Gary Mintchell

JULY 7, 2023

These companies need to show that they are hot technology (read software) companies beyond the old hardware days. Rockwell Automation started calling itself a software company with its partnership with PTC and acquisitions of Plex and Fiix. ABB has been making software noises. Registration is now open for Emerson customers.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

With computer-aided design software taking a giant leap forward, manufacturers are pushing the limits on sustainability, cost-efficiency, and next-gen design. How is your organization using computer-aided design (CAD) software to enhance design efficiency and outperform rivals?

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 29, 2025

From 3D printing to mold simulation, April covered many topics this month. How to Achieve Simulation Success, Part 1: Model Accuracy and Mesh Decisions Molding simulation software is a powerful tool, but what you get out of it depends very much on your initial inputs. Read Now Source: TST / Tooling Software Technology LLC 2.

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Gary Mintchell

APRIL 18, 2025

The system had many problems, was taking too long to implement, and forced SkyDrive to change its systems to fit the software. They were using Team Center PLM with a system brought in by a consulting engineering firm. Kato brought in Aras Connector to bring engineering data from Team Center to the Aras PLM platform.

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Gary Mintchell

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The Eclipse Foundation , one of the world’s largest open source software foundations, in collaboration with the Eclipse Sparkplug Working Group, announced that the Sparkplug 3.0 By design, the MQTT specification does not dictate a Topic Namespace or any payload encoding. specification has been published as an International Standard.

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ATS

JANUARY 8, 2025

This blog takes a close look at CMMS software. Key features of CMMS software The core of every CMMS system is a database of the production assets being cared for. Advanced CMMS software may incorporate this kind of functionality. While this might work in a very small shop, it doesnt take many assets to make the system unwieldy.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 1, 2025

ANCA CNC Machines launches ANCA Academy, a new e-Learning platform for their customers, designed to elevate skills in operating ANCA CNC machines and application software. With our machines and software being so powerful and versatile, continuous learning is key to unlocking their full potential.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Ley also addresses vision technology topics outside of the company. Ley joined Basler in 1993 after earning his doctorate in computer vision and was appointed to Basler’s executive management team in 1996. Prior to this, he worked for Philips GmbH, Siemens AG and Alcatel AG.

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Gary Mintchell

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

This is one of those conversations initiated when a PR person notices I cover a topic. So George Westwater, Senior Director of Software Engineering at Progress Chef, sent some notes. Organizations must adopt a robust framework for building, packaging, delivering, and running software in remote locations.

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Mold Making Technology

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

CloudNC caught my attention because they employ AI to create tool paths in Fusion 360, which is software we already use. It would be fantastic to leverage their software not only to enhance our scheduling process — enabling us to provide more competitive quotes — but also to shorten the training time for new hires.

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Dinesh Mishra

MARCH 21, 2025

More than ever, the systems that are in demand are those with coordinated hardware and software that process data reliably fully embedded in a higher-level technical context. The Qt Group, which employs almost 900 people worldwide, offers cross-platform solutions for the entire software development lifecycle. More than 1.5

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

It’s how we designed our robot, all the way from the actuators to the software. The net result has been a huge step forward in our RL software stack. Source: Agility Robotics We’ll be talking more about these topics at the 2024 Conference on Robot Learning ( CoRL ) next week in Munich, Germany. Our RL approach is no different.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 24, 2024

Set your own Quality of Service 6 when calculating topic statistics. Topic frequency in status bar 4 – all topics now automatically report their frequency in Hz. This is a free, open-source, modular software system that enables interoperability between multiple fleets of robots and physical infrastructure.

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Gary Mintchell

APRIL 5, 2024

The beginnings of a trend in manufacturing software has appeared on my horizon about mid-way through last year. This would be the use of low-code software for application development. I recently had the opportunity to talk with two users of Quickbase’s platform for their manufacturing software needs.

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Gary Mintchell

MAY 3, 2023

I received an invitation (nothing special about me) to attend a number of upcoming Rockwell Automation webinars primarily involving software. The one for today contained the topic of DataOps. Just a quick note from an experience earlier this morning. Not realizing Rockwell had a DataOps offer, I registered and tuned in.

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Gary Mintchell

APRIL 17, 2024

Almost all respondents (97%) believe that automation and robotics will transform the automotive industry over the next five years, with a similar number (96%) predicting that software, digitalization and data management will be equally significant.

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Dinesh Mishra

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Christine Herbst-Kubitz, General Manager, Siemens Taiwan Digital Industries Siemens Digital Industries is at the forefront of providing digital transformation solutions for manufacturers, spanning automation, control systems, and industrial software. Mr. Hitoshi Yoshida, Chairman and CEO, Tokyo Seimitsu Co.,

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Control.com

JANUARY 24, 2023

IIoT is a daunting topic due to ambiguous interactions of hardware and software. This article outlines the basic steps to use an MQTT broker to collect the number of cycles from a pneumatic cylinder for PM software.

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Gary Mintchell

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Honeywell Connect 2023, the user conference of Honeywell Connected Enterprise the software business unit of Honeywell, was held in Dallas this year October 10-12. Honeywell Connected Enterprise is the software arm that cuts across all the other SBUs plus reaches out in its own right. Where will software take all these companies?

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 30, 2025

A New World of Software-Defined Robotics, Opportunities and Risks: Sreedhar Tumma, the global senior product marketing manager at QNX , plans to explore emerging topics at 11:45 a.m. Nuts and Bolts of Robotic Navigation: This discussion starts at 1:45 p.m. in Room 257A.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 20, 2025

TransNav had one seat of Moldflow software at the time, but Hamilton never fully trusted it, and the company eventually stopped using it in-house. ” About the Author Tony Deligio is editor in chief for Plastics Technology magazine, covering injection molding and tooling , among other topics. “It's not even close.”

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 14, 2024

As the demand for robotics as a service and software as a service continues to grow, so does the opportunity for providers of such services. The global software-as-a-service (SaaS) market was valued at $237.55 Baranov previously led robotics teams at Amazon, where he worked on software for the Astro home robot.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 6, 2024

About the speakers John Santagate is the vice president of robotics at Körber Supply Chain Software, overseeing strategy for autonomous mobile and warehouse robotics, as well as its robotics partner network. This webinar is sponsored by motor provider maxon and software and sensors expert Balluff.

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Gary Mintchell

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

This topic is slightly outside my usual area of expertise but shows extension of digital technologies (should we say even digital transformation?) Hexagon’s DESIGNER software accepts CAD data from any vendor, and helps manufacturers easily visualise and analyse part model geometry. into the machine shop market.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2024

Humanoids continued to grab our readers’ attention in July 2024, with four of our top 10 stories centering on the topic. based company plans to expand its engineering team, accelerate the development of its robots in new sizes, and enhance its proprietary software to make these robots intuitive for everyday use. Read More 7.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

MAY 1, 2025

These sessions will provide an overview of some of the hot topics and key issues for the industry. Topics include: Reliability in programmable power supplies. Software-defined test: A more efficient way to automate and validate. Affordable yet versatile multifunction 12-in-1 test and measurements. High mix SMT manufacturing.

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Gary Mintchell

AUGUST 15, 2023

When I switched to media in 1998 at Control Engineering, it also was packed with new products as many new companies sprang up with a new take on control platforms or software. There exist a few thriving companies in the industrial market right now—mostly software companies. And even Siemens on the topic. IT magazines…gone.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 12, 2024

Horn has more than 20 years of engineering and research and development experience with robotics. Renggli specializes in healthcare applications and works at maxon’s headquarters in Switzerland. This robotics engineering conversation will be available on demand after the broadcast date.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

APRIL 14, 2025

Organised by the Australian Manufacturing Technology Institute Limited (AMTIL), AMW 2025 will cover every aspect of manufacturing technology, from machine tools to precision cutting tools, and from advanced support systems to cutting-edge software.

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Gary Mintchell

JANUARY 12, 2024

I first talked with him about software when he was at GE. Our regular broadcasts on LinkedIn Live, YouTube, and X have connected thousands of manufacturing professionals, discussing cutting-edge topics like the Future of Manufacturing and Women in Manufacturing. This group hopes to spur their change. The Industry 4.0

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Gary Mintchell

JULY 25, 2024

I think this is a mistake because most of us know that we have been using AI within software and control products for decades. Seeq is a pretty cool company in a software niche that is often difficult to explain. Oh, and it’s not just the usual AI but the current hot topic of Generative AI that is the subject.

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ATS

MAY 13, 2025

Empowered Automation Solutions, a Chicago-based firm, provides real-time automation software that gives manufacturers deep visibility into operations and enterprise data. Investment in technology and infrastructure Digital and physical infrastructure upgrades are powering modern manufacturing.

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E&T

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The speech will use AI software that generates answers from millions of different inputs to give a human-like response, and nothing Ameca says has been written or scripted by a human. Channel 4 said the intention was to give a “stark warning” about fake news in the digital age.

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Modern Machine Shop

JANUARY 10, 2023

Cenit’s Fastsuite E2 software will provide the technology basis for collaboration. In expanding our strategic partnerships and further refining our software competence, we strive to ensure our clients’ competitiveness and promote sustainable digitalization.” Photo Credit: Cenit.

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Robotics Business Review

JULY 8, 2024

The addition of the roundtables allowed attendees to discuss even more specific, deep-dive topics in robotics. Instead, they all focused on topics pertinent to the 2024 robotics climate. We can’t couple robotics with SaaS [software as a service] or roll it into “deep tech.” Register now.

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Canadian Metalworking Magazine

APRIL 9, 2021

It can be an amazing resource for finding the best insights on topics and trends you care about. With the Feedly Reddit integration, I really enjoy finding new insights and starting conversations about topics that are key to me. Reddit communities are goldmines for conversations on specific topics. TRY THE REDDIT INTEGRATION.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Robotics investments will be a major topic at RoboBusiness , which is produced by The Robot Report and runs Oct. The two largest robotics investments in July 2024 were secured by software firms. Robotics companies raised $2.7 16-17 in Santa Clara, Calif. F-Prime Capital will be speaking on Oct.

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