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Flexxbotics gets support to add robots to production from co-founder of SOLIDWORKS, Onshape

Robotics Business Review

FlexxConnect is a process-control program for CNC shops. Source: Flexxbotics Flexxbotics, which provides process-control software to automate workcells, today announced that Scott Harris, co-founder of SOLIDWORKS and Onshape, has mentored and invested in the company.

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Taking a different approach to DCS upgrades

Control Engineering

Embracing concepts and technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and smart manufacturing can help. In the past, upgrading a distributed control system (DCS) typically involved ripping out the old system and replacing it with a new one from a different vendor, or undergoing a hardware or software upgrade.

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Today’s Connected Plant: A Unified Machine for Making Food

Polytron

Polytron, a CSIA Certified Member, helps manufacturers develop and implement their digital transformation strategy and road map, which includes integrating data from all of the different manufacturing systems into one contextualized source of information, according to Richard Phillips, PE, PMP, director of smart manufacturing.

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15 pieces of automation advice from ROKLive 2022

Control Engineering

Digital transformation is crucial for sustainability in water operations, according to Kelvin Hurdle and Ali Rose, in the session, “Water Wastewater Peer Exchange: Water Sustainability Initiatives Drive Smart Water Adoption for Industrial Users and Water Utilities.”. Process automation software can combat the skilled workforce shortage.

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Comment: Why technological transformation matters in manufacturing

E&T

Industry Wales is taking the lead on promoting the Smart Manufacturing Data Hub (SMDH) to Welsh businesses. Mike Gillard, also from Industry Wales , says: “The SMDH allows full access to the business performance profile for power control data including energy usage, WIP, movement of product, process control etc. “Our

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Manufacturing In the Middle: Growth, Opportunity and New Challenges

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

This group is also seeing substantial growth in both revenue and employment while taking some very innovative and agile approaches to smart manufacturing. The report found there were five top areas that middle market manufacturers are focused on. Advanced process control. National Center for the Middle Market.

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Why Use HMI/SCADA, Six Examples

Gary Mintchell

Grantek is a system integrator and solution provider with a specialization in smart manufacturing solutions, manufacturing automation solutions, industrial IT/cybersecurity solutions and manufacturing consulting services. For more than 130 years, Merck & Co.,