Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2024

Robotics, data, and AI promise to help both sustainability and profitability. Source: Gecko Robotics Robots and artificial intelligence have a significant role to play in maintaining crumbling infrastructure — and they could help bring about a zero-carbon economy while they’re at it. That’s the conclusion of a new report by Gecko Robotics and Rho Impact , which studied how these technologies could reduce the environmental impact of critical infrastructure by bringing them into the digital

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Metrology

JANUARY 21, 2024

Summary of headline metrology and smart manufacturing news from the past 7 days. The post ‘METROLOGY BREW’ News Bulletin – 22nd January appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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The Guardian Manufacturing

JANUARY 21, 2024

Auditors warn about ability of firm employing 4,500 staff to operate without new funds from Chinese owner Jingye British Steel’s financial footing has been thrown into question after auditors warned of “material uncertainty” over the struggling manufacturer’s ability to operate without a fresh cash injection from its Chinese owner. The auditors at Moore Kingston Smith also unexpectedly resigned just days after the company released delayed financial filings for 2021.

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 21, 2024

Photo Credit, all images: Punch Industry USA Punch Industry USA Inc. , subsidiary of Tokyo-based Punch Industry Co., is exhibiting its parent company’s bonding and sintering technology called P-Bas. P-Bas is used to make custom conformal cooling components. An alternative to 3D metal printing, P-Bas can also fabricate mold components with cooling channels by bonding split parts.

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Metrology

JANUARY 21, 2024

SmartRay, a world leader in weld inspection technology, has released a new solution drawing on its industry-leading JOSY system to improve the rework process for welders. The post Inline Weld Inspection System Adds Rework Guidance Button Box To Boosts Productivity appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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Min-Hui

JANUARY 21, 2024

The pot handles in daily life are made of plastic injection molding using a single-slide Bakelite vertical injection molding machine. Its characteristics are explained below: 1. Single-slide Bakelite vertical injection molding thermosetting barrel, heated by an oil temperature machine, suitable for processing various thermosetting plastics (Bakelite). 2.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

JANUARY 21, 2024

Data security and privacy remain major concerns as automakers move to embrace ChatGPT across the automotive value chain. Generative AI-powered Large Language Models (LLM), most prominently ChatGPT, are disrupting the automotive industry. From logistics and fleet management to electric vehicles (EVs) and autonomous vehicles, from manufacturing and retail to supply chain and in-vehicle features, from predictive navigation and personalized voice assistants to real-time traffic updates, ChatGPT is p

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Metrology

JANUARY 21, 2024

Matterport has announced new high density scanning capabilities for its revolutionary 3D lidar camera, The post Matterport Introduces High Density Scanning Precision For Pro3 3D Lidar Camera appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 21, 2024

Hononegah Community High School (HCHS) students designed and built injection molds for a simple part Electroform came up with to introduce moldmaking to the class: a paperclip. Photo Credit, all images: Electroform Even though manufacturing continues to face the skills gap challenge and it remains the topic of conversation at most industry events, we never tire of hearing and sharing another success story of a shop bringing a young, new moldmaking professional into the workforce!

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Metrology

JANUARY 21, 2024

In a significant leap forward for collaborative robotics, Techman Robot recently announced the launch of its TM AI Cobot series. The post All-In-One AI Cobot Series With Smart Vision Launched appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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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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Modern Machine Shop

JANUARY 21, 2024

Photo Credit: DN Solutions DN Solutions recently achieved ISO 50001 international energy management system certification. Prior to this accomplishment, DN Solutions had already attained various international standard certifications, including ISO 9001 (Quality Management System), ISO 14001 (Environmental Management System) and ISO 45001 (Health and Safety Management System).

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Metrology

JANUARY 21, 2024

The latest PolyWorks mixed reality app offers powerful tools to guide 3D inspection, laser scanning, inspection results review, and collaboration with colleagues. The post Mixed Reality Reinvents Portable 3D Metrology appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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Modern Machine Shop

JANUARY 21, 2024

Photo Credit: Lyndex-Nikken Inc. Lyndex-Nikken ’s SK collet chucks feature an advanced design that optimizes machine tool performance. Lyndex-Nikken has designed its SK collet chucks to solve manufacturers challenges of having to frequently change collet chucks, which increases downtime, or having poor surface finish on workpieces. The collet chucks are said to be designed with accuracy and precision in mind, providing increased rigidity and gripping force, as well as the ability to reach

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Modern Machine Shop

JANUARY 21, 2024

Photo Credit: Royal Products Vektek is known for hydraulic component engineering — specifically its high-pressure hydraulic holding products with automated clamping. Since these hydraulic clamps are required to be leak free with precision fits and excellent surface finishes, Vektek needs to use repeatable and flexible workholding in its own production to machine and change parts quickly.

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