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Delphon Puts Robots-as-a-Service to Work

Automation World

Delphon hires the Rapid Machine Operator from Rapid Robotics to improve production in its TouchMark and Gel-Pak operations.

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Targa Telematics Applauded by Frost & Sullivan for Uniquely Leveraging Its Technology to Meet European Vehicle Leasing and Rental Telematics Real-world Client and Market Needs

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

San Antonio, TX – May 24, 2022 – Recently, Frost & Sullivan assessed the European vehicle leasing and rental telematics industry and, based on its findings, recognizes Targa Telematics (Targa) with the 2022 Europe Technology Innovation Leadership Award. The company uniquely leverages its technology to meet its customers’ needs. Telematics track vehicles in real time and monitor their mileage, location, maintenance status, driver behavior, and claims costs, significantly minimizing leasing an

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How cobot palletizing can help businesses fulfil objectives

Universal Robots

As factory automation becomes accessible to even the smallest businesses, cobot (collaborative robot) palletizing is one of the first areas business owners are looking to explore. Of the many robot applications, palletizing is a popular choice to drive workplace efficiency, reduce costs and keep human workers safe. Here are just five of the ways cobot palletizing can help your business reach its key objectives.

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Beckhoff celebrates the 25-year anniversary of its TwinCAT automation

Expo21xx

PC-based control technology from Beckhoff has been around since 1986 – in other words, for 35 years now – and the TwinCAT automation suite since 1996 – a quarter of a century […]. The post Beckhoff celebrates the 25-year anniversary of its TwinCAT automation appeared first on EXPO21XX.com NEWS.

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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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Why Are Automated Palletisers Becoming More Financially Viable?

Granta Automation

With the many social and economic changes that have occurred in the last few years, along with the advances in automation and technology, automated palletising systems are becoming more financially viable than ever before. In this article we will cover … Continue reading → The post Why Are Automated Palletisers Becoming More Financially Viable?

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Growth Opportunities in the Global Vaccine Market

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

These issues include tackling the diseases that lack an effective vaccine and developing new technologies and approaches to address a future pandemic. A new report from Frost & Sullivan highlights the services and platforms that can help companies overcome these challenges and make significant progress in vaccine development. Tech Transfer is Accelerating Disruption.

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Part two of three: Servo-system regenerative resistor types and accessories

Motion Control Tips

In the first installment of this series, we explained the regenerative-power requirements for the controlled motion of servomotor systems. Here we detail common electrical protection circuitry. By Hurley Gill • Senior applications and systems engineer | Kollmorgen Designing a machine with servomotors, drives, and regenerative resistors requires consideration of numerous design factors.

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Weathering the Storm: Workforce Insights from the Gulf Coast Shipbuilders Conference

NIST

The Gulf Coast’s shipbuilding industry is a case study in resilience. Not only have the manufacturers there survived COVID-19, but during the same two-year span they have also dealt with a hurricane, rapid inflation, and a host of other calamities that would ruin most businesses. Given that they’ve bounced back, and the shipbuilding and repair industry now employs some 400,000 people nationally, it’s no surprise that America’s maritime manufacturers have some workforce lessons to teach … and we

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ISCAR Drilling Heads for Flat Bottom Holes

WORCON

Shallow flat bottom holes are very common in different parts such as holes for screw heads, washers & springs. Which is the fastest way to produce shallow flat bottom holes? More about ISCAR Drilling Heads for Flat Bottom Holes see in video. In addition 2 new videos about ISO P and ISO M turning inserts […]. Objava ISCAR Drilling Heads for Flat Bottom Holes pojavila se prvi puta na Worcon.

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iBASEt Appoints Steve Modrall Chief Revenue Officer to Continue Accelerated Growth

iBASEt

Company expands commitment to growth in new customer sales and expansion of established customers. LAKE FOREST, Calif. – May 26, 2022 – iBASEt , the company that simplifies how complex products are built and maintained, today announced that Steve Modrall has been promoted to Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Modrall’s appointment marks the next step for iBASEt as it looks to further accelerate its growth in delivering value as a service to customers.

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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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Part three of three: Example of a rotary axis needing a regenerative resistor

Motion Control Tips

By Hurley Gill • Senior applications and systems engineer | Kollmorgen Please refer to part one and part two of this three-part series for background information on the functions and types of regenerative resistors for servo applications. Let’s now consider the worst-case deceleration of an axis needing to reach a zero velocity for a p-stop […].

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Dyson reveals its big bet … robots

The Guardian Manufacturing

UK manufacturer aims to roll out machines capable of performing household chores such as washing up by 2030 Dyson has signalled it is placing a “big bet” on producing robots capable of household chores by 2030, as it looks to move beyond the vacuum cleaners, fans and dryers that made its founder one of the wealthiest British businessmen. The company, founded by billionaire Sir James Dyson, on Wednesday published photographs of robot arms being used in household settings, including cleaning furni

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Manual Data Collection: Manufacturing’s Biggest Problem

Machine Metrics

Manufacturing has always relied on data to measure performance and identify areas of opportunity. But as technology has advanced, many manufacturers continue to operate as they have in the past.

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Indian Economy and the Russo-Ukrainian War: Will it Be Short-term Pain, but Long-term Gain?

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

Following an economic slowdown in 2019 and a sizeable contraction in 2020, the Indian economy returned to a sustained growth trajectory in 2021, buoyed by pandemic support measures, accommodative monetary policy, resumption of economic activity, and improving consumer sentiment. However, the onset of the Russo-Ukrainian war in February 2022 disrupted global trade flows and unleashed newfound volatility in global energy and commodity prices with profound implications for the Indian economy.

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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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Part one of three: Selecting regenerative resistors to harvest servomotor energy

Motion Control Tips

Here we explain the data required for determining regenerative-power requirements and regen-resistor selection for the controlled motion of servomotor systems. By Hurley Gill • Senior applications and systems engineer | Kollmorgen Electric AC servomotors are either synchronous or asynchronous motors used in a closed-loop (servo) configurations for precise output control.

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Kwasi Kwarteng launches inquiry into proposed takeover of Newport Wafer Fab

The Guardian Manufacturing

The business secretary says deal will be scrutinised under new National Security and Investment Act The business secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng , has launched an inquiry into the proposed takeover of the UK’s largest microchip manufacturer Newport Wafer Fab by Chinese-backed Nexperia. Kwarteng said on Wednesday that the deal will be scrutinised under the new National Security and Investment Act , which was introduced at the start of the year.

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Workplace Health: Ergonomics, Safety and Health Enhanced by Logistics Robots

Bastian Solution

Post originally published and provided courtesy of Scallog. In order to coordinate and absorb those retail flows as effectively as possible to meet demand, logistics engineers must become more efficient and productive, beyond trading off their resources as an adjustment variable. Automation, and specifically goods-to-person robotics, is a crucial element to ensure efficient logistics without compromising on the operator’s safety and well-being.

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SEEBURGER and TCG introduce New SAP Cloud Solution

Seeburger

We at SEEBURGER and TCG have enjoyed a close, successful partnership for some years now. During this time, the range of products we offer together has only increased. The focus of customers is now more and more on the use of cloud services. Our customers are also increasingly demanding flexible, scalable cloud solutions for reading […].

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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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Capacity Utilization – A Simple Guide

MRPEasy

Capacity utilization is an important KPI for manufacturing companies. It represents the percentage of production capacity (or productivity) that a factory, enterprise, or economy is operating at compared to its maximum potential capacity. What is capacity utilization? Capacity utilization refers to the actual rate of production of a company with installed production capacity, compared to […].

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New Website Immediately Increases Leads

NIST

For more than 50 years, Quality Patterns, Inc., a family-owned and operated company in New York City, has serviced clothing designers with its marking, grading, and pattern and sample making skills. It has proudly worked with some of the most well-known design houses, but also considers it a duty to support emerging designers. The company is consistently sent the most complex projects, is widely recognized as a top resource for engineering garments, and uses technological advancements to maximiz

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More industry heavyweights join Breathe Technologies

Breathe Technologies

Further strengthening our team with a high-profile Director and robotics specialist. We’re delighted to announce that our team of warehouse automation experts has expanded further with the appointment of Phil Houghton as Sales and Marketing Director and Mike Codd as Business Development Manager. A former board Director of KNAPP UK, Phil has over 30 years’ experience, having also held senior positions at Vanderlande, Wincanton, Christian Salvesen and Clipper Logistics.

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PanelView vs VersaView

DO Supply

VersaView and PanelView are Allen-Bradley operator interfaces from Rockwell Automation, with similar functionalities as Human-Machine Interfaces (HMIs). These graphic operator terminals combine HMI software and hardware to allow users to interact with a controller and the system being controlled. An HMI terminal can vary from a physical control panel with indicator lights and keypad buttons… The post PanelView vs VersaView first appeared on Do Supply Tech Support.

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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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5 Things You Should Know About The Plastic Vertical Injection Molding Machine

Min-Hui

There are so many different plastic injection molding machines out in the market today. This article is going to go over some of the main points to look for when deciding which machine to purchase and give you a thorough explanation of 5 things you should know about plastics vertical injection molding machine. What Is … 5 Things You Should Know About The Plastic Vertical Injection Molding Machine Read More » The post 5 Things You Should Know About The Plastic Vertical Injection Moldin

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How to choose a maintenance solution for your plant in 2022?

Infinite Uptime

Revolutions are synonymous with disruptions. Industry 4.0 is nothing different. It demands new and advanced technologies for manufacturing plant maintenance and discarding obsolete plant maintenance processes at a much faster pace. It sometimes becomes overwhelming to understand and adopt new technologies as a plant head. So, here, we have an article to help you choose the right maintenance solution for your plant in 2022.

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Schneider Electric launches Universal Automation Discovery Packs to foster industrial innovation

Motion Control Tips

Schneider Electric has launched their Universal Automation Discovery Packs program in the U.S., giving innovators the opportunity to explore the benefits of universal automation. Through this program, experts from all aspects of the industry, including OEMs, system integrators, end users, distributors, academics, and others can receive a free license to explore this next-generation automation system […].

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Automakers Look to Vision-based Systems as Key Enablers for ADAS and Autonomous Driving Applications

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

The pandemic and semiconductor shortages proved a double whammy for the automotive industry, disrupting value chain components supply, delaying technology introduction, and triggering a shift in consumer preferences. As economies floundered and vehicle sales dipped, OEMs and value chain partners realigned their R&D initiatives, product development strategies, launch timelines, and long-term roadmaps to respond more effectively to this challenging environment.

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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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Improvements to Membrane Technology Facilitates Better Carbon Capture

21st Century Tech

A team of scientists have re-engineered membrane technology to make it 150 times more efficient in capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) in gas mixtures leaving coal and natural-gas-fired thermal power plants. Their invention is described in a paper appearing in the journal Science. The challenge with using membranes to filter CO2 from air streams involves a tradeoff between specific selectivity and flow-through speeds.

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Future of maintenance in the metals sector

Infinite Uptime

Metals and Mining industries are one of the oldest industries and have always helped in the economic development across the globe, right from the first industrial revolution. Today, the metals sector faces numerous challenges from lack of competitive advantage, power shortages, tight budget, regulatory compliances, etc. But one of the significant challenges is still unplanned downtime and maintenance in metalworking.

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UK battles to keep Jaguar Land Rover’s planned EV production

The Guardian Manufacturing

Britain lagging behind in race to build vital large-scale and local battery factories Britain is locked in a battle to hold on to production of Jaguar Land Rover’s future range of electric vehicles as concerns grow that the UK is falling behind in the race to build vital large-scale battery factories. The company, which is owned by the Indian conglomerate Tata , said it continued to “explore all options” for battery supply amid reports it could build electric cars in eastern Europe.

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Studies Show Why People Buy (or Don't Buy) EVs

MBT

Interest is growing, but price, range and a lack of charging infrastructure present challenges.

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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.