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If you’re anything like the tens of thousands of small manufacturing business owners (or managers) out there, you’re probably facing some difficult times. The marketplace is more competitive than ever. New products and business ideas are springing up left and right. Demand for goods is harder and harder to predict as consumer appetites keep shifting. […] The post 6 Brutal Questions That Leave Small Manufacturers Exhausted appeared first on Blog for Manufacturers and Distributors.
Global technology, software, and engineering company Emerson will exhibit advanced, discrete automation solutions from the factory floor to the cloud at Hannover Messe. Visitors to Hall 6, Stand C57 can view the Discrete Automation portfolio of ASCO, AVENTICS, Branson, Movicon, PACEdge, and PACSystems, as well as CoreTigo solutions. Emerson experts will show attendees how to… The post Emerson to unveil new approach to discrete automation at Hannover Messe 2023 appeared first on Design Worl
Cyber security must be the topic most showing up in my inbox over the past year or two. Every company is performing its own surveys and reports. That must mean there is no definitive analyst firm covering that subject. This survey and report from a company called Laminar looks at public clouds. To tackle skyrocketing cloud data security issues, 97% of organizations now have a dedicated data security team.
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Dynamic warehouses seek robots that can adapt to change with minimal human intervention. With localization and mapping software, AMRs can build facility maps, orient themselves, detect differences, and share changes with their fleet for uninterrupted and safer operations. When people were building warehouses 10 or 15 years ago in the U.S., few considered employing robots… The post SLAM technology improves AMR autonomy appeared first on Design World.
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Dynamic warehouses seek robots that can adapt to change with minimal human intervention. With localization and mapping software, AMRs can build facility maps, orient themselves, detect differences, and share changes with their fleet for uninterrupted and safer operations. When people were building warehouses 10 or 15 years ago in the U.S., few considered employing robots… The post SLAM technology improves AMR autonomy appeared first on Design World.
New companies broadly serving the data market continue to pop up on my radar. The following news reports a survey of more than 350 attendees to the 2023 Data Teams Summit. I should have figured there would be large conferences targeting those who work with data. This report is from a company called Unravel Data. “For the third year in a row we’ve had the opportunity to take the pulse of enterprise data teams to better understand the daily challenges they face as they accelerate their ambitious b
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I doesn’t seem like the season. Many companies have completed research projects lately in a number of areas from market size to cyber threats. Once the domain of analyst firms (where I’d pick up some custom research work), now companies are either doing their own or partnering for this research. This research by Valtech and Copperberg finds current market conditions are shifting manufacturers’ focus toward early value creation for digital investments.
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Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives
Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri
A company constructed a website that aggregates content from other companies’ websites asked me to teach at a webinar last week. They told me that my site provided more traffic than others to their site (hmmm, do I smell sales pitch there?). Anyway, the webinar broadcast April 5. It did generate several very good questions. Some of the feedback was actually complimentary.
The Last Pass columnist and welding educator Greg Siepert acknowledges a changing welding landscape and challenges readers to embrace it while honoring the industry’s tried and true processes.
Multi GUINNESS WORLDS RECORDS holder Rainer Zietlow has achieved another record by reaching Deadhorse, Alaska on April 2, 2023, in a Volkswagen ID.4 AWD. Deadhorse is at the remote end of the Dalton Highway System on the northern coast of the state. No electric vehicle has reached this point so early in the year. VW… The post Harting helps break another world record appeared first on Design World.
Your Industrial IoT software is never ready to scale unless your platform can handle multiple assets at enterprise-level, deploy on any cloud, and provide a modern tech stack for rapid application development with complete IP Ownership, all while reducing cloud operations costs by 90% per connected device. In the technical paper developed with the product team behind Flex83, find how you can build & own your custom IoT platform on the Flex83 Middleware that: Is Scale-ready for 65M+ Connected Ass
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Mold makers, designers and repair technicians put plastics processors in the position to not only satisfy their customers but help them win market share.
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Manufacturing today requires both agility and precision. Traditional ERP systems provide enterprise-wide management but lack real-time execution power needed on the shop floor. ION Factory OS by First Resonance bridges this gap, combining the strengths of ERP and MES for seamless integration. While ERP handles long-term strategic oversight, ION Factory OS delivers real-time production control, ensuring speed, flexibility, and precision.
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Ford announced that it has been given the go-ahead by the government to switch on its “hands-off, eyes-on” BlueCruise Level 2 hands-free advanced driver assistance system for 2,300 miles (3,700 km) of pre-mapped motorways in England, Scotland and Wales, designated as Blue Zones. It is not yet available in Northern Ireland. The BlueCruise system can be activated to control functions such as steering, acceleration, braking and lane positioning.
The fire at My-Way Trading Inc. in Richmond, Ind., had been contained but was still burning on April 12. It is expected to burn and produce smoke, soot and ash for several more days.
Acoustic cameras consist of microphone arrays used to locate and characterize sounds. There are a variety of microphone array structures to support specific analysis needs. Some acoustic cameras also have an embedded visual camera to supply an image over which the acoustic localization information can be presented. Acoustic camera application examples range from analyzing noise […] The post How does an acoustic camera work and what’s it good for?
Effective shop floor production planning and execution can be challenging. Despite technological advancements and methodologies, many manufacturing production managers still encounter issues that result in late orders, cash flow difficulties, and dissatisfied customers. These challenges can disrupt operations, reduce efficiency, and impact overall profitability.
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The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has surpassed the United States' JP Morgan Chase as the largest global investor in fossil fuel projects for the first time since 2019. The Canadian bank invested $42.1bn (£33.7bn) in fossil fuel projects in 2022, according to the 'Banking on Climate Chaos' report commissioned by the Rainforest Action Network (RAN). The investment included $7.4bn (£5.9bn) for fracking projects and $4.8bn (£3.8bn) for the excavation of tar sands deposits, the report said.
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