Design World
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Afag’s feeding and handling solutions are now part of Emerson’s Aventic’s automation portfolio. Starting October 15, 2024, all content on Afag.com, including product documentation, data, and certificates, will be migrated to Emerson.com under the Aventics brand. The Aventics brand is globally recognized for its innovation and proven performance.
Gary Mintchell
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Seth Godin writes, Don’t Buy Cheap Chocolate. We are all in the business of making manufacturing and production processes run more smoothly, efficiently, effectively, safely. Our decisions determine these outcomes. Sometimes we do not think beyond these systems. Perhaps our products are not healthy for our customers. Perhaps beyond that, the feedstocks and raw materials may not be sustainable or may cause harm to the providers.
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Design World
OCTOBER 11, 2024
PHD Inc. announces the release of the new ERDP Remote Drive, an advanced servo-actuated pneumatic drive device. This new technology from PHD simplifies pneumatic actuator electrification in a closed-loop system, using standard air lines to connect to one or more pneumatic actuators. The Remote Drive enables the power system to be located near the point… The post The new PHD ERDP Remote Drive simplifies pneumatic actuator electrification appeared first on Design World.
Robotics Business Review
OCTOBER 11, 2024
The Robot Report Podcast · Navigating Robotics Through the Political Landscape In Episode 167 of The Robot Report Podcast, co-hosts Mike Oitzman and Gene Demaitre discuss the latest robotics news from the past week. In this conversation, Dr. Henrik Christensen discusses the intersection of robotics and federal policy, emphasizing the need for more attention and funding for the robotics sector.
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Unlock the full potential of CNC machining with our comprehensive design guide. Learn how to optimize your designs for precision, efficiency, and cost savings. Gain key insights on part complexity, tolerances, materials, finishes, and much more. Whether you’re developing prototypes or production parts, our guide offers practical tips to streamline your process and ensure high-quality results.
Control.com
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Even though electrical safety practices have existed for over a century, arc flash safety has only gained traction in recent decades. This article discusses the danger and prevention of arc flash injury.
Manufacturer's Monthly
OCTOBER 13, 2024
Image: ricjacynophoto.com/stock.adobe.com The largest wind farm in the Southern Hemisphere has begun feeding into Victoria’s electricity grid, powering Victorian homes and businesses with cheap and reliable renewable energy. The Golden Plains Wind Farm created about 700 jobs during construction and will generate up to 70 full time ongoing jobs. Minister for Energy and Resources Lily D’Ambrosio announced the powering up of the Golden Plains Wind Farm at Rokewood, which will be able to power 765,0
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Gary Mintchell
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Personal productivity writer Oliver Burkeman asks of us—you’re merely the kind of person who spends your life drawing up plans for how you’re going to become a different kind of person later on. This will sometimes garner you the admiration of others, since it can look from the outside like you’re busily making improvements. But it isn’t the same at all.
Plastics Today
OCTOBER 11, 2024
A compact, fully electric injection molding machine and a press designed specifically for molding products using recycled PET are making their world debuts at the plastics processing trade show.
Cisco Smart Manufacturing
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Generative AI applications are driving the demand for high-performance networking with AI/ML clusters in cloud provider environments. Cisco is introducing new 800G innovations to address these demands and improve outcomes.
Manufacturer's Monthly
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Image: Industry Capability Network With military deployments to Afghanistan and the 2020 bushfires, Firevolt’s founder Hayden Heath brings impressive credentials to his new venture. His experience sparked an interest in fire safety and when he left the military, he worked in a fire safety company as a fire trainer. While he already ran an e-commerce brand selling plasma lighters, Hayden soon decided to take a bigger leap of faith and set up is own fire safety business.
Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions
In an era where efficiency is king, are you leveraging the right tools to transform your manufacturing processes? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) is critical for enhancing operational efficiency, reducing waste, and optimizing energy usage—key factors for improving your bottom line and lowering your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, a manufacturing technology expert with 18+ years of hands-on experience, in this new webinar as he uncovers the secrets of MES and how to best utilize thes
NIST Manufacturing
OCTOBER 15, 2024
The new center will support U.S. engagement in international standardization for critical and emerging technologies.
i4.0 today
OCTOBER 16, 2024
Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar, the UAE’s clean energy powerhouse, has signed an agreement with Presight, the region’s leading big data analytics company powered by generative artificial intelligence (AI), to develop an asset management tool for its renewable energy projects around the globe. Masdar’s renewable projects generate billions of data points every day from the equipment they use, such as solar panels, inverters and wind turbines.
Cisco Smart Manufacturing
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Gain expert insights on Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and learn how to access it with Cisco Services as Code. Check out this co-authored blog to learn more.
Manufacturer's Monthly
OCTOBER 15, 2024
RMIT University researchers Dr Rajeev Roychand, Dr Mohammad Saberian and Dr Shannon Kilmartin-Lynch with Jordan Carter, Co-founder of the Indigenous-owned Talwali Coffee Roasters (pictured left to right). Credit: Carelle Mulawa-Richards, RMIT University Universities Australia has shortlisted RMIT University’s coffee concrete innovators for the upcoming 2024 Shaping Australia Awards in the Problem Solver category.
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Design World
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Back in the early days of the Internet, as the world wide web was beginning to take shape and before it was as ubiquitous as it is today, there was an optimism that pervaded tech circles. The general mood was that this rising tech wave would make us all freer, smarter, and happier. There were… The post Pushing back against tech overreach appeared first on Design World.
Robotics Business Review
OCTOBER 11, 2024
Researchers at the University of Michigan’s Mcity use a simulator made by VI-grade that allows a driver to teleoperate a vehicle remotely on a physical test track. | Source: Marcin Szczepanski, Michigan Engineering Detroit is known as Motor City, the unofficial capital of the automotive world. This week, the Mcity hub for vehicle testing began welcoming researchers to use its physical and virtual testing environment.
Control.com
OCTOBER 12, 2024
With the use of wenglor’s new LRL ring light, machine vision inspection tasks are made easier through bright lights and dark field illumination.
NIST Manufacturing
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Media Contact: Maddy Broas, madeline.broas [at] chips.gov (madeline[dot]broas[at]chips[dot]gov) Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce and Wolfspeed, Inc.
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Sit down with Karan Talati, CEO of First Resonance, to explore the significant contributors to waste in the manufacturing industry. Karan delves into two critical areas: material waste and data waste. He discusses how material waste impacts costs and efficiency, and the often-overlooked issue of data waste—where valuable data is not captured, leading to inefficiencies in managing inventory and operations.
Manufacturer's Monthly
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Image: Interworld Electronics Interworld Electronics is excited to feature the ACS-2311A a compact industrial embedded PC from APLEX Technology. The ACS-2311A is a compact rugged embedded PC that has been designed with a variety of rugged features, along with a range of customisable components. It features a quad-core Intel Celeron J6412 2.0GHz/ 2.6GHz 10W processor, as well as one 260-pin SO-DIMM up to 32GB DDR4.
Design World
OCTOBER 16, 2024
To empower the world’s leading digital manufacturing companies with breakthrough automation technologies, Beckhoff is adding two powerful functions and two technology packages to TwinCAT 3 CNC (TF5200) software. For demanding electrical discharge machining (EDM) and additive manufacturing applications, these latest features include online adaptation and extended interpolation, plus a technology package for additive processes and… The post New TwinCAT 3 CNC features enhance EDM, additive ma
Robotics Business Review
OCTOBER 11, 2024
Robotic Crew founders at RoboBusiness 2023. Source: Ricardo Petrazzini While U.S. companies have outsourced technology work overseas for more than 20 years, quality and political concerns have brought back design, programming, and other engineering tasks back closer to home. Robotic Crew offers staffing in Latin America for robot development, as well as operations and fleet management. “About two years ago, we spun out of WeDevelop, a company that was providing software engineers,” s
Control.com
OCTOBER 11, 2024
The new temperature monitoring solution enables sensors to be daisy-chained together for quick and simple installation and operation. The connected solution can be used for new and existing systems.
Speaker: Shalini Dinesh
Effective cross-functional collaboration and communication heavily influence product launch success. Research shows that as many as 70% of product launches fail due to inadequate coordination among stakeholders, including supply chain, product management, legal, marketing, and change control teams (Gartner, 2022). The 2023 Supply Chain Insights Report highlights that 60% of supply chain disruptions are caused by poor communication and misalignment among cross-functional teams.
The Fabricator
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Acrow, an international bridge engineering and supply company, has completed the installation of rooftop-mounted solar panels at its steel manufacturing facility in Milton, Pa.
Manufacturer's Monthly
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Image: phonlamaiphoto/stock.adobe.com UQ will be at the forefront of developing quantum technologies on a global stage, after securing more than $29 million through the Queensland Quantum and Advanced Technologies Strategy. The 10 UQ projects include using quantum technologies to help with decarbonisation, computing. UQ vice-chancellor and president professor Deborah Terry AC said the funding, which also includes 47 scholarships for UQ postgraduate research students, would ensure the University
Design World
OCTOBER 16, 2024
DigiKey, a global commerce distributor offering the largest selection of technical components and automation products, will demonstrate new products for makers in its Area L Booth 4 at Maker Faire Rome, October 25-27, 2024. DigiKey is also a gold-level sponsor of the event, which brings together makers, innovators, and creatives from around the world to… The post DigiKey brings popular new products to Maker Faire Rome 2024 appeared first on Design World.
Robotics Business Review
OCTOBER 11, 2024
Joyce Sidopoulos, chief of operations at MassRobotics, addresses Korean startups during the weeklong program. Source: MassRobotics MassRobotics recently welcomed 10 startups from South Korea for an intensive, weeklong International Immersion Program, in partnership with the KAIST Global Commercialization Center, or GCC. Designed to help international startups expand their operations into the U.S., the program offered an opportunity for Korean entrepreneurs to connect with Boston’s robotics ecosy
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Foundation Wellness, an orthotic and foot care product leader, transformed its manufacturing by implementing the Manufacturing Execution System FORCE MES FLEX from FORCAM ENISCO. Previously hindered by manual data collection, the company needed more efficiency and a proactive approach. Adopting an MES enhanced data visibility and enabled data-driven decision-making.
Cisco Smart Manufacturing
OCTOBER 10, 2024
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Control.com
OCTOBER 10, 2024
KEB Automation has added new functionalities to its F6 drive controllers and S6 servo drives. The enhancements include hardware and software-based updates focused on efficiency and usability.
Manufacturer's Monthly
OCTOBER 13, 2024
Image: Atlas Copco Rentals In the world of industrial operations, preparation is key. For the past eight months, Atlas Copco Rentals’ Account Manager in Victoria had been planning a new compressor installation with a customer, a manufacturer of condiments and spices. Initially, this was seen as a long-term backup solution, but it quickly turned into a critical contingency plan.
Design World
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Ruland Manufacturing has expanded its jaw coupling line to meet the demands of high-torque applications, now offering bore sizes up to 1-3/4-in. or 45 mm and torque capacities of 2,655 in-lb (300 Nm). These new jaw couplings are designed for use in precision systems with high deceleration and acceleration curves, such as those found in […] The post New from Ruland: Large bore zero-backlash jaw couplings appeared first on Design World.
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