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Silk developed as alternative to some microplastics

Control Engineering

For example, vitamins are often delivered in the form of microcapsules packed into a pill or capsule, and pesticides and herbicides are similarly enveloped. Each of these sources may require its own kind of solutions for reducing its spread, Marelli said. Ten percent of a big number is still a big number.

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7 ways SCADA software can advance IIoT implementations, if you do it right

Control Engineering

Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) software was initially designed to aggregate information from distributed sources and provide operators with the information needed to best control processes. SCADA connections to MES and other areas 3.

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Embrace Disruption: The Supply Chain

Fabricating & Metal Work

In response, metalworkers continue to invest in automation, robotics and machinery to speed up their processes, manufacturing highly precise and accurate components and parts. I don’t think the supply chain for the country is broken in any way, shape or form,” said David Latona , CEO and president, Tompkins Solutions (Raleigh, N.C.).

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Identifying and Eliminating the 8 Forms of Waste in Manufacturing

CMTC Manufacturing Tech

Reduce this waste area through two key steps: Source-based quality control : Implement procedures at each manufacturing stage that integrate quality control to avoid wasted time on correcting a defect and assign quality control and reporting at the source.

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Riding the wave: new adaptive pump captures clean ocean

Control Engineering

Learn why wave-generated energy offers advantages over other forms of clean energy production. It’s essential to diversify clean energy sources. Yet clean energy sources such as wind and solar power are still heavily dependent on atmospheric conditions. Enable career paths by providing budgets, tools, embodiment of knowledge.

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How digital twins can enable optimization

Control Engineering

Digital twins encompass first principle-based process simulation, data-driven ML models, asset models and connections to real-world data synchronized from multiple sources including operational data, engineering data, maintenance data and financial information.

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Scalable surface that mimics nature developed

Control Engineering

Relying on electromagnetic actuation, mechanical modeling and machine learning (ML) to form new configurations, the surface can even learn to adapt to hindrances such as broken elements, unexpected constraints or changing environments.