Automation World
MARCH 11, 2025
Robots and artificial intelligence are clearly more advanced than the controllers and motors that powered much of the past centurys manufacturing advance, but they all changed the industrial workforce. Groups like the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute are helping manufacturers and their workforce adapt.
Gary Mintchell
MARCH 11, 2025
Rubrik has announced new capabilities to its cyber resilience offerings across cloud, SaaS, and hypervisors including Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, RedHat OpenShift, and more. Its new Identity Recovery for Active Directory and Entra ID addresses the key vulnerability to business operational recovery. The innovations aim to provide customers with even more ability to anticipate breaches, detect potential threats, and recover with speed and efficiency no matter where their data lives.
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Design World
MARCH 6, 2025
Hosiden has announced a new millimeter-wave distance measurement sensor that expands potential use cases with additional functionality. The design incorporates control circuits, wireless communication interfaces, battery power, and internal firmware within a waterproof housing. The package offers streamlined implementation options to system integrators and service providers.
SMMT
MARCH 5, 2025
EVs take more than a fifth of new car registrations as overall market contracts by -2.5% to 139,345 units. Slowdowns recorded by both fleet and private buyers against backdrop of weak economic confidence. Industry calls for halt to EV tax hikes as latest outlook anticipates 23.7% market share for 2025 below government targets. Data download New car registrations data February 2025 DOWNLOAD ALL The UK new car market fell slightly in February, down -1.0% to 84,054 units, according to the latest f
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Manufacturers face increasing pressure to curb energy waste and emissions. Emergent Energy specializes in optimizing industrial steam systems, leveraging Panoramic Power’s real-time energy intelligence to drive efficiency. By analyzing steam system performance, Emergent Energy pinpoints inefficiencies and implements targeted improvements. This article explores how data-driven steam optimization transforms wasted energy into measurable savings, ensuring compliance with sustainability regulations.
Robotics Business Review
MARCH 9, 2025
Ainos and ugo have partnered to give a sense of smell to service robots. Source: Ainos Not only are robots getting smarter, but they are also becoming more perceptive, thanks to advances in artificial intelligence and new sensors. Ainos Inc. last week announced a strategic partnership with ugo Inc. to integrate its AI Nose technology with ugo’s autonomous robot.
Automation World
MARCH 5, 2025
While many companies are debating the value and even ethics of AI in their fields, manufacturers are using the technology to run more efficiently. Here are five ways manufacturers are using AI today.
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Design World
MARCH 6, 2025
Researchers from the Disruptive & Sustainable Technologies for Agricultural Precision (DiSTAP) interdisciplinary research group (IRG) of the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MITs research enterprise in Singapore, in collaboration with Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), have developed an inventive near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent nanosensor capable of simultaneously detecting… The post SMART researchers pione
Manufacturer's Monthly
MARCH 10, 2025
Image: Chanintorn.v/stock.adobe.com A $20 million Federal Government investment is set to expand Australias largest and only onshore manufacturer of IV fluid , Baxter Healthcare. The investment will go toward Baxters production facility in Western Sydney to help secure supply and shore up Australias sovereign capability of the critical hospital medicine.
E&T
MARCH 6, 2025
Zenob, the UK grid-scale battery storage firm, has announced that its energy storage system located in Blackhillock, Scotland, has begun commercial operations.
Automation World
MARCH 10, 2025
Evan Novakowski with system integrator Actemium Avanceon explains the primary factors that influence how data polling over Ethernet impacts PLC cycle time, if specific Ethernet protocols are more efficient for PLC data polling, strategies to optimize PLC cycle time and more.
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Discover how to accelerate manufacturing agility and build supply chain resilience in our live webinar on February 6, 2025, at 3 PM PST. Explore insights from a former SpaceX leader on scaling hardware production, balancing speed with quality, and leveraging advanced tools like ION Factory OS. Learn from historical examples and modern approaches to innovation while uncovering how AI and real-time data can automate processes, strengthen supply chain operations, and ensure scalability.
Gary Mintchell
MARCH 5, 2025
HighByte seems to be making more of a splash lately with its DataOps plus Universal Namespace developments. Several years ago I spotted DataOps as an important technology application. Usage still grows. This news from HighByte concern the ability to build custom APIs. HighByte released HighByte Intelligence Hub version 4.1 with Callable Pipelines, enabling users to build custom APIs for their operations and industrial data sources.
Design World
MARCH 5, 2025
In the years leading up to his death in 1993, my father a kind of eccentric mystic welder journaled and wrote me philosophical little notes that I immensely treasure. One of his more contemplative letters concerns how much our identities are simply bits weve borrowed from elsewhere. So now anytime I interact with… The post A 1993 mystic on the nature of AI appeared first on Design World.
Control.com
MARCH 9, 2025
Emerson has released version 10.6 of its PAC Machine Edition integrated development environment. The update includes a new PLC simulator and other performance improvements to increase developer efficiency.
Manufacturer's Monthly
MARCH 6, 2025
Image: Benjamin Crone/stock.adobe.com After more than three years at the helm, Kathryn Fagg AO, has advised her resignation as CSIRO chair, with deputy chair Ming Long AM appointed to the role. Fagg, who has been in the role since October 2021 and on the CSIRO Board since August 2018, has made the decision to step aside for personal reasons. Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic thanked Ms Fagg for bringing tremendous experience to the position, both as a former engineer and as a respected
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In 2025, the Supply Chain continues its evolution toward “Logistics 4.0,” inspired by Industry 4.0. Two major characteristics define this transformation: automation, driven by robotic solutions, and prediction, paving the way for an era of planning and simulation powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Automation World
MARCH 10, 2025
The Edge Awards seek to highlight the influential and cutting-edge technological advancements shaping the engineering space, creating more robust, efficient and productive designs and solutions.
Gary Mintchell
MARCH 7, 2025
Something Ive been observing. This administration is the most PR and media oriented administration weve had. Everything seems to be a media play. Note the lineup of big companies announcing, ahem, $100 billion investments over some period of time in the US. This, of course, helps keep these companies out of the crosshairs of media sniping by the administration.
Design World
MARCH 7, 2025
Norstat has released a new line of automotive connectors compatible with Deutsch DT-type connectors. The connectors are available individually or as fully molded cable assemblies. These automotive connectors have a polypropylene housing for durability and versatility. They are available in a molded cable assembly that simplifies wiring and installation.
Control.com
MARCH 10, 2025
FANUC America launches Tech Transfer, a free online video training platform offering tutorials on robotics and automation to enhance user skills and confidence.
Speaker: Chris Townsend, VP of Product Marketing, Wellspring
Over the past decade, companies have embraced innovation with enthusiasm—Chief Innovation Officers have been hired, and in-house incubators, accelerators, and co-creation labs have been launched. CEOs have spoken with passion about “making everyone an innovator” and the need “to disrupt our own business.” But after years of experimentation, senior leaders are asking: Is this still just an experiment, or are we in it for the long haul?
Manufacturer's Monthly
MARCH 10, 2025
Image: Fleet Space Australian space exploration company, Fleet Space Technologies, has announced the construction of its new global headquarters and hyper factory for next-gen space and climate technologies at the Adelaide Airport. This facility will enable Fleet Space to accelerate the production of its pioneering space technologies and scale its end-to-end exploration platform, powered by space and AI, ExoSphere.
Automation World
MARCH 10, 2025
As manufacturers move toward Industry 4.0, manufacturing execution systems can be foundational to these efforts because the technologys analytics provided in moving data from the plant floor to the enterprise is a key requirement.
Automation Mag
MARCH 7, 2025
G lobal market intelligence firm Interact Analysis recently released a report stating that the global motion controls market contracted by seven percent in revenue terms during 2024. This reportedly follows a significant period of growth for the motion controls market between 2020 and 2023. Soft manufacturing demand was the primary cause of the decline.
Design World
MARCH 5, 2025
ABB Robotics third Automotive Manufacturing Outlook Survey, in partnership with the leading global industry publication Automotive Manufacturing Solutions, has provided key insights into how automotive manufacturing leaders and key suppliers view EV production objectives. This years survey found that overall, automotive manufacturing professionals are optimistic about EV production growth in 2025 but unsure about reaching… The post ABB survey predicts growth in EV production despite doubts
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Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?
SMMT
MARCH 5, 2025
New light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations fall -19.3% in February to 14,476 units, in third consecutive monthly decline. Smaller vans seize demand, increasing by 55.3% to 427 units, as other segments contract. Electric van uptake grows 55.1% to 1,413 units, taking 9.7% market share but well short of 2025s mandated 16%. Data download new LCV registrations February 2025 DOWNLOAD ALL Demand for new light commercial vehicles (LCVs) fell by -19.3% in February to 14,476 units, according to the
Manufacturer's Monthly
MARCH 11, 2025
Image: industrieblick/stock.adobe.com Victorias nation-leading Free TAFE program has hit a milestone, having helped 200,000 students gain the skills they need for in-demand jobs. To continue supporting students on this pathway, the Victorian minister for Skills and TAFE Gayle Tierney and Federal minister for Skills and Training today officially opened a multi-level training facility at Chisholm Institutes Frankston campus.
Automation World
MARCH 7, 2025
Updates on initiatives to develop products that support multi-vendor automation architecture and standards.
Automation Mag
MARCH 7, 2025
A recent report from Interact Analysis, a market intelligence firm, finds that the global robotic picking market is an emerging market with vast opportunities for growth. However, the firm has revised its long-term forecasts for the industry downward. This is in response to a series of factors, including a reduced estimate of full-time equivalent workers (FTEs) performing static manipulation tasks; supply-side uncertainty caused by some suppliers facing closures or acquisitions between 2023 and
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Energy inefficiencies are silent thieves eroding manufacturing profits and sustainability efforts. From overworked pumps to leaky compressed air systems, these hidden drains often go unnoticed without advanced energy monitoring. Panoramic Power empowers manufacturers with granular, device level energy visibility, and real-time insights to identify and eliminate inefficiencies, transforming waste into savings.
Design World
MARCH 5, 2025
SEW-Eurodrive has introduced the SEW-Eurodrive WES Series stainless steel gear unit, a compact and hygienic drive designed for temperature stability during continuous use. The WES Series features SEW-Eurodrive Spiroplan right-angle gearing, reducing heat buildup compared to traditional worm gear units.Designed for food, beverage, and hygienic applications, the WES Series is corrosion-resistant, easy to clean, and… The post Looking for a stainless steel gear unit with temperature stability?
Manufacturing Management
MARCH 6, 2025
Leading women in the UKs STEM sector are calling on manufacturing and engineering firms to recognise and amplify the vital contributions of women driving innovation in the nations evolving production industry.
Manufacturer's Monthly
MARCH 6, 2025
Image: Kyta Willets/stock.adobe.com HII Australia has been awarded a contract to deliver a new Australian Submarine Supplier Qualification Pilot over the next two years, with an initial value of $9.6 million and the option to extend based on achievement. HII is the largest military shipbuilder in the United States and one of two companies that builds United States nuclear-powered submarines.
Automation World
MARCH 6, 2025
Beckhoffs wireless technology for XTS movers expands functionality by enabling onboard inputs and outputs.
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