Automation World

MARCH 20, 2024

Exploring the complexities of motor selection for custom machines in consumer-packaged goods manufacturing.

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Design World

MARCH 20, 2024

DigiKey, a global commerce distributor offering the largest selection of technical components and automation products in stock for immediate shipment, announces the exclusive release of the LabsLand Prism4, a modular structure for building interactive real-time, remote hardware systems faster and more efficiently. The Prism4’s design supports remote hardware systems with cameras, modular lights, and evaluation… The post DigiKey and LabsLand release Prism4 remote engineering hardware system

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Automation World

MARCH 20, 2024

The flow control software driver for Flowserve’s new Logix 3820 Series digital positioner is based on FDT/DTM technology that extends standardized device management to mobile and OPC UA applications.

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Design World

MARCH 20, 2024

ABB, a manufacturer of industrial electrical motors for the aggregate industry, will showcase its innovative solutions at AGG1, the top exposition and education resource, in Nashville on March 25-27. Attendees are invited to visit Booth 717 to learn about the company’s motor line, designed to meet rigorous demands and harsh conditions reliably and efficiently while… The post ABB showcases motor solutions for the aggregate industry at AGG1 appeared first on Design World.

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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?

Gary Mintchell

MARCH 20, 2024

October 2003. We had a couple of issues of our new trade publication, Automation World , out into the world. There were two user conferences the same week that month. Foxboro (Invensys at the time) held its meeting in Houston. Emerson Process gathered users in Orlando. Co-founder Jane talked it over with me. “I’m more acquainted with Emerson, so why don’t I go there, and you go to Foxboro?

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Design World

MARCH 20, 2024

Mitsubishi Electric Automation Inc. and Shaltz Automation supported a custom machinery company, ARL Service, in an aspiration that was deemed “crazy” to consider — replacing physical cams with digital cams for a machine that grinds carbide inserts. The metal cams were produced based on specific requirements from a third party, resulting in a time delay… The post Mitsubishi supports customer’s transition from mechanical to digital, achieving flexibility appeared first on Design World.

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Design World

MARCH 20, 2024

AutomationDirect has added the Helukabel TOPFLEX 600V VFD cable designed to handle the power needs of VFDs and limit the effects of electromagnetic interference, helping to prevent costly machine downtime. This cable is available in 16 AWG to 2 AWG sizes with individual class K flexible stranded tinned copper conductors covered with cross-linked Polyethylene (XLPE)… The post TOPFLEX 600V VFD cable form AutomationDirect appeared first on Design World.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

MARCH 20, 2024

Image: HLPhoto/stock.adobe.com ARENA grants $1.67 million to ACEP for Phase 1 of the East Kimberley Clean Energy and Hydrogen Project feasibility study. On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced a $1,666,701 grant to Aboriginal Clean Energy Partnership Pty Ltd (ACEP) to support Phase 1 of the feasibility study for the East Kimberley Clean Energy and Hydrogen Project.

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The Fabricator

MARCH 20, 2024

An Oklahoma-based fab shop discovered that the TIG welding it thought it needed to do would mean huge delays, so it turned to a different process and system—much to its benefit.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

MARCH 20, 2024

Image: Sasint/stock.adobe.com Weld Australia has announced the launch of two free online welder safety training courses , one for welders, and the second for welding engineers and supervisors. According to Weld Australia chief executive officer Geoff Crittenden welding is a potentially dangerous processes with many hazards and risks. “These risks are compounded by the fact that welding is undertaken across a wide range of locations and situations, from workshops and field work, through to confin

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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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E&T

MARCH 20, 2024

Europe’s plastic manufacturers are steadily losing market share to China and are struggling to meet environment and climate targets, a study has found.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

MARCH 20, 2024

Image: ryanking999/stock.adobe.com Seyond, a provider of high-performance LiDAR solutions for autonomous vehicles and smart transportation , announced its collaboration with NVIDIA to integrate Seyond’s LiDAR solutions within the NVIDIA DriveWorks and NVIDIA Omniverse platforms. By combining Seyond’s LiDAR technology and expertise with NVIDIA’s expansive automotive development solutions, Seyond looks to transform the way autonomous vehicles are designed, developed and tested.

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

MARCH 20, 2024

I am proud to introduce you to our learning event. Cisco U. Spotlight! And it is all happening On April 24, 2024 , at 8:30am Pacific. What’s Cisco U. Spotlight all about? Cisco U.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

MARCH 20, 2024

Image: Ifm efector The Australian manufacturing landscape is continuously embracing Industry 4.0 technologies to remain competitive in a globalised market. One key technology in this transformation is IO-Link, a point-to-point communication protocol revolutionising sensor and actuator interactions in the manufacturing world. ifm efector offers a range of IO-Link enabled sensors and devices that contribute to the efficiency and intelligence of manufacturing processes.

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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.

Robotics Business Review

MARCH 20, 2024

MIRAI 2 is the latest generation of Micropsi Industries’ AI-vision software. | Source: Micropsi Industries Micropsi Industries today announced MIRAI 2, the latest generation of its AI-vision software for robotic automation. MIRAI 2 comes with five new features that the company says enhance manufacturers’ ability to reliably solve automation tasks with variance in position, shape, color, lighting, or background.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

MARCH 20, 2024

Image: Grady R/peopleimages.com/stock.adobe.com Brainiact has announced the formation of its new advisory board , comprising high-profile industry leaders. Brainiact states this strategic assembly is set to propel Brainiact towards realising its mission of driving the growth and profitability of 10,000 businesses by 2030. Brainiact helps small to medium-sized businesses achieve their goals through business coaching.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 20, 2024

Universal Robots cobots are gaining precision thanks to a collaboration with NVIDIA. Source: Teradyne Robotics SAN JOSE, Calif. — Artificial intelligence is already making robots smarter. Teradyne Robotics announced at GTC 2024 a collaboration with NVIDIA to add new AI capabilities to collaborative and mobile robots. North Reading, Mass.-based Teradyne owns collaborative robot maker Universal Robots A/S ( UR ) and autonomous mobile robot ( AMR ) company Mobile Industrial Robots A/S ( MiR ), both

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NIST Manufacturing

MARCH 20, 2024

Media Contact: Madeline Broas, madeline.broas [at] chips.gov (madeline[dot]broas[at]chips[dot]gov) Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce and Intel Corporation have reached a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) to provide up to $8.

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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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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 20, 2024

Energy-recycling actuator prototype. | Source: Erez Krimsky Whether it’s a powered prosthesis to assist a person who has lost a limb or an independent robot navigating the outside world, we are asking machines to perform increasingly complex, dynamic tasks. But the standard electric motor was designed for steady, ongoing activities like running a compressor or spinning a conveyor belt – even updated designs waste a lot of energy when making more complicated movements.

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CMTC Manufacturing Tech

MARCH 20, 2024

Small and medium-sized manufacturers with successful supply chains rely heavily on robust production planning. Optimizing the production plan, which takes into account the manufacturing process from raw materials to finished goods, can enhance a company’s operational efficiency, cost savings, and customer satisfaction. Using manufacturing production planning to strengthen the supply chain involves aligning production processes with overall supply chain goals.

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Canadian Manufacturing

MARCH 20, 2024

PHOTO: Manufacturing/Nick Youngson via Picpedia.org HAMILTON — On Mar. 20, NGen announced that they are launching a new call for project proposals for its Sustainable Manufacturing Challenge. These Projects will aim to accelerate the application of Canadian cleantech and other advanced technologies to improve the environmental sustainability of Canadian manufacturing.

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

MARCH 20, 2024

There has been an exponential increase in breaches within enterprises despite the carefully constructed and controlled perimeters that exist around applications and data.

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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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Canadian Manufacturing

MARCH 20, 2024

CN Autoport workers stand on the picket line holding Unifor flags (CNW Group/Unifor) HALIFAX — Unifor reports that together with CN Autoport, they met with a conciliator, however the union left the table following repeated offers from the company that represented a deal for members that was reportedly worse than the last agreement. “CN Rail and Autoport are showing who they are.

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ATS

MARCH 20, 2024

Share A business that doesn’t keep improving will soon be eclipsed by its competitors. The only way to succeed is to keep looking for ways to do things better, which is what fuels the drive for optimization of manufacturing processes. Optimizing a manufacturing process is like fine-tuning a race car. It means searching for every opportunity to make it run better.

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E&T

MARCH 20, 2024

The recently published 2023 World Air Quality Report from Swiss technology company IQAir reveals some stark facts about the level of pollution in cities and countries across the world.

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Automation Mag

MARCH 20, 2024

Next Generation Manufacturing Canada (NGen) has launched a new call for project proposals for its Sustainable Manufacturing Challenge. The organization shares in a press statement that these projects will aim to accelerate the application of Canadian cleantech and other advanced technologies to improve the environmental sustainability of Canadian manufacturing.

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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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Manufacturing Management

MARCH 20, 2024

At embedded world 2024, Analog Devices will be demonstrating how the company is advancing the performance, speed of creation, and environmental impact of embedded system design.

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Metrology

MARCH 20, 2024

The Coordinate Metrology Society fosters innovation, knowledge exchange, and collaboration within the stationary and portable metrology communities. This year’s agenda will feature experts from the disciplines of 3D scanning, photogrammetry, in-line automation, reverse engineering, quality inspection, precision alignment, and digital manufacturing. The post 40th Annual Coordinate Metrology Society Conference appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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Mold Making Technology

MARCH 20, 2024

Tesla has had multiple effects on auto manufacturing, including in the interior, where the traditional knobs and buttons have been eliminated, as in this Model 3. Photo Credit: Tesla If you look at the dashboard of a Tesla Model 3 the notable thing is something that isn’t there. As in the array of buttons, knobs and switches that have historically be part of the HVAC and infotainment controls for a vehicle.

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Metrology

MARCH 20, 2024

The Kistler Group recently attained another calibration milestone: its proven calibration hexapod – the first of its kind in the world – is now accredited in accordance with ISO 17025 for multicomponent force and torque calibration. The post Calibration Hexapod Achieves ISO 17025 Accreditation – A Worldwide First appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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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.

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