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EXAIR’s VariBlast Precision Safety Air Gun for safe and efficient blowoff

Design World

Safety and efficiency are coupled with ergonomic design and engineered air nozzle technology to produce the VariBlast Precision Safety Air Gun – an essential tool for processes needing a handheld and effective blowoff solution. The VariBlast Precision Safety Air Gun provides a focused blast of air capable of handling tough jobs with remarkable ease.

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Productive or Effective?

Gary Mintchell

Some economists and journalists looking for a passing story bemoaned statistics revealing a lack of productivity increase over a stated period of time. Is this really a problem? Whatever your job, whether in a business or church or other organization, do you feel that you have productivity metrics? Number of meetings attended Number of memos sent Number of articles written Maybe what is more important is fewer meetings that actually accomplish an objective.

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NORD’s sealed conversion system provides corrosion protection for extreme conditions

Design World

NORD’s nsd tupH sealed conversion system delivers an easy-to-clean surface optimized for harsh processing and manufacturing environments. Harsh operating conditions are present in many industries such as food and beverage, bakery, automotive parts washing, chemical, water treatment, marine, car wash, and pharmaceutical industries. Applications in these environments are often subjected to intensive cleaning, high-pressure washing,… The post NORD’s sealed conversion system provides cor

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3D Printed Tooling for Robots

Automation World

Rapid Robotics uses Markforged 3D printers to produce custom tooling and grippers within 12 hours.

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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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Advanced XGB PLCs by LS Electric from AutomationDirect

Design World

AutomationDirect has added XGB PLCs designed and manufactured by LS Electric, a well-established global PLC manufacturer with over 40 years of experience. This PLC family offers advanced controllers geared for motion applications but with high-level features, such as IEC programming, that can be beneficial in any automated system. These stackable LS Electric PLCs have numerous… The post Advanced XGB PLCs by LS Electric from AutomationDirect appeared first on Design World.

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Differences between Transformer and Transformer-free UPS Designs

Control.com

Transformerless UPS designs are taking place in various industries, particularly in aseptic manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and healthcare, where the reliability of power supply is critical.

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Rethink Quality Control to Increase Productivity, Decrease Scrap

Modern Machine Shop

Photo Credit: Getty Images Over many years in the industry, I have noticed a few things that I believe need to change in machine shops. This column describes one that has been bothering me for a long time: quality control. I know this may ruffle a few feathers, but how we do quality control needs to change. The standard practice that I see in most machine shops is that when a machine is set up, the first parts are sent to quality control for inspection and verification.

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Tiny surgical robot can travel deep into lungs to detect early cancer signs

E&T

The tentacle-like device, which measures just 2mm in diameter and is controlled by magnets, paves the way for a more accurate and less invasive approach to treatment. It can reach some of the smallest bronchial tubes and could transform the treatment of lung cancer, the team said. The researchers tested the robot on the lungs of a cadaver and found that it can travel 37 per cent deeper than the standard equipment and leads to less tissue damage.

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UK CV production grows 16.0% in best first half since 2011

SMMT

Best first half to a year since 2011 as CV output increases 16.0% to 58,675 units. Best June since 2008 up, 23.0%, and rounds off third consecutive month of growth. Latest independent outlook expects light CV production to grow 44.0% this year to 114,500 units. UK commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturing grew 16.0% in the first six months of the year as 58,675 units rolled off factory lines, with June marking the third consecutive month of growth, according to the latest figures released today by t

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‘Infinitely recyclable’ plastics created using engineered microbes

E&T

Unlike glass and aluminium, every time plastic is recycled, the polymer chain grows shorter which decreases its quality. The same piece of plastic can only be recycled about 2-3 times before it can no longer be used to make new products. But a team of researchers at three facilities at the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed an infinitely recyclable plastic known as poly(diketoenamine), or PDK.

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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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Saving Space: Bosch Rexroth Announces Vertical Spiral Transport System

Control.com

Bosch Rexroth has leveraged the popular modular VarioFlow conveyor system to create a new vertical, spiral conveyor for more efficient transport and buffer storage space.

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Europe to cover its highways with EV chargers from 2025

E&T

The new law is expected to ensure that electric vehicle (EV) owners can travel across the continent with complete coverage, as well as reduce the bloc’s carbon emissions. Under the new requirements, governments will be expected to install charging stations offering at least 150kW of power to be installed along the EU’s Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) system of highways, the bloc’s main transport corridor.

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Creating Economic Impact Through Digital Innovation and Industry Collaboration

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

Visiting Scandinavia and many of its institutions is like opening a window into the future, particularly when it relates to sustainability, energy, healthcare, digital innovation and start-ups.

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Climate change ramping up faster in Asia than rest of the world

E&T

In a new report, the body said that said that melting glaciers alongside rising sea levels raises the prospect of more disruption in the future. Asia is currently warming faster than the global average. There were 81 weather, climate and water-related disasters in Asia in 2022, of which 83 per cent were flood and storm events. These disasters caused the deaths of more than 5,000 people, affected the lives of a further 50 million people and caused more than $36bn (£28bn) in economic damages.

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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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Network Resilience: Defending against sophisticated attacks targeting network infrastructure

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

Earlier this year, we wrote about how Cisco Talos is seeing an increase in the rate of high-sophistication attacks on network infrastructure.

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E-bike batteries should fall under the same rules as fireworks, charity says

E&T

Batteries for e-bikes and e-scooters should be regulated like fireworks and heavy machinery to better ensure their safety, according to the Electrical Safety First (ESF) Battery Breakdown report. Currently, e-bikes and e-scooter manufacturers can self-declare whether their products meet safety standards. However, the charity argues that the batteries should be reviewed by a third party before being placed in the UK market due to the risk of fires they pose.

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Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN is Integrated with Microsoft Sentinel

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

The momentum of the Cisco and Microsoft collaboration only continues to increase.

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UK asbestos firm owners ‘whitewashing reputation’ with All Blacks sponsorship

The Guardian Manufacturing

Altrad, parent company of Cape Asbestos, faces accusation as it rejects call for £10m cancer donation The owners of a company that was one of the UK’s biggest manufacturers of asbestos have been accused of whitewashing their reputation by spending tens of millions of pounds on sponsoring the All Blacks rugby team while rejecting pleas for a £10m donation towards cancer research.

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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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Maximizing welder time with automation

The Fabricator

Looking at the European skilled welding situation, KM MONT decided to invest not in more welders, but in automation to free its welders to do jobs that only human welders can do.

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Mazak Event Will Showcase Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Modern Machine Shop

Photo Credit: Mazak North America Mazak will host Discover 2023 the week of October 9-13 at its North American headquarters in Florence, Kentucky. Discover 2023 will feature four action areas of live machine tool demonstrations and highlight automation and advanced digital solutions designed to give manufacturers a competitive advantage. Discover will offer visitors the opportunity to experience and learn about a wide range of new Mazak multitasking, high production, advanced manufacturing techn

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Hot Runner Tips, Apprenticeships & Waterline Maintenance, Oh My! MMT's June Top Hits

Mold Making Technology

Photo Credit: (top left) PFAFF Molds, (top right) MoldMaking Technology, (bottom left) Burteck LLC, (bottom right) PFAFF Molds We covered a lot of great topics in June that the MMT audience seemed to enjoy, including quite a few MMT Chats and other video content that covered discussions about water line maintenance , hot runner tips and SPE’s Track the Apprentice Program.

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Velo3D Software Enhances Control Over 3D Printing Process

Modern Machine Shop

With the new labeling module in Flow 5.0, users can quickly add text to the print file, enabling serialization of parts or other identifying marks. Photo Credit: Velo3D Velo3D , a metal additive manufacturing (AM) technology company for mission-critical parts, has updated its Flow print preparation software. Flow 5.0 was developed to unlock an array of new capabilities for engineers using Velo3D’s fully integrated solution, including user-selectable core parameter sets that provide enhance

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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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July 2023 Metrology News Magazine

Metrology

Editors Message: As we venture into the ‘lazy days’ of summer, and the long-awaited vacation season, we have been pleasantly surprised by the high level of activity that has reached The post July 2023 Metrology News Magazine appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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Declining travel impacting Canadian business travellers’ careers, SAP Concur survey finds

Canadian Manufacturing

Photo: CNW Group/SAP Concur. TORONTO — Research from SAP Concur reveals the most pressing challenges facing Canadian business travellers today. Serving as an annual touchpoint to assess the realities of the business travel landscape, the survey uncovers how factors including economic inflation, job security, and safety concerns are impacting corporate travel.

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Kickstart: Pushing for better packaging from inside the industry

Plastics News

Fisk Johnson, chairman and CEO of consumer products company SC Johnson, has an idea of what it will take to meet recycling goals, and it's not the approach that some in the plastics industry prefer.

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Topaz Energy announces tuck-in acquisition of infrastructure and royalty assets in core operation areas

Canadian Manufacturing

CALGARY —Topaz Energy Corp., has entered into definitive agreements to acquire a 49.9 per cent working interest in a newly constructed and commissioned sweet natural gas processing facility and associated crude oil battery in the Wembley area in addition to gross overriding royalty interests in the Clearwater and Charlie Lake operating areas in Alberta which includes 17,000 gross undeveloped acres, for total cash consideration of $39.5 million.

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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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Polymer Points Live - August 2023

Plastics News

Join us on August 15 at 2pm (edt) for the Polymer Points Livestream. Resin buyers in North America have seen lower prices this summer, with Plastics News reporting drops for commodity, engineering and recycled resins.

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Canada Goose launches trade in program in Canada

Canadian Manufacturing

Photo: CNW Group/Canada Goose. TORONTO — Canada Goose launched its recommerce platform – Canada Goose Generations– in Canada. Generations invites consumers to trade in and purchase pre-loved Canada Goose outerwear and apparel directly from the brand. This second hand endeavour, which debuted in the United States earlier this year, gives new life to its products and keeps pieces in circulation.

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Why PFAS chemicals deserve high scrutiny

Plastics News

What you don't know won't hurt you. Or will it? In the case of the family of chemicals known collectively as PFAS, it is becoming increasingly clear that the decades of relative — or studied — ignorance about the effects of these chemicals on human health are now taking their toll. PFAS — per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — are used to make fluoropolymer coatings and products that resist heat, oil, stains, grease and water.

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Porter partners with Macquarie Asset Management on development of Montréal Saint-Hubert Airport passenger terminal

Canadian Manufacturing

Porter partners with Macquarie Asset Management on development of Montréal Saint-Hubert Airport passenger terminal (CNW Group/Porter Aviation Holdings Inc.) LONGUEUIL — Porter Aviation Holdings Inc. (PAHI) is entering a partnership with Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) to support development of the previously announced passenger terminal at Montréal Saint-Hubert Airport (YHU).

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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.