MRPEasy

APRIL 10, 2023

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.

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Design World

APRIL 12, 2023

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

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Gary Mintchell

APRIL 12, 2023

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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Automation World

APRIL 11, 2023

Eclipse Automation deploys Beckhoff Automation’s eXtended Transport System to deliver micron-level accuracy for multiple automotive part assemblies on one machine.

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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?

E&T

APRIL 14, 2023

The blockchain bubble claimed another victim at the beginning of March. An institution on the US west coast set up, like many of its peers, to collect deposits to lend on land and property purchases, Silvergate Bank moved into what seemed to be the lucrative world of blockchain almost a decade ago. It found a business in funnelling cash between conventional currencies and a rapidly burgeoning range of cryptocurrencies.

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Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 9, 2023

Manufacturers are experiencing a perfect storm, with stretched supply chains, increasing cost of goods and materials, and the ever-present skills gap. At times it can be challenging to survive – let alone grow. You might initially think that the quality of your machined parts is the key differentiator here, and yet the reality is success lies in your ability to reduce waste and cost.

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The Fabricator

APRIL 10, 2023

Welders and welding/fabricating companies should understand the hazards associated with fume exposure to reduce or eliminate health risks while welding nonferrous metals like aluminum.

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E&T

APRIL 13, 2023

“My book isn’t about data, not really,” says Elizabeth M Renieris, author of ‘Beyond Data’. “It’s about how our historical obsession with data in the context of technology governance has been problematic, and why we need a materially different approach: one less focused on data and more focused on people.” Subtitled ‘Reclaiming Human Rights at the Dawn of the Metaverse’, her book’s central argument is encapsulated in the opening sentence of the first chapter: “For more than fifty years, we have

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Plastics Today

APRIL 14, 2023

The company’s first manufacturing plant in the United States will be the size of 260 football fields and carbon neutral, thanks to an on-site solar plant matching the facility’s total energy consumption.

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Plastics News

APRIL 14, 2023

Thermafoam R-Control LLC is branching out in Jacksonville, Ark., adding expanded polystyrene block manufacturing to its structurally insulated panel business there.

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Manufacturing 133

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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The Fabricator

APRIL 12, 2023

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.

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E&T

APRIL 14, 2023

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.

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Plastics Today

APRIL 11, 2023

In addition to signing a definitive agreement to acquire Parkway, Clayens completed a carve out of an injection molding plant in Crystal Lake, IL, and its operational transfer from a healthcare group.

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Plastics News

APRIL 12, 2023

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.

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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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The Fabricator

APRIL 14, 2023

Alvin, Texas-based Woven Metal Products has been around since 1967, and the company’s history still greatly influences how it operates its family-owned manufacturing business today.

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E&T

APRIL 14, 2023

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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Robotics Automation News

APRIL 13, 2023

As marketing automation becomes increasingly important for businesses, Marketo has emerged as one of the most popular platforms in the industry. Marketo is a powerful tool that can help businesses automate their marketing efforts, improve lead generation, and drive growth.

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Plastics News

APRIL 10, 2023

The iconic maker of plastic kitchenware is warning investors the company might not be able to continue due to financial problems.

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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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Metrology

APRIL 11, 2023

Companies use identity servers to store and manage digital identities, for example allowing single sign-on for their employees for the corporate resources they need to access. This helps reduce the administrative overhead of distributing multiple authentication tokens. With support for Azure AD and the SAML 2.0 authentication protocol, PolyWorks can leverage the standard corporate platform to manage user access and privileges.

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Manufacturing 105

E&T

APRIL 11, 2023

Polar bears live in some of the harshest conditions on earth, shrugging off Arctic temperatures as low as -45°C. While the bears have many adaptations that allow them to thrive when the temperature plummets, scientists have been trying to understand how their fur manages to keep them warm in their environment. Polar animals actively use the sunlight to maintain their temperature through their white fur.

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NCMS

APRIL 11, 2023

Main Sail is a nontraditional, veteran-owned small business focused on Maintenance and Logistics Optimization (MLO) for the federal government. The company’s passion is to combine emerging technologies with process excellence to improve effectiveness and readiness for federal agencies with maintenance and logistics missions. Main Sail specializes in leading complex projects that integrate industrial engineering, maintenance […] The post New Member Spotlight – Main Sail appeared first

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Plastics News

APRIL 11, 2023

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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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.

Metrology

APRIL 9, 2023

The Q-Span Gauging System incorporates a Universal Robots (UR) collaborative robot for flexibility, ease of use, and rapid return on investment. The post Robotic Thread Verification Enhances Q-Span Automated Gauging System appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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E&T

APRIL 14, 2023

Passivhaus is, in short, the gold standard for energy-efficient homes. According to physicist Wolfgang Feist, co-founder of the concept: “The heat losses of the building are reduced so much that it hardly needs any heating at all.” Certified houses are built with high-quality insulation, triple glazing, insulated frames, mechanical ventilation, and airtightness levels around twenty times higher than a typical UK build.

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Robotics Automation News

APRIL 12, 2023

What is Polyurethane? Polyurethane is a synthetic polymer material that has many uses in various industries. Polyurethane sheets are widely used for their durability, flexibility, and versatility. They come in different sizes and thicknesses to cater to different needs.

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Plastics News

APRIL 14, 2023

Lego officially kicks off construction of its $1 billion U.S. plant; Eyebobs targets reading glasses for the "idiosyncratic"; Warby Parker, Roshambo take on recycling for glasses.

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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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Plastics Today

APRIL 12, 2023

The compact BioArm has the potential to screen a range of tumor therapies and could play a crucial role in the future development of cancer drug testing approaches.

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Fit 110

E&T

APRIL 12, 2023

In a new report, Ember said that wind and solar could push the world into an era of falling fossil-fuel generation and power sector emissions as early as this year. Full decarbonisation of the power sector is considered crucial for the world to reduce its emissions due to rising electricity demand and the ability for electrification to unlock other emission cuts throughout the economy.

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Robotics Automation News

APRIL 9, 2023

RC Mowers, a manufacturer of remote-operated robotic mowers, announced today it has entered into dealership agreements with Pennsylvania-based Stephenson Equipment (SEI) and Iowa’s Elliott Equipment to add them to its dealer network.

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Fastener News Desk

APRIL 8, 2023

Founded in 1948 and celebrating 75 years in the fastener industry. Founder, Jack Clinton 2023 marks 75 years of business for Jay-Cee Sales and Rivet Inc. In 1948, Jack Clinton founded the company in Detroit at 51 years of age. It began as an Army/Navy surplus store that sold various basic goods, along with a limited supply of fasteners like nuts, bolts, screws, and of course, rivets.

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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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