Trending Articles

article thumbnail

Afag feeding and handling solutions is now part of Emerson’s Aventics

Design World

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.

article thumbnail

Don’t Buy Cheap Chocolate

Gary Mintchell

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.

Sourcing 130
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

The new PHD ERDP Remote Drive simplifies pneumatic actuator electrification

Design World

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.

246
246
article thumbnail

Navigating robotics through the political landscape

Robotics Business Review

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.

Robotics 120
article thumbnail

CNC Design Guide: Enhance Machining for Precision, Efficiency, and Cost Reduction

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.

article thumbnail

Facts Behind the Shock! Investigating the Dangers of Arc Flash

Control.com

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.

105
105
article thumbnail

Construction on Australia’s largest wind farm edges closer to completion

Manufacturer's Monthly

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

More Trending

article thumbnail

Planning or Doing?

Gary Mintchell

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.

article thumbnail

What We’re Looking Forward to Seeing at Fakuma

Plastics Today

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.

111
111
article thumbnail

Scaling Cloud Network Infrastructure for the AI Era

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

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.

98
article thumbnail

Military background kindles passion for fire safety

Manufacturer's Monthly

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.

article thumbnail

Changing the Game with MES: Cut Costs, Drive Efficiency, & Achieve Sustainability Goals!

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

article thumbnail

NIST Awards $15 Million to ASTM International to Establish Standardization Center of Excellence

NIST Manufacturing

The new center will support U.S. engagement in international standardization for critical and emerging technologies.

113
113
article thumbnail

Masdar and Presight Sign Agreement to Develop AI Asset Management Tool

i4.0 today

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.

article thumbnail

Top 3 Tips to Automate Your Data Center with Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

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.

article thumbnail

Coffee concrete shortlisted for national award

Manufacturer's Monthly

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.

article thumbnail

How To Select the Right Software for Innovation Management

Finding the right innovation management software is like picking a racing bike—it's essential to consider your unique needs rather than just flashy features. This oversight can stall your innovation efforts. Download now to explore key considerations for success!

article thumbnail

Pushing back against tech overreach

Design World

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.

162
162
article thumbnail

Mcity gives green light to remote autonomous vehicle testing, calls for federal standards

Robotics Business Review

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.

article thumbnail

wenglor’s New Ring Light and Dark Field Attachment Assist Machine Vision

Control.com

With the use of wenglor’s new LRL ring light, machine vision inspection tasks are made easier through bright lights and dark field illumination.

111
111
article thumbnail

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Preliminary Terms with Wolfspeed to Solidify U.S. Technological Leadership in Silicon Carbide Manufacturing

NIST Manufacturing

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.

article thumbnail

The Secrets to Zero-Waste Manufacturing: A ex-SpaceX Start-up Case Study

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.

article thumbnail

ACS-2311A: Compact Industrial Embedded PC with Quad-Core Intel Celeron J6412

Manufacturer's Monthly

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.

article thumbnail

New TwinCAT 3 CNC features enhance EDM, additive manufacturing processes

Design World

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

article thumbnail

Robotic Crew offers nearshore robotics development, operations talent

Robotics Business Review

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

Robotics 106
article thumbnail

ControlByWeb Creates Quick-Connect Temperature Monitoring Solution

Control.com

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.

98
article thumbnail

How To Align Product Management And Supply Chain Operations For Successful Product Launches

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.

article thumbnail

Acrow upgrades Pennsylvania steel fabricating facility

The Fabricator

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.

article thumbnail

UQ to lead quantum evolution with $29 million over 10 new projects

Manufacturer's Monthly

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

article thumbnail

DigiKey brings popular new products to Maker Faire Rome 2024

Design World

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.

article thumbnail

Startups from Korea participate in MassRobotics immersion program

Robotics Business Review

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

Robotics 103
article thumbnail

A Journey to Efficiency & Excellence in Manufacturing

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.

article thumbnail

Partners who use Cisco Marketing Velocity can generate 5.2x more pipeline

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

Discover the Reimagined Cisco Marketing Velocity Central! Generate 5.2x more pipeline with our revamped platform, featuring enhanced search, AI tools, streamlined campaigns, and more. Join our Partner Activation contest for exciting prizes!

article thumbnail

KEB Automation Upgrades Drive Controllers and Servo Drives

Control.com

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.

article thumbnail

Atlas Copco Rental’s solution for a condiment manufacturer

Manufacturer's Monthly

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.

article thumbnail

New from Ruland: Large bore zero-backlash jaw couplings

Design World

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.

article thumbnail

Enhance Customer Value: Unleash Your Data’s Potential

The complexity of financial data, the need for real-time insight, and the demand for user-friendly visualizations can seem daunting when it comes to analytics - but there is an easier way. With Logi Symphony, we aim to turn these challenges into opportunities. Our platform empowers you to seamlessly integrate advanced data analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting into your applications, transforming raw data into actionable insights.