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The Advancement of PLCs

Automation World

Programmable logic controllers have come a long way in helping improve the functionality of the manufacturing industry.

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Machine Vision: Pick and place with FLIR thermal imaging cameras

Robotics Automation News

Machine vision inspections using visual cameras can occasionally cause recognition problems if the product and background have too little color contrast. In such cases, thermal imaging cameras can be a practical solution – especially if the product has a different temperature than the transport medium.

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System Integrator Denali Partners with Universal Robots

Automation World

The partnership combines Universal Robots’ cobot technologies with Denali’s Automation-as-a-Service portfolio, which includes AWS machine learning capabilities.

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Wiferion launches compact wireless charging system for small mobile robots

Robotics Automation News

Wiferion, an energy solution supplier powering mobile robots and autonomous industrial vehicles through wireless charging, introduced its new inductive etaLINK 1000 charging system to the US market, making its successful wireless charging technology available to smaller robots for the first time.

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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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Oldest Scientific Measurement Journal Celebrates 100 Years

Metrology

IOP Publishing (IOPP) is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Measurement Science and Technology, the world’s oldest scientific instrumentation and measurement journal The post Oldest Scientific Measurement Journal Celebrates 100 Years appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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Osaro and Geek+ partner to integrate robotic warehouse solutions

Robotics Automation News

Osaro, a specialist in in machine-learning-enabled robotics for e-commerce, has agreed partnership that integrates its pick-and-place robots with groundbreaking Geek+ warehouse automation systems.

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Korea Association of Robot Industry to operate Korea Pavilion at Automate Show

Robotics Automation News

The Korea Association of Robot Industry (KAR) says it will be operating a “Korea Pavilion” at the Automate Show, which starts in a couple of days. Nine Korean companies will feature their products in Korea Pavilion located in booth number 3250 and 3452.

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Brexit wrecked UK car industry, but so have the Tories | Phillip Inman

The Guardian Manufacturing

As carmakers warn that London must renegotiate its deal with Brussels, a lack of government policy is also plaguing the sector There is no hope for Britain’s car industry … or at least no hope of maintaining the scale and productive capacity that this bedrock of the UK manufacturing sector could boast before the Covid-19 pandemic. It’s downhill from here.

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BlueBotics to showcase interoperability tech for mobile robots at Automate Show

Robotics Automation News

At this year’s Automate Show, AGV/AMR navigation specialist BlueBotics will highlight how its ANT server management software enables the creation of multi-brand fleets. Its team will also join forces with partner Oceaneering Mobile Robotics to host a seminar dedicated to building the business case for automated vehicle technology.

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FluidPro gets Australian Made accreditation for mixing systems

AU Manufacturing

Industrial equipment supplier FluidPro has achieved the renowned Australian Made accreditation for its range of fluid mixers, agitators, and mixing systems. In a press release, FluidPro said that acquiring the Australian Made accreditation demonstrates the company’s dedication to providing the Australian industry with high-quality mixers and mixing systems.

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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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EPHJ microtechnology show: Exhibitor numbers up compared with last year

Robotics Automation News

It’s that time of year again when professionals from the high-precision watchmaking, jewellery, medical and microtechnology industry will gather for the EPHJ Show at the PalExpo international exhibition and convention centre in Geneva from 6 to 9 June 2023.

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Jireh Metal Products expanding in Michigan

The Fabricator

Jireh Metal Products, a minority-owned provider of metal fabrication and stamping services, is expanding in Walker, Mich.

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Drives for speed in intralogistics: Faulhaber explains the importance of drive systems in warehouse robots

Robotics Automation News

Competitive intralogistics requires extensive automation, something that is inconceivable without micromotors. Drive systems from Faulhaber are used for their ability to perform during sorting, transporting and with robotics solutions. Suitable transport structures in intralogistics are a prerequisite in all industries in order to be able to withstand competitive pressure in the future.

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SprutCAM X integrates ChatGPT technologies to make robot simulation easier

Robotics Automation News

The new version of SprutCAM X has integrated ChatGPT technologies based on the OpenAI API to provide an AI virtual assistant to help engineers with CNC machining tasks. SprutCAM Tech is excited to announce the release of the update of SprutCAM X, the easy to learn and use powerful CAD/CAM software for next generation makers.

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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.