Design World
JUNE 9, 2023
OKW’s smart new MINI-DATA-BOX plastic enclosures for ‘go-anywhere’ miniaturized electronics are now available in customized versions. MINI-DATA-BOX is perfect for applications including IoT/IIoT, automation, security/surveillance, environmental monitoring, measurement and control, smart logistics, peripherals, interfaces, and ICT. OKW can now supply MINI-DATA-BOX fully customized.
Gary Mintchell
JUNE 9, 2023
After an early spring lull, conference season is here. I leave Monday for Las Vegas and the Siemens Digital conference and the following Sunday for Honeywell User Group. If you are at one of those, give me a shout out and we can meet for coffee or something. Meanwhile, Inductive Automation Marketing VP, Doug Dudley, has posted information on the company blog about the upcoming Ignition community Conference (ICC).
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Design World
JUNE 9, 2023
WAGO Corporation has recently named Brandon Draper their new zone manager for the Western U.S. This territory includes California and parts of Northern Nevada. Having received his Master’s in Engineering from Cornell as well as a Master’s in Business from Purdue University, Brandon has held various management positions. These include being head of Sales and… The post WAGO announces hiring of new western zone manager appeared first on Design World.
The Fabricator
JUNE 9, 2023
SteelCraft has undergone a significant rebranding, with previous legacy brands consolidating under one umbrella. Through it all, though, one constant has remained: a strong focus on training.
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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?
Design World
JUNE 9, 2023
AutomationDirect has added new IronHorse manual motor protectors, contactors, thermal overload relays, and a wide variety of supported accessories to their growing lineup of motor control products. The IronHorse HMC series contactors are a very economical solution and feature an advanced design with a sealed structure to prevent arc flash exposure; electronic coils are available… The post AutomationDirect adds a line-up of motor controls from IronHorse appeared first on Design World.
E&T
JUNE 9, 2023
‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ has its fair share of iconic cinematic moments, including Indiana Jones outrunning a giant rolling rock to escape a booby-trapped Peruvian temple with a golden idol, not to mention the special effects of spirits escaping from the opened Ark of the Covenant that were probably responsible for many children’s nightmares in the 1980s.
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Canadian Manufacturing
JUNE 9, 2023
FLO NYC Curbside Charger. Photo Credit: Ignacio Ciocchini, Industrial Designer (CNW Group/FLO) AUBURN HILLS — FLO Chief Product Officer Nathan Yang issued the following statement in response to the announcement that multiple automakers will adopt the North America Charging Standard (NACS): “FLO welcomes initiatives to standardize charging hardware in North America because we believe it will help eliminate confusion for EV drivers.
Design World
JUNE 9, 2023
AutomationDirect has added Bryant pin and sleeve mechanical interlocks to their growing lineup of motor disconnects and controllers. These interlocks use pin and sleeve technology to conveniently connect and disconnect mobile equipment safely. By using matching Bryant pin and sleeve connectors with keyways, these interlocks safeguard against connecting devices of different amperage and voltage ratings… The post Bryant Pin & Sleeve Mechanical Interlocks from AutomationDirect appeared f
E&T
JUNE 9, 2023
In recent years, airborne laser scanning technology lidar, which can penetrate thick foliage and vegetation, has led to the dramatic discovery of a vast, 2,000-year-old Mayan settlement hidden beneath a Central American rainforest, as well as medieval cities beneath Cambodian jungles, for example. After more than three decades of application, ancient DNA has helped rewrite human history and unlocked secrets of the evolution of language, migration, and even the origins of the Black Death.
The Fabricator
JUNE 9, 2023
Nick Martin took his side business, Mountains2Metal, on the road to Bronco Super Celebration (East). What he found was a Bronco community craving quality American-fabricated aftermarket parts, and not cheap parts from Amazon.
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.
E&T
JUNE 9, 2023
The UK government has announced it will remove the 75 per cent windfall tax on oil and gas companies if the average price of oil falls to or below $71.40 per barrel for two consecutive quarters, and the average price of gas falls to under 54p. On Friday morning, Brent crude oil was trading at $75.38 per barrel. UK gas prices were at around 64p per therm.
Automation Mag
JUNE 9, 2023
The Western Manufacturing Technology Show (WMTS) has been a staple for manufacturers in Western Canada for more than 30 years now. Showcasing the latest products, technologies and solutions from different regional, national and global suppliers, the 2023 edition also featured a solid mix of education sessions for its attendees. Held at the Edmonton Expo Centre in Edmonton, Alberta from May 30 to June 1, WMTS 2023 welcomed a steady stream of interested attendees from Alberta and its neighbouring
E&T
JUNE 9, 2023
“It is of course a commonplace to say that France is diverse to the point of absurdity,” Fernand Braudel, France’s leading 20th-century historian noted in his book ‘The Identity of France’. Having recently completed a 2,000km coast-to-coast drive across that country, the purpose and the beginning of which were described in my previous column, I couldn’t agree more.
Plastics News
JUNE 9, 2023
Alterra Energy President Jeremy DeBenedictis posted a photo on LinkedIn of the plastic packaging his family had used over a couple of months.
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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.
E&T
JUNE 9, 2023
Funded by £1.8m from the British Heart Foundation (BHF), the device is used to shock the heart if it goes into cardiac arrest. Over 2,500 patients are due to be recruited across the UK for the trial in the next three years. Phil O’Donoghue, 53, was the first patient to be implanted with the new technology. He suffers from non-ischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM), a common type of heart failure which can lead to abnormal heart rhythms, and sudden cardiac arrests are a possible cause of death in these p
Plastics News
JUNE 9, 2023
A drought has prompted operators of the Panama Canal to restrict ships, which may lead to higher costs and longer lead time for deliveries.
E&T
JUNE 9, 2023
Budget season has begun in Brussels as the European Commission this week proposed its draft plan for 2024’s finances. As things stand, the bloc’s coffers will be provided with €189.3bn to fund its various policies and programmes. Where research and development is concerned, the Commission has allocated €13.6bn for R&D, with €12.8bn of that due to fuel the flagship Horizon Europe scheme.
MEM
JUNE 9, 2023
new cleo, the clean and safe nuclear technology company developing innovative Generation IV reactors using nuclear waste as fuel, has announced an agreement to purchase in full of S.R.S. Servizi Ricerche e Sviluppo S.r.l. (“SRS”), and of Fucina Italia S.r.l. (“Fucina” – the two firms are jointly referred to as the “SRS-Fucina Group”). Both based in Italy, SRS and Fucina jointly work in the energy and nuclear engineering sector.
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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.
E&T
JUNE 9, 2023
In an effort to slow down the spread of the dengue disease, researchers at Kaohsiung city, Taiwan, have used robotic vehicles to identify and eliminate the breeding sources of Aedes mosquitoes - with great results. The study was carried out by a team at the Taiwan National Mosquito-Borne Diseases Control Research Center. Artists rendering of experimental setups / Liu et al., 2023, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, CC-BY 4.0 Image credit: Liu et al., 2023, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, CC-BY
MRPEasy
JUNE 9, 2023
Cellular manufacturing is a method of process improvement and as such, it is an important part of the lean philosophy. It consists of reorganizing your shop floor in a way that would accommodate the greatest efficiency. You can also listen to this article: What is cellular manufacturing? Cellular manufacturing is a production system that arranges […] The post What Is Cellular Manufacturing?
E&T
JUNE 9, 2023
Storytelling has always been shaped – although theorists would disagree as to what extent – by the medium it inhabits. The internet gave rise to great experimentation with the creative possibilities that it permitted for storytelling. Some of these experiments were great successes, growing into popular genres of their own, such as the evolution of multi-user dungeons to today’s MMORGs (massively multiplayer online roleplaying games).
NIST Manufacturing
JUNE 9, 2023
NIST's Manufacturing Extension Partnership has awarded roughly $400,000 to each of its centers in every state and Puerto Rico.
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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.
E&T
JUNE 9, 2023
The agreement is far from a trade deal. Instead, the US President and the United Kingdom's Prime Minister have focused on a series of targeted pledges covering artificial intelligence, critical minerals, clean energy and security concerns. Sunak described the agreement as a “new economic partnership for a new age". When asked whether the Declaration was an "acknowledgement of the failure" to strike a broader trade deal, he said it "responds to particular challenges and opportunities we face righ
Cisco Smart Manufacturing
JUNE 9, 2023
In the rapidly evolving world of technology, staying ahead of the game is crucial for businesses.
E&T
JUNE 9, 2023
Infrastructure isn’t the only problem with EV charging A news story in the June 2023 issue of E&T, ‘Demand for electric vehicles slows as public chargers remain elusive’ , touches on the slow-down in demand for EVs in the UK due to lack of infrastructure. Having recently bought a Nissan Leaf, which I am pleased with, I have set about experimenting with my local charging network, with mixed results.
Plastics News
JUNE 9, 2023
Canadian monolayer fuel tank maker Lefko Plastic Products Inc. is investing in new equipment to expand into multilayer tanks with an original equipment manufacturer, and plans to add production sites.
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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.
E&T
JUNE 9, 2023
NMITE and the EPC worked together to conduct the survey of the nation’s engineering academics in advance of the EPC’s ‘Engineering Academics Network Annual Congress’, which NMITE is hosting in Hereford from 12 June. This three-day event will see engineering academics from universities across the UK come together to explore issues in education and engineering.
Cisco Smart Manufacturing
JUNE 9, 2023
If you were at Cisco Live in Las Vegas earlier this week you surely saw that Cisco had a lot of new products to announce.
E&T
JUNE 9, 2023
Games such aa American football pose a particularly high risk for injuries that can have devastating long-term consequences for individuals. Nicholas Cecchi, a PhD candidate at Stanford University and lead author of the study, said: “Concussion and repeated head impacts are still a major problem in contact sports and we believe that improved helmet technology can play an important role in reducing the risk of brain injury.
Cisco Smart Manufacturing
JUNE 9, 2023
Cybersecurity is not just an add-on to our technological infrastructure; it is an integral part of it.
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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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