MRPEasy

JANUARY 1, 2024

Managing the manufacture of electronics could be as complicated as the products themselves are. This complexity can be significantly reduced with powerful software now accessible to manufacturers of any size. Here are three real-life examples of issues electronics manufacturers face and how MRP software can help resolve them. Managing complex bills of materials Efficient management […] The post 3 Real-Life Electronics Manufacturing Challenges Resolved with MRP Software appeared first on Bl

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Automation World

JANUARY 3, 2024

Apera AI focuses on using artificial intelligence to provide control over robotic gripping, pick points and simulation during commissioning.

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WMEP

JANUARY 4, 2024

January 3, 2024 By: Gene Russell Without a basic grasp of financial concepts at the C-suite (executive) level, small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) may be limited in their ability to compete in an increasingly crowded marketplace. This is why financial literacy is near and dear to my heart. As a former manufacturer myself, I understand how [.

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Metrology

JANUARY 2, 2024

Flexxbotics, delivering workcell digitalization for robot-driven manufacturing, has announced that SpiTrex Orthopedics has selected the Flexxbotics solution for robot-driven manufacturing with autonomous process control. The post Closed Loop Compliance Assures Robot-Driven Manufacturing appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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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?

Plastics Today

JANUARY 2, 2024

January 3 is National Drinking Straw Day. As sundry forces conspire to make the plastic drinking straw an endangered species, let's take a trip down memory lane and find out why it became so popular in the first place.

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Design World

JANUARY 2, 2024

Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) can streamline material handling in manufacturing, logistics, warehousing, and more, yet many facilities still primarily rely on conveyor systems. To serve as a flexible bridge between fixed conveyors and production lines, Interroll designed a light conveyor platform (LCP) to facilitate the handling of lightweight goods with AMRs from Mobile Industrial Robots… The post Light conveyor platform bridges fixed systems with flexible AMRs appeared first on Design

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Gary Mintchell

JANUARY 5, 2024

For all you Artificial Intelligence buffs out there, here is a chance to learn a little about what influential people are thinking. This January 25 event will focus on ways to protect consumers and competition. The Federal Trade Commission’s Office of Technology is hosting a virtual tech summit on January 25, 2024 that will bring together a diverse group of stakeholders to discuss key developments in the rapidly evolving field of artificial intelligence (AI), looking across the layers of technol

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SMMT

JANUARY 5, 2024

New car registrations reach 1.903 million in 2023 – up 17.9% as fleet investment accelerates. Battery electric vehicle volumes reach record high but market share slips to 16.5%. Industry calls on government to halve EV VAT, to put more than a quarter of a million extra zero emission vehicles on the road and cut five million tonnes of CO2 by end of 2026.

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Design World

JANUARY 2, 2024

I love learning about engineering colleagues who are innovating in new ways — people who are rethinking problems that seem to be up against the proverbial brick wall. Take the current issues with renewable energy. While strides have been made in many areas of solar and wind, the daily (or hourly) variability of these technologies… The post Thinking outside the bus appeared first on Design World.

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Automation World

JANUARY 3, 2024

ABB’s energy reviews of industrial electric motors indicate potential 2.1 TWh lifetime savings.

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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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Gary Mintchell

JANUARY 5, 2024

Some news about electric vehicle (EV) design from Hexagon. Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division and JSOL Corporation have entered a strategic partnership to accelerate the virtual prototyping of electrified powertrains through multi-physics simulation. The collaboration builds on a long-term technical alliance offering global customers accurate and high-productivity virtual prototyping of. complex electro-mechanical systems The new strategic partnership will enable customers to combine

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2024

2024 could be a year of building robotics momentum. Source: Adobe Stock 2023 was a year of great change within the robotics industry. We’ll see ripple effects from the latest booms in artificial intelligence and humanoid robots for years to come. Entering into 2024, a number of promising technologies and use cases are primed for growth. With 2023 in the rearview mirror , it’s time to look ahead to what the next 12 months have in store for the robotics industry.

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Design World

JANUARY 4, 2024

SPIROL International Holding Corporation’s board of directors announces the unanimous decision to appoint Jeffrey F. Koehl as chairman of SPIROL International Holding Corporation. Jeff joined the company in 1997 and has been serving as chairman and CEO of SPIROL International Corporation since his appointment in 2010. Jeff succeeds his father, Hans H.

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SMMT

JANUARY 5, 2024

Britain’s new light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations rise 21.0% in 2023 as businesses and fleets invest in 341,455 vehicles carrying out essential roles in UK economy. Record battery electric van (BEV) uptake as 20,253 units registered, up 21.0%, with almost 60,000 joining UK roads since 2019. As ambitious Zero Emission Vehicle Mandate requires BEVs to represent 10% of market in 2024, rollout of sufficient van-suitable public chargepoints is mission-critical.

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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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Gary Mintchell

JANUARY 3, 2024

Indiana-based Matrix Integration has been asserting itself as the AI integration partner of choice for your IT needs. I get a lot of these sort of releases. This one seems to offer a few quality tips. “We have been leveraging AI tools in our strategic partner software suites for clients for several years. Customers turn to us for support in fine-tuning the automation capabilities within these suites to make critical decisions in their infrastructure,” said Tim Pritchett, engineer operations mana

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Control.com

JANUARY 2, 2024

Doosan Group will be unveiling its latest innovations at CES 2024. The company will showcase its green-centric, future-thinking technology from Doosan Robotics, Bobcat, Enerbility, and HyAxiom.

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Design World

JANUARY 3, 2024

Greene Tweed recently introduced the new Canted Coil MSE (metal spring energized) sealing solution, designed to further reduce power loss and improve precision movement without sacrificing leakage control or durability. The seals offer broad chemical compatibility and resistance to extreme temperatures, pressure, and wear. Greene Tweed devoted two years of design development and in-house testing… The post Greene Tweed introduces its latest Canted Coil MSE sealing solution appeared first on

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 31, 2023

The mission for Glide is to provide independence and agency to sight-impaired individuals. | Credit: Glidance Glidance Inc. has been developing Glide, a robotic walking aid for people with vision impairments. The Seattle-based company’s device has an ergonomic handle, and its sensors are designed to help users avoid obstacles, find waypoints on maps, and stop at stairs and elevators.

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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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Gary Mintchell

JANUARY 2, 2024

During the heyday of Getting Things Done productivity, I used an app called Nozbe for personal productivity. Perhaps less productivity as in a place to collect things and then generate lists which are the essence of tackling tasks. Over time I noticed that all the productivity apps generated to team collaboration for getting things done. This new app seems to be a bit oversold (marketing fluff at the beginning) but it does fit a couple of trends of people working together and getting new employe

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The Fabricator

JANUARY 4, 2024

Las plegadoras flexibles que forman una parte única tras otra abren la puerta a la manufactura basada en kits. Cuando los trabajos fluyen como kits, las piezas de trabajo en proceso disminuyen de golpe, los tiempos de entrega se acortan y la producción total puede dispararse.

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Design World

JANUARY 3, 2024

The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) will host a new talent development event, the PTDA 2024 Industry Immersion Conference, in Hollywood, Fla., on February 29, 2024. This intensive program is designed to help those who are new to the power transmission and motion control (PT/MC) industry grow interpersonal skills, networking capabilities, and industry essentials for… The post PTDA hosts the 2024 Industry Immersion Conference for new talent development appeared first on De

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2024

An MIT research team, led by Nataliya Kos’myna, recently published a paper about its Ddog project. It aims to turn a Boston Dynamics Spot quadruped into a basic communicator for people with physical challenges such as ALS, cerebral palsy, and spinal cord injuries. The project ‘s system uses a brain-computer interface (BCI) system including AttentivU.

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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.

E&T

JANUARY 2, 2024

The head of the national Border Force has told the Times that – inspired by advanced border control technology in use elsewhere in the world – new eGates will be installed which allow arrivals into the UK using only facial recognition.

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Plastics Today

JANUARY 3, 2024

Experts say the carbon-fiber-reinforced composite-intensive structure stood up well to a fire caused by a collision, allowing all 379 passengers and crew to escape via a single emergency ramp.

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Design World

JANUARY 1, 2024

Discover how JIECANG is leading the way in the sanitation revolution with cutting-edge linear actuators in upgrading cleaning robot automation. The post JIECANG Linear Actuator Updates Cleaning Robot Automation appeared first on Design World.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2024

May Mobility launched an autonomous driving shuttle service in November at an Arizona retirement community. Robotics investments reached about $418 million in November 2023 as a result of 40 funding rounds. November’s $418 million was the lowest monthly funding amount through the first 11 months of 2023. With the November investments, robotics funding for the first 11 months of 2023 totals approximately $12.1 billion.

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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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E&T

JANUARY 4, 2024

Georgia Institute of Technology scientists have created the world’s first working semiconductor made from graphene, paving the way for smaller and faster electronic devices.

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The Fabricator

JANUARY 4, 2024

Representing the merger of four organizations, Caldera Manufacturing Group formed in late 2023. The move reflects a consolidation trend. When fabricators grow, they widen the customer base and deepen customer relationships.

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Design World

JANUARY 4, 2024

Curtiss-Wright’s Actuation Division announces that its new Exlar Tritex EVA electric valve actuator has achieved CSA Class 1, Division 2 (C1D2) Hazardous Location certification. It also outperformed American Oil & Gas producers’ expectations for rugged field test operations in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. The Tritex EVA answers the demand for an efficient, high-speed solution… The post Curtiss-Wright Exlar announces new Tritex EVA for oil & gas valve actuation appeared first o

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Robotics Automation News

JANUARY 4, 2024

Effectively utilizing a shipping car cost calculator is essential when it comes to figuring out how much it will cost to ship your vehicle. These calculators provide a straightforward way to estimate the expenses associated with transporting a car. However, understanding how to make the most of these tools can be a bit challenging.

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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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