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By Mark Jones The cause of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse seems clear. The Dali, the cause of the bridge’s demise, sits grounded with parts of the bridge strewn across its bow. Drifting after losing power, the ship hit one of the bridge’s supports, bringing it down in an instant. Removal of the support… The post Technical thinking: Bigger is better, but more dangerous, too appeared first on Design World.
61% Predicting to Achieve AI Goals in Just 11 months, Fluke Reliability Survey Finds Everyone is in the survey business these days. Fluke Reliability conducted this one and of course capitalized on the Artificial Intelligence (AI) meme. The focus was on our traditional understanding of AI in manufacturing, not on Generative AI that is capturing headlines but not use cases.
The Pepperl+Fuchs U.S. division is getting a new home. The new 25,000-ft2 office building will house approximately 120 employees and be constructed in Twinsburg, Ohio, just a short distance from the current location. A second U.S. location, the U.S. Distribution Center, is in Katy, Texas. As a global company in factory and process automation, Pepperl+Fuchs’… The post Pepperl+Fuchs announces new innovative North American office appeared first on Design World.
Aramark is deploying the CC3 autonomous floor scrubber at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Texas. | Source: Aramark With the average commercial building spanning around 17,200 square feet, companies could be spending up to 350 hours each month on cleaning tasks, according to data from Commercial Cleaning Corp. This is a significant amount of time and money that businesses could be putting towards more value returning efforts.
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Expanding its service offerings, Duravant, an Illinois-based OEM of packaging, food processing, and material handling equipment, recently announced the launch of Duravant Lifecycle Services. Designed to support its installed base of machines and integrated lines, Duravant Lifecycle Services is a global network of aftermarket organizations structured to enhance local delivery of all services, from purchase… The post Duravant expands processing equipment portfolio; launches aftermarket servi
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The world of manufacturing is evolving—and so must the factories that drive it. This eBook reveals five transformative strategies that can help manufacturers gain a lasting competitive edge. Through insights from aerospace leaders, energy innovators, and the factories of tomorrow, we show how manufacturers are moving beyond traditional approaches. From building smarter, adaptable systems to embracing iterative design and fostering resilient cultures, these strategies are shaping the future of pr
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A new EU study examining the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) policy found that pricing carbon emissions does not have a negative economic impact for those manufacturing firms regulated under the policy.
Image: Northrop Grumman Image has been manipulated. The first MQ-4C Triton remotely piloted aircraft (AUS 1) will soon arrive in Australia following the successful delivery and installation of its ground support systems. As a Remotely Piloted Aircraft System, the MQ-4C Triton, acquired for the Air Force, completed the first leg of its ‘ferrying flight’ on February 16.
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Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives
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Your Industrial IoT software is never ready to scale unless your platform can handle multiple assets at enterprise-level, deploy on any cloud, and provide a modern tech stack for rapid application development with complete IP Ownership, all while reducing cloud operations costs by 90% per connected device. In the technical paper developed with the product team behind Flex83, find how you can build & own your custom IoT platform on the Flex83 Middleware that: Is Scale-ready for 65M+ Connected Ass
Pitt Meadows’ environment in Revizto featuring the 3D model view vs the built conditions during the Powell River Consolidated Waste Water Plant project. [Image source: Pitt Meadows] SAN FRANCISCO — Revizto, an Integrated Collaboration Platform that centralizes project workflows and communication, announced a new three-year enterprise agreement with Pitt Meadows Plumbing & Mechanical Systems (PMP).
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