Cisco Industrial Automation

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

By Marcus Smith and Ken Vanthielen. The Cisco IoT Design-In Program is a partnership framework providing unique benefits to customers and partners who integrate Cisco IoT technologies into their own solutions or products. The program helps machine builders and niche solution integrators to create repeatable, scalable, and reliable solutions with Cisco IoT technology embedded within.

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Automation World

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

On its own, the answer is clearly “no.” But when SCADA/HMI is the core of the platform, as it is with Ignition, Inductive Automation is demonstrating how the software can be used to connect IT and operations technology across the enterprise.

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Design World

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Empowering leaders in packaging, food and beverage, and pharmaceuticals to conquer automation challenges, Beckhoff will showcase flexible robotics, cabinetless control systems and adaptive automation technologies at PACK EXPO International 2022. The modular Automation Technology for Robotics (ATRO) solution will appear for the first time in North America at the show from Oct. 23-26 in booth… The post Beckhoff to highlight ATRO, MX-System and Adaptive Automation at PACK EXPO 2022 appeared f

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Robotics Automation News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Do you like working with your hands? Do you have an interest in robotics and automation? If so, you may wonder what an industrial robotic arm is and how it could benefit you. Contrary to popular belief, industrial robotic arms are not just for large manufacturing companies. There are many applications for these versatile machines […].

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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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Plastics News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Lizzo showed that some historic flutes in the Library of Congress collection, including a 1937 item made with plexiglass, still have plenty of music left in them.

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Automation World

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Siemens shows how a part or product can be made entirely in one closed-loop digital environment to optimize the entire process before production begins.

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Robotics Automation News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

ICE Cobotics has chosen T-Mobile and Deutsche Telekom’s T IoT as its exclusive IoT connectivity solution worldwide to help its customers more easily manage fleets of the company’s floor cleaning robots. As part of the long-term agreement, T IoT – a comprehensive solution for global IoT connectivity, platform management and support – will deliver cellular […].

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Plastics News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Chicago-based plastic sheeting company Midwest Canvas will pay $230,000 to settle a federal complaint that it discriminated in hiring, as part of fulfilling a government contract. The company denied the allegation.

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Automation World

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Giving new employees the opportunity to participate on projects goes a long way toward building the talent pool industry needs.

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Design World

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The big challenges facing the world today — such as climate change, energy shortages and disrupted supply chains — all have one thing in common: they demand innovative, high-tech solutions. At Hanover Fair, the world’s leading trade show for industrial technology, leading companies from the mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, energy, and software and IT sectors… The post 2023 Hannover Fair to focus on “Industrial Transformation — Making the Difference” appeare

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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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Robotics Automation News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Shipping and logistics play a critical role in the growth of the economy. That’s true since all economic activities depend on the existence and efficiency of shipping and logistics. Therefore, no country can enhance its national income without the input of the shipping and logistics sector. That said, shipping and logistics is the process in […].

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Plastics News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The federal government says a Pretium Packaging plant in Ohio had a yearslong "discriminatory practice" of not hiring women for machine operator jobs.

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Automation World

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Robot technology is more advanced and applicable than ever with the help of machine learning, washdown capability, and safety improvements, but there is still plenty of room for innovation.

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Design World

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

FLYING-CAM, a leader in design and manufacturing of unmanned helicopters and pioneer of professional drone filming services, celebrated its 30th anniversary with the World premiere of Discovery, its newest unmanned aircraft system. The Belgium-based company decided to turn to CRP Technology and its Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing process with composite polymers fiber-reinforced to complete […].

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Robotics Automation News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Riders in Austin, Texas can now select an autonomous vehicle in the Lyft app to help them get around their city. This marks the first time that a commercial autonomous service is available in Austin, Texas and marks the third city where Lyft riders can hail an autonomous ride along with Miami, Florida and Las […].

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Canadian Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

DDC Provides Update on Successful Canary Drone Parachute Testing (CNW Group/Drone Delivery Canada Corp.). TORONTO — On Sep. 28, Drone Delivery Canada Corp. provided an update on the successful parachute testing and development of the Canary drone. The testing of the Canary continues to progress on schedule with full autonomous missions and expanded flight envelope including the parachute validation testing.

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Automation World

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

StrongArm Technologies provides IoT-enabled safety wearables designed to prevent on-the-job injuries.

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Design World

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

igus is expanding through investments in its Low-Cost Automation and has now acquired the majority shares in Commonplace Robotics based in Bissendorf near Osnabrück. As an integrator, Commonplace Robotics specializes in intuitive control systems and software and power electronics for robotics, both in industry and in education. The two companies have been cooperating intensively for… The post igus acquires majority stake in Commonplace Robotics appeared first on Design World.

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Robotics Automation News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Global fabrication equipment spending for front-end facilities is expected to increase approximately 9 percent year-over-year to a new “all-time high” of $99 billion in 2022, according to SEMI. The industry association revealed its prediction in its latest quarterly World Fab Forecast report. The report also shows the global fab equipment industry increasing capacity this year […].

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The Fabricator

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

High school vocational skills centers are shedding a longstanding negative stigma for trades like welding are becoming more of a desirable option for teens considering their post-graduation futures.

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Plastics Today

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Netherlands-based TenCate Grass partners with Cyclyx and ExxonMobil to chemically recycle artificial grass into feedstock for new plastic products.

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Design World

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Smart Technology is rapidly evolving, especially in the automation and engineering space. This can make it difficult for professionals and aspiring engineers to be adequately prepared throughout their careers. Festo Didactic, equipment and solution provider for industrial and technical education, developed the program to holistically teach students robot safety.

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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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Robotics Automation News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Addverb, an autonomous mobile robots maker, has agreed a strategic partnership with ABCO Systems, a distribution solutions provider that specializes in streamlining warehousing operations. This strategic alliance combines Addverb’s automation technology with ABCO’s storage and material handling equipment systems to offer solutions for warehouse and fulfillment operations in consumer goods industries, including e-commerce, grocery, fashion, […].

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The Fabricator

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Cobots look untimidating, but they need to be treated like any other aspect of fabricating equipment. For an application to truly qualify as collaborative and deemed safe, the entire robotic system and application must be addressed. This includes the robot, workpiece, robot work area, and even the end-of-arm tooling.

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Plastics News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Based on the survey submissions, film producers had an average gain of 15 percent and sheet producers reported an 8 percent average gain.

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Design World

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Jake Schieffer is taking on a new role within Beckhoff USA as Vice President of Sales. This promotion results from Schieffer’s significant successes as Regional Director – Midwest. In the newly created national position, he will continue to promote business alignment throughout the sales organization and accelerate growth across the U.S. Based at the Beckhoff… The post Beckhoff USA appoints Jake Schieffer VP of sales appeared first on Design World.

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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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Robotics Automation News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Application Programming Interface (API) technology has enabled the feasibility of trading in various tokens, exchanges, and between applications. Accompanied by the flexibility of transactions carried out on Decentralized Exchanges (DEX), organizations are seeking APIs. They serve as the perfect intermediary for an enhanced experience. This article points out the benefits of using APIs such as […].

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The Fabricator

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Understanding what each welding variable in a procedure is and what it does can go a long way in helping welders meet productivity goals and reduce shop downtime and rework costs.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Sponsored By: For today’s heavy manufacturers, conveyance automation systems must be extremely robust and capable of transporting high-capacity payloads, yet also deliver the high levels of flexibility, safety and scalability expected from today’s mobile robotic systems. Modern automated guided vehicles can do just that. Manufacturing facilities continue to increase their levels of automation to reduce….

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Design World

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Robots are an integral part of the manufacturing industry worldwide to the extent that they are indispensable. In production, robots and cobots frequently encounter each other, working and interacting side by side with humans, but also performing tasks independently. The latest industrial robots move in a three-dimensional space and can therefore perform a wide variety… The post Q&A With HELU: Robotic Dress Packs appeared first on Design World.

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