Design World

OCTOBER 13, 2023

This profile will be featured in Design World’s upcoming Engineering Diversity & Inclusion issue. Solving problems first drew Laine Chan to engineering. As a young girl, she loved working on puzzles, playing with Lego blocks, and helping her dad assemble Ikea furniture. She also had a natural affinity for math and science, so engineering seemed… The post Laine Chan: Strong engineers aren’t afraid to ask for help appeared first on Design World.

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Gary Mintchell

OCTOBER 13, 2023

I had just about given up on more news and innovation on the sensing side of automation and IoT, and then news arrives from Rockwell Automation about another hardware partnership. The company is partnering with Everactive for wireless and battery-less condition monitoring solutions. Everactive’s solutions will complement Rockwell Automation’s Dynamix product line.

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Design World

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The need to find right-fit people and motivate employees to take advantage of future growth opportunities is more important than ever. Because of the generous contributions made by companies and individuals to the PTDA Foundation 2023 Fund Drive, the charitable arm of the Power Transmission Distributors Association, power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) employers are further empowered… The post PT WORK Force continues to support PT/MC Employers with valuable resources appeared first on

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Chris Hohmann

OCTOBER 13, 2023

We have all seen this picture. It’s a classic that’s been around for years. We smile, we laugh. But have you ever asked yourself the question: what if the toilers with the square wheels were right? I share 2 concrete examples illustrating the justified rejection of wheels.

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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?

Design World

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Well-known for flexible and powerful CNC solutions, Beckhoff now provides a comprehensive package of different cycles for triple-axis milling and drilling. TwinCAT 3 CNC Milling Base helps engineers speed up programming, increasing speed to market and customization. With numerous new function blocks, the software update encapsulates the required processes in parameterizable and reusable modules.

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Robotics Automation News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Welfare systems in Europe play a crucial role in mitigating the negative effects that robot adoption has on wages and employment, a new UNTANGLED study finds. The rapid expansion of automation has raised concerns for workers’ welfare, as robots are often implemented to improve efficiency and hence may replace humans.

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Robotics Automation News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The journey of inventing is often a thrilling and exhilarating experience. The spark of an innovative idea, the excitement of creating something new, and the potential to make a lasting impact can be incredibly motivating. However, with great innovation comes the responsibility of protecting your idea to ensure that it remains exclusively yours.

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E&T

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Dust is one of the main challenges faced by astronauts and spacecraft on the Moon: it erodes space suits, clogs machinery, interferes with scientific instruments and makes moving around difficult. However, p aving the lunar surface could help to address this problem. “You might think: ‘Streets on the moon, who needs that?’” said Professor Jens Günster, a co-author of the report.

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Robotics Automation News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

From the rudimentary tools of early agriculture to the sophisticated machinery of today, farming has undergone a remarkable transformation over the millennia. We now stand on the cusp of another agricultural revolution where robots are poised to redefine the landscape of farming once more.

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Control.com

OCTOBER 13, 2023

As an Inductive Automation Alliance Partner Program member, OnLogic’s hardware offerings are now more accessible to Ignition software users.

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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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Robotics Automation News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

PickNik Robotics, a provider of “unstructured robotics software”, says it has reached a major milestone in its mission to bring robot arms “out of factories and into our everyday lives”.

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Canadian Manufacturing

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Ford is recalling more than 238,000 Explorers in the U.S. because a rear axle bolt can fail, potentially causing a loss of drive power or allowing the SUVs to roll away while in park. The recall comes after U.S. safety regulators opened an investigation into the problem after getting two complaints that repairs didn’t work in two previous recalls this year and in 2022.

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Robotics Automation News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Comau has implemented a “high-performance turnkey solution” to automate manufacturing of NIO’s next-generation electric drive systems. The multi-faceted project also ensures fast and reliable co-line production for the electric vehicle manufacturer’s third-gen induction and permanent magnet motors, both of which are integral parts of its proprietary electric drive systems (EDS).

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

OCTOBER 13, 2023

A typical day’s tasks for today’s modern worker are frequently distributed across multiple devices, applications, and locations.

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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

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Q&A with Jason Hehman, Client Partner at TXI Popularized by the bestselling book of the same name, written by three McKinsey analysts, “The Titanium Economy” refers to “a group of companies could consistently outperform the market, create millions of high-quality American jobs and lead technological innovation while building a more sustainable future”.

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The theme for DistiNext 2023 was Growing Together. This theme ties perfectly into our theme for Americas Distribution, Going Hypersonic to Fuel Partner Success.

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Robotics Automation News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The world of technology has evolved at an astonishing rate in the last few decades. With the rapid advancement in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, autonomous robotics has emerged as a critical area that’s shaping the future. These robots, designed to perform tasks without human intervention, owe their increasing sophistication to AI predictive models.

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s the latest certifications from Cisco Learning and Certifications !

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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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Robotics Automation News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

By Michael Mayr, industrial equipment industry sales strategy expert, Dassault Systèmes Every robotics startup starts with just a clever idea.

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E&T

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Last month, Sunak reduced ambitions on a raft of green policies, including pushing back the ban on the sales of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 to 2035; phasing out 80 per cent of new gas boilers, rather than all of them, by 2035; delaying the ban on off-grid oil boilers to 2035; pledging to not introduce new home energy efficiency regulations for landlords or homeowners; and ruling out taxes to discourage flying.

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Robotics Automation News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

In a world not too long ago, payroll processing was a tedious task, often likened to the meticulous craftsmanship of a watchmaker. Every cog, every gear, every tiny piece had to be in perfect harmony for the entire machinery to work.

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Automation Mag

OCTOBER 13, 2023

PULS recently completed the acquisition of Wiferion and its wireless charging business and technology on October 1. The company shares in a press statement that it took an opportunity to expand its business with a new technology, which is promising for many of its customers: wireless charging of autonomous guided vehicles and mobile robots. “As a pioneer, Wiferion has successfully developed inductive charging to maximize the performance of industrial electric vehicles such as autonomous gu

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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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eFlex Systems

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Learn how new connected process control technologies are simplifying complex manufacturing and making production environments more flexible and controlled.

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Fastener News Desk

OCTOBER 13, 2023

FASTENATING NEWS SERIES: “Celebrating Your Success” FND: Can you tell us about Norm Fasteners founder Nedim Uysal, and how he came to start a fastener business back in 1973? How has the Uysal family business continued to grow and thrive through three generations of family leadership? NF: In 1973, our journey started with a single double-stroke machine by our founder Nedim UYSAL.

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The Fabricator

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Tennessee-based Cupples’ J&J Co. has been pushing the limits of high-power fiber laser cutting for years. The strategy has helped the metal fabricator become a leader in rapidly growing markets.

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E&T

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The melting permafrost of Siberia exposed live anthrax spores in the remains of long-dead animals. What other possible triggers are there for another pandemic? The pandemic revealed a great deal about our weaknesses (and strengths) in the face of global disaster. As hospitals filled with the infected, frontline healthcare workers dressed in bin bags to treat patients, and we stood in the streets to clap and bang pots together in appreciation.

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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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i4.0 today

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The technology of head-up displays (HUDs) originated in aviation and is now mainly used in cars. Through the interaction of imaging unit, optics module and projection surface, important information is projected directly into the driver’s field of vision. How does this work exactly? And how are the individual components manufactured? A head-up display (HUD) is a display projected into the user’s field of vision.

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E&T

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The UK watchdog initially blocked the acquisition over worries it would “alter the future of the fast-growing cloud gaming market”, leading to reduced innovation and fewer choices for UK gamers. In response, the company reworked the agreement, offering to sell Activision’s non-European streaming rights to Ubisoft Entertainment as a way to assuage the regulator’s concerns.

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Fastener News Desk

OCTOBER 13, 2023

WINONA, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Fastenal Company (Nasdaq: FAST) (“the Company”) has appointed Anthony P. Broersma as the Executive Vice President-Operations effective on October 11, 2023. In his new role, he will oversee supply chain, compliance, supplier development, content, property management, eCommerce, supply to fulfillment distribution, and logistics operations of the Company.

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Canadian Manufacturing

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Present in the photo, left to right :Mélissa Robitaille (Syscomax), Patrick Charbonneau (Ville de Mirabel), Vincent Chiara (Groupe MACH), Denis Deschamps (DRAKKAR), Pierre Fitzgibbon (MEIE), Benoit Hudon (DRAKKAR Aerospace & Ground Transportation), Hugo Brouillard (Avianor), Gilles Néron (Air Canada), Yves Beauchamp (Aéroports de Montréal), Mélanie Lussier (Aéro Montréal).

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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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