March, 2023

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A new dimension of manufacturing

Design World

With ACOPOS 6D, B&R heralds a new era of manufacturing. Shuttles carry individual products freely through the machine, powered by magnetic levitation. Gone are the days when conventional transport systems imposed rigidly defined timing on the production process. ACOPOS 6D enables economical small-batch production with frequent changeover between products of different designs and dimensions.

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Cybersecurity and Social Engineering Awareness

Automation World

Being aware of social engineering practices is the first step in protecting you, your team and network, as well as being a good starting point for a holistic cybersecurity approach.

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Disposal of 80 million solar panels creates headache for recyclers

E&T

The solar panels will generate around 100,000 tonnes of waste at the end of their life, according to a study led by the University of South Australia. Most solar panels are expected to last around 25 to 30 years before their energy-generation capacity declines significantly. In a new paper, the researchers called for incentives for producers to design solar panels that can be more easily recycled if they are damaged or out of warranty.

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UK new car market posts seventh straight month of growth

SMMT

Britain’s new car market rises 26.2% in February, in seventh consecutive month of growth. Battery electric deliveries rise 18.2%, with all plug-in cars taking almost a quarter market share. Plug-in uptake set to near half a million units in 2023, but Spring Budget measures needed to ensure a fair net zero transition for UK motorists. SEE CAR REGISTRATIONS BY BRAND DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE AND DATA TABLE UK new car registrations grew by 26.2% in February as 74,441 new cars joined Britain’s roads, a

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

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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9 Ways in Which Innovation is Changing ERP Technology

Robotics Automation News

The most appealing aspect of innovation is the thrilling possibilities that it brings. For many years, ERP software appeared to be stable, but cloud, mobile, and Big Data have upended the business.

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Achieving sharp bends in aluminum with the right tooling

The Fabricator

Fabricating aluminum brings with it a few challenges unique to bending and forming—getting sharp bends without cracking, reducing or eliminating galling, and preventing marking. Three press brake bending experts offer their assistance.

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GreenPower delivers electric EV Star Refrigerated Box Trucks

Canadian Manufacturing

Fraser Atkinson, CEO and Brendan Riley, President with the EV Star refrigerated box truck LOS ANGELES — GreenPower Motor Company Inc., announced the delivery of its first refrigerated box trucks to the University of California San Diego. “GreenPower has expanded its offering of purpose-built, all-electric commercial vehicles with the addition of the best-in-class, EV Star Refrigerated Box Truck,” said GreenPower Vice-President of Medium Duty & Commercial Vehicle Sales Claus Tritt

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Antarctica has lost over 3000 billion tonnes of ice since 1996

E&T

University of Leeds scientists have found that West Antarctica lost 3,331 billion tonnes of ice between 1996 and 2021, contributing over nine millimetres to global sea levels.   Changes in ocean temperature and currents are thought to have been the most important factors driving the loss of ice.  In order to estimate the calculated the amount of ice lost in the region, the researchers calculated the 'mass balance' of the Amundsen Sea Embayment, using climate models that show how air currents mo

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Best February in quarter of a century for UK van market

SMMT

Light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations grow 8.5% in best February performance since 1998. Rising deliveries driven by demand for large vans, increasing by 14.0%, and small vans, up by 5.2%. Second month of growth in 2023 drives year-to-date market up 17.5% as supply chain constraints ease. SEE LCV REGISTRATIONS BY BRAND DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE AND DATA TABLE The UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market grew for the second consecutive month in February, rising by 8.5% to 17,540 units, ac

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7 Tools that One Should Search for in Knowledge Management Software

Robotics Automation News

Knowledge management is the process through which an organization collects, organizes, shares, and analyzes its knowledge to make it simple for employees to access and use. This knowledge encompasses a variety of domains, such as training papers, commonly asked questions, technological resources, and people skills.

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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 to track the protests posing a risk to your company’s assets with Feedly AI

Canadian Metalworking Magazine

Market Intelligence Keep up with protests, riots, and strikes across the Web Tracking the ever-changing nature of protests can be a daunting task. Today, we are excited to release two new Feedly AI models: Protests and Violent Protests. They help security analysts track riots, strikes, and rallies that pose a risk to a company’s assets and employees.

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The automation best addressing supply-chain and labor issues

Design World

In its wake, the COVID pandemic left lingering supply-chain issues that are still affecting manufacturing and other automated industries. Now some slowdowns at least have cleared. By Lisa Eitel | Executive editor The last few years’ supply-chain issues have featured container ships waiting weeks for cargo unloading; empty shelves at stores; year-long waits for appliances;… The post The automation best addressing supply-chain and labor issues appeared first on Design World.

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AI and the future of metal manufacturing

The Fabricator

Artificial intelligence could be used to enhance our existing knowledge or prevent us from needing to learn anything in the first place. The latter is the nightmare scenario for the future of metal manufacturing.

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Engineering students mostly white men despite diversity efforts, report finds

E&T

EngineeringUK has released a new report – 'Engineering in higher education' – which shows that just 18.5 per cent of engineering undergraduates are female students. The report describes this as an “exceptionally low” figure compared to the 56.5 per cent representation seen across all subjects. The issue is mirrored across the engineering and technology workforce.

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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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Motorists back safety and year three MOT over 23p a week saving

SMMT

67% of UK car owners support keeping first MOT test at three years rather than extending to four. 74% say typical MOT cost of £35-£45 is a price worth paying for peace of mind with nine in 10 preferring other ways to save money. Automotive industry calls on government to maintain MOT frequency in its current format. Sector supports measures to bring MOT up to date with revised emissions and ADAS checks.

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Kickstart: A record draw

Plastics News

At the space draw for NPE2024, set for May 6-10, 2024, in Orlando, Fla., more than 1,100 exhibitors snapped up 1.02 million square feet of space for 1,259 booths for the event from the Plastics Industry Association.

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February 2023 Robotics Investments Total $620 Million

Robotics Business Review

36 robotics investments accounted for US $620M, with funding for firms providing drone enabled data and analytics services particularly strong. The post February 2023 Robotics Investments Total $620 Million appeared first on Robotics Business Review.

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Automation propels trends in motors and drives

Design World

As automation continues to expand in existing as well as newer applications, the enabling automation technology is evolving to keep pace with these changes. Motors and drives are no exception. In particular, motors have gotten smaller to accommodate space and size restrictions in new, unique applications. There have also been changes to how motors are… The post Automation propels trends in motors and drives appeared first on Design World.

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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.

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A boots-on-the-ground moment for the metal manufacturing industry

The Fabricator

For young people interested in a career in metal fabrication or another manufacturing sector, the barrier to entry might be a pair of steel-toed boots. That shouldn’t be the case.

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British-based renewables produced more electricity than gas this winter

E&T

Renewably produced electricity this winter has displaced more than a third of the UK’s entire annual gas demand for power generation, according to the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU). Between October 1 and February 28, power generated by wind, hydro and solar reached 47TWh (terawatt hours), the research said. In contrast, generating the same amount of electricity using gas power stations would have required around 95TWh of gas – equal to 110 tankers of liquified natural gas (LNG), wh

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Breaking News in Flexible Packaging March 2023

Plastics Today

Collaboration to recycle LLDPE for food packaging, PepsiCo trial for paper-based multipack packaging, prize-winning tech for flexibles recycling, Constantia acquires Drukpol Flexo.

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All-in-One Wire-Laser Metal 3D Printer for Mold Manufacture, Maintenance

Mold Making Technology

Photo Credit: Meltio Meltio seeks to bring affordable wire-laser metal 3D printing systems to a variety of end markets — automotive aerospace, machine shops, railway, military, naval, mining and more — for applications across industrial prototyping, mold and die, one-offs, short runs, mass manufacturing, maintenance, cladding and repair.

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Future Focus: Constructing Unshakeable Stability in Your Manufacturing Supply Chain

Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

We’ve all heard the buzzwords to describe new supply chain trends: resiliency, sustainability, AI, machine learning. But what do these really mean today? Over the past few years, manufacturing has had to adapt to and overcome a wide variety of supply chain trends and disruptions to stay as stable as possible. Stability has become key in this post-COVID world, and will remain key moving forward.

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How robots can reduce aerospace workplace hazards

Robotics Business Review

The aerospace industry has begun paying more attention to the hazards of humans working closely with hazardous chemicals. The post How robots can reduce aerospace workplace hazards appeared first on Robotics Business Review.

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ABB to expand robotics factory in U.S.

Design World

ABB has announced that construction is starting on the expansion of its existing North American robotics headquarters and manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Mich. The project is expected to be completed in November 2023 and represents an investment of $20 million. The expansion will create 72 highly skilled new jobs in the area and is… The post ABB to expand robotics factory in U.S. appeared first on Design World.

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How a metal fabricator doubled revenue in two years

The Fabricator

Industrial Succession Group purchased a small California sheet metal operation in 2020. It wasn’t a strip-and-flip affair. Instead, it streamlined information management and doubled its head count and overall revenue.

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Global energy transition ‘in need of fundamental course correction’

E&T

Global green energy investments must quadruple to reach the target set by the Paris climate accords, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has said. The agency's World Energy Transitions Outlook 2023 Preview has warned that the global energy transition is "off-track" and in need of a "fundamental course correction", which would include a significant increase in funding.

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A Low-Risk, Incremental Approach to Smart Manufacturing for Small & Medium Manufacturers

This guidebook discusses how small/medium manufacturers have implemented Smart Manufacturing initiatives and realized benefits such as increased productivity as well as higher levels of coordination and speed within the enterprise and supply chain.

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Audi Tests Circular Economy Potential of End-of-Life Vehicles

Plastics Today

In partnership with suppliers, recyclers, and researchers, the automaker is investigating ways to close the loop on materials such as plastic, steel, aluminum, and glass.

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Entek picks Terre Haute, Ind., for $1.5B battery separator plant

Plastics News

Lebanon, Ore.-based Entek said the project is its largest investment and "will create up to 642 new, high-wage jobs by the end of 2027 and support the growing electric vehicle industry in Indiana and across the United States.

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WA industry feedback invited for new defence grants

Manufacturer's Monthly

As the Western Australian government prepares to launch its new $2.5 million defence industry grants program, industry stakeholders are being invited to provide feedback on the expression of interest document before applications open. The new Defence Industry Reskilling and Upskilling Grants will support the development and delivery of new, customised or existing education and training products to meet the defence industry’s current and emerging workforce needs.

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Qualcomm releases ‘groundbreaking IoT and robotics’ platforms

Robotics Automation News

Qualcomm Technologies has launched what it says are “the world’s first” integrated 5G IoT processors that are designed to support four major operating systems, in addition to two new robotics platforms, and an accelerator program for IoT ecosystem partners.

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Best Practices to Boost Marketing Efficiency while Decreasing Cost Per Sale

Speaker: Kristin Hess - Senior Product Marketing Manager, Drift; Will Lyon - Head of Vertical Marketing, 6sense

The past three years have forced nearly every industry to rethink their prospect and customer engagement strategy. But while we’ve all been thrust into digital transformation, we haven’t all made the transition efficiently. Now that we know digital selling is the new norm, how can we ensure our website is doing as much of the leg work as possible for us - even in the midst of economic challenges?