Sun.Oct 09, 2022

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Medical Microinstruments introduces even smaller robotic instruments for complex ‘supermicrosurgery’

Robotics Automation News

Medical Microinstruments, a robotics company developing devices for microsurgery, has launched its new Supermicro NanoWrist instruments for use with the Symani Surgical System, developed specifically to address the challenges of microsurgery. The new supermicro needle holder and dilator were recently used in clinical procedures in Zürich, Florence, and Salzburg, with successful patient outcomes.

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Backing manufacturers to lead Victoria’s low carbon future

Manufacturer's Monthly

The Victorian state government will support businesses to upskill and capitalise on opportunities to manufacture low carbon products through a grant program. . Minister for industry support and recovery Ben Carroll announced that applications are now open for the Low Carbon Manufacturing Grant Program – a state government investment of around $7 million to help Victoria meet the exponential demand for low-carbon technologies and products.

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Blue Robotics wins award from Society of Underwater Technology

Robotics Automation News

The Society for Underwater Technology’s Gwyn Griffiths Award for Underwater Robotics has been won by Rustom (Rusty) Jehangir, founder and CEO of Blue Robotics, an ocean technology company based in Torrance, California. Neil Bose, chair of SUT’s Underwater Robotics Panel, and vice president (research), Memorial University, Newfoundland and Labrador’s University, says: “The standard of entries […].

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Four new SmartSYNC™ Torches for use with Powermax SYNC® Plasma Systems

Fabricating & Metal Work

Hypertherm Associates , a U.S. based manufacturer of industrial cutting products and software, is introducing four new SmartSYNC torches for Hypertherm Powermax SYNC ® plasma systems. The torches are available in two different lengths —0.6m (2’) and 1.2 m (4’)—with two different torch head angles—45 and 90 degrees. Like other SmartSYNC torches, these new torches automatically set the correct amperage, air pressure, and operating mode upon installation of the consumable cartridge and allow the op

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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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Uber and Nuro agree 10-year partnership for autonomous food deliveries starting in California and Texas

Robotics Automation News

Uber Technologies and Nuro, an autonomous vehicle technology company, have agreed a multi-year partnership to use Nuro’s autonomous, electric vehicles for food deliveries in the United States. Uber Eats consumers will be able to order meals and goods delivered by Nuro’s zero-occupant autonomous delivery vehicles, which run on public roads and are built specifically to […].

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NT Export Award winners announced

AU Manufacturing

Media Release. Territory businesses have been recognised at the 29th Chief Ministers NT Export Awards gala dinner. The Territory is a significant contributor to Australia’s national trade and this year’s awards showcase those Territory export businesses that are excelling. International trade is an important economic driver that contributed $12.1 billion to the economy last year and we know it will only continue to grow.

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Vic rolls out first electric buses in Sunbury

AU Manufacturing

The Victorian government has launched the first three electric buses in Sunbury as part of its Zero Emissions Bus (ZEB) Trial. . Bus operator Donric deployed three bus units on existing routes in and around the city. The buses are the first in Victoria to use solid-state Lithium Metal Polymer batteries rather than the common lithium-ion batteries used in other electric vehicles. .

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Addverb Technologies expands US presence with R&D center in Silicon Valley

Robotics Automation News

Addverb Technologies, an automation solutions provider for warehouses and distribution centers, has opened a new Center of Excellence for Advanced Robotics Research and Development in Fremont, California. The center, located in the heart of Silicon Valley, will focus on developing state-of-the-art platforms for autonomous mobile robotics and automated guided vehicles, as well as advanced algorithms […].

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A new hybrid machine with novel 3D printing technology for cutting tools

Manufacturer's Monthly

The global cutting tool industry will soon have access to an innovative cutting tool manufacturing platform, thanks to a research collaboration between leading CNC grinding machine manufacturer ANCA and Australia’s national science agency CSIRO. Billy Friend finds out what’s behind the project. Always an essential part of a manufacturers’ toolbox, high-quality cutting tools are needed more than ever for sectors looking to expand product ranges and complexity.

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Badger Technologies teams up with BRdata to give retail robots more insight

Robotics Automation News

Badger Technologies, a product division of Jabil and maker of a retail stock-taking robot, has teamed with BRdata Software Solutions to assist grocers in attaining actionable data and aggregated analytics to improve store profitability, operational efficiencies and shopping experiences. Real-time inventory, pricing and trend data collected by Badger Technologies’ multipurpose autonomous robots can be ingested […].

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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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NSW sustainability award finalists’ line-up heralds a brighter future

AU Manufacturing

Media Release by Banksia Foundation. The Banksia Foundation today announced the finalists for the 2022 NSW Sustainability Awards, whose bold and diverse initiatives are paving the way towards a brighter future for New South Wales. From creating wildlife sanctuaries free from feral predators to democratising renewable energy with shared ownership of solar farms, the impressive crop of finalists is a picture of ambition, creativity, and innovation.

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Dexterity and Sumitomo partner to bring ‘next generation robotics’ to Japanese warehouses

Robotics Automation News

Dexterity, a provider of robotic solutions for a variety of industries, has agreed a strategic partnership with the Sumitomo Corporation to install 1,500 Dexterity-powered robots in warehouses across Japan. Sumitomo Corporation, a Japan-based Fortune 500 multinational, signed an exclusive distributorship agreement in Japan with Dexterity to push into the Robots as a Service (RaaS) business […].

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Vic businesses called on for manufacturing decarbonisation grant program

AU Manufacturing

Business Victoria has launched its Business Growth Stream initiative to help local manufacturers tap into decarbonisation opportunities in production. . Victorian businesses eligible for the grant must support the manufacturing of components or products for local and global supply chains that respond to market demand for transition to net zero emission, the Victorian government said. .

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Starship and Grubhub partner to bring robot delivery services to college campuses

Robotics Automation News

Starship Technologies, a provider of autonomous delivery robots, and Grubhub, a food ordering and delivery marketplace, are partnering to provide robot delivery services on college campuses across the United States. This delivery is currently available at the University of Kentucky, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), Wayne State University, Southern Methodist University and Fairfield […].

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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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CSIRO rolls out Innovate to Grow program for cyber sector

AU Manufacturing

CSIRO has announced a free 10-week online Innovate to Grow program for small and medium-sized enterprises in the cybersecurity industry. . The CSIRO program will offer research and development expertise to support SMEs that are developing novel cybersecurity solutions. . Upon completion of the program, participants will be able to access support through CSIRO , connect to research expertise nationally, and tap into significant R&D funding. .

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Kite Magnetics raises $1.85 million in seed funding

Manufacturer's Monthly

Researcher-led startup Kite Magnetics has announced a $1.85 million seed round led by Investible Climate Tech fund to develop a new generation of smaller, lighter and more efficient electric motors. Additional investors in the oversubscribed round included Breakthrough Victoria, Galileo and Possible Ventures. Kite Magnetics represents the first investment in an early-stage company by Breakthrough Victoria, the Victorian Government’s new $2 billion investment fund which is focusing on five priori

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Plungie makes a splash at QLD export awards

AU Manufacturing

Media Release by Plungie. Brisbane-based startup Plungie continues to make waves globally, winning the Emerging Exporter Award at the 2022 Premier of Queensland’s Export Awards, announced at a gala ceremony on Wednesday 5 October. Plungie’s pioneering precast concrete plunge pools – available in four designs – are the first of their kind in the world and combine award-winning design with world-class technology.

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Talent Talk: Why I’m Hiring, and Why You Should Be, Too

Plastics Today

With the unemployment rate at its lowest since 1969, the Fed wants you to stop hiring to help tame inflation. That could be bad for the future of your business.

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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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Racing towards Queensland’s clean energy future

AU Manufacturing

Media Release by the Queensland Government. Central Queensland will host Australia’s inaugural Hydrogen Grand Prix (H2GP), a school-based science and engineering program that fosters the renewable energy experts of the future. Education Minister Grace Grace said the H2GP program takes off in Term 4, providing students the knowledge and skills needed to consider a career in Queensland’s renewable technology sector.

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‘METROLOGY BREW’ News Bulletin – October 10th

Metrology

Read a quick summary of metrology and smart manufacturing news from the past 7 days. ZEISS Launches ScanBox Series 5 ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions has expanded its range of optical. The post ‘METROLOGY BREW’ News Bulletin – October 10th appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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Upskilling the Australian manufacturing workforce

Manufacturer's Monthly

A highly skilled workforce is the cornerstone of a thriving manufacturing sector. Establishing world-class, nationally recognised qualifications is a key component to ensure that businesses and their workforce stay at the forefront of global innovation and competitiveness. . By identifying skills shortages, emerging trends, and evolving technological developments, IBSA shapes future training and qualifications to ensure the manufacturing workforce is well-equipped to advance through any challen

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Artec Studio Boosted With Enhanced Functionality

Metrology

3D scanning and data processing software platform, from Artec3D only recently received game-changing enhancements is getting yet another boost with the latest build, Artec Studio 17.1. While more major updates. The post Artec Studio Boosted With Enhanced Functionality appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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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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Ampcontrol Group growth to create over 200 manufacturing jobs

Manufacturer's Monthly

Ampcontrol Group is set to create more than 200 manufacturing roles across Australia by the end of 2023 as they scale up operations after winning multiple contracts. Ampcontrol Group has won contracts with BHP, Western Power, Water Corp, and other major players to a total contract value of $41 million. Alongside these contracts, CPS National (an Ampcontrol Group company) has been named a key delivery partner of the Western Power contract won by Boundary Power, a joint venture between Ampcontrol

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ABB Invests in Scalable Robotics to Enhance No-Code Welding Portfolio

Metrology

ABB is entering into a strategic partnership with US-based startup Scalable Robotics, to enhance its portfolio of user-friendly robotic welding systems. Through 3D vision and embedded process understanding, the Scalable. The post ABB Invests in Scalable Robotics to Enhance No-Code Welding Portfolio appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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New Single Piece Cartridge Consumable for HPRXD Plasma Systems from Hypertherm Associates

Fabricating & Metal Work

Hypertherm Associates , a U.S. based manufacturer of industrial cutting products and software, today announced the release of a single-piece consumable cartridge and cutting torch for Hypertherm HPRXD ® plasma systems. T he new HPR ® cartridge is designed for use with current HPRXD systems, and aside from the new torch, requires no changes to the system or system settings.

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Voltera Launches World’s First Printer for Soft & Stretchable Electronics With 3D Substrate Mapping

Metrology

Voltera, a manufacturer of additive and printed electronics technology, has announced the launch of NOVA, a groundbreaking manufacturing platform for printing flexible hybrid electronics. NOVA uses direct-write technology to print. The post Voltera Launches World’s First Printer for Soft & Stretchable Electronics With 3D Substrate Mapping appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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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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Helmee Imaging Opens U.S. Subsidiary Expanding Surface Inspection Sales to North America

Metrology

Helmee Imaging Oy, a developer, manufacturer and marketer of unique CSD imaging technology for challenging surface inspection applications, has launched Helmee Imaging, Inc., a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary based in. The post Helmee Imaging Opens U.S. Subsidiary Expanding Surface Inspection Sales to North America appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.