Design World

JANUARY 19, 2024

Dorner, a pioneer in conveyor technology, is proud to introduce DualMove. This product excels in many applications, including – but not limited to – electronics, appliances, automotive, and battery production. Joining Dorner’s collection of innovative pallet systems, the DualMove utilizes twin-strand timing belts to precisely place, orientate, and transfer pallets to workstations for robotic or… The post New DualMove pallet system conveyor from Dorner appeared first on Design World.

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Gary Mintchell

JANUARY 19, 2024

I took a position as quality assurance manager at a manufacturing plant early in my career. I had been doing product development and had turned down a quality manager position a couple of times. But, this was open and seemed like it could be good. It took only a few days for me to discover W. Edwards Deming. I found myself battling: The chief designer who specified the minimum specifications possible for materials; The manufacturing engineer who bought tooling then washed his hands when they did

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Design World

JANUARY 19, 2024

Deutsche Messe is once again inviting entries for the Hermes Award — the world’s most important industrial prize. It will be presented by Germany’s minister of education and research, Bettina Stark-Watzinger, at the opening ceremony of Hannover Messe on April 21. The deadline for companies and institutions participating in Hannover Messe to submit their entries… The post Deutsche Messe invites entries for the Hermes Award 2024 appeared first on Design World.

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SMMT

JANUARY 19, 2024

Grey is Britain’s most popular new car colour for the sixth consecutive year, topping half a million registrations. Black and white complete trio of best-selling colours, marking sixth year of an identical monochrome podium. Green cars reach highest share of market since 2004. Cream, pink and maroon are Britain’s rarest colours, comprising just 0.03% of all registrations.

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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

JANUARY 19, 2024

As industry’s digital transformation leads the network to become a critical center to manufacturing operations, testing and certification of the cabling that comprises a network can mitigate failures and ensure production uptime.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2024

BMW plans to see what a Figure 01 humanoid robot can do in its factory. Source: Figure AI The interest in humanoid robots continues to gain steam. Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Figure AI signed an agreement with BMW Manufacturing to test its 01 humanoid at the car maker’s plant in Spartanburg, S.C. This is an impressive milestone for Figure, which was founded in 2022 and exited stealth in early 2023.

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Robotics Automation News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Badger Technologies, a product division of Jabil and pioneer in retail robotics, is joining forces with grocery retail chain Stop & Shop to increase support for Stop & Shop’s “Feed it Forward” charitable giving initiatives while reinforcing the positive impact Marty the Robot has made on customers and communities.

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The Fabricator

JANUARY 19, 2024

In the last four decades, Vector Custom Fabricating has made a name for itself in sculpture and architectural/structural metal projects in the Chicago area and beyond.

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Robotics Automation News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Kodiak Robotics, a self-driving trucking company, has introduced what it says is “the world’s first driverless-ready semi-truck designed for scaled deployment”. It is equipped with all the necessary redundant safety-critical hardware, including braking, steering and sensors, as well as the software required for driverless operations at scale.

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Automation World

JANUARY 19, 2024

Learn the power of edge computing to boost sustainability by cutting energy use, reducing costs and optimizing resources.

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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

JANUARY 19, 2024

In the rapidly evolving landscape of the digital era, staying ahead in one’s career necessitates continuous learning and adaptation. Among the myriad of skills that are highly sought after, proficiency in Information Technology (IT) stands out as indispensable.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2024

Tufts Nano Lab won the 2023 Form and Function Challenge with its Ingestible Pill for Multi-Spot Gut Sampling. Source: MassRobotics There are plenty of robotics challenges, but many are narrowly focused on a specific task or application, according to MassRobotics. The organization yesterday hosted an informational session to explain its Form and Function Robotics Challenge.

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Robotics Automation News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Richtech Robotics, a Nevada-based company and a provider of AI-driven service robots, revealed “advanced AI capabilities” for its robotic solution ADAM at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024 held in Las Vegas earlier this month.

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The Fabricator

JANUARY 19, 2024

Lindsay Corp., a global manufacturer and distributor of irrigation and infrastructure equipment and technology, has announced plans to invest more than $50 million over the next two years in its largest manufacturing facility located in Lindsay, Neb.

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Robotics Automation News

JANUARY 19, 2024

By Adam Woodworth, CEO, Wing We’re kicking off 2024 by making drone delivery a reality for even more people: Wing and Walmart are expanding service to millions of customers, leveraging Wing’s airspace approvals that facilitate service across the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) community.

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Plastics Today

JANUARY 19, 2024

Even so, the global recycling rate of commodity plastics is expected to reach only 16.5% by that year.

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Robotics Automation News

JANUARY 19, 2024

The new Epson Robots GX-B Series SCARA robots models engineered to help users develop powerful automation solutions easily, are now available.

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Control.com

JANUARY 19, 2024

Explore some of the latest industrial innovations exhibited at the globally renowned tech event, CES 2024, where artificial intelligence is today’s buzzword within the industrial metaverse.

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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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The Fabricator

JANUARY 19, 2024

Two experienced CWIs/welding engineers share strategies and past experiences to help shops train their welders internally.

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Drives & Controls

JANUARY 19, 2024

The German drive and automation specialist Baumüller has developed a smart energy monitoring function which can be incorporated into its servodrives, allowing users to analyse energy consumption per cycle without needing external hardware, thus saving both space and costs of wiring and hardware.

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Robotics Automation News

JANUARY 19, 2024

The world of cryptocurrency has seen rapid growth and transformation since the inception of Bitcoin in 2009.

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Automation Mag

JANUARY 19, 2024

The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) has published a report on the global robotics density data. According to IFR, the world hit a new record of 3.9 million operational robots in 2022 due to the high volume of industrial robot installations. IFR explains in its press statement that robot density is the number of operational industrial robots relative to the number of employees.

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

JANUARY 19, 2024

Cisco is a longtime partner of the Black Hat NOC and 2023 was our seventh year supporting Black Hat Europe.

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Robotics Automation News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Looking ahead to 2024: a year full of challenges for the European economy, but also lucrative opportunities. How companies can master the wave of change and discover new opportunities for growth and efficiency with clever digitalisation and automation as well as the smart use of used machinery.

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

JANUARY 19, 2024

The pandemic forced schools and universities across the globe to digitize teaching, learning, services and operations.

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SMMT

JANUARY 19, 2024

As a global player and Britain’s largest exporter by value, UK Automotive thrives from strong trading relationships, reliable supply chains and open trade routes – a fact made stark by recent global events, from the pandemic to war in the Ukraine and the current situation in the Red Sea. Companies are, of course, adapting their strategies to manage the issue and SMMT is maintaining contact with businesses and government to share information, provide guidance and identify ways to facilitate smoot

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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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Motion Control Tips

JANUARY 19, 2024

Danfoss Drives is pleased to announce that Hannes Leichtfried has been appointed head of sales and marketing for the Drives business segment in North America. With nearly 30 years of experience at Danfoss in Austria and Germany, Leichtfried, an Austrian native, is excited to continue to build the North America Drives business. “I am thrilled […] The post Hannes Leichtfried named head of sales and marketing for Danfoss Drives in North America appeared first on Motion Control Tips.

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Canadian Manufacturing

JANUARY 19, 2024

Gateway to the Trades Participant, Britannia, a Millwork Pre-Apprentice. (CNW Group/HIEC-ApprenticeSearch.com) HALTON — ApprenticeSearch.com is aiming to help women build skills and get jobs through its career exploration and employment-readiness program, Gateway to the Trades. Funded through the Government of Ontario Skills Development Fund, 25% of Gateway to the Trades program participants are women looking to prepare for careers in the skilled trades.

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E&T

JANUARY 19, 2024

Tata Steel has announced the closure of the Port Talbot steelworks, which will lead to around 2,800 job losses and marks the end of an era for a facility that has been operating for more than a century.

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The Fabricator

JANUARY 19, 2024

What is the competitiveness of your compensation package? Steve Zerio, Partner at Triumph Partners and a member of FMA’s Management Advisory Council, will analyze the latest insights into wages and benefits using the findings from FMA's 2023 Salary/Wage and Benefits Survey. Annually, FMA.

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