Design World

JUNE 28, 2023

ABB has launched two new variants of its GoFa collaborative robot. The GoFa 10 and GoFa 12 open new possibilities for companies to leverage cobot automation for enhanced efficiency. Handling payloads of up to 10 and 12 kilograms with market-leading repeatability, the cobots accomplish an expanded range of tasks in close collaboration with factory workers,… The post ABB’s latest GoFa cobots set new benchmark with heavier payloads, longer reach appeared first on Design World.

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Automation World

JUNE 28, 2023

With the new virtual PLC version of its Simatic S7-1500 controller, Siemens provides all the functions of its hardware-based controller via a mobile device.

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Design World

JUNE 28, 2023

Molex, a connectivity and electronics solutions provider, announces that luxury automaker, BMW Group, has selected its Volfinity Cell Contacting System (CCS) for its next-generation electric vehicles (EV) class. In development since 2018, Volfinity delivers a reliable and easy-to-implement interface solution that connects cells to the control board in an electric vehicle battery module, eliminating the… The post Molex secures large-scale series production from BMW Group for next-gen EV cla

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Gary Mintchell

JUNE 28, 2023

I’ve accumulated a few interesting project news items from ABB. Robot automates Amazon Reforestation All-electric mine study in Australia China Telecom digitization project World’s most remote robot automates Amazon reforestation project A pilot project between ABB Robotics and US non-profit organization Junglekeepers is demonstrating the role Cloud technology can play in making reforestation faster, more efficient and scalable.

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Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

Automation World

JUNE 28, 2023

Rolls-Royce explains the steps it has seen to be effective for implementing advanced manufacturing projects after proving them at the pilot stage.

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The Fabricator

JUNE 28, 2023

In the digital age, advertising can be tracked and measured. How manufacturing shops and other metal fabricators use that data can make or break a marketing program.

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Manufacturing 126

E&T

JUNE 28, 2023

By turning old maps into 3D digital models of lost neighbourhoods, the researchers aim to drive forward urban research and provide users with a view of the cities of the past. The programme would allow people to use a virtual reality headset to “walk” through long-gone neighbourhoods – seeing the streets and buildings as they appeared decades ago, before they were lost to urban development projects or natural disasters.

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Automation World

JUNE 28, 2023

With its acquisition of Fetch Robotics and partnership with workflow software supplier Ivanti, Zebra Technologies is connecting human and robot workflows to optimize material movement in production and warehousing operations.

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Robotics Robotics Warehousing 100

Plastics Today

JUNE 28, 2023

More engineers are using 3D printing more frequently and for higher-volume orders, as it continues to evolve into a truly industrial manufacturing technology.

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3D printing Manufacturing 111

Automation World

JUNE 28, 2023

Mitsubishi Electric’s acquisition of SCADA software supplier Iconics supports preventative and predictive maintenance applications for robots and other automated machinery.

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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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Automation Mag

JUNE 28, 2023

A recent Interact Analysis forecast predicts that the industrial robots market will continue to grow around five to seven percent until 2027. Interact Analysis explains in a press statement that global economic volatility and supply chain disruptions are having a huge impact on the market for industrial robots, which has led to project delays and decreased spending on automation projects.

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Robotics Robotics Supply Chain Logistics 101

Automation World

JUNE 28, 2023

A collaboration between Mitsubishi Electric and Realtime Robotics enables the development of workcells with a higher density of robots for faster throughput.

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Robotics Robotics Automation 100

Manufacturer's Monthly

JUNE 28, 2023

Australian space exploration firm Fleet Space Technologies has been awarded a $4 million contract with the Australian Space Agency for its Moon to Mars: Demonstrator program. Building on their terrestrial success in deploying direct-to-satellite seismic arrays that find the critical minerals needed for the energy transition, Fleet Space is now venturing into the celestial realm, harnessing this capability to create a device tailored for Lunar and Martian exploration.

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Automation World

JUNE 28, 2023

Manufacturers must strike a balance between managing costs and investing in future production capabilities. Here’s what they should focus their efforts on.

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Manufacturing 100

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Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

Robotics Automation News

JUNE 28, 2023

Many online platforms, particularly social media ones, have made it much easier to introduce a brand, engage with a target audience, and implement all sorts of marketing strategies. Automation for marketing agencies is taking the efficiency of operating an agency to another level.

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Automation 98

Automation World

JUNE 28, 2023

OnRobot’s D:Ploy system for automating robotic applications is designed to simplify industrial robot use without the need for specific robot expertise.

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Robotics Robotics Automation 100

Manufacturer's Monthly

JUNE 28, 2023

Australian manufacturer First Graphene will lead a consortium that commences graphene-enhanced cement and concrete trials, aimed at validating industrial-scale manufacturing. The trials will use the company’s PureGRAPH product at Breedon Group’s Hope Cement Works in the United Kingdom. Approximately 2,000 tonnes of graphene-enhanced cement will be produced at the Derbyshire plant, which is the largest in the UK.

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Automation World

JUNE 28, 2023

To design a truly effective automation system, integrators must first understand all the processes involved in an operator or technician’s work day.

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Automation 100

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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.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JUNE 28, 2023

KITO PWB has just launched a new feature – KITO Mediahub, with product information all in one place. With this feature, the KITO team, customers and end users will be able to access the information easily. Included in Mediahub, are the company’s new 3D product visualiser and 3D product virtual videos. These 3D product tools are designed to help customers understand the quality differences between products.

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Automation World

JUNE 28, 2023

The new Sinamics G220 drive has an integrated web server for remote access and commissioning as well as digital twin applications.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JUNE 28, 2023

Illawarra companies Evermil and Leussink have come together to ensure wheelchair-bound boilermaker Clay Kelly can work more efficiently and autonomously by utilising a 3D welding table. Steel fabrication business Evermil employs Clay Kelly as a skilled boilermaker to undertake a variety of work. Kelly lives with a physical disability and is a wheelchair user following an accident riding bulls 23 years ago, causing an injury to his spine.

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Automation World

JUNE 28, 2023

RoEq focuses on ease of autonomous mobile robot deployment for materials transport in manufacturing and warehouse applications.

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While data platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and programming platforms have evolved to leverage big data and streaming data, the front-end user experience has not kept up. Holding onto old BI technology while everything else moves forward is holding back organizations. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) aren’t built for modern data platforms and don’t work on modern architectures.

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E&T

JUNE 28, 2023

Athletes and sportspeople, both amateur and professional, will do a lot to boost their performance. You can spend many hours training to shave off milliseconds or add millimetres. And while you can’t buy elite performance. $200 is not much if it truly gives you an edge. These carbon-fibre sports insoles replace the factory-fitted insoles in your trainers.

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Automation World

JUNE 28, 2023

Epson Robots explains why it manufactures quartz for its GyroPlus technology to create high-precision, high-speed robots.

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Control Engineering

JUNE 28, 2023

Smart manufacturing insights Smart manufacturing can provide many benefits for companies, but many haven’t embraced it because they don’t know how to take the first step, or they aren’t sure about its potential benefits. Smart manufacturing can provide immediate bottom-line benefits by streamlining and enhancing a company’s operations, but it also can help improve partnerships with their suppliers and help make operations more agile and sustainable.

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Robotics Automation News

JUNE 28, 2023

An operator can access, manage, and keep an eye on all connected building systems from a single interface thanks to a building automation system (BAS). Using networked electronic devices and BAS technology, you can gain centralized control over the systems in your building.

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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.

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E&T

JUNE 28, 2023

The inspection at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant began today (Wednesday), one day after the plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (Tepco) had installed the last piece of equipment needed for the release – namely, the outlet of the undersea tunnel dug to discharge the wastewater one kilometre offshore. Tepco said the Nuclear Regulation Authority inspectors were to examine the equipment related to the treated water transfer and its safety systems as part of their three-day insp

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JUNE 28, 2023

Australian battery materials company Sicona Battery Technologies has secured a major patent acquisition, further cementing its future as a global battery materials manufacturer. Sicona CEO and cofounder Christiaan Jordaan announced this week the company had purchased a number of international patents and patent families developed by some of the world’s largest advanced materials companies.

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Robotics Automation News

JUNE 28, 2023

Thermostats control the heating and cooling systems that keep our homes comfortable, but they also have a major influence over residential energy usage and electricity bills. Newer programmable and smart thermostats are designed to optimize temperature control for both efficiency and convenience.

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Automation 98

Manufacturer's Monthly

JUNE 28, 2023

The South Australian Government and defence prime BAE Systems Australia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Osborne Naval Shipyard to further develop the state’s defence workforce. The MoU establishes a commitment to co-design and supports the implementation of workforce and skills projects that aim to increase the diversity of the STEM pipeline and address critical skills needed for current and future defence projects To do this, BAE Systems will leverage the international in

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Manufacturing 98

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In the rapidly-evolving world of embedded analytics and business intelligence, one important question has emerged at the forefront: How can you leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance your application’s analytics capabilities? Imagine having an AI tool that answers your user’s questions with a deep understanding of the context in their business and applications, nuances of their industry, and unique challenges they face.

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