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Fluke Baseline Thermography Workflow Software

Automation World

Fluke's cloud-based thermal imaging workflow software—called Baseline—automates route execution and reporting to optimize asset maintenance.

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Smart e-chains made easy through online configurator

Design World

igus now offers a wide range of online tools to streamline assembling ready-to-connect e-chain cable carrier systems in just a few steps. The tools include the “e-chain expert,” which enables interested parties to assemble an individual e-chain energy chain system in just three steps. Price, service life, and delivery time are displayed.

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Futureproof Mobile Automation with Moxa Next-Generation Industrial Wi-Fi Access Points/Clients

Gary Mintchell

Moxa sends releases about new products at times. I don’t write about the essential backbone of automation/IoT/digital transformation often enough. It’s not always sexy. But it is essential. Maybe 5G gets a little sexy, but implementation seems still distant. This news concerns wireless networking designed to enhance Autonomous Guided Vehicles and Autonomous Mobile Robots.

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TNC designs to micro-coax offer flexible and secure suit small applications

Design World

Amphenol RF is pleased to expand its TNC product offerings with additional front mount bulkhead jacks designed to accommodate flexible ultraminiature coax cable types. These RF interconnects offer excellent electrical performance up to 9 GHz with some ruggedized designs providing waterproof IP67 sealed protection in the unmated condition. TNC connectors Are ideal for applications with […] The post TNC designs to micro-coax offer flexible and secure suit small applications appeared first on

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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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Kickstart: A record draw

Plastics News

At the space draw for NPE2024, set for May 6-10, 2024, in Orlando, Fla., more than 1,100 exhibitors snapped up 1.02 million square feet of space for 1,259 booths for the event from the Plastics Industry Association.

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M12 stainless-steel connectors for sensor cabling in harsh environments

Design World

binder USA offers M12 connectors with all external parts – threaded locking ring, housing, and pressing screw – constructed of stainless steel. The cable clamp is constructed of PTFE, the seal is made of VitonTM, and rounded surfaces facilitate cleaning.The design and materials make binder’s M12 ideal for for corrosive environments including humidity, chemicals, detergents, […] The post M12 stainless-steel connectors for sensor cabling in harsh environments appeared first on Design World.

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UK could save ‘billions’ with new data laws, government says

E&T

Science, innovation and technology secretary Michelle Donelan will introduce the data law proposal to the House of Commons today. The legislation intends to reform the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) with measures that would reduce costs and regulations for UK businesses while retaining the UK’s data adequacy agreement with the EU.

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Stilride and Adaxis partner to fuse robotics, 3D printing and ‘industrial origami’ into manufacturing

Robotics Automation News

Stilride, the Swedish startup known for its origami-inspired approach to electromobility design and manufacturing – is joining forces with French-Swedish robotics company Adaxis to introduce 3D printing capabilities to its suite of sustainable manufacturing tech.

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Scientists discover enzyme that turns air into electricity

E&T

The team for the Monash University Biomedicine Discovery Institute in Melbourne, Australia, have produced an enzyme that captures hydrogen from the atmosphere to create an electrical current. The researchers created the enzyme from common soil bacterium. It is able to use the low amounts of hydrogen present in the atmosphere, opening the way to create devices that literally make energy from thin air.

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Wenzel Brings Sustainability To CMMs With Its EcoLine Series

Metrology

As a family-owned company, WENZEL has been thinking long-term and across generations since its founding 55 years ago. “We want to make things better through our actions and then pass The post Wenzel Brings Sustainability To CMMs With Its EcoLine Series appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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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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China plans to form a national data bureau

E&T

The bureau is expected to coordinate the sharing and development of the country's data resources, with the aim of fostering a digital economy. The proposal has been introduced as part of a sweeping government reshuffle, and is set to be voted for at the National People's Congress during its annual session on Friday 13 March. The proposed bureau will be administrated by the state planning agency, the National Development and Reform Commission.

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International Union of Operating Engineers and Built Robotics renew training partnership

Robotics Automation News

Built Robotics, the inventor of the Exosystem, which os said to convert excavators into robots, has renewed its partnership with the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE). The renewal extends the strategic partnership through 2026, and will continue to put union members in the driver’s seat of construction automation.

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Still no in-service date for Emergency Services Network

E&T

The Emergency Services Network (ESN) is intended to replace Airwave, the system currently used by emergency services in Great Britain to communicate. All of the UK’s emergency services and over 300 public safety organisations communicate using Airwave and its coverage is superior to any of the publicly available networks. But it runs on a 2G connection, which limits its functionality.

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New York Power Authority cleared to fly drones beyond line of sight

Robotics Automation News

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has received its first federal approval to fly unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) or drones beyond the visual line of sight (BVLOS) of the pilot in command.

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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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Pyramid Plastics invests in smart factory future

Plastics News

LS Mtron’s molding machines continue to usher in smart manufacturing capabilities for companies around the globe, including for Pyramid Plastics in Rockford, Illinois.

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Honeywell opens advanced warehouse automation center in Czech Republic

Robotics Automation News

Honeywell has opened a new research and development center at its advanced technology facility in Brno, a city in the Czech Republic, to help warehouse and logistics companies across Europe enhance their supply chains and strengthen the accuracy, efficiency and throughput of packages.

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Vonco Acquires Genesis Plastics Welding

Plastics Today

Addition of RF welding and heat-sealing capabilities expands Vonco’s portfolio of plastic contract manufacturing services to medical device OEMs.

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Crypto Traders Face Market Uncertainties

Robotics Automation News

2022 has indeed been a roller coaster of an economic year, stretching the landscape for crypto traders over these last few months. With unprecedented volatility across all markets, crypto traders have had to draw on their knowledge and experience to adjust their trading strategies.

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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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Carbon Nanotubes, Polyimide Combine in High-Modulus Carbon-Fiber Reinforcement

Plastics Today

Korean researchers have developed a low-cost fabrication technology for carbon-nanotube-based composite carbon fibers with high modulus and tensile strength.

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Women in Engineering: Why Are the Numbers Still So Low?

Control.com

In observance of International Women’s Day, we look at the current state of women in STEM education and careers, paying particular attention to the presence of women in engineering.

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Apotea installs ‘world’s first’ piece-picking solution integrated with AutoStore

Robotics Automation News

Sweden’s leading online pharmacy Apotea automated its logistics centre in Autumn 2022 to quickly, easily, and smoothly deliver approximately 50,000 orders a day to its customers. Following international cooperation between Element Logic, AutoStore, RightHand Robotics and Apotea, the centre fully integrated eOperator piece-picking robots with an AutoStore solution, a world first.

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Industrial Network Options: EtherCAT Advantages, Challenges, and Specs

Control.com

EtherCAT is an often preferred competitor in the arena of industrial networking protocols. Learn the reason why many technologies embrace this protocol and what sets it apart from other fieldbus varieties.

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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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5 Pros and 1 Con of Selling Your Car to Cash for Cars Hamilton Services

Robotics Automation News

Cars wear out with time until they get to a point where multiple repairs are needed. Regular maintenance can be costly, especially if the car parts are hard to find. However, it would help not to let your car sit in the garage because you can sell it and get cash promptly.

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De Havilland Canada launches program to support emerging female leaders

Canadian Manufacturing

Photo: CNW Group/De Havilland Aircraft of Canada. CALGARY — De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited launched a program with the not-for-profit organization Women in Aerospace Canada (WIA-Canada) to advance career development opportunities for women across the company and Canada’s aerospace sector. The program, Women in Aerospace at De Havilland Canada, is a six-month development initiative that will see its first participants undertake leadership, mentorship, and skills-development activit

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Kiwibot secures $10 million in new funding

Robotics Automation News

Kiwibot, a robotic last-mile delivery service that has completed over 250,000 food deliveries with robots, has agreed what it describes as a “tailor-made” $10 million financing partnership with asset financing group kineo finance. The agreement will help Kiwibot with its manufacturing and scaling needs, growing its robotic fleet and disrupting the delivery-as-a-service (DaaS) industry.

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Vecco Group to begin producing vanadium battery in Queensland

AU Manufacturing

Australia will soon house its first commercial-scale vanadium flow battery electrolyte manufacturing facility in Townsville, Queensland. The $26 million Townsville Vanadium Battery Manufacturing Facility from Vecco Group will produce the electrolyte needed in grid-scale vanadium flow batteries, a type of battery leading the energy storage revolution.

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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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BASF Showcases Cold-Curing Technology for Polyurethane Footwear Part

Plastics Today

Life-cycle assessment of polyurethane footwear application shows cold-curing technology is 89% more energy efficient than thermal curing.

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Australia’s green manufacturing transition needs strong policies— Climate Council

AU Manufacturing

A new report from Climate Council has called on the Australian government to deliver solid policies and incentives that would boost the production of green metals in the country. According to the “Australia’s Clean Industry Future: Making Things Here in a Net Zero World” report, the production of green metals onshore is Australia’s biggest economic opportunity in the global shift towards net zero emissions.

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Fuzzy Logic Robotics unveils new robot simulation software

Robotics Automation News

Fuzzy Logic Robotics has launched its “no-code industrial robot programming and simulation software”, Fuzzy Studio, on its website.

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Should you be looking for AI in an ERP?

AU Manufacturing

Sponsored Content by Epicor Artificial intelligence (AI) has enjoyed a steady rise in popularity across almost every industry since its formal inception in the mid-twentieth century. After decoding the Enigma machine in WWII at the hand of world-renowned mathematician and computer scientist, Alan Turing, AI technology has gone on to revolutionise countless fields.

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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.