Mold Making Technology

AUGUST 22, 2023

Lead time is the culmination of the entire mold manufacturing process. A quality mold delivered on time results from a team of professionals working together from sales, design and manufacturing to validation, delivery and support. Whether your company is an industry leader or aspires to be one, we created MMT ’s Leadtime Leader Awards (LLA) competition to share best practices and recognize companies that are excelling in customer satisfaction, workforce development, industry involvement,

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Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 21, 2023

Regal Rexnord is a leader in the manufacturing of industrial couplings for various industries. Two of their most popular couplings for the paper and board industry are the Falk® Lifelign gear couplings and the Falk ® Steelflex grid couplings. Both couplings have been engineered to provide exceptional performance and reliability in demanding operating environments.

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MRPEasy

AUGUST 22, 2023

The master production schedule (MPS) is a production planning tool that helps to figure out how much of a product needs to be manufactured at different periods. This simple schedule can be used as a basis for further planning and scheduling throughout the manufacturing business. What is a Master Production Schedule (MPS)? The Master Production […] The post What Is a Master Production Schedule?

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The Fabricator

AUGUST 19, 2023

Gina Cutts says the future of aluminum in manufacturing looks promising as manufacturers rally around the positives rather than the negatives associated with aluminum products.

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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?

Control.com

AUGUST 23, 2023

There’s a lot of excitement and concern surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) and its emerging role in society and commerce. Beyond the hyperbole, however, what exactly is Generative AI?

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Automation World

AUGUST 23, 2023

Huffman Engineering’s instrumentation and controls update at a city’s water treatment facility demonstrates the benefits of a deliberate process to establish clear communications and identify and mitigate known and unknown automation project risks.

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Design World

AUGUST 25, 2023

By Barry Turner, technical business development manager, Red Lion Exploring some of the challenges and opportunities for successful OT and IT integration in modern manufacturing environments. The worlds of information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) in manufacturing plants have traditionally functioned independently of each other. The goal of OT was to keep the plant… The post Where OT and IT meet appeared first on Design World.

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The Fabricator

AUGUST 22, 2023

The executive director of Be Pro Be Proud, Andrew Parker, discusses the effort's skilled workforce initiative, Draft Day events, mobile trailers, successes, and recruitment advice.

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Seeburger

AUGUST 22, 2023

We began this EDI modernization blog series by exploring ways to overcome EDI system challenges with legacy modernization and transmit data via EDI using API-led B2B integration.

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Gary Mintchell

AUGUST 24, 2023

My report from this summer’s Honeywell User Group included some new advances they are making with battery storage systems. The growth of wind and solar and other new forms of electricity generation that are not “always on” realizes better utility through methods of storing electricity to cover times when they are not generating. Honeywell’s new Ionic system steps up its utility.

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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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Design World

AUGUST 25, 2023

Renishaw’s new Central manufacturing connectivity and data platform is poised to transform the productivity, capability, and efficiency of manufacturing operations. The new data-driven manufacturing solution brings the power of connectivity to the machine shop floor, resulting in highly efficient, productive operations with optimized processes, reduced downtime, and minimized waste.

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The Fabricator

AUGUST 23, 2023

Precision sheet metal fabricators deal with an extraordinary number of jobs. The amount of data to manage can be immense. Here, software will play an increasingly important role.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 24, 2023

Visy unveiled a major $42.5 million upgrade to its paper recycling and remanufacturing campus in Coolaroo with Premier Daniel Andrews and Federal Minister for the Environment and Water, Tanya Plibersek. The upgrade is part of Visy Executive Chairman Anthony Pratt’s commitment to invest $2 billion over the next decade to reduce landfill, cut emissions and create thousands of green collar Australian manufacturing jobs.

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E&T

AUGUST 24, 2023

The project, which is in collaboration with Wykes Engineering, could be used to store excess electricity generated by renewables such as solar and wind and help the National Grid deal with peaks in demand. JLR said that 30 second-hand batteries from its Jaguar I-PACE series can store around 2.5MWh of energy – enough to power 250 homes for a day, although it aims to ramp this up to a total of 7.5MWh of energy by the end of 2023.

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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.

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Design World

AUGUST 24, 2023

Opto 22 now offers the latest firmware version 3.5 for groov RIO edge I/O. This latest release includes the CODESYS runtime engine, allowing the groov RIO to now function as a realtime controller coupled with software-configurable I/O. The new firmware for groov RIO delivers a compact, configurable, and secure PLC for end-user or OEM engineers,… The post Opto 22’s groov RIO firmware version 3.5 adds realtime control to remote I/O appeared first on Design World.

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The Fabricator

AUGUST 24, 2023

A Mississippi locker maker designs and customizes its lockers with the entire value chain mind, from ease of manufacturability to shipping, installation, and maintenance over the product life cycle.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 23, 2023

There’s good reason for organisations to address psychosocial hazards in the workplace and to prioritise the wellbeing of workers. According to a study by the University of Oxford, happy employees are up to 13 per cent more productive, making their companies more successful. “Happy employees are more engaged with their work, and more creative and motivated,” says Michelle Falzon, Founder of Positive Wellbeing Education, a Positive Psychology Coach and the MC for the upcoming Workplace Health and

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E&T

AUGUST 24, 2023

Located in the North Sea, Hywind Tampen is considered the world’s largest floating wind farm project. The project has been funded by Norwegian energy firm Equinor and other oil companies including OMV and Vår Energi, owned by ENI. Their goal is to use the green energy generated by the wind farm to supply the company’s nearby oil and gas platforms and cut their greenhouse gas emissions.

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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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Design World

AUGUST 24, 2023

At PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2023, Beckhoff will show packaging market leaders how to automate what’s next. Visitors to Beckhoff booth SL-6335 in the Las Vegas Convention Center can discover the revolutionary solutions they need to succeed in packaging, food and beverage processing, pharma, and beyond. “With increasing demands across the industry to deliver on… The post Beckhoff showcases vision for Packaging Automation at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2023 appeared first on Design World.

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Robotics Automation News

AUGUST 24, 2023

In an era where the rhythm of life seems to accelerate daily, the introduction of electric bikes has added much-needed convenience and comfort to it. Traveling from one point to the other was never more fun.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 24, 2023

Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, and corporate advisor RFC Ambrian have co-founded Hadean Energy, a new company to commercialise cutting-edge technology that can produce hydrogen with 30 per cent less electricity and help to decarbonise heavy industry. CSIRO will trial the technology at BlueScope’s Port Kembla Steelworks to demonstrate the equipment at pilot scale in an industrial environment.

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E&T

AUGUST 24, 2023

Increasing the production of clean power from renewables such as wind and solar will be necessary for the UK to decarbonise its electricity system. But while the deployment of cheap renewable energy generation has quadrupled over the past 10 years, investments in Britain’s transmission grid have remained flat and have even decreased since 2017, Scottish Renewables said in a new report.

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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.

Design World

AUGUST 24, 2023

HP Coupling The HP Coupling was specifically designed for realistic test scenarios of combustion engines where a dummy gearbox is bell-house-mounted to the engine. In these scenarios, the HP Coupling protects the test rig against damaging torsional vibrations and shifts the natural frequency below idle speed. A viscous-hydraulic damping system and an isolation function give […] The post Voith HP coupling appeared first on Design World.

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

AUGUST 25, 2023

At Cisco Live 2023 , Cisco announced Cisco Secure Access ; a cloud-delivered Security Service Edge (SSE) product that provides comprehensive security capabilities converged in one solution, providing … Read more on Cisco Blogs

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Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 23, 2023

Boeing , the world’s largest aerospace company, has named CSIRO , Australia’s national science agency, a Supplier of the Year for the fifth time since 2010. The ‘Pathfinder Award’ recognises the substantial value CSIRO has created for Boeing through technological breakthroughs across space, advanced materials, data analytics, energy, manufacturing, robotics and autonomy.

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E&T

AUGUST 24, 2023

Huawei has been accused of building a a series of secret chip-making facilities across China, under the names of other companies, to help the technology company bypass US sanctions, according to the Washington-based association. The Chinese tech firm reportedly moved into chip production last year and was receiving an estimated $30bn (£23.7bn) in state funding from the government.

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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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Design World

AUGUST 24, 2023

Rollon, a global manufacturer of linear motion and gantry systems, has introduced its TLS Series of telescoping linear actuators. The new series is designed to maximize productivity for applications where space is limited — especially for applications with minimal vertical clearance, such as between the machine and ceiling, or horizontally between machines.

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Robotics Automation News

AUGUST 24, 2023

In the relentless ebb and flow of the business landscape, the pursuit of growth remains an unwavering ambition. However, the transformation from a modest venture into a thriving enterprise demands a strategic approach that extends beyond mere fleeting surges. What’s imperative is the cultivation of sustainable growth strategies that establish enduring roots.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 23, 2023

The Queensland State Government has boosted the Industry Partnership Program (IPP) by a further $53.5 million, to support more new industries and jobs. The announcement of the additional funding means the IPP will support more key projects that are focussed on growing Queensland’s priority industries, strengthening our local supply chains, encouraging collaboration between all levels of government and industry, and leveraging private sector investment.

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Modern Machine Shop

AUGUST 22, 2023

Reader Question: When looking through CMM reports, some of the necessary sizing adjustments seem obvious while some of the positional adjustments are not so simple. We tend to struggle correlating these issues to the CNC process. Can you provide some thoughts on program and work setup that can simplify adjustments and help us with troubleshooting? Photo Credit: Getty Images Miller’s Answer: Whenever faced with a new project, all machinists take on the same task of figuring out how we will

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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.

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