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EtherNet/IP Gets New Process Device Profiles

Automation World

ODVA has added process device profiles to the EtherNet/IP specification to provide a standard format for process variables and diagnostics and support Ethernet-APL.

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Heilind Electronics offers HVAC components for harsh environments and home applications

Design World

Heilind Electronics, a distributor of electronic components and authorized distributor for TE Connectivity, a maker of connectors and sensors, have the trusted TE HVAC components designed for harsh environments and connected home applications. HVAC systems are exposed to hot and freezing temperatures and dust, debris, shock, and corrosion. Extra locking mechanisms, IP ratings, and corrosion… The post Heilind Electronics offers HVAC components for harsh environments and home applications ap

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ChatGPT Trained For Industrial Applications

Gary Mintchell

This news got buried in my queue. It is an early use of ChatGPT specifically for industrial applications. This came my way about six weeks ago. I don’t think I’ve seen it elsewhere, yet. It is interesting, although ChatGPT does come with drawbacks in that it doesn’t filter for truth or facts. The product from Retrocausal is called LeanGPT and the derivative product is Kaizen Copilot.

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Exair application engineer achieves CCASS certification

Design World

Exair offers a great number of tools to assist customers in better understanding the path to improving their processes. Using years of experience working with unique processes and their requirements, EXAIR Application Engineers work directly with customers to diagnose problems and offer guidance on improving their efficiency. With this goal in mind, EXAIR is proud… The post Exair application engineer achieves CCASS certification appeared first on Design World.

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

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?

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Early universe galaxy seen by James Webb Telescope

E&T

The distant galaxy JD1 was formed from hydrogen left over from the Big Bang and has been confirmed as one of the most distant galaxies identified to date. Astrophysicists from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have been able to confirm the existence of this galaxy using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the largest and most powerful space science telescope ever launched.

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Exair application engineer achieves CCASS certification for compressed air system management

Design World

Exair offers a great number of tools to assist customers in better understanding the path to improving their processes. Using years of experience working with unique processes and their requirements, EXAIR Application Engineers work directly with customers to diagnose problems and offer guidance on improving their efficiency. With this goal in mind, EXAIR is… The post Exair application engineer achieves CCASS certification for compressed air system management appeared first on Design Wor

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IO-link Delivers Increased Data, Simpler Systems, and Lower Cost

Design World

When Ready Systems of Burlington, Ontario, Canada was looking for a replacement for their DeviceNet network architecture, they turned to long-time partner Balluff to investigate possible Ethernet control architectures. While they also provide complex material handling and robotics systems, Ready Systems is most well-known for pallet-based assembly line conveyor systems for the automotive seating industry.… The post IO-link Delivers Increased Data, Simpler Systems, and Lower Cost appeared f

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Electricity grid reforms to speed up connections of new generators

E&T

The rules will see energy generators pushed to the back of the queue for connection if they are not progressing their project at pace in order to leave space for other projects to connect. Developers looking to connect renewable energy projects have previously told E&T that they face delays of up to 15 years to connect to the electricity grid. To check whether milestones are met, the ESO will be supported by an engineering consultancy and a legal firm has been retained to ensure contractual

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Understanding IP Ratings

Design World

By Kyle Bause Ingress Protection (IP) ratings, developed by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), are a standardized measure for manufacturers to specify and understand the level of protection that an enclosure offers against the intrusion of solid objects and liquids. It helps customers understand the suitability of a product for its intended use.

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Four analytics areas for manufacturers to emphasize

Control Engineering

Analytics insights Companies struggle to figure out how to accumulate and make the best use of their raw data. There are support services that incorporate analytical tools to help identify potential areas for improvement and reduce the root causes of potential issues. The four major analytics focus are alarm analysis, proportional-integral-derivative (PID) performance analysis, sequencer performance and production cost calculation.

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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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Sensing Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals: Enhancing Material Differentiation

Design World

By Michael Kendall Detecting metallic (ferrous) objects is a common application in many industries, including manufacturing, automotive, and aerospace. Inductive sensors are a popular choice for detecting metallic objects because they are reliable, durable, and cost-effective. Detecting a metallic object, however, is not always as simple as it seems, especially if you need to differentiate… The post Sensing Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals: Enhancing Material Differentiation appeared first o

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Fundamentals of Hydraulic Pumps: Types and Operating Principles

Control.com

Hydraulic pumps take energy from a source, usually an electric motor or combustion engine, and turn it into a usable force to complete work. What kind of hydraulic pumps exist, and how do they work?

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Cisco Secure Firewall Integration with Amazon Security Lake

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

Cisco is a partner of the Amazon Security Lake, supporting the Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework At AWS re:Invent 2022, Cisco was proud to be a launch partner for Amazon Security Lake , a new AWS… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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Green hydrogen production costs could be lowered with new method

E&T

By reducing the amount of platinum and iridium used in water electrolysis devices, scientists believe they could bridge one of the largest barriers to green hydrogen production. Hydrogen is a versatile, storable, potentially zero-carbon fuel source, that has been hailed as one of the solutions that will enable countries to reach their net-zero targets.

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How Embedded Analytics Gets You to Market Faster with a SAAS Offering

Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

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The Future of Work is Here – and it’s Hybrid

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

We are excited to be announcing a new blog channel for Cisco – we don’t do this often but believed it was necessary to have a space to tell stories that cut across people, technology, and spaces in on… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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Kickstart: Paper bags, 'paper' bottles

Plastics News

Walmart Inc. says it's switching its ecommerce flexible packages to paper bags while Absolut Vodka rolls out a "paper" bottle that's actually a little bit plastic too.

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Network Troubleshooting from the Cloud

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

Part 3 of the four-part series – Cloud Monitoring for Cisco Catalyst Switches Welcome back to the third blog in our series about cloud monitoring for Cisco Catalyst 9000 switches.

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Roberta Nelson Shea highlights her career developing robot safety standards

Robotics Business Review

On the podcast this week we interview 2023 Joseph F. Engelberger winner Roberta Nelson Shea about her career in robotics safety standards development. The post Roberta Nelson Shea highlights her career developing robot safety standards appeared first on Robotics Business Review.

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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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PP recycler PureCycle sees Ohio plant as springboard for growth

Plastics News

PureCycle Technologies Inc. has spent years and hundreds of millions of dollars to get to this point: solvent purification of used polypropylene.

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New Leadership at Arburg’s US Subsidiary

Plastics Today

Martin Baumann, formerly of MAAG Group Americas, has been named CEO, succeeding Friedrich Kanz, who is retiring after 23 years with Arburg.

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Cisco Live 2023: Empowering IT Growth and Connections

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

When it comes to tech learning, Cisco Live is the event the #CiscoCert community looks forward to every year.

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Husky Installs First-of-Its-Kind Medical Molding System in India

Plastics Today

The integrated injection molding system will produce blood collection tubes for the global market.

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Embedding BI: Architectural Considerations and Technical Requirements

While data platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and programming platforms have evolved to leverage big data and streaming data, the front-end user experience has not kept up. Holding onto old BI technology while everything else moves forward is holding back organizations. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) aren’t built for modern data platforms and don’t work on modern architectures.

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Carhartt drives exponential growth with new revenue streams – backed by Cisco application solutions

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

For the past 134 years, Carhartt has built a global following of dedicated fans. The brand’s workwear is produced with such high quality that it’s legendary for being passed down for generations.

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Ont. commits to covering a third of the $5B EV battery plant by Stellantis

Canadian Manufacturing

Ontario has committed to paying a third of the cost to save a $5-billion electric vehicle battery plant in Windsor, Ont., premier Doug Ford said on Jun. 1. The province and the federal government are “inches” away from a deal with automaker Stellantis, he said, but did not provide financial details. Ford said he has been on the phone with the federal government and Stellantis over the last several days in an effort to finish the deal.

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Injection molding part of Citroen plant upgrade in France

Plastics News

Stellantis — the Netherlands-based company that also owns Chrysler, Jeep and Fiat brands — said the injection molding workshop at Rennes will make front and rear modules.

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RAD Torque Systems launches battery-powered torque

Canadian Manufacturing

Photo: CNW Group/RAD Torque Systems. ABBOTSFORD — RAD Torque Systems launched a battery-powered torque wrench series capable of torquing up to 11,000 ft. lbs./ 15,000 Nm, the B-RAD Xtreme (B-RAD X). The B-RAD X torque wrench comes in three different sizes: B-RAD X 5,000 ft. lbs. / 7,000 Nm B-RAD X 8,000 ft. lbs. / 10K Nm B-RAD X 11K ft. lbs. / 15K Nm Fastening bolts in remote locations will now be easier as the cordless B-RAD X gives better mobility to torque and tension large bolts with less eq

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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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Husky kicks off 2023 expansion plan for India

Plastics News

Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. kicked off an expansion plan in India with fanfare, hosting local leaders and corporate officials at its Chennai campus.

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US buys Starlink terminals for satellite services in Ukraine

E&T

Starlink, the satellite communications company founded by Elon Musk, will now provide satellite services to the Ukrainian military under a new Pentagon contract. The terminals are expected to be purchased under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which provides for the embattled nation’s long-term security needs, Bloomberg reported. The US originally announced its plans to fund initiatives to provide satellite communications “terminals and services” to Ukraine last year, but the involv

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Treaty talks end with plans for a draft agreement, but hurdles remain

Plastics News

Countries wrapped up the second round of global plastics treaty negotiations on June 2 agreeing to prepare a detailed draft of the treaty for the next negotiating round, with observers saying they saw signs of significant progress as well as major obstacles.

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Money & Markets: Get into AI now because it’s about to be gigantic

E&T

When an engineer scientist coded up an embryonic world wide web, few people – apart from a few visionaries judged at the time by most as borderline loons – would have guessed it would throw a huge monkey wrench into humanity’s system. All the madness that seems the hallmark of the age is basically normality plus the accelerant of new technology. That is, of course, nothing new.

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How to Leverage AI for Actionable Insights in BI, Data, and Analytics

In the rapidly-evolving world of embedded analytics and business intelligence, one important question has emerged at the forefront: How can you leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance your application’s analytics capabilities? Imagine having an AI tool that answers your user’s questions with a deep understanding of the context in their business and applications, nuances of their industry, and unique challenges they face.