Mon.Jul 08, 2024

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Why Vacuum Gripping Excels in Intralogistics Applications

Automation World

Robotic end-of-arm vacuum gripping is ideal for automated picking and sorting of packaging made with plastic, foil, corrugated and paper.

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Emerson visualization and automation solutions underpin a marine demonstration configuration

Design World

Emerson now offers a free template configuration for marine applications, based on its Movicon.NExT HMI/SCADA system, its PACSystems edge controllers, industrial panel PCs, and other control and networking products. This marine demonstration configuration provides a comprehensive user visualization and interface experience, and it is available free of charge so designers and shipbuilders can accelerate their… The post Emerson visualization and automation solutions underpin a marine demonst

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Resilient Operations: The Ability to Bounce Back

Automation World

One lesson that recent disruptions to supply chains have taught manufacturers: They need to deploy strategies and technologies that strengthen the resilience of their manufacturing operations and supply chains.

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The Future of Ship Broking in a World of AI 

Robotics Automation News

The ship broking industry has always been reliant on building strong personal relationships that are based on expertise and trust. As we enter a new world of technology, shipbroker jobs are being revolutionised by numerous innovations – most importantly artificial intelligence (AI).

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CNC Design Guide: Enhance Machining for Precision, Efficiency, and Cost Reduction

Unlock the full potential of CNC machining with our comprehensive design guide. Learn how to optimize your designs for precision, efficiency, and cost savings. Gain key insights on part complexity, tolerances, materials, finishes, and much more. Whether you’re developing prototypes or production parts, our guide offers practical tips to streamline your process and ensure high-quality results.

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Additive Manufactured Grippers Transform Robotics

Automation World

Manufacturers can now integrate lightweight design principles into gripper fabrication processes using additive manufacturing to create grippers that are both sustainable in their production as well as in their application by reducing energy use.

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Strategies for Setting Goals: Navigate Your Finances

Robotics Automation News

In the vast sea of personal finance, setting clear and achievable goals serves as the compass guiding individuals toward financial success. Whether it’s saving for retirement, purchasing a home, or paying off debt, establishing financial goals provides a roadmap for effective money management.

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Interactive PDF Features: What You Need to Know

Robotics Automation News

In today’s age, businesses are always seeking new ways to connect with their target audience. An interactive PDF is a tool they often use for this purpose. But what exactly is an interactive PDF, and how can it positively impact your business?

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Engineering and technology: who are Labour’s key ministers?

E&T

The Labour Party entered office on Friday after winning the general election in a long-expected landslide. Leader Keir Starmer swiftly appointed his cabinet and held their first meeting over the weekend. But who are the key appointments for the engineering and technology sectors?

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Who Are the Plastic Recycling Champions?

Plastics Today

The countries, companies, and influencers leading the pack in plastic packaging recycling and sustainability around the world.

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New climate data reveals June 2024 was the hottest on record across the globe

E&T

The EU’s climate monitoring service says that June 2024 was the hottest on record, marking a 13-month streak of unprecedented global heat.

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Changing the Game with MES: Cut Costs, Drive Efficiency, & Achieve Sustainability Goals!

Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

In an era where efficiency is king, are you leveraging the right tools to transform your manufacturing processes? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) is critical for enhancing operational efficiency, reducing waste, and optimizing energy usage—key factors for improving your bottom line and lowering your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, a manufacturing technology expert with 18+ years of hands-on experience, in this new webinar as he uncovers the secrets of MES and how to best utilize thes

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Ont. and Alta. partner to create more opportunities for skilled workers

Canadian Manufacturing

Photo: Jose carlos Cerdeno / iStock / Getty Images Plus / Getty Images CALGARY — The governments of Ontario and Alberta are supporting a framework for collaboration on international credential recognition and post-journeyperson certification. This partnership will put Canadian workers first by reducing interprovincial barriers and red tape for credential recognition and encourage the flow of labour between Ontario and Alberta.

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Queensland Training Awards highlight greatness in VET

Manufacturer's Monthly

Image: chokniti/stock.adobe.com The 63 rd Queensland Training Awards regional finals showcased the great work in vocational education and training (VET) across the state. Categories included apprentices, trainees, vocational students, teachers and trainers, community training projects and employers. With almost 750 statewide nominations this year, the selected regional finalists represent the excellence, hard work, and dedication evident in Queensland’s high-performing training system.

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Brain-controlled prosthesis creates natural gait for amputees

Robotics Business Review

With the new technique, seven patients were able to walk faster, avoid obstacles, and climb stairs more naturally than people with a traditional amputation. | Credit: Hugh Herr and Hyungeun Song State-of-the-art prosthetic limbs can help people with amputations achieve a natural walking gait, but they don’t give the user full neural control over the limb.

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Kia Revolutionizes Auto Interiors with Sustainable Solution

Plastics Today

The Korean automaker collaborates with Bcomp to deploy flax fiber composites in Concept EV3 and Concept EV4 vehicles.

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How To Select the Right Software for Innovation Management

Finding the right innovation management software is like picking a racing bike—it's essential to consider your unique needs rather than just flashy features. This oversight can stall your innovation efforts. Download now to explore key considerations for success!

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Revolutionizing Surveillance: Cameras with AI-Powered Object Detection

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

What if your cameras could not only record but also understand and interpret what they see?

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MSQ announces investment to advance QLD Manufacturing

Manufacturer's Monthly

Image: oksix/stock.adobe.com Manufacturing Skills Queensland (MSQ) has announced the first-of-its-kind 2024- 25 Annual Training Plan, delivering a $5.06 million-investment commitment to advancing Queensland manufacturing. The Annual Training Plan outlines 19 programs set to be rolled out from 1 July 2024, delivered across four investment priority areas.

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Boeing accepts a plea deal to avoid a criminal trial over 737 Max crashes

Canadian Manufacturing

Boeing will plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge stemming from two crashes of 737 Max jetliners that killed 346 people, the Justice Department said on Jul. 7, after the government determined the company violated an agreement that had protected it from prosecution for more than three years. Federal prosecutors gave Boeing the choice last week of entering a guilty plea and paying a fine as part of its sentence or facing a trial on the felony criminal charge of conspiracy to defraud the United S

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Victorian households aided in switching to all electric

Manufacturer's Monthly

Image: Victor/stock.adobe.com Minister for Energy and Resources Lily D’Ambrosio has announced projects to help households make the switch to all-electric which is also set to support local manufacturing. In an Australian first, the projects that are funded by the Residential Electrification Grants program are set to help more Victorians invest in a wide range of renewable technologies to achieve cheaper power bills and an all-electric home.

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The Secrets to Zero-Waste Manufacturing: A ex-SpaceX Start-up Case Study

Sit down with Karan Talati, CEO of First Resonance, to explore the significant contributors to waste in the manufacturing industry. Karan delves into two critical areas: material waste and data waste. He discusses how material waste impacts costs and efficiency, and the often-overlooked issue of data waste—where valuable data is not captured, leading to inefficiencies in managing inventory and operations.

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Sheet Metal Supply switches to full solar power operation

The Fabricator

Following the move into a new energy-efficient facility in Grayslake, Ill., and the addition of new equipment, architectural metal fabricator and supplier Sheet Metal Supply is now operating 100% on solar power. The company’s roof-mounted solar array, designed and installed by Verde Solutions.

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Efficiency, Visibility, Scalability: Transform your warehouse operations with NetSuite WMS

Manufacturer's Monthly

Image: Katsiaryna/stock.adobe.com You know what it’s like. Your warehousing or manufacturing business has grown well – but you’ve also found yourself tangled in a web of disparate systems and clumsy manual processes. Now you’re dealing with hand-written notes, discrepancies, and clunky spreadsheets that break down whenever you give them a sideways glance.

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Victaulic expanding in Pennsylvania

The Fabricator

Easton, Pa.-based Victaulic, a producer of grooved mechanical pipe joining and flow control systems, has announced plans for a $100 million expansion at its Lawrenceville, Pa., facility.

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Successful EVOS funding round comes to an end

Manufacturer's Monthly

Image: Michael Flippo/stock.adobe.com Australian manufacturer that specialises in fleet energy management and AC charging for electric vehicles (EVs), EVOS, has announced that it has secured $5m from existing investors during a funding round. The investment is set to enable the company to bring to market new technologies ideal for several EV charging use cases to address challenges for EV fleet operators, EV homeowners/renters, and strata companies.

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How to Master Product Portfolio Management

Pursuing product portfolio management excellence empowers organizations to unlock the full potential of their offerings. This comprehensive guide unveils 10 essential keys that serve as the building blocks for success.

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How microtabbing holds fabricator's blanking operation together

The Fabricator

Standing next to some of the most advanced blanking automation available, shop employees wield hammers to remove parts from a nest. The irony is inescapable, and it’s a scenario fab shops like Dalsin Industries aim to avoid with microtabbing.

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Grants to help semiconductor manufacturer venture into medtech

Manufacturer's Monthly

Image: Edelweiss/stock.adobe.com Hendon Semiconductors has announced that it has been offered a grant of up to $605,561 to support a critical project upgrading the facilities and equipment for the development and manufacturing of medical products at Hendon Semiconductors. The funding comes from the Government of South Australia ’s Economic Recovery Fund Round 1.

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Four crew members complete year-long Mars mission simulation

E&T

Four crew members involved in a Nasa experiment designed to test the human impact of a year-long Mars mission have finally emerged from their craft after 378 days inside.

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Robotics and automation continue to boost collaboration and innovation

Manufacturer's Monthly

Image: AROSE The relationship between the space and resources sectors in Australia continues to mature and is now attracting the attention of other industries. Increased partnerships between like-minded organisations, such as Robotics Australia Group and AROSE, are strengthening Australia’s robotics and automation ecosystem. The links between the space sector and other industries are growing stronger as a result.

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How To Align Product Management And Supply Chain Operations For Successful Product Launches

Speaker: Shalini Dinesh

Effective cross-functional collaboration and communication heavily influence product launch success. Research shows that as many as 70% of product launches fail due to inadequate coordination among stakeholders, including supply chain, product management, legal, marketing, and change control teams (Gartner, 2022). The 2023 Supply Chain Insights Report highlights that 60% of supply chain disruptions are caused by poor communication and misalignment among cross-functional teams.

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Polystyvert secures $16M investment for styrenic plastics recycling plant

Canadian Manufacturing

Polystyvert demo plant. (CNW Group/Polystyvert) MONTRÉAL — Polystyvert, a company specializing in recycling technologies for styrenic plastics, closes the first part of its Series B funding with over $16 million. This investment will aid in constructing its first commercial plant in Québec, dedicated to recycling highly contaminated polystyrene waste.

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Dow Delivers Bio-based EPDM

Plastics Today

The latest addition to the resin supplier’s growing portfolio of sustainable materials aims to help automotive, infrastructure, and consumer industries lower their Scope 3 emissions.

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Nascar makes electric racecar debut and announces ABB as electrification partner

E&T

ABB and Nascar have revealed a new electric vehicle (EV) prototype at the recent Chicago Street Race, as well as announcing a partnership that will help Nascar decarbonise its operations as it “pursues achieving net zero operating emissions over the next decade”.

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Mastering Budget Planning: Advanced Methods for Planning and Allocating Capital Budgets in Manufacturing

Granta Automation

As a Capex manager in the manufacturing industry, the importance of effective budget planning cannot be overstated. Capital budgets are the backbone of long-term growth, enabling companies to invest in new technologies, expand operations, and maintain competitive edges. Below we … Continue reading → The post Mastering Budget Planning: Advanced Methods for Planning and Allocating Capital Budgets in Manufacturing first appeared on Granta Automation.

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11 KPIs for Measuring Innovation Success

Measuring innovation success is critical yet challenging for organizations, often leading to confusion over which KPIs to use. Many rely on inappropriate metrics borrowed from other departments, wasting resources and overlooking valuable opportunities. This guide outlines why innovation metrics are hard to track and offers a framework for creating effective KPIs.