Design World
AUGUST 25, 2022
As recent months have shown, engineers are ready to get back to in-person meetings and conferences, from the Automate Show in Detroit to the Robotics Summit and Expo in Boston. And few are larger or more important to OEM design engineers than the biennial IMTS that’s held in Chicago’s vast McCormick Place complex. IMTS, or… The post IMTS ready for its Chicago comeback appeared first on Design World.
Automation World
AUGUST 22, 2022
The U.S. manufacturing industry is looking at a potential shortage of 2.4 million workers in the next decade. Here are my tips on how to overcome this shortage with more effective training.
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Gary Mintchell
AUGUST 23, 2022
What if the time has come to rethink all these specific silos and strategies around which we build manufacturing software solutions? The time has come to rethink all the departmental silos manufacturing executives constructed over the years with vendors targeting their applications to fit. This era of the Internet of Things (IoT), sensor-driven real-time data, innovative unstructured databases, powerful analytics engines, and visualization provide us with new ways of thinking about organizing ma
Robotics Automation News
AUGUST 22, 2022
This article offers fair but impartial advice on how to get your kids excited about coding, but it is very important that you follow the guidelines to the letter. It is very important that you do not let your attitude or your enthusiasm affect your child because you may scare your child away from coding […].
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.
Design World
AUGUST 23, 2022
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions launches its latest lightweight thermoplastic composite bearing, the HiMod Advanced Composite Bearing Plus, an enhanced dual-layer bearing with a low-friction modified PEEK layer that reduces friction and increases wear performance for use in bearing, wear ring, and bushing applications. Manufactured using Trelleborg’s patented Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) technology, a thin low friction […].
Automation World
AUGUST 26, 2022
A look at how Yokogawa’s AI technology controlled a JSR chemical plant for 35 days and how manufacturers are using AI to analyze sensor data.
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Robotics Automation News
AUGUST 22, 2022
IoT implies physical objects linked via wireless and wired networks. It refers to a group of internet-connected devices that communicate independently over the internet without needing a person to mediate the information exchange. You might wonder how this varies from the “internet” as most individuals realize it. It’s not that different; it’s just a form […].
Design World
AUGUST 25, 2022
Linear guides, cam followers, and crossed-roller bearings can satisfy the demanding requirements for space-flight hardware. By IKO engineering staff | www.ikont.com As space activity shifts from governmental agencies to a growing industry driven by commercial entities and even startups, the types of spacecrafts and the missions they support are also expanding.
Automation World
AUGUST 23, 2022
By thinking about its test centers are part of its manufacturing operations, Accuride extends the manufacturing execution system module of its Plex Smart Manufacturing platform to provide visibility into test summaries and analytics.
SMMT
AUGUST 24, 2022
UK car manufacturing output rises 8.6% in July, the third consecutive month of growth. Production of hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles surges 24.7% in the month. Volumes year-to-date down -16.5% to 461,174, driven by falling exports and structural changes. UK car production rose for the third consecutive month in July, up 8.6% to 58,043 units, according to the latest figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
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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.
Robotics Automation News
AUGUST 24, 2022
PickNik Robotics, a robotics software and engineering services company, has released both its MoveIt Studio Developer Platform and MoveIt Studio SDK (software development kit). The new software products help robotics and software engineers to create, debug, and ship complex manipulation projects faster. Dr Dave Coleman, CEO of PickNik Robotics, says: “These premium offerings leverage cutting […].
Design World
AUGUST 24, 2022
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions launches HMF FlatSeal, a new range of flat gasket materials for effective static sealing in low and high-temperature applications. The range includes specialist materials for use with harsh chemicals and mediums in aerospace, automotive, oil & gas, food & beverage, chemical processing and pharmaceutical industries.
The Fabricator
AUGUST 22, 2022
Barnes MetalCrafters manager Nick Martin ruminates about the pains of routine machine maintenance in a job shop, and recalls one particular Monday where one problem after another kept popping up.
SMMT
AUGUST 25, 2022
UK commercial vehicle (CV) production rises 43.9% to 8,097 units in the best July since 2016 and eleventh consecutive month of growth. Overseas demand increases by 34.2%, while production for Britain’s CV market grows by 58.5%. UK manufacturing is up 46.9% since January, at 58,693, the best year to date since 2012. UK commercial vehicle (CV) production grew by 43.9% in July, with 8,097 units of the latest vans, buses, trucks, coaches and taxis rolling off British factory lines, according to the
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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.
Robotics Automation News
AUGUST 24, 2022
A sustainable circular economy depends on recycled electronic consumer goods. But recycling electronic waste can endanger human workers – which makes it an optimal application for robotics and automation. To overcome these challenges, the Irish technology company Votechnik has developed a system based around a Kuka industrial robot. Because of mercury and other gases, as […].
Design World
AUGUST 22, 2022
EXAIR prides itself on its wide selection of manufacturing solutions and is continuously striving to produce new and innovative products. That’s why EXAIR is excited to present the new Catalog 34; a full-color technical guide offering solutions to common industrial conveying, cooling, cleaning, blowoff, drying, coating and static electricity problems.
The Fabricator
AUGUST 21, 2022
Some shops end up becoming time capsules, with little to no change since they opened their doors. Josh Welton says it shouldn’t have to be that way.
Plastics News
AUGUST 24, 2022
Investments in infrastructure such as water pipes and increased electric vehicle production should help buffer slowdowns from construction for PVC, says Vinyl Institute CEO Ned Monroe.
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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.
Robotics Automation News
AUGUST 24, 2022
Imagine driving a car – one without self-driving capabilities – to a mall, airport or parking garage, and using an app to have the car drive off to park itself. Software company Seoul Robotics is using Nvidia technology to make this possible – turning non-autonomous cars into self-driving vehicles. Headquartered in Korea, the company’s initial […].
AU Manufacturing
AUGUST 22, 2022
Sponsored Content by. The Australian manufacturing industry is fast entering the era of Industry 4.0. Harnessing the latest technology and transforming your operation into a smart factory is vital to building resilience, and optimising productivity and operational efficiency. And with the right help, it’s easier than you might think. Part 5: Taking a holistic approach.
The Fabricator
AUGUST 22, 2022
Onboarding Gen Z interns is a popular topic these days in the manufacturing industry, and with a new school year quickly approaching, it’s the perfect time to go over some best practices to ensure that your new hires get off to the best start possible.
Canadian Manufacturing
AUGUST 23, 2022
TORONTO — A study from Food and Beverage Ontario says a shortage of skilled trades people and lack of access to qualified foreign workers has continued to take its toll on production capacity for the province’s food and beverage processing industry. Ontario’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs funded the study, which says that the province’s food and beverage processing industry contributed $13.9 billion to Ontario’s GDP in 2020.
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.
Robotics Automation News
AUGUST 23, 2022
ABB has signed an agreement with ATS Global to extend the reach of the ABB Ability Data Center Automation business. The Netherlands-headquartered company has become a Global System Integrator (GIS) and will work with ABB to combine expertise and resources, testing the advantages and effectiveness of potential collaborations for data center customers and growing their […].
Plastics News
AUGUST 25, 2022
Hugh Karraker, a documentary filmmaker, environmentalist and plastics historian, died Aug. 17 at age 74. He was a great grandson of Leo Baekeland, who invented Bakelite, the world's first synthetic plastic, in 1907.
The Fabricator
AUGUST 22, 2022
Los alambres de núcleo fundente protegido con gas pueden mejorar la productividad y generar soldaduras de calidad con menos tiempo improductivo cuando se combinan con la técnica adecuada y con las mejores prácticas.
AU Manufacturing
AUGUST 23, 2022
Media Release by Modern Manufacturing Expo. There’s no denying it: a new era of ‘Modern’ Manufacturing has arrived in Australia. But in order to harness the possibilities unlocked by implementing advanced manufacturing techniques, local manufacturers need to be ready to embrace change. “Advanced manufacturing is about breaking new ground – it sometimes involves the manufacturing of products that have never been made before, changing the way in which you currently manufacture or sometimes it mean
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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.
Robotics Automation News
AUGUST 25, 2022
As the world emerges from the global pandemic, retail is growing at levels not seen in the last two decades. Retail sales grew by 7 percent in 2020 and by over 14 percent in 2021, which is in stark contrast to the 3.7 percent annual growth between 2010 and 2019. The increased demand for retail […].
Plastics News
AUGUST 22, 2022
A coalition of 20 countries — including Germany, the United Kingdom, South Korea and Canada — wants to build support for strong actions in upcoming talks for a global plastics treaty.
The Fabricator
AUGUST 25, 2022
Ford Motor Co. will lay off about 3,000 white-collar and contract employees in the U.S., Canada, and India to cut costs as it makes a long-range transition to electric vehicles, reports The Wall Street Journal.
AU Manufacturing
AUGUST 23, 2022
Media Release by Extracta. Extracta , an Australian manufacturer, will shortly start utilising agricultural waste like sugarcane husks, grape marc (skins and seeds) and orange peel (after juicing) to produce high-quality ingredients for the nutraceutical, food and cosmetic industries. Rod Lewis, Extracta’s CEO says that his company is turning agriculture waste into raw materials for complementary medicines like those made by sister company MediKane that uses sugarcane fibre, grape by-products an
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