Sat.Nov 05, 2022 - Fri.Nov 11, 2022

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Robot Piece Picking Advances with Artificial Intelligence

Automation World

At PACK EXPO International, Siemens previewed its forthcoming AI-driven software for the development of pick-and-place robot systems that can grasp objects previously unknown to the system.

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Design World’s user community recognizes ‘Leadership in Engineering’ winners for 2022

Design World

Design World’s yearlong event recognizes engineering companies, teams and individuals for innovation and engineering excellence. The Design World Network has announced the winners of the 2022 Leadership in Engineering program. Leadership in Engineering is an industry recognition program which acknowledges corporate engineering leadership across several disciplines.

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Used car market down in Q3 but EV sales at record high

SMMT

UK used car transactions fall -12.2% in Q3 2022 with 1,785,447 vehicles changing hands. Second consecutive quarter of decline as new car supply shortages hit volumes. Battery electric vehicle demand continues rise as sales grow 44.1% to 16,775. Download the used car sales report for Q3 2022. The UK’s used car market fell for the second consecutive quarter this year, declining -12.2% over the three months of July to September, according to the latest figures published today by the Society of Moto

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Inventory Planning – A Quick Guide

MRPEasy

Inventory represents the very foundation of any manufacturing or distribution operation. Keeping the raw materials, WIP, and finished goods inventories at optimal levels is crucial for short- and long-term business success. What is Inventory Planning? Inventory planning is a set of practices designed to help businesses keep optimal stock levels at any given time.

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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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Automation Decisions: Variable Frequency Drive or Soft Starter?

Automation World

Soft starters and VFDs both effectively control motors and are efficient users of energy. Determining which technology to use depends on understanding the performance needs of the application.

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Dynamometers with Positorq oil shear load brakes test to zero rpm

Design World

Force Control dynamometers featuring Positorq oil shear load brakes absorb extreme torque at very low speed, down to zero rpm. This allows them to accurately capture data at these critical junctures when dynos equipped with traditional load brakes cannot. Oil Shear Technology can provide instant load spikes and static lockup of up to three times… The post Dynamometers with Positorq oil shear load brakes test to zero rpm appeared first on Design World.

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New Products Push the Limits of 3D Printing

Plastics Today

Boston Micro Fabrication debuts high-throughput 3D printer that produces 25-micrometer parts and Chromatic 3D Materials has developed software that enables durable, flexible materials to be printed on metal, plastic, or textile substrates of any shape.

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Automating Industrial Control Logic

Automation World

Koidra combines machine learning, IoT, math, and physics to automate operational precision.

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Smart mounting software helps techs assemble control cabinets

Design World

Control cabinet and switchgear manufacturing is under increasing time pressures and the lack of skilled employees may also be causing bottlenecks in many cases. This is where Eplan Smart Mounting comes in: the new software – being presented for the first time at the 2022 SPS – leads the way through the entire control cabinet… The post Smart mounting software helps techs assemble control cabinets appeared first on Design World.

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Teel increases pay, capacity to meet pipe, conduit demand

Plastics News

To accommodate growth, Teel is increasing wages by 10-15 percent across the board and ramping up its hiring efforts. The company now pays $19.10 an hour for starting day shift for 12-hour positions.

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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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Augmentus expands US presence to meet growing demand for easy Scan and Plan robot programming

Robotics Automation News

Augmentus will be exhibiting at the Rockwell Automation Fair in Chicago on 16-17 November 2022 as part of its ongoing partnership with Rockwell Automation. Conventional robot programming is highly difficult and heavily fragmented with the use of proprietary programming languages and extensive training being the industry norm. As a result, 70 percent of the lifetime […].

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Survey reveals container deposit schemes’ progress in Australia

AU Manufacturing

A survey conducted by Coca-Cola Australia revealed that most Australians in participating states are aware of container deposit schemes, but their environmental benefits are less known. . The research comes as part of Coca-Cola Australia and Planet Ark ’s efforts to emphasise the benefits of recycling through container deposit schemes. . It is also in line with this year’s National Recycling Week theme “Waste isn’t waste until it’s wasted.” .

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PBC Linear expands Applied Cobotics product line with Cobot Feeder

Design World

PBC Linear, a Pacific Bearing Company, continues to strengthen its Applied Cobotics brand with the latest product offering, the Cobot Feeder. This essential automation tool will help small- to medium-sized companies boost their robot production without significant increases in labor, and ultimately see a higher return on their investments. Cobot Feeder The Cobot Feeder from… The post PBC Linear expands Applied Cobotics product line with Cobot Feeder appeared first on Design World.

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Material Insights: Resin prices dip; report says plastic pollution goals at risk

Plastics News

North American polystyrene and PVC prices continue to fall, DuPont reports on one successful and one failed M&A deal, and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation notes that government action is needed to achieve ambitious voluntary plastic pollution reduction goals.

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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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Diet and nutrition app development: Close-up

Robotics Automation News

Nowadays, mobile devices have become widely distributed and have penetrated all spheres of life. Due to this fact, almost any user has an idea of mobile applications, like diet and nutrition app development. Really, mobile devices open up a whole new way for us to interact with computing resources, the Internet, and even corporate infrastructure. […].

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Why an Indiana metal fabricator keeps upgrading its laser cutting capabilities

The Fabricator

Metal fabricator Southwest Welding of Wakarusa, Ind., finds new laser cutting technology too impressive to ignore. So it's always seeking opportunities to upgrade capabilities.

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ODVA conformance testing available for Ethernet/IP devices on the Ethernet-APL physical layer for process automation

Design World

ODVA announces that conformance testing is now available for EtherNet/IP network-enabled devices that communicate over the Ethernet-APL physical layer. Conformance testing verifies the Ethernet-APL physical layer functionality by checking that the different port types properly adhere to the relevant specifications. The EtherNet/IP communication network functionality is also confirmed as a part of this process.

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Some bag makers ‘confident’ in challenge to California bag claims

Plastics News

The plastic bag industry's response to California Attorney General Rob Bonta's recyclability challenge has been muted, perhaps reflecting concerns there could be millions of dollars in civil penalties.

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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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Metalworking Activity Stays Flat in October

Modern Machine Shop

The Gardner Business Index for Metalworking hovers around 50 (49.6, to be exact) for the second month in a row, reflecting stability of most of the six GBI components that had been losing ground months prior. New orders and exports contracted again, but at slower rates than in September, landing on top of each other in October. Employment and production hint at leveling off in October.

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The philosophy and tools of lean manufacturing

The Fabricator

Do you focus on lean tools but ignore the philosophy? Or do you opine about lean philosophy but ignore the tools? Doing either can kill an improvement initiative.

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OPC Foundation welcomes the new “.NET User Group” to maintain the open-source UA-.NET Standard project

Design World

The OPC Foundation (OPCF) welcomes the launch of the “.NET User Group” initiated by three companies represented on the OPC Foundation Board of Directors ABB, Microsoft, and SAP. This group aims to maintain and extend the existing open-source “UA-.NET standard” project, which is available on GitHub. All three companies use this open-source project in their… The post OPC Foundation welcomes the new “.NET User Group” to maintain the open-source UA-.NET Standard project appeared first on Desig

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Feedstock, market negotiations see resin prices continue to drop

Plastics News

The PP drop is a combination of a decline in price for polymer-grade propylene feedstock and buyers reclaiming some margin from suppliers, sources said.

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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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Scaling Mobile Robots for Success

Modern Materials Handling

AMR deployments have been gaining ground to address labor availability issues. Fleets often start small in pilots and add robots over time, but how do you get to a better system? Success factors include proper solution scoping, RaaS options, integration platforms, and may involve software to orchestrate multiple AMR fleets.

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VpCI-649 from Cortec helps eliminate corrosion during hydrotesting

The Fabricator

Cortec’s VpCI-649 is a concentrated liquid formulation that combines contact and vapor-phase corrosion inhibitors to form a molecular protective layer on metal surfaces below and above the water level.

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Sifting through the Hype: A Brief Guide to Discerning Truth in Additive Manufacturing

Additive Manufacturing

It’s the most magical time of year! No, not that one quite yet, whatever retail establishments want you to think. For the additive manufacturing industry, the largest event of the calendar year is nearly upon us as Formnext 2022 is ready to kick off November 15-18 in Frankfurt, Germany. With pandemic restrictions largely lifted and the industry busier than ever, the 2022 edition is sure to be incredible: people, companies, and – above all – announcements.

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Digital Models Feed CMM Measurement Systems Offering Complete 3D Environment

Metrology

In a Smart Manufacturing environment, the goal is to automate as many operations as possible to improve production performance. Quality control, and more specifically, measurement analysis, has to evolve at. The post Digital Models Feed CMM Measurement Systems Offering Complete 3D Environment appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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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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Hybrid Live Event Showcases Innovations for the Automotive Manufacturing Sector

Fabricating & Metal Work

Innovation Through Inspiration: For the first time, Seco Tools and its partners will host the successful Inspiration Through Innovation event 2/3 series with focus on automotive and general engineering. © Seco Tools. On November 9, 2022, Seco Tools and selected partners will host the hybrid live event, Automotive & General Engineering ITI. Machining demonstration sessions as well as expert presentations will introduce the latest solutions for automotive manufacturing and general engineering.

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Breaking down the information silos at FABTECH

The Fabricator

Information silos keep information hidden in manufacturing. Many metal fabricators and shop owners heading to FABTECH 2022 in Atlanta, looking for interoperable technologies, hope to break those silos for good.

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Printing Resin on 3D Objects: Chromatic Launches ChromaScan Software

Additive Manufacturing

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 9, 2022 — Chromatic 3D Materials has launched ChromaScan, an additive manufacturing software for printing resin on non-planar surfaces. This new technology allows manufacturers to 3D print durable, flexible materials directly onto substrates of any shape including metal, plastic and textiles. The result is industrial-strength adhesion between the printed material and the substrate without post processing or assembly. . “Hyperbolic print paths are challenging for e

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Eliminate Flexible Packaging?! What?!

Plastics Today

A tweet from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation calling on businesses to prioritize “eliminating and innovating away” from flexible packaging to fight plastic pollution is just nuts.

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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.