Manufacturer's Monthly

JULY 23, 2023

The New South Wales and Australian Governments are today holding a joint roundtable on the future of rail manufacturing, bringing together more than 100 of the most important and influential representatives of Australia’s rail manufacturing industry. An initiative of the NSW and Australian Governments, this is another step in the process of mapping out a plan to restore and strengthen this critical industry in NSW and across Australia.

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Control.com

JULY 23, 2023

In what has been hailed as the first of its kind, MR4WELD, an autonomous mobile welding robot platform, will begin performance testing in the shipbuilding industry.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JULY 23, 2023

Pulp and paper mills support close to 70,000 full-time jobs – primarily in rural and regional areas Australia wide – contributing $3.7 billion to the economy. As a driving force in Australia’s manufacturing sector, the decline in accessible resources and the need to convert to more sustainable practises, has forced innovation on the paper and board industry.

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The Guardian Manufacturing

JULY 23, 2023

Make UK report says post-Brexit structural shift in trade is particularly hurting factories in north-west and West Midlands Factories in England and Wales are seeing a downward trend in the share of their trade going to the EU, an analysis from the manufacturers’ trade body shows. Make UK said that between Britain’s divorce from the EU in 2020 and 2022, only Scotland and Northern Ireland increased their share of exports to the EU, leaving the majority of English regions and Wales suffering a dec

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JULY 23, 2023

SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre (SmartSat), Australia’s leading space research centre, has signed a new agreement with European Space Agency’s (ESA) Φ-lab to collaborate on Earth Observation (EO) research. The European Space Agency’s Φ-lab is a research centre with a mission to accelerate the future of Earth Observation through transformational innovations and new technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI) and on-board processing.

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Metrology

JULY 23, 2023

Summary of headline metrology and smart manufacturing news from the past 7 days. The post ‘METROLOGY BREW’ News Bulletin – July 24th appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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Metrology

JULY 23, 2023

As complexity increases and size decreases, IC manufacturers lean more and more heavily on sophisticated metrology tools to validate the quality of finished products. The post Meeting The Production Metrology Demands Of Complex and Miniature Integrated Circuit Boards appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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Modern Machine Shop

JULY 23, 2023

Photo Credit: HP Inc. HP Inc. has developed new automation solutions and expanded its materials, software and services to help customers scale 3D-printed parts production. The company has worked to simplify automating production workflows. As customers scale, additive manufacturing (AM) workflows become more complex. To help simplify these increasingly complex workflows, improve productivity and quality, as well as reduce costs, HP offers two new automation solutions for Multi Jet Fusion custome

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Mold Making Technology

JULY 23, 2023

Here are answers to three common questions about MoldMaking Technology’s Leadtime Leader Awards competition: Is it only for big shops? It is important to note that the LLA honors the many faces of moldmaking. It is open to every North American mold manufacturer, regardless of size, capabilities, equipment, and so on. We’ve honored shops of all sizes, with different specialties, and all manner of equipment and employees.

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Metrology

JULY 23, 2023

INSPEKTO has introduced it latest S70 software release offering more intense user-centered advantages, amplifying the control users have over their quality assurance process. The post Taking Automated Visual Inspection To Next Level appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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Min-Hui

JULY 23, 2023

You would assume it would be simple to make money in plastic moulding. After all, just look around at the vast array of plastic products we use daily. Cell phones, computer system displays and also CPUs, printers, half the parts in our cars, ceiling lighting components, and on and on. There was a time when … Plastic Moulding And How To Make More Money?

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Metrology

JULY 23, 2023

The ZEISS ATOS LRX is a complete solution for applications requiring rapid, high-quality 3D data and large-volume measurement beyond what conventional fringe projection systems, laser trackers, and laser radars provide. The post CAPTURE 3D Enables Fast Digitalization of Extra-Large Objects with the ZEISS ATOS LRX appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

JULY 23, 2023

Fabricating & Metalworking is proud to present the FABTECH 2023 Product Showcase, which is an invaluable guide to navigating the trade show floor at McCormick Place in Chicago this September. This FABTECH section outlines some of the products and demonstrations expected to be on display by more than 1,500 world-class suppliers in three exhibition halls.

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Metrology

JULY 23, 2023

OPTIV Scope offers a seamless, fast and easy measurement experience for quality professionals across multiple manufacturing applications. The post Hexagon Introduces Automated Vision Measurement System In Asia appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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Fastener News Desk

JULY 23, 2023

A 10-day UPS strike could cost the US economy more than $7B, with $4B in losses for consumers & small businesses East Lansing, Mich. – According to a new analysis by the consulting firm Anderson Economic Group (AEG), a threatened strike by 340,000 members of the Teamsters union against UPS could become one of the costliest in at least a century.

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Metrology

JULY 23, 2023

The latest development for the quality group is the resource-saving Multi Fixture, which offers real world solutions with its simplicity and clever flexibility. The post Optical Measurement Drives Part Fixturing Innovations appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

JULY 23, 2023

3D/Additive Manufacturing, Forming & Fabricating Fabricating & Metalworking is proud to present the FABTECH 2023 Product Showcase, which is an invaluable guide to navigating the trade show floor at McCormick Place in Chicago this September. This FABTECH section outlines some of the products and demonstrations expected to be on display by more than 1,500 world-class suppliers in three exhibition halls.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JULY 23, 2023

The Queensland Government will partner with universities and industry to develop a Quantum and Advanced Technologies Strategy for the state by the end of the year. The strategy will build on Queensland’s world leading research in developing compound semiconductors, photonics and quantum technologies The strategy will support commercialisation of research and intellectual property in Queensland to keep high value jobs in Queensland rather than going offshore.

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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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Fabricating & Metal Work

JULY 23, 2023

METALFORM, Finishing, Tube & Pipe (Hall D) Fabricating & Metalworking is proud to present the FABTECH 2023 Product Showcase, which is an invaluable guide to navigating the trade show floor at McCormick Place in Chicago this September. This FABTECH section outlines some of the products and demonstrations expected to be on display by more than 1,500 world-class suppliers in three exhibition halls.

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Modern Machine Shop

JULY 23, 2023

Famar (whose headquarters is near the center of the photo) celebrated its 50 th anniversary in June 2023. Founded as a support shop serving only Fiat, it has since become a multinational machine tool manufacturer — though most of its work is still related to vehicles. The mountain-nestled Avigliana location houses the factory for Famar lathes, Fausto Marinello mills and Famar Automation’s in-house conveyors.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

JULY 23, 2023

Welding, Welding Automation, Robotics & Industrial Automation (Hall B) Fabricating & Metalworking is proud to present the FABTECH 2023 Product Showcase , which is an invaluable guide to navigating the trade show floor at McCormick Place in Chicago this September. This FABTECH section outlines some of the products and demonstrations expected to be on display by more than 1,500 world-class suppliers in three exhibition halls.

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Modern Machine Shop

JULY 23, 2023

Photo Credit: Getty Images Nikon Americas Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Nikon Corporation, has purchased Avonix Imaging LLC , which has been a strategic X-ray CT (computed tomography) equipment manufacturing partner to Nikon Industrial Metrology Business Unit (IMBU) since 2015. As an imaging inspection services provider that uses systems from Nikon for both X-ray/CT 3D and 2D inspection, Avonix is said to have a wealth of technical expertise using X-rays to investigate the interiors and exteriors

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Control Engineering

JULY 23, 2023

Traditionally, sensors and actuators were created to be devices with a single function – a proximity sensor detected if an object was in front of it, and a valve actuator opened or closed a valve. In field devices, this single function only later became known as the ‘primary variable.’ “I believe the smart adjective was first applied in 1985 to Fisher Rosemount’s 3051 pressure transmitter, the first digital field device ever produced,” said Steve Biegacki, managing

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