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Soft actuators in robots emit light in colors, patterns

Control Engineering

Taking a cue from nature, they built electroluminescent soft artificial muscles for flying, insect-scale robots. The tiny artificial muscles that control the robots’ wings emit colored light during flight. This electroluminescence could enable the robots to communicate with each other. The process adds just 2.5

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IMTS / Hannover Messe Chicago Recap

Gary Mintchell

D:PLOY automatically discovers and configures all the components in a robotic cell – including any leading collaborative or light industrial robot arm and tools – while also integrating external I/O from sensors and machines. D:PLOY will be available for all common robotic applications, making deployment up to 80% faster.

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Top 5 Control Engineering content: October 31 to November 6, 2022

Control Engineering

Control Engineering’s top 5 content over the past week covered advanced process control, PLC programming, device lifecycle management and more. Six questions that can help remove advanced process control roadblocks. Soft robots grip with the right amount of force. Links to each article below.

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Weekly Roundup – U.S. Inflation Slowing Down? Predictions for Manufacturing in 2023, Embracing Automation Technologies – Week of 12/12/22

HGR Inc.

Embracing Automation Technologies to Optimize Just-in-Time Processes. Manufacturing Tomorrow | Dec 14, 2022 | Manufacturing Tomorrow. Automation and robotic technologies continue to proliferate across all industries. Robots Are Taking Over Fast Food Jobs. Rob Spiegel | Dec13, 2022 | Design News.

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Automation Continues to Dominate the Metalworking Industry

Fabricating & Metal Work

The metalworking industry will be driven by automation, robots and cobots, and artificial intelligence. A recent panel of job shop industry veterans spoke at Mazak Discover 2023, held at the manufacturer’s North American headquarters in Florence, Ky., For Nicole Wolter, president & CEO of HM Manufacturing, Inc.,

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Control Engineering November 2022 online table of contents

Control Engineering

Operational technology (OT) systems are in more danger than ever of being hacked and manufacturers have to step up their awareness. Digital transformation and IIoT’s impact on process manufacturing. Improved methods for using sensors in robots. Leveraging the OT edge to navigate process manufacturing.

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Control Engineering hot topics, March 2023

Control Engineering

Improving sustainability with advanced analytics applications Three case studies demonstrate the ways process manufacturers are leveraging their advanced analytics applications to promote sustainable operations and business practices. Five tips for integrating edge computing are highlighted. See video.