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WATCONNECT control panels maximize process uptime with a small footprint

Design World

Watlow introduces its new large and extra-large WATCONNECT control panels, which are suitable for large-scale applications and are designed to maximize reliability, accessibility, and safety. Uptime is critical for larger operations and having a system down for maintenance is costly, especially if there are multiple downstream applications affected.

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Protect Your Industrial Network Investment for Decades

Automation World

As networks become critical to every aspect of a connected manufacturing enterprise, interest in cabling plant warranties—which can run for up to 25 years—is gaining ground.

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Banner Engineering expands its EPLAN product portfolio

Design World

Industrial automation manufacturer, Banner Engineering, announced the expansion of its presence in the EPLAN Data Portal. The company has uploaded close to 2,000 parts for users to incorporate into their project designs efficiently. Banner Engineering’s safety products underpin this latest product portfolio expansion. Safety controllers, safety relays, and safety light curtains are a fast and… The post Banner Engineering expands its EPLAN product portfolio appeared first on Design World.

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Inductive Automation Encourages Experimentation with ChatGPT

Automation World

Corso Systems and 4IR Solutions share their experiences using ChatGPT to program various tasks with the Ignition platform.

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5 Ways CMMS Software Transformed Broderick's Manufacturing Plant: A Case Study

Discover how CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) transformed and revitalized Broderick's manufacturing plant in 5 productive ways. Before the CMMS, the plant faced challenges such as reactive maintenance due to staff shortages, inefficient inventory management, and poor team communication. With the CMMS, the plant experienced increased equipment uptime, streamlined maintenance processes, enhanced inventory management, improved communication, and better decision-making through real-

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Spartan Scientific potable water valves from AutomationDirect

Design World

AutomationDirect has added Spartan Scientific water valves to their offering of low-cost potable water components. These solenoid valves are suitable for use with potable water as well as a variety of other liquids, oils, and inert gases. Spartan water valves feature a 2-port (2-way), 2-position design with a normally closed configuration and diaphragm operator.

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Tribe invests $25M to open PE pipe plant in Oklahoma

Plastics News

The Citizen Potawatomi Nation's Sovereign Pipe Technologies will manufacture water and telecom infrastructure pipes to build the Oklahoma community and modernize U.S. systems.

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New jobs and skills council announced for manufacturing

Manufacturer's Monthly

Today, the Hon Brendan O’Connor, Minister for Skills and Training, announced that the Manufacturing Industry Skills Alliance (Manufacturing Alliance) has been established as the Jobs and Skills Council (JSC) for the manufacturing industry. Formally IBSA Group, the Manufacturing Alliance is an industry-owned and industry-led organisation supporting the development of skilled workforces enabling modern manufacturing and associated industries to succeed.

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James May: ‘Our attitude to engineering is a very British disease’

E&T

James May just likes talking about and getting stuck in with vehicles. When he’s not on our small screens presenting (in the past) ‘Top Gear’ or (currently) ‘The Grand Tour’, he’s tinkering about in workshops, creating videos of his adventures in making motorbikes out of Meccano, building model planes that can fly across the Channel, or his attempts to build a ‘Swiss Army Bike’.

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How a Digital Workflow Fits within Manufacturing Processes

Automation World

Connected frontline workers using workflow software provide an end-to-end event-based management process to reduce errors and maximize efficiency.

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Liquidity Forex Definition: Understanding the Core Concept

Robotics Automation News

What is liquidity forex definition? Liquidity is a fundamental concept in the forex market that plays a crucial role in determining the ease with which currencies can be bought or sold without causing significant price fluctuations.

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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In manufacturing’s changing times, management style matters

The Fabricator

Success and safety in tomorrow’s manufacturing plants will be decided by how well we prepare employees to master technology and respond to both good and bad analytical results.

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Handheld device could 3D-print tissues and organs in-situ

E&T

A research team from University of Victoria, Canada, has been able to overcome some of the challenges of bioprinting as a field and developed a device that could be used to 3D-print organs outside of hospitals and research labs. If successful, the device could pave the way for a wide variety of applications in regenerative medicine, drug development and testing, and custom orthotics and prosthetics.

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Unleash the Power of Cisco DNA Center on AWS

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

Cisco’s partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) empowers customers and partners to leverage the agility and scalability of the cloud by running Cisco DNA Center on AWS.

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Discovering the sunken city of Dvaraka

E&T

In 2001, during routine pollution studies in the Gulf of Khambhat (formerly Cambay), on the north-west coast of India, sonar equipment on National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) survey boats detected regular, geometric shapes. Divers investigated and found large, rectangular blocks embedded 30-40m below water. The manmade blocks, possibly foundation stones of buildings, reignited curiosity about an ancient city that had flourished centuries before Egyptian and Chinese civilisations, and wh

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The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. ♻️ Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene

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Temperature Profiling: The Process and The Underlying Benefits

Control.com

Temperature profiling is an effective tool to monitor thermal properties in process equipment. This article defines temperature profiling, discusses the process components, and describes the various benefits it offers.

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Electric ridesharing fleets worsened local air quality, study finds

E&T

Uber has announced plans to transition hundreds of thousands of its drivers to electric vehicles by 2025, with 50 per cent of kilometres in EVs in key European cities by then. By 2030 it claims all its vehicles will be zero emissions in the US, Canada and Europe. But a team funded by Carnegie Mellon University has conducted life-cycle comparisons of battery-powered electric vehicle fleets to a gas-powered one, using real-world rideshare data.

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Hexagon Partners With Sony Semiconductor Solutions To Enhance Reality Capture

Metrology

Collaboration between Hexagon and Sony will deliver a seamless data capture and processing workflow, reducing the time between capturing and delivering results. The post Hexagon Partners With Sony Semiconductor Solutions To Enhance Reality Capture appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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Dobot Introduces New CRA Cobot Series with Vision and Safety Additions

Control.com

Dobot’s new CRA series cobots offer end users enhanced gripping capabilities through the use of the new CRV500 smart camera and other enhanced features designed to decrease cycle time.

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How Embedded Analytics Gets You to Market Faster with a SAAS Offering

Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

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Book review: ‘When the Heavens Went on Sale’ by Ashlee Vance

E&T

In 2008, SpaceX became the first private company to build an inexpensive rocket capable of reaching orbit. The years since have seen a transformation in who gets to play in space. National space agencies are still ambling along with their Moon and Mars missions, but headlines are mostly made by private companies with their cheap, frequent rocket launches and audacious plans for space colonisation.

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Decoding Liquidity in Forex: Unraveling its Meaning

Robotics Automation News

In the world of Forex trading, one term that often comes up is “liquidity.” It is a crucial concept that plays a significant role in the dynamics of the foreign exchange market. Understanding liquidity is essential for both seasoned traders and those just starting forex brokerage.

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US sues Microsoft to block takeover of Activision

E&T

The regulator said the deal, which could close within the next few days, could "substantially lessen competition" in the video games industry. Microsoft first announced its multi-billion deal to buy Activision in January 2022, which would see the company acquire hit titles such as Call of Duty and Candy Crush. The deal has been hailed as the “biggest takeover in tech history” and is already the largest acquisition in the history of the video game industry, at least in theory at this stage.

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Berry adds to injection molding portfolio with Pro-Western acquisition

Plastics News

The Evansville, Ind.-based Berry Global Group firm purchased for $88 million, according to a recent filing with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission.

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Modernizing MES: A Guide for Complex Manufacturers Adapting to Industry 4.0

As engineers push the boundaries of innovation with groundbreaking hardware products, their success depends largely on the speed and efficiency of production. The challenge? Manual processes and disparate systems lead to multiple versions of documents, incomplete records, and duplicated work, creating a chaotic system of records that is difficult to manage.

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View from India: India is world’s diabetes capital

E&T

As reported by the media last week, at least 136 million people or 15.3 per cent of the population have pre-diabetes. A pre-diabetic is a person who has higher-than-normal blood sugar level but not high enough to fall into the category of type 2 diabetes. Pre-diabetic individuals need not become diabetic, provided they follow a healthy diet and exercise routine.

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How this Screw Machine Shop makes Wooden Baseball Bats

Modern Machine Shop

The Walter Bat Company is the culmination of two passions - entrepreneurship and baseball. With a nod to the founder of the W.H. Bagshaw Company, and with t.

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Improving the competitiveness of Australian manufacturers

Manufacturer's Monthly

Global Sourcing Services is a leading provider of procurement solutions for Australian manufacturers and businesses. By leveraging its extensive network of suppliers, Global Sourcing Services enables clients to access high-quality products at factory-direct prices, while also providing local Australian support. Manufacturers’ Monthly spoke with GSS Director Daniel Crundall to learn more about how the company’s procurement solutions are boosting the competitiveness of Australian businesses.

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Expanding I/O in the Field: Banner Engineering New Discrete Modbus Hub

Control.com

Recently, Banner released a new lineup of eight-port discrete converters, allowing input of up to 16 different digital I/O devices and assigning them to pre-defined Modbus registers for ease of integration.

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Embedding BI: Architectural Considerations and Technical Requirements

While data platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and programming platforms have evolved to leverage big data and streaming data, the front-end user experience has not kept up. Holding onto old BI technology while everything else moves forward is holding back organizations. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) aren’t built for modern data platforms and don’t work on modern architectures.

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World’s First Commercial Camera Dedicated to Non-Earth Imaging Successfully Launches to Space

Manufacturer's Monthly

HEO Robotics’ Holmes Imager, hosted by Turion’s Droid-1, was launched successfully into space aboard a SpaceX rocket at 7:35 a.m. AET from Vandenberg. The Holmes Imager is the world’s first commercial camera dedicated to non-Earth imaging and was manufactured entirely in Australia. The Holmes Imager serves to empower HEO Inspect. HEO Inspect is an in-orbit satellite inspection software platform that enables non-Earth imaging (NEI) and delivers intelligence on space objects.

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3 new Jobs and Skills Councils established to deliver skilled industry workers

AU Manufacturing

The Australian government has created three new Jobs and Skills Councils (JSC) to help address skills shortages and broader workforce challenges in manufacturing, transport and logistics, mining, and automotive industries. JSCs serve as a platform for employers and unions to collaborate with governments and the education and training sectors to find solutions to workforce challenges and the skills shortage currently facing industry sectors across Australia.

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Innovation and empathy: Inside a dermatology success story

Manufacturer's Monthly

Billy Friend sat down with managing director of Ego Pharmaceuticals Alan Oppenheim to learn about the company’s journey from developing formulas in bathtubs to its recent factory expansions supporting the production of 9 million kilograms of pharmaceutical products every year. A fter Alan Oppenheim finished his morning play at preschool, he would be taken across the road to Ego Pharmaceuticals’ first factory, where he would sit on a table, watching Pinetarsol Solution be put into glass bottles

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Simplifying Experiences with a Platform Approach to SASE

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

At Cisco Live in Las Vegas, we shared some exciting news and announcements about what Cisco is doing to lay the groundwork to be the connectivity and security provider for the world.

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5 Ways New Manufacturing Companies Are Accelerating Innovation

Next-gen manufacturers are redesigning factories to enable agility at every stage of production. From more timely communication between engineers and technicians to technologies that empower real-time collaboration, they’re getting ahead by making iterations and improvements during a build, across the production line at scale. This level of flexibility means they can develop more quickly than their legacy counterparts.