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Every minute matters: Fighting fires with RASCAL

Manufacturer's Monthly

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Image: Siemens Siemens and Centric PA have collaborated on an innovative time-saving technology that’s not only helping New South Wales Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) save precious minutes during fire emergencies, but also helping control harmful carbon emissions from fires. For more on Siemens’ Beyond 1% campaign, click here.

Automation

Automation Manufacturing

Australian-made NSM launcher fires first missile

Manufacturer's Monthly

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Image: KONGSBERG Defence Australia KONGSBERG has announced that its first Australian manufactured Naval Strike Missile launcher has successfully completed a Blast Test Vehicle (BTV) firing in Port Wakefield, South Australia. The post Australian-made NSM launcher fires first missile appeared first on Manufacturers' Monthly.

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Fire prevention through the Internet

Design World

APRIL 22, 2025

My house, it said, was in danger of catching fire due to an electrical problem. Whisker Labs was reaching out to warn me. […] The post Fire prevention through the Internet appeared first on Design World. I was in Florida when I got the alert. Not news I wanted to receive while 1400 miles away from home.

Cloud Range Live-Fire Cybersecurity Training

Gary Mintchell

JANUARY 25, 2023

Cloud Range for Critical Infrastructure is the industry’s first and only full-service OT/ICS/IoT cyber range simulation training environment with dynamic, live-fire OT/ICS, OT/IoT, and IT/OT incident response and security operations exercises. This requires an entirely new look at how to train and solve the problem.

Automation

Automation Manufacturing

5 Early Indicators Your Embedded Analytics Will Fail

Many application teams leave embedded analytics to languish until something—an unhappy customer, plummeting revenue, a spike in customer churn—demands change. But by then, it may be too late. In this White Paper, Logi Analytics has identified 5 tell-tale signs your project is moving from “nice to have” to “needed yesterday.".

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Full Circle Lithium signs U.S. distribution agreement for its fire extinguishing agent

Canadian Manufacturing

OCTOBER 31, 2024

-based lithium products manufacturer, announces the signing of an initial distribution agreement with AEST Fire and Safety, marking a milestone in the Company’s efforts to commercialize its proprietary lithium-ion battery fire fighting agent – FCL-X.

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Growth Opportunities Transforming the Coatings Industry: From Advanced Fire Protection to Sustainable Packaging

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

This evolution is paving the way for enhanced applications, from advanced fire protection coatings to innovative aerospace coatings , that meet demanding performance standards. Fire Protection Coatings : As industries like oil and gas prioritize safety, fire protection coatings safeguard infrastructure against fire hazards.

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Fire breaks out on the ArcelorMittal industrial site near Montreal, Que.

Canadian Manufacturing

APRIL 21, 2025

A fire broke out early on Apr. The fire began around 4 a.m. City spokesman Sylvain Latour said there were no injuries and the fire was under control by late morning, though the cause remains unknown. 20, on the grounds of an ArcelorMittal industrial site in the Montrgie region of Quebec. Lawrence River.

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KT 500 robot clears fire breaks to help firefighters control wildfires

Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2024

and around the world deal with devastating wildfires, innovation is continuing with new tools to help incident commanders and line crews to quickly control fire while saving lives. This includes situations where smoke or toxic chemicals would make it dangerous for people to get close enough to suppress a fire. Register now and save.

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Military background kindles passion for fire safety

Manufacturer's Monthly

OCTOBER 15, 2024

His experience sparked an interest in fire safety and when he left the military, he worked in a fire safety company as a fire trainer. While he already ran an e-commerce brand selling plasma lighters, Hayden soon decided to take a bigger leap of faith and set up is own fire safety business. That’s where we come in.

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Explosion and Fire at BASF Complex Injure More Than Two Dozen Workers

Plastics Today

JULY 30, 2024

The explosion and subsequent fire at the Ludwigshafen, Germany, plant was sparked by leakage of an organic solvent.

Forest fires could be tackled by swarms of drones

E&T

MARCH 22, 2024

Swarms of drones could be used to tackle natural disasters such as forest fires, researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have said.

Tennessee Recycling Center Destroyed in Massive Fire

Plastics Today

AUGUST 29, 2023

No injuries were reported at the fire that engulfed the Scott Plastics recycling facility in Newport, TN, late yesterday.

Fire at recycled plastics storage site prompts evacuation of 2,000 in Indiana

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.

3 Fires Occurred Yesterday at Recycling & Manufacturing Plants

Plastics Today

APRIL 12, 2023

Just yesterday, three fires, two at recycling plants in Indiana and New Jersey, and one at a manufacturing plant in Rhode Island, took place.

Manufacturing

Fangkuai Boiler Won the Bid for Zhuohang Oil-fired Steam Boiler Project

Robotics Automation News

AUGUST 2, 2023

won the bid for the 75Tx2 oil-fired steam boiler project of Zhuohang New Materials. won the bid for the 75Tx2 oil-fired steam boiler project […] Fangkuai Boiler Co., This project is the second phase of Zhuohang’s green new energy battery material project with a capacity of 150,000 tons/year of dimethyl carbonate.

EV Fire Safety: Inside UL Research Institutes' Training with Munro on Fighting EV Battery Fires

Plastics Today

MAY 6, 2025

Munro Live and UL Research want to know what it takes to extinguish a burning Tesla.

STF stepper drives and SSDC StepSERVO drives now UL certified

Design World

APRIL 1, 2025

The drives now meet stringent safety standards with certification, reducing risks of electrical hazards, fire, or component failures. The Applied Motion Products STF stepper drives and SSDC StepSERVO drives are now UL certified by Underwriters Laboratories.

Further investment in Bendigo with new Bushmaster order

Manufacturer's Monthly

JANUARY 7, 2025

These additional Bushmasters would be used by the Armys second long-range fires regiment, to be based at the Edinburgh Defence Precinct in South Australia as part of the 10 th Fires Brigade. The vehicles will support a multi-mission phased array radar battery to provide critical command and control functions.

Supply Chain

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Plex Connected Worker at Automation Fair

Gary Mintchell

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The fat is evidently finally in the fire. Murphy explained that Plex has a design philosophy of building a platform then constructing apps on top. We’ve written about the “coming” worker shortage for more than 20 years. Often when someone is hired they show up for a day without returning.

Automation

Automation Manufacturing

Kickstart: Keeping a focus on the Grenfell fire

Plastics News

APRIL 28, 2023

The fire that killed 72 people in a London apartment building, spread by exterior cladding, is the focus of a documentary and a planned three-part TV series.

Three best practices to protect automated warehouses from fires

Automation Mag

JUNE 28, 2024

However, they also allow for more dense storage configurations—maximizing the number of goods a warehouse can hold, but presenting new fire hazards that require non-traditional protection schemes. To date, Factory Mutual (FM) Global Data Sheet 8-34 is the only published standard covering these configurations.

Automation

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PM ‘will not gamble with our energy security’ amid plan to fire up new gas power plants

E&T

MARCH 12, 2024

Rishi Sunak says the UK needs to build new gas-fired power stations to back up renewables and ‘keep the lights on’.

Federal Gov’t mark milestone in sovereign missile and munitions manufacturing

Manufacturer's Monthly

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The 155mm M795 artillery ammunition are used by Australia, the United States and other international partners for the M777A2 Light Towed Howitzer, a critical close-fires capability. GMLRS is a long-range surface-to-surface precision strike capability that can be fired from High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launchers.

Manufacturing

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Idaho tech college steps up after fire displaces high school welding students

The Fabricator

AUGUST 11, 2023

This past April, a fire at Highland High School in Pocatello, Idaho, left welding students without a facility. It didn't take long for an area tech college and other businesses to step up.

Enhancing PFAS-free firefighting foams

Manufacturer's Monthly

MAY 19, 2025

Fluorine-free firefighting foams currently do not match PFAS-based foam performance in fire suppression scenarios. Currently, PFAS-based foams are the best performing fire suppressants, despite being a risk to the environment and health. Theres no better way to fight fires than with firefighting foams, he said.

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National Grid says Heathrow had enough power capacity despite substation fire

E&T

MARCH 24, 2025

Britains electricity transmission network was capable of providing enough power to Heathrow Airport to keep it operating despite a fire at a substation that forced it to close for nearly 24 hours last week, National Grids CEO has said.

Are Big Tech hiring or firing?

E&T

JANUARY 12, 2023

So, what’s really happening when it comes to hiring and firing, and what does it mean for the future? To widen the talent pool while also responding to market shifts, companies are less inclined to hire, or more inclined to fire, people with very specific and niche skills and instead opt for people with wider, more transferable skill sets.

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Material Insights: Talks could bring big polyolefins merger; fires could impact resin production

Plastics News

JULY 17, 2023

Also, we’re watching for any impact on resin production from two fires on the U.S. OMV AG and Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. have started talks that could lead to a combination of the companies’ Borealis and Borouge polyolefin joint ventures. Gulf Coast.

$1 billion battery approved in NSW Gov’t

Manufacturer's Monthly

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The Mt Piper battery adds to the State’s growing network of large-scale batteries to support the energy transition as coal-fired power retires. The project will create 177 jobs during construction, with developer EnergyAustralia to invest up to $2 million into the Lithgow City LGA through a Voluntary Planning Agreement.

Manufacturing

Army’s first live-fire of advanced surface-to-air missile system

Manufacturer's Monthly

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The Australian Army has conducted its first live-fire of the National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System at the Woomera test range in South Australia. The firing of this world class capability is a significant milestone for the modernisation of Army supported by defence industry partners,” Stuart said.

Manufacturing

Project to create alternative to PFAS foam firefighting

Manufacturer's Monthly

JANUARY 27, 2025

Right now, PFAS-based foams continue to outperform F3, which delays fire suppression with and prevents F3 from being deployed as a true drop-in replacement for PFAS-based foams. However, current F3 foams do not match the performance of AFFF in critical fire suppression scenarios, said professor Dlugogorski.

Manufacturing

Using drones to improve wildfire and forest management

Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2025

Linebarger discusses the innovative use of drones in wildfire management, particularly through prescribed fire techniques. She also describes the genesis of the Boston-based company, the importance of data in fire management, the technology behind its drones, and the future of wildfire mitigation efforts globally.

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Texas BASF TotalEnergies site remains closed following fire

Plastics News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The shutdown at Port Arthur, Texas, could impact markets for plastics feedstocks ethylene, propylene and butadiene, all of which are made at the site.

25011 – Cold Milling

NCMS

MAY 19, 2025

The high risk of fire included hot-work activities that create sparks. Mandatory labor-intensive, pre-inspections and continuous space management procedures are necessary to prevent shipboard fires. Problem: Traditional grinding operations present one of the highest risks associated with naval ship construction and overhaul.

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Hyundai and Kia recall nearly 3.4 million vehicles due to fire risk and urge owners to park outdoors

Canadian Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

and telling owners to park them outside due to the risk of engine compartment fires. safety regulators say the anti-lock brake control module can leak fluid and cause an electrical short, which can touch off a fire while the vehicles are parked or being driven. Hyundai reported 21 fires in the affected vehicles in the U.S.,

Manufacturing

Duke Robotics starts bringing in drone revenue from utility cleaning agreement

Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Duke’s military offering is called TIKAD, a platform that enables remote, real-time, and accurate firing of lightweight firearms via an uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV). The company said it designed TIKAD to serve the growing demand for combat technologies that provide stand-off capabilities to minimize military casualties.

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Configit and adesso Bridge the Gap Between Product Configuration and Order Fulfillment

Manufacturing Tomorrow

MAY 20, 2025

With the integration of Configit Ace and adesso FIRE, From Idea to Operations' is no longer a promise, but a concrete process advantage.

Australia to manufacture missiles from this year

Manufacturer's Monthly

MARCH 17, 2025

The United States also acknowledged Australia’s GWEO Enterprise provides a pathway for the co-development, co-production and co-sustainment of critical longrange fires and the component supply chains for both nations.

Manufacturing

Manufacturing Supply Chain

Renewables contribute 45% to UK energy mix as gas-fired power output falls to 20-year low

E&T

JANUARY 15, 2025

Demand from gas-fired generation dropped in 2024 as a result of near-record levels of renewable generation, according to a report from Montel Analytics.

OSHA fines Hematite $271K after 13 blazes at Ohio plant

Plastics News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

A referral from a local fire department responding to multiple blazes at the factory prompted an OSHA investigation. The agency said employees fought fires without a clear escape route or proper training.

From Hattah to the world: How bright light agribusiness is scaling up almond exports

Manufacturer's Monthly

APRIL 8, 2025

Future-proofing almond processing Bright Lightsnew Entegra-built facilitieswere designed withlong-term scalability in mind, incorporating: CFA-endorsed fire safety planning including aring main fire system. But the companysgrowth strategy goes beyond orchardspurpose-built infrastructureiskey to keeping up with demand.

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Nano Dimension Fires CEO Amid Struggles in Additive Manufacturing Space

Industry Week

DECEMBER 27, 2024

CEO Yoav Stern ousted at Nano Dimension as merger with Desktop Metal enters a possible courtroom fight.

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Unitree Robotics demonstrates quadruped fire rescue robots for extreme disaster response

Robotics Automation News

MAY 1, 2025

The companys latest innovation is a quadruped fire rescue […]

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Every minute matters: Fighting fires with RASCAL

Australian-made NSM launcher fires first missile

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Fire prevention through the Internet

Cloud Range Live-Fire Cybersecurity Training

5 Early Indicators Your Embedded Analytics Will Fail

Full Circle Lithium signs U.S. distribution agreement for its fire extinguishing agent

Growth Opportunities Transforming the Coatings Industry: From Advanced Fire Protection to Sustainable Packaging

Fire breaks out on the ArcelorMittal industrial site near Montreal, Que.

KT 500 robot clears fire breaks to help firefighters control wildfires

Military background kindles passion for fire safety

Explosion and Fire at BASF Complex Injure More Than Two Dozen Workers

Forest fires could be tackled by swarms of drones

Tennessee Recycling Center Destroyed in Massive Fire

Fire at recycled plastics storage site prompts evacuation of 2,000 in Indiana

3 Fires Occurred Yesterday at Recycling & Manufacturing Plants

Fangkuai Boiler Won the Bid for Zhuohang Oil-fired Steam Boiler Project

EV Fire Safety: Inside UL Research Institutes' Training with Munro on Fighting EV Battery Fires

STF stepper drives and SSDC StepSERVO drives now UL certified

Further investment in Bendigo with new Bushmaster order

Plex Connected Worker at Automation Fair

Kickstart: Keeping a focus on the Grenfell fire

Three best practices to protect automated warehouses from fires

PM ‘will not gamble with our energy security’ amid plan to fire up new gas power plants

Federal Gov’t mark milestone in sovereign missile and munitions manufacturing

Idaho tech college steps up after fire displaces high school welding students

Enhancing PFAS-free firefighting foams

National Grid says Heathrow had enough power capacity despite substation fire

Are Big Tech hiring or firing?

Material Insights: Talks could bring big polyolefins merger; fires could impact resin production

$1 billion battery approved in NSW Gov’t

Army’s first live-fire of advanced surface-to-air missile system

Project to create alternative to PFAS foam firefighting

Using drones to improve wildfire and forest management

Texas BASF TotalEnergies site remains closed following fire

25011 – Cold Milling

Hyundai and Kia recall nearly 3.4 million vehicles due to fire risk and urge owners to park outdoors

Duke Robotics starts bringing in drone revenue from utility cleaning agreement

Configit and adesso Bridge the Gap Between Product Configuration and Order Fulfillment

Australia to manufacture missiles from this year

Renewables contribute 45% to UK energy mix as gas-fired power output falls to 20-year low

OSHA fines Hematite $271K after 13 blazes at Ohio plant

From Hattah to the world: How bright light agribusiness is scaling up almond exports

Nano Dimension Fires CEO Amid Struggles in Additive Manufacturing Space

Unitree Robotics demonstrates quadruped fire rescue robots for extreme disaster response

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