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Robot Setup Gets Automated

Automation World

OnRobot’s D:Ploy hardware and software is now available to automate the process of integrating robots into palletizing, CNC machine tending, packaging, and pick-and-place applications.

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Global carbon capture capacity to rise sixfold by 2030

Design World

According to research company BloombergNEF’s (BNEF) newly released 2022 Carbon capture, usage, and storage (CCUS) Market Outlook, the global capacity for carbon capture in 2030 is set to increase sixfold from today’s level, to 279 million tons of CO2 captured per year. Drastic growth in the market has led to a 44% increase in expected… The post Global carbon capture capacity to rise sixfold by 2030 appeared first on Design World.

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Universal Robots Cobot Awareness and 2022 Results

Gary Mintchell

Two items from Universal Robots recently came my way. One discusses new uses for Cobots, while the other reveals Universal’s growth in 2022. Turnkey robotic solutions, complete with all hardware, software, sensors and interfaces, will be powerful automation drivers in 2023, according to Universal Robots “In 2023, cobot automation will become more sophisticated yet more straightforward to use,” predicts Joe Campbell, senior manager of applications development and strategic marketing at Universal

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Are smart rocks on the horizon?

Design World

By Mark Jones “Dumber than a box of rocks” is a colorful idiom. Suppose it is wrong. Suppose a box of rocks is actually smart. I will admit I checked the cover of Power magazine when I first read about thermal energy storage using a box of rocks. I checked to make sure it wasn’t… The post Are smart rocks on the horizon? appeared first on Design World.

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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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How can virtual reality help the healthcare industry?

Robotics Automation News

Advancements like virtual reality are making patients receive quality healthcare and experts who can help them use the advanced technology Role of Virtual Reality Applications in the Healthcare Industry The transformations in the field of health care in the last decade are remarkable.

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RHINO Pro DC-to-DC converters now available from AutomationDirect

Design World

AutomationDirect has added new RHINO Pro DC-to-DC converters that are designed for harsh industrial environments and provide high EMC immunity, shock/vibration resistance, and thermal shock resistance. This line offers models with 150 W outputs at 12, 15, 24, or 48 Vdc, and ultra-wide input voltage ranges of 9.5-36 Vdc or 18-75 Vdc. They provide protection… The post RHINO Pro DC-to-DC converters now available from AutomationDirect appeared first on Design World.

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Ethernet Remote I/O Modules can manage a mix of analog and discrete I/O signals

Design World

Acromag has released two new Ethernet Remote Input/Output (I/O) modules, the NT2510 and NT2530, as part of its Busworks NT Series. These modules are designed to be a cost-effective solution for monitoring and controlling analog and discrete signals in industrial applications. Eight models have bidirectional discrete I/O, voltage or current analog inputs, and optional analog… The post Ethernet Remote I/O Modules can manage a mix of analog and discrete I/O signals appeared first on Design Wo

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MEC boot camp looks inwards to find next generation of welders and fabricators

The Fabricator

Wisconsin-based Mayville Engineering Company discusses its internal welding boot camp, success stories from its boot camp participants, and the lessons it’s learned along the way.

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Southco introduces two new options to its R4 Rotary Latch line

Design World

Southco has introduced two new options to its heavy-duty R4 Rotary Latch line, offering an anti-vibration feature and an integrated cable mounting bracket solution. Southco’s new R4-30 Rotary Latch additions dampen noise from vibration and simplify cable mounting for applications requiring remote latching. Southco’s R4-30 Rotary Latch with Integrated Bumper – available with any of… The post Southco introduces two new options to its R4 Rotary Latch line appeared first on Design World.

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Datanomix and Vallen partner to bring real-time factory analytics to industrial manufacturers

Robotics Automation News

Datanomix, maker of an automated production intelligence software platform, has agreed a partnership with supply chain specialist Vallen to offer the Datanomix software solution to its wide range of manufacturing customers. Datanomix is well known for its No Operator Input approach to production monitoring.

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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Why UK energy customers need to be able to make smart decisions

E&T

The relationship between UK energy suppliers and consumers must change. As well as migrating towards a smarter and more logical system for distribution and use, we need to become smart customers, using intelligent energy. The UK energy market faces two problems. First, energy is unnecessarily valued at a commodity trading price, even if it has not been purchased and its costs of generation have not increased.

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5 Ways Tech Startups Automate and Improve the Hiring Process

Robotics Automation News

With tens of thousands of layoffs across the technology sector, there seems to be an abundance of new talent, but this doesn’t mean that tech startups can just snap their fingers and get the perfect employee. Navigating the hiring process can be a challenge, even for experienced entrepreneurs.

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Eight frequently-neglected VFD parameters to optimize

Control Engineering

Learning Objectives Learn about the eight most common variable frequency drive (VFD) parameters that are often overlooked. Understand how addressing these parameters can help manufacturers improve operations. Learn about how engineers can improve user experience with graphical displays. Over the last century, electric motors have become ubiquitous for powering a variety of industrial devices, including pumps, fans, and compressors.

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Construction robotics company Kewazo raises $10 million in Series A funding

Robotics Automation News

Construction robotics company Kewazo has raised $10 million in Series A funding. The company’s main product is an automated hoist that fits together with scaffolding to enable large building blocks to be lifted without a crane. Kewazo’s robotic hoist system is also empowered by its data analytics platform.

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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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7 Sustainably Beneficial Bottle Breakthroughs in Plastics

Plastics Today

Novel ways to make plastic bottles more sustainable range from lightweighting, certifying barrier recycling, novel reuse options, and more.

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Why Android and iOS App Developers are Key for Your Project

Robotics Automation News

Hiring the best app developer for iOS and Android is essential for ensuring quality, timely completion and user experience. But here is what more you must know. Why Hiring Android and iOS App Developers is a Must for App Development? The development of mobile apps has become an increasingly important part of any successful business.

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Can Connecting ERP to Machine Tool Monitoring Address the Workforce Challenge?

Modern Machine Shop

Machine tool monitoring is not really just machine tool monitoring. It is organization monitoring — or should be. When the activity report from a machine tool monitoring system shows a particular machine being out of cycle for an unexpected stretch of time, the cause of that lost productivity typically is not the machine itself. Rather, the cause is found in some failing or shortfall in the organization around that machine: Some needed tool, work instruction, measurement or operator interv

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Industrial robotic arm market expected to reach $23.2 billion by 2033

Robotics Automation News

The global Industrial robotic arm market is forecast to be worth $17,925 million by the end of 2023 and expected to grow at an annual growth rate of 12.1 percent during the forecast years of 2023-2033, according to a report by Fact.MR.

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Monetizing Analytics Features

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago, they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Turning analytics into a source of revenue means integrating advanced features in unique, hard-to-steal ways. Download this white paper to discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your analytics.

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How Integrating Your B2B Online Shop Takes It to the Next Level

Seeburger

As digitalization continues to advance, B2B web shops are also picking up speed. After Covid hit in 2020, everyone has realized that an online store is an indispensable sales channel. B2B e-stores offer countless opportunities to increase reach through direct selling.

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Europe avoided coal power surge in 2022 despite issues over Russian oil imports

E&T

With the move away from Russia-supplied fossil fuels, concerns were raised that Europe would be forced to rely heavily on coal power to get it through the winter. Think-tank Ember has found that coal power share increased by only 1.5 percentage points to generate 16 per cent of EU electricity in 2022, with year-on-year falls in the last four months of 2022.

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Berry, Coca-Cola launch tethered caps in EU markets

Plastics News

In a case of ‘if you can’t beat them, join them - and then beat them’, Coca-Cola is rolling out bottles with tethered caps a year-and-a-half before this becomes mandatory across the EU market.

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What Is Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) and the EOQ Formula?

MRPEasy

Economic order quantity is a supply chain management technique used to determine the optimal lot size per order. This is done in order to avoid stockouts and overstocking, thereby balancing inventory costs and opportunity costs. What is Economic Order Quantity (EOQ)? Economic order quantity (EOQ, also known as economic buying quantity) is an inventory management […] The post What Is Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) and the EOQ Formula?

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How Legacy Tools Are Failing Inventive Manufacturing Engineers

Bringing new and improved products to market takes more than just good ideas. It requires agile, iterative production, and real-time collaboration. Most manufacturers recognize the risk of not adapting, but they’re hampered by technologies like MES that haven’t kept up with the pace of hardware innovation. As new manufacturers enter the market with technologically progressive ways of building at scale, existing manufacturers must adapt to stay relevant.

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Asahi Kasei settles Michigan PFAS lawsuit, agrees to clean up pollution

Plastics News

Asahi Kasei Plastics North America has agreed to clean up any PFAS contamination from its former compounding plant in Brighton, Mich., under a settlement with Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.

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Industrial robot components market set for higher growth over next decade

Robotics Automation News

The global industrial robot components market is expected to be valued at $6.3 billion in 2023 and it is anticipated to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 13.9 percent to reach $23.2 billion by the end of 2033.

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Numbers That Matter Live January 2023: Expect short-term pain, strong rebound in 2024

Plastics News

U.S. plastics markets should start to improve in the second half of 2023 , and the industry should expect strong growth in 2024, according to Plastics News Economics Editor Bill Wood. But in the meantime, some end markets will continue to experience pain as the Fed tries to tame inflation. For company owners and managers watching for signals of a recovery, Wood advises them to keep an eye on the labor market, international competition, the stock market and construction data.

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Are Email Trackers Legal?

Robotics Automation News

In our modern epoch, almost everyone prefers to communicate by email, and it is an extremely convenient and fast tool for establishing business relationships in the field of enterprise. Today, it is an effective and efficient tool for communicating with clients and colleagues.

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How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, app owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework from Software Pricing Partners explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. You’ll learn: How to take a disciplined approach to pricing The three elements of the Packaging Decision Framework Ways to structure your new embedded analytics offering Download the White Paper to learn about How To Package & Price Embedded Analytics.

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Quality the key in today's M&A market

Plastics News

Taking a look at trends in 2022 M&As, nominations open for Rising Stars and the world takes on plastics sustainability issues.

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Dutch shoe retailer Schuurman Schoenen implements Magazino robots

Robotics Automation News

The robotics company Magazino has won Schuurman Schoenen as a new customer for the mobile picking robot TORU. The Dutch company, known for offering a wide range of shoes, will use the robots in its warehouse in Neede, Netherlands.

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What Slowdown? – December 2022 Robotics Investments Reaches $1.14B

Robotics Business Review

December 2022's 55 robotics investments totaled US $1.14B, a 7.7% increase over December 2021's funding total. Investment into companies providing robotics solutions for autonomous ground transportation such as sensors, autonomy 'stacks' and 'drivers', and whole cloth systems, was particularly strong. The post What Slowdown? – December 2022 Robotics Investments Reaches $1.14B appeared first on Robotics Business Review.

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Industrial robotics market set for ‘overwhelming’ growth to $96.82 billion in revenues by 2032

Robotics Automation News

Sales in the global industrial robotics market are expected to total $33.75 billon by 2022, rising at a compound annual growth rate of 19.2 percent during the forecast period 2022-2028. A 2022–2028 opportunity assessment and a global industry analysis are part of new market research on the industrial robotics market from Future Market Insights.

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Mastering Digital Transformation: Your Guide to a Successful MES Implementation

70% of digital transformation projects fail (BCG, 2020). In an industry where most large software implementations falter, we recognize the importance of planning, optimization, and execution. With over 25 years of industry experience and countless successful implementations, MASS Group is opening the vault of tips and tricks to provide a complimentary step-by-step guide in implementing a Work-In-Progress (WIP) tracking software.