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Atlas Copco Expands Into Process Filters and Chillers

Automation World

Branching out from compressors, Atlas Copco shows off its new process filtration and chiller lines, suitable for food and bev, pharmaceutical, microelectronics, and other industries.

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Augmentus expands US presence to meet growing demand for easy Scan and Plan robot programming

Robotics Automation News

Augmentus will be exhibiting at the Rockwell Automation Fair in Chicago on 16-17 November 2022 as part of its ongoing partnership with Rockwell Automation. Conventional robot programming is highly difficult and heavily fragmented with the use of proprietary programming languages and extensive training being the industry norm. As a result, 70 percent of the lifetime […].

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Survey reveals container deposit schemes’ progress in Australia

AU Manufacturing

A survey conducted by Coca-Cola Australia revealed that most Australians in participating states are aware of container deposit schemes, but their environmental benefits are less known. . The research comes as part of Coca-Cola Australia and Planet Ark ’s efforts to emphasise the benefits of recycling through container deposit schemes. . It is also in line with this year’s National Recycling Week theme “Waste isn’t waste until it’s wasted.” .

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Digital Models Feed CMM Measurement Systems Offering Complete 3D Environment

Metrology

In a Smart Manufacturing environment, the goal is to automate as many operations as possible to improve production performance. Quality control, and more specifically, measurement analysis, has to evolve at. The post Digital Models Feed CMM Measurement Systems Offering Complete 3D Environment appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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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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Hybrid Live Event Showcases Innovations for the Automotive Manufacturing Sector

Fabricating & Metal Work

Innovation Through Inspiration: For the first time, Seco Tools and its partners will host the successful Inspiration Through Innovation event 2/3 series with focus on automotive and general engineering. © Seco Tools. On November 9, 2022, Seco Tools and selected partners will host the hybrid live event, Automotive & General Engineering ITI. Machining demonstration sessions as well as expert presentations will introduce the latest solutions for automotive manufacturing and general engineering.

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Leveraging the OT edge to navigate process manufacturing

Control Engineering

Learning Objectives. Modern distributed control system (DCS) software is providing more capability at the edge to drive innovation and performance improvement. OT edge solutions can connect to IT systems in the cloud or on premises, providing access to the user without needing to physically access the DCS. Process manufacturing, DCS, cloud insights.

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PureCycle Targets Plastic Election Signs for Recycling

Plastics Today

The League of Women Voters and PureCycle are cleaning up after the midterms with a sign collection and recycling initiative in the Sunshine State.

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Nexxis wins health, safety excellence award for Magneto robotic tech

AU Manufacturing

Robotics solutions developer Nexxis received recognition at the recent 2022 Work Health and Safety Excellence Awards. . The company bagged the Best Solution to a Work Health and Safety Risk award for the safety innovations offered by its Magneto technology. . Magneto is designed to address the risks involved with working in confined areas, which are estimated to be 100 to 150 times more hazardous than operating on an open site. .

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$54 million boost for infinite recycling startup Samsara Eco

Manufacturer's Monthly

Australian National University (ANU) backed enviro-tech startup, Samsara Eco, has raised $54 million in a Series A funding round as it prepares to scale infinite recycling. Samsara Eco’s ground-breaking technology creates ‘infinite recycling’, using enzymes to break plastic down to its core building blocks, which can then be used to recreate brand-new, virgin-quality plastic, again and again.

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Victorian manufacturing success story voted for Regional Exporter of the Year

AU Manufacturing

Media Release by Envirofluid. In the chemical industry where products often date back to the 1960s and are dangerous for people or the environment, Envirofluid is an innovator, making safer products that save companies millions in logistics costs. . The Warrnambool-based company has developed, and exports, one of the largest ranges of effective, work-safe, environmentally-friendly chemicals in the world, and has now been recognised for its achievement. .

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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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Renishaw Launches Innovative CENTRUM Metal Rotary Scale

Metrology

Renishaw has launched an innovative the CENTRUM CSF40 scale metal scale disc extending its ATOM DX encoder series. After an intensive research and development effort at Renishaw, rotary RCDM glass scales are. The post Renishaw Launches Innovative CENTRUM Metal Rotary Scale appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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Tasmania takes maritime, defence trade mission to Indonesia

AU Manufacturing

The Tasmanian government is sending a focused industry delegation to Indonesia in November to foster and diversify economic opportunities for Tasmanian businesses in key areas worldwide. . Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff said the initiative builds on the state’s relationship with Indonesia and is intended to explore opportunities across the emerging maritime training, defence industry engagement, and niche manufacturing markets. .

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‘METROLOGY BREW’ News Bulletin – November 7th

Metrology

Read a summary of metrology and smart manufacturing news from the past 7 days. Nikon Launches Turnkey Laser Radar Intelligent Quality Stations Nikon Industrial Metrology has announced a series of. The post ‘METROLOGY BREW’ News Bulletin – November 7th appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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Canadian banks readying for carbon offsets to go big, even as doubts remain

Canadian Manufacturing

TORONTO — Banks know a growth market when they see it, and they’re increasingly seeing one in the buying, selling and generating of carbon offsets. The concept of paying a few bucks when, say, buying a flight, to have the carbon emissions “cancelled out” by a project elsewhere is decades old, but with corporate net-zero promises piling up and the urgent need for action being emphasized at the latest UN climate conference that runs this week, offsets are being thrown into the gl

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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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Third Dimension Strengthens Technical Expertise With Application Engineering Team

Metrology

Precision measurement company, Third Dimension, has deepened its technical capabilities and strengthened its customer support resource with the creation of a new Application Engineering team. The manufacturers of the GapGun. The post Third Dimension Strengthens Technical Expertise With Application Engineering Team appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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Theoretical Knowledge of LSR Machine

Min-Hui

How does the LSR machine operate the neutron action setting? First of all, the type and control of neutrons can be set at the top of the page where the neutron is found on the computer of the liquid silicone injection molding machine. Set each neutron in and out mode at the bottom of the … Theoretical Knowledge of LSR Machine Read More » The post Theoretical Knowledge of LSR Machine appeared first on Vertical Injection Molding Machine | Plastic Injector Machine.

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Software Module for Standardizing AM Machine Health Data Logs Launched

Metrology

Sigma Additive Solutions, Inc., a developer of quality assurance software to the commercial 3D printing industry, has announced that it is releasing a beta version of the PrintRite3D Machine Health. The post Software Module for Standardizing AM Machine Health Data Logs Launched appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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Hexagon and Raytheon Technologies’ Sim Tool to Improve AM Build Quality

Fabricating & Metal Work

Combining technologies from Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division and Raytheon Technologies’ Pratt and Whitney business, the new software will predict defects before the expensive and time-consuming printing process begins. This analysis will help designers and engineers evaluate the print outcome and test combinations of materials, geometries, and print processes. .

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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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Evatronix To Present eviXscan 3D Wide Range 65 Scanner

Metrology

Polish manufacturer of 3D scanners, Evatronix, has announced it will present Wide Range 65 scanner at upcoming events – Fabtech in Atlanta and Formnext in Frankfurt. The portfolio of Evatronix. The post Evatronix To Present eviXscan 3D Wide Range 65 Scanner appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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60-ton Electric-drive Press Brake Added to LVD’s Product Line

Fabricating & Metal Work

LVD Company nv adds Dyna-Press 60/20 to its line of Dyna-Press high-speed electric-drive press brakes. The 60-ton machine provides two meters of working length and a five-axis backgauge to handle a wide range of applications at bending speeds up to 25 mm per second. A 60/20 Pro model is equipped with LVD’s Easy-Form® Laser system for greater control of the bending process to achieve high output at a high level of quality.

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Eight ‘Digital Reality’ Start-Ups Secure Opportunity To Advance Manufacturing

Metrology

Eight of the most innovative manufacturing start-ups from across the globe have been announced by Hexagon as the second cohort of the Sixth Sense open innovation platform. The selected start-ups. The post Eight ‘Digital Reality’ Start-Ups Secure Opportunity To Advance Manufacturing appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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Beckwood Press Co. Launches New Patents-Pending Linear Servo Press Line

Fabricating & Metal Work

Beckwood Press Company , a leading manufacturer of custom hydraulic and servo-electric presses, automation systems, and the Triform line of precision forming equipment, recently announced the launch of a world-class, patents-pending Linear Servo Press line. Beckwood LSP combines the flexibility of hydraulic presses with the performance of servo-mechanical presses, using an all-electric actuation system.

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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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Hellucination: Story behind the customized 1968 Dodge Charger from SpeedKore and Ralph Gilles

The Fabricator

In this video blog, welder-fabricator Josh Welton talks to the team at Wisconsin-based custom car builder SpeedKore about their most intensive carbon fiber build to date: Hellucination. Built and fabricated as the ultimate 1968 Dodge Charger, Hellucination was developed with direct input from automotive icon and owner Ralph Gilles.

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Innovative Employer Engagement Process Establishes Effective On-The-Job Training

Fabricating & Metal Work

The National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS) has developed a new approach to help employers struggling with On-The-Job Training (OJT). It’s a five-step method that is briefly described in a video that can be accessed by clicking here. NIMS created the process to address the urgency many employers are experiencing getting employees training in today’s manufacturing technologies and methods.

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Improving deep learning with light photonics

Control Engineering

MIT researchers have created a new method for computing directly on these devices, which drastically reduces latency. Their technique shifts the memory-intensive steps of running a machine-learning model to a central server where components of the model are encoded onto light waves. The model is stored in a data center that may be hundreds of miles away, where the answer is computed and sent to the device.

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Lithium-Iron Forklifts Available for Indoor and Outdoor Applications

Fabricating & Metal Work

The FE4P50Q (5,000lb capacity), FE4P60Q (6,000lb capacity), FE4P70Q (7,000lb capacity) Four Wheel Lithium-Iron Phosphate (LiFe4OP) Forklifts are highly efficient, durable Lithium-iron forklifts. They are designed for indoor and outdoor applications. The mast system, front/rear axles and chassis are engineered to be tough like an Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) forklift, but with all the advantages of Lithium-iron.

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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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Virtual forum highlighted industrial digital transformation, sustainability

Control Engineering

Digital transformation insights. Digital transformation can provide the pathway to success for industrial and infrastructure organizations. Digital transformation has accelerated due to COVID-19 changing the way we work, forcing manufacturers to deal with this new reality, running their operations and control systems remotely. The online annual ARC Industry Forum Asia , “Accelerating Industrial Digital Transformation and Sustainability “ featured 70+ executive speakers from several

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Smart Manufacturing Executive Council Created to Accelerate Smart Manufacturing in the U.S.

Fabricating & Metal Work

Recognizing the urgent need to accelerate the adoption of Smart Manufacturing in the U.S., CESMII , (the Smart Manufacturing Institute) and SME (the Society of Manufacturing Engineers) are announcing the official launch of the Smart Manufacturing Executive Council (SMEC). Described as “a national think tank of smart manufacturing leaders,” t he Smart Manufacturing Executive Council has been created to engage business and technology executives, thought leaders and visionaries advocating for the t

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Taking steps towards emissions reduction in healthcare

AU Manufacturing

Media Release by Monash University. Monash University medical and technology experts, along with an international group of researchers, have highlighted the urgent need to accurately identify the carbon footprint of digital health interventions to help move towards more environmentally sustainable healthcare. . The healthcare industry is the fifth largest contributor to planetary pollution.

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LVD Offers new Cost-efficient Laser Cutting Machine

Fabricating & Metal Work

LVD introduces Puma, a new cost-efficient fiber laser cutting machine designed to provide high-technology features and performance at a lower total cost of ownership. Offered with 3-, 6- or 12-kW laser in 3050 x 1525 mm, 4065 x 2035 mm, and 6160 x 2035 formats and automation ready, Puma provides the agility to handle a diversity of cutting applications.

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How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, app owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework from Software Pricing Partners explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. You’ll learn: How to take a disciplined approach to pricing The three elements of the Packaging Decision Framework Ways to structure your new embedded analytics offering Download the White Paper to learn about How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics.