Sustainability 101: What is net zero?
Cisco Smart Manufacturing
MAY 15, 2023
Do you feel a bit lost when people refer to certain environmental sustainability topics and aren’t sure where to start when it comes to learning more?
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Manufacturing Supply Chain Management – Best Practices for SMEs
MRPEasy
MAY 16, 2023
Supply chain management encompasses everything from negotiating vendor contracts for raw materials to handling returns of a product. While it is a central concept for any company producing or selling physical goods or even services, this post focuses on the importance and best practices of SCM from the perspective of small and medium manufacturers. What […] The post Manufacturing Supply Chain Management – Best Practices for SMEs appeared first on Blog for Manufacturers and Distributors.
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Stilfold patents “industrial origami” manufacturing technology
The Fabricator
MAY 17, 2023
Swedish design and technology company Stilfold, the parent company of electromobility startup Stilride, has been granted its first patent right for its “industrial origami” manufacturing technology.
Drives for speed in intralogistics
Design World
MAY 18, 2023
Competitive intralogistics requires extensive automation, something that is inconceivable without micromotors. Drive systems from FAULHABER prove their ability to perform here during sorting, transporting, and with robotics solutions. Suitable transport structures in intralogistics are a prerequisite in all industries to be able to withstand competitive pressure in the future.
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.
3D Printing Viability Determination
Automation World
MAY 16, 2023
Awareness of 3D printing’s use beyond prototypes is becoming more well known. But how do you know if a part or product should be 3D printed or produced via traditional methods?
Building a Temperature Controller Simulator Using OpenPLC and an Arduino
Control.com
MAY 16, 2023
Variable control allows external conditions, like temperature, to be monitored so the controller can activate devices to heat or cool the system as needed. Simulate a temp controller with low-cost components!
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DigiKey brand refresh reflects company evolution and commerce leadership
Design World
MAY 19, 2023
DigiKey, a leading global commerce distributor offering the largest selection of technical components and automation products in stock for immediate shipment, today unveiled an update to its brand system including a refreshed logo, updated color palette and typeface, tagline, simplified name and updated brand voice. The new look was debuted at the EDS Leadership Summit… The post DigiKey brand refresh reflects company evolution and commerce leadership appeared first on Design World.
Top Industrial Machine Vision Applications
Automation World
MAY 13, 2023
From detecting difficult-to-find flaws and missing components to expanding robot applications and improving palletizing operations, machine vision technologies are rapidly moving beyond basic presence, absence and orientation applications.
The virtues of bend simulation for press brakes and helping a shop's downstream
The Fabricator
MAY 16, 2023
If bending is a mess in a sheet metal fabrication shop, so is virtually everything else. That’s why simulating bending jobs before they reach the press brake and the rest of the shop floor makes so much sense.
Is your car safe from a cyber attack?
E&T
MAY 17, 2023
In January 2022, 19-year-old David Colombo from Dinkelsbühl, Germany, announced via Twitter that he had been able to hack at least 25 Tesla vehicles in 13 countries and partially take them over. “So, I now have full remote control of over 25 Teslas in 13 countries and there seems to be no way to find the owners and report it to them,” he tweeted. Luckily, Colombo’s intentions were good.
A Low-Risk, Incremental Approach to Smart Manufacturing for Small & Medium Manufacturers
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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.
Wireless module connects sensors to the cloud
Design World
MAY 15, 2023
InnoPhase IoT, Inc. announced multiple end-to-end (E2E) sensor-to-cloud customer solutions based on its Talaria TWO Wi-Fi/BLE SoC and modules. The solutions accelerate the transition to battery-powered cloud-connected IoT market applications. By delivering an approximately 10+ year battery-operated sensor solution featuring a lower power consumption Wi-Fi module and optimized cloud connectivity reference software, InnoPhase IoT is fueling […] The post Wireless module connects sensors to th
Best first quarter for HGV fleet renewal since pandemic
SMMT
MAY 17, 2023
UK new HGV registrations rose by 17.1% to 11,517 units in Q1 2023, the best start to a year since pre-pandemic 2019. Double digit growth for rigid and articulated trucks, with volumes up 17.3% and 16.8% respectively. Industry calls for long-term strategy for HGV infrastructure and incentives to deliver zero emission goals. SEE HGV REGISTRATIONS BY BRAND DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE AND DATA TABLE UK demand for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) grew by 17.1% to 11,517 registrations in the first three months
Aluminum Etc.: What is military-grade aluminum?
The Fabricator
MAY 18, 2023
Readers send Aluminum Etc. columnist Gina Cutts questions all the time. In her latest column, she answers one reader’s question about military-grade aluminum.
Hands-on review: Dyson Zone
E&T
MAY 16, 2023
Do you remember when Google launched its now-discontinued Glass wearable computer? The entire world acted like mean schoolkids, rounding on early adopters of the tech and calling them Glassholes. The response was predictable, awful, hilarious. Well, Dyson’s new wearable is technologically impressive but equally Marmitey and puts you at risk of playground insults.
Best Practices to Boost Marketing Efficiency while Decreasing Cost Per Sale
Speaker: Kristin Hess - Senior Product Marketing Manager, Drift; Will Lyon - Head of Vertical Marketing, 6sense
The past three years have forced nearly every industry to rethink their prospect and customer engagement strategy. But while we’ve all been thrust into digital transformation, we haven’t all made the transition efficiently. Now that we know digital selling is the new norm, how can we ensure our website is doing as much of the leg work as possible for us - even in the midst of economic challenges?
ABB to showcase next-generation robotic technologies at Automate 2023
Design World
MAY 15, 2023
ABB Robotics will feature next-generation robotic technologies enabling businesses to efficiently adapt production to variable market demands at the Huntington Place Convention Center in Detroit at Automate 2023, May 22–25 (Booth #5623). With an emphasis on flexibility and simplicity, ABB’s mission is to provide the benefits of the automation industry’s most comprehensive and integrated portfolio… The post ABB to showcase next-generation robotic technologies at Automate 2023 appeared first
Does a Five-Axis Machine Increase Business?
Modern Machine Shop
MAY 14, 2023
Machine shop supervisor Kenny Urban stands at Meyer Tool and Manufacturing’s first five-axis machine, a Hurco VMX42SRTi. The shop added this machine five years ago when it won a bid for a particularly complex part. “We take on a lot of that work that other companies shy away from because it's complex,” says Kenny Urban, machine shop supervisor at Meyer Tool and Manufacturing. “Our motto is we build the impossible.” Meyer Tool’s reputation for building the
Signs of a growing business model: Hex Head Art takes wall art to the next level
The Fabricator
MAY 15, 2023
Hex Head Art’s 3D wall art, which includes licensed sports team logos, has proven so popular that it needed a new laser cutting machine to keep up with the work.
Most methane emissions unregulated despite climate impact, study finds
E&T
MAY 19, 2023
A team from Queen Mary University of London (QMU) found that little is known about the effectiveness of the policies that exist, with potentially unrepresentative methane emission estimations used rather than actual measurements. Inaccurate estimations can also mean the issue is taken less seriously by decision-makers by masking its severity. The researchers argue that the lack of regulation and clarity into their impact must urgently be addressed if the world is going to meet climate targets.
Innovations in Manufacturing: How to Become Your New Tech's Master
Speaker: Gary Mintchell, Founder of The Manufacturing Connection
In a world where new technology keeps popping up out of nowhere, it's easy to think that this new tech can solve any and all your manufacturing challenges. This is a dangerous assumption because thoughtless reliance on technology can become a liability. Yes, tech does makes work easier and faster, but we've learned in recent decades that projects can still fail if the new technology being used doesn't bring manufacturing, business, and go-to-market strategies together.
ABB predicts top US robotics trends
Design World
MAY 16, 2023
• Labor shortages present new opportunities for robotic automation • AI and connected digital networks will make robots easier to use, enabling them to take on more tasks in new industries • More specialist partnerships between industry and educators will close the robotics skills gap With annual revenue in the U.S. robotics market expected to… The post ABB predicts top US robotics trends appeared first on Design World.
Osaro targets fast-growing subscription market with AI-powered kitting robots
Robotics Automation News
MAY 14, 2023
Osaro, a developer of machine-learning-enabled robotics for e-commerce, has launched the Osaro Robotic Kitting System. This addition to its range of e-commerce robots is equipped with advanced piece-picking skills and end effectors to handle the constantly changing array of product SKUs that must be organized, placed, and packaged into custom kits.
Global Plastics Treaty Talks: Buckle Up for Round Two
Plastics Today
MAY 17, 2023
Ahead of the meeting in Paris at the end of May, the United Nations’ environmental body issued a report claiming countries can reduce plastic pollution by 80% by 2040 through existing technologies and major policy changes.
BT to cut 55,000 jobs by 2030; AI replacing some roles
E&T
MAY 18, 2023
BT Group has become the latest big company to announce significant layoffs after the firm revealed its plans to cut between 40,000 and 55,000 jobs - including contractors - by the end of the decade. The telecoms giant currently has around 130,000 employees worldwide, with about 80,000 staff in the UK. A pproximately 30,000 of those employees are contractors employed through third parties.
The New Tech Toolbelt: Digital Twins, IoT, Cobots, & More
Speaker: Cory Skinner, Founder and CEO of FactR
From limited visibility and a lack of real-time data to a lack of agility and responsiveness to changing market conditions, there's no shortage of difficulties that today's supply chain professionals can encounter. What can be done to not only address these challenges, but overcome them? Supply chains need tools that elevate decision-making and boost ROI as well as respond effectively to demand fluctuations, customer preferences, and competition.
FANUC Places Education Centre Stage at Inaugural Automation UK Show
MEM
MAY 16, 2023
As part of its campaign to inspire the next generation of robotics engineers, automation experts FANUC UK will showcase a suite of education-themed initiatives at the first ever Automation UK event (stand B14, 20-21 June 2023, Coventry). With a fifth of manufacturing workers set to retire over the next decade, engaging with young people is crucial to plugging the skills gap and ensuring the UK remains internationally competitive.
Up in Smoke Welding Apparel wins $30,000 grant from FedEx
The Fabricator
MAY 16, 2023
FedEx has awarded $30,000 to Up in Smoke Welding Apparel, Fulshear, Texas, one of 10 small businesses to receive the grand prize as part of the 11th annual FedEx Small Business Grant Contest.
Control Engineering Career and Salary Survey, 2023
Control Engineering
MAY 14, 2023
Learning Objectives Learn about key threats to manufacturing from the 2023 Control Engineering Career and Salary Survey. Examine skills needed to advance in engineering. Compare and benchmark your career progress with peers. Continuing manufacturing workforce shortages and the economy were cited as the biggest threats to manufacturing; threat of worker shortages was cited by 48% of respondents, down from 57% in 2022, but still up significantly from 37% in 2021.
Face unlock systems on smartphones tricked with printed face picture
E&T
MAY 18, 2023
Since August 2022, the consumer firm has tested 48 new smartphones of which 19 (40 per cent) can be easily spoofed with a photo to get past the phone’s lock screen and gain access to the data on the device. The testers said that photos of the user, whose real-life image was registered with the device, were not even particularly high-resolution and were printed on a standard office printer on normal, rather than photo, paper.
The 4 Keys to Demand Planning in 2023 and Beyond
Speaker: Eva Dawkins - Senior Consultant, Supply Chain
The last three years have been a rollercoaster ride for most supply chains, filled with volatile unpredictability and frequent disruptions. We know technology improvements can improve supply chain operations and add significant value for companies even in turbulent times. However, to pull this off, companies must first establish crucial supporting people processes - in particular, planning processes.
Luyten 3D inks 3D printing deal to supply concrete mix to the US, Canada
AU Manufacturing
MAY 18, 2023
Melbourne-based Luyten 3D has signed an agreement with America-based Alquist 3D to supply its proprietary 3D concrete mix ‘Ultimatecrete’ for the construction of houses and other residences in the United States and Canada. In a press release, Luyten 3D said the collaboration brings together two of the most progressive 3D printing companies to speed the construction of 3D homes and dwellings in the two countries.
3 Rules of Thumb for Buying New Equipment or Technology
Modern Machine Shop
MAY 18, 2023
Photo Credit: Getty Images As manufacturers, we are in one of the most capital-intensive industries, and it can seem like we are always investing in our businesses without pause. Technology is constantly advancing, and it can be a struggle to keep up. This is why I have come up with some rules over the past 50 years for purchasing new equipment and technology.
Deliver the Experience Your Customers Want with a Data-Informed Hybrid Work Strategy
Cisco Smart Manufacturing
MAY 19, 2023
Brexit deal poses ‘existential threat’ to UK car manufacturing, industry warns
E&T
MAY 17, 2023
The prime minister Rishi Sunak is facing pressure from the car manufacturing industry to renegotiate the ' Trade and Co-operation Agreement' (TCA) with the European Union (EU). Stellantis, the parent company of Vauxhall, Citroen, Peugeot and Fiat, has stated it will not be able to meet its commitment to making electric vehicles at its Ellesmere Port and Luton plants once Brexit tariffs begin to be enforced.
ASX biotech firm Noxopharm unveils anti-inflammatory skin disease drug
AU Manufacturing
MAY 18, 2023
Australian biotech company Noxopharm Limited unveiled today its new preclinical product candidate from its Sofra technology platform that has shown effectiveness against inflammatory skin disease in preclinical models. In research presented at the 15th International Congress on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (LUPUS 2023) currently being held in Seoul, Noxopharm reported its novel drug, known as SOF-XX, represents a “promising new class of therapeutics for the treatment of autoimmune diseases such
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