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Zoller Event Shines Lights on Shopfloor Connectivity

Modern Machine Shop

The shrink-fit tooling system uses coolbyLight operator guidance that enables an operator to know when the system’s toolholders are cooled to a safe temperature via a green light illumination. With this capability, further integration is possible for Industry 4.0 technology.

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5G’s role in the adoption of enterprise augmented reality

Control Engineering

Augmented reality (AR) insights 5G was seen as a key enabler of digital transformation in enterprises and of the overall Industry 4.0 paradigm, but 5G-enabled Industry 4.0 The literature on enterprise AR within Industry 4.0 To smart manufacturing enterprises, the ratio is 1 to every 4.

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Taking a dynamic approach to safety

Control Engineering

Optimal operation depends on the quality, design and condition of the gear set; lubricants that fit the operating conditions; and regular evaluations and maintenance. Machine safety insights Industry 4.0 and digital twins offer manufacturers an opportunity to improve safety by enhancing situational awareness.

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Jeff Burnstein, president of A3, shares top automation trends for 2023

Automation Mag

Advances in automation technologies are transforming the industrial manufacturing landscape. Broadly termed “digital transformation,” these smart manufacturing initiatives bring physical and cyber systems together for greater performance, efficiency, sustainability and safety.

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The Positive Impacts of Blockchain in the Manufacturing Industry

ATS

Blockchain in the manufacturing industry can be considered an application of Industry 4.0 with its use of data and connectivity to improve the performance, efficiency and productivity of today’s industrial facility. With the vast amount of data collected and used in Industry 4.0

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Manufacturing in America 2023: Digitalization, automation, sustainability, productivity

Control Engineering

Raj Batra, president of Siemens Digital Industries USA and of the Siemens Foundation, an organization designed to help fill skills gap, opened the 2023 Manufacturing in America Summit by discussing how digitalization is helping automation advance manufacturing and other industrial applications. Courtesy: Mark T.

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Why Use HMI/SCADA, Six Examples

Gary Mintchell

CUSTOM VISUAL TOOLS HELP BRING ANIMATRONIC CREATURES TO LIFE ESM Australia was founded in 1996, originally to provide a repair service in the fields of industrial electronics for industry in Queensland and later around Australia. Today we have become recognized leaders in Industry 4.0, Creature Technology Co.