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MAY 18, 2023

There is hardly any heat loss or energy waste, as the TruHeat VCSEL systems come with individual emission zones to create targeted heating profiles. They may only be used for editorial purposes. The increase in production speed is also enabled because the heat for welding is only applied inside the pouch foil, close to the weld.

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 30, 2024

Read the profile. Read the call outs from our Editorial Director, Christina Fuges, as she discussed the ins and outs of the January 2024 issue and current moldmaking trends you need to keep an eye on. Read more.

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Design World

APRIL 25, 2024

The LEAP Awards (Leadership in Engineering Achievement Program) celebrates the most innovative and forward-thinking products serving the design engineering space. This dynamic competition honors the most innovative engineered products/components across several of our flagship brands: Design World, Fluid Power World, EE World, and Engineering.com.

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APRIL 25, 2024

Piab USA, a maker of industrial automation solutions, announces the relocation of its headquarters to a new, state-of-the-art office facility in Canton, Massachusetts. This move is part of Piab’s strategic initiative to accommodate rapid growth and expand its capabilities in providing innovative automation technologies.

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Design World

APRIL 22, 2024

Hannover Messe is taking place in Hannover, Germany, from April 22 to 26. At the event, Schneider Electric is presenting its vision for automation and showcasing its latest innovations, including industrial software, artificial intelligence (AI), and digital twin technology.

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Design World

APRIL 25, 2024

The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) held the first Industry Immersion Conference in Hollywood Florida on February 29.

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Mold Making Technology

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The solution—as Editorial Director, Christina Fuges sees it— lies in enhanced collaboration and communication, fostering an environment ripe for innovation. Read the full profile.

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Design World

APRIL 23, 2024

Emerson: Emerson is inviting U.S. college students pursuing degrees in science, technology, and engineering fields to apply for its 2024-2025 Discrete Automation Scholarship.

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Automation 130

Design World

APRIL 22, 2024

Control Techniques and KB Electronics announced that on May 1, 2024, they will be transitioning to Nidec Drives. This decision has been made with strategic initiative and progression in mind.

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Electronics 130

Design World

APRIL 4, 2024

By 2028, the 40-plus electric vehicle (EV) battery-manufacturing sites in the U.S. could annually output product capable of 1,037 GWh … tracking to increase by twentyfold from the size of the industry just a few years ago, according to the U.S.

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Design World

APRIL 4, 2024

DigiKey will bring its refreshed brand and Great Board Giveaway to Embedded World 2024, April 9-11 in Nuremberg, Germany. The company will host a wide variety of activities, giveaways, and resources during the show at booth 4A-633.

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APRIL 19, 2024

Beckhoff Automation opened a new office in Austin, Texas, to supercharge the company’s presence in the Southwest. Beyond creating a collaborative workspace, the 3,500-ft2 facility is suitable for hosting industry-specific application seminars, customer meetings, training, and events.

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Design World

APRIL 19, 2024

The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA), the association for the industrial power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) distribution channel, welcomes a new associate member.

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Electronics 130

Design World

MARCH 13, 2024

ABB today opened its refitted U.S. robotics headquarters and manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan, which will support ABB Robotics’ global leadership in developing and manufacturing cutting-edge robotic solutions in the US, for the U.S. and the Americas. The expanded facility reflects ABB’s commitment to long-term growth in the U.S.

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Design World

APRIL 1, 2024

By Mark Jones “Scientists find about a quarter million invisible nanoplastic particles in a liter of bottled water” was a recent AP headline. It was one of hundreds of stories prompted by a recent scientific publication. In a first in this column, I’ll give you some fun experiments you can do with the water.

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Design World

MARCH 19, 2024

Recently, WAGO named Paul Johnson the new Industry Manager for Railroads and Transportation. After serving time in the military, Johnson spent 23 years with Norfolk Southern Railway where he eventually became Controls System Engineer overseeing the installation and upgrades to the yard as well as new Process Control Systems.

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Design World

MARCH 13, 2024

With special emphasis on clean energy and industry 4.0, a selection of companies will demonstrate Norway’s ambitions for a low carbon society and its key role in developing solutions necessary to transform the industry and reach net-zero. Norway is honored to be Partner Country at Hannover Messe.

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Design World

MARCH 12, 2024

At last year’s Hannover Messe, igus CEO Frank Blasé showed off the company’s brand-new igusGO app, a brilliant use of AI to help customers identify where igus products could be implemented on a particular machine.

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MARCH 11, 2024

At the upcoming Hannover Messe in April, Altair will focus on a theme of “The Science of Possibility,” highlighting the company’s technologies for simulation, high performance computing (HPC), data analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI).

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Artificial Intelligence 162

Design World

APRIL 6, 2024

Emerson: Global technology, software, and engineering leader, Emerson will present the future of automation through its Floor to Cloud approach and innovative automation solutions at Hannover Messe in Hannover, Germany on April 22-26, 2024.

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Design World

APRIL 5, 2024

Components from maxon are integral to the spaceMIRA surgical robot, which recently completed its first demo test surgeries in zero gravity on the International Space Station (ISS).

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Robotics Robotics Automation 130

Design World

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This year’s Hannover Messe trade fair (said to be the world’s largest industrial trade show) takes place from April 22-26 in this northern German city, and some may say the outlook for manufacturing is uncertain.

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Design World

MARCH 29, 2024

The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) will convene for the PTDA 2024 Canadian Conference in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada on June 4–6.

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Manufacturing 147

Design World

MARCH 15, 2024

igus, the Germany-based motion plastics technologies company — has announced the opening of its new “enjoyneering” center in the Detroit Metro area. Located in Bloomfield Hills, this state-of-the-art facility will serve as a hub for innovation, customer support, and training, all centered around igus’ expertise in motion plastics.

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Design World

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Emerson is changing some things up for this year’s Hannover Messe trade fair, scheduled for April 22-26 in northern Germany. The engineering and automation company is moving to Hall 11, known as the Automation, Motion & Drives area, to better represent its vast product and solution range.

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Design World

MARCH 13, 2024

Beckhoff Automation opened an office in Greater Los Angeles to further grow the company’s presence on the West Coast. With a spacious layout spanning more than 4,100 ft2, the new office will function as a collaborative workspace and a hub for events, seminars, and customer meetings.

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Design World

MARCH 7, 2024

According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), more than 72,130 wind turbines and 210,000 blades were deployed as of July 2022. The DOE expects up to 9,000 blades to be retired annually through 2026, and up to 20,000 will be retired annually by 2040.

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Design World

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

At the official Press Preview for the 2024 Hannover Messe tradeshow this week, Dr. Fabian Bause, Product Manager, Beckhoff Automation GmbH & Co. KG was the keynote speaker, discussing how AI in automation is something that will affect the entire manufacturing process.

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Design World

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

When the first deliveries of Tesla’s long-awaited Cybertruck began last November (and frankly even well before that point), it was widely panned across social media. People called it ugly, expensive or overpriced, even useless.

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MARCH 1, 2024

ABB and CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, have identified significant energy-saving potential through a strategic research partnership focused on the cooling and ventilation system at one of the world’s leading laboratories for particle physics institutes, located in Geneva, Switzerland.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA), the association for the industrial power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) distribution channel, welcomes three new members. Distributor Pacific International Bearing Inc.

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Aerospace 130

Design World

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

DigiKey, a leading global commerce distributor offering the largest selection of technical components and automation products in stock for immediate shipment, will be highlighting the latest in power solutions from leading suppliers at APEC 2024, Feb. 25-29 in Long Beach, Calif.

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Automation 130

Mold Making Technology

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Part 1 MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges introduces new MMT Editorial Advisory Board Member Mike Close, Sr. Stop by next month to see what the most-viewed articles were from October—based on Google Analytics. MMT Chats: Mold Builder, Master Molder and Marble Maker? Tooling Engineer for SMC Ltd.

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Control Engineering

MAY 16, 2023

Courtesy: Automation LLC Soft starters A soft starter is a device that can be used to control the starting and stopping profile of an ac motor. Digital inputs 1 to 4 are also configurable for preset speed selects or jogging and stopping profiles. Figure 3: Example of a three-wire “hold-in’ circuit.

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E&T

APRIL 21, 2023

Other select features available only to subscribers include non-fungible token (NFT) profile pictures, making changes to published tweets and seeing around 50 per cent fewer ads. Users who pay £9.60 a month, or £115.20 annually, receive the blue tick and can post longer tweets up to 10,000 characters.

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