.
Canadian Manufacturing
JANUARY 20, 2025
Norwood Sawmills Showroom in Barrie, Ontario (CNW Group/Norwood Industries Inc.) BARRIE Norwood Sawmills announced the grand opening of its new showroom, running from January 20th through January 24th. Located at 35 Reid Drive in Barrie, Ont., the showroom showcases advancements in portable sawmilling technology. During the week of January 20th, customers visiting the showroom can enjoy 20 per cent off all Norwood and Frontier portable sawmills purchased on-site.
Automation Mag
JANUARY 20, 2025
Toyota Material Handling and The Raymond Corporation, two providers of material handling solutions (including autonomous guided vehicles) will formally integrate into one company under the name Toyota Material Handling North America (TMHNA), effective April 1. TMHNA announced its commitment to maintaining unique brand identities for both Raymond and Toyota in the marketplace.
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