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SMW Autoblok USA Appoints New President, CEO

Modern Machine Shop

Source: SMW Autoblok SMW Autoblok Group has appointed Larry Robbins as the company’s new president and CEO of its U.S. corporation. Robbins started at the company in May 2007, and was promoted to eastern regional sales manager less than a year later.

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The Connectivity Revolution: How the Emergence of 5G Networks Are Reshaping Manufacturing

21st Century Tech

The appearance of 5G beginning in 2019 has meant for cellphone users, faster responses and downloads whether doing a search or viewing a movie or video. But for industry, 5G is the linchpin of the long-predicted, data-driven, Fourth Industrial Revolution where both people and their devices, an Internet of Things (IoT) can flourish.

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State of the Industry: Creating a Sustainable Future

Fabricating & Metal Work

A reduction in energy usage, lower carbon dioxide emissions, closed-loop recycling — and even customer demands regarding ethical material sourcing — are of critical importance in meeting goals. Sustainable strategies ranging from digitalization (Industry 4.0) That Industry 4.0 And it reduces CO 2 ,” Tate added.

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5G’s role in the adoption of enterprise augmented reality

Control Engineering

Augmented reality (AR) insights 5G was seen as a key enabler of digital transformation in enterprises and of the overall Industry 4.0 paradigm, but 5G-enabled Industry 4.0 The literature on enterprise AR within Industry 4.0 However, 5G-enabled Industry 4.0 AR within Industry 4.0

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CSIRO to assist automated system innovators with an enhanced development platform

Manufacturer's Monthly

In the majority of cases, I’d class these as being part of what is known as the third industrial revolution – computerisation. Author: Simon Dunstall – principal research scientist, CSIRO We are now in the midst of the fourth industrial revolution – Industry 4.0. Robotics and automation are central to Industry 4.0

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Schaltbau Wins Energy Efficiency Award 2024

i4.0 today

When we decided to expand our production capacity in 2019, we faced all the challenges manufacturers are being confronted with today,” said Steffen Munz, CEO at Schaltbau. Built with the future of energy transition in mind, the NExT Factory leverages the natural advantage of renewable energy sources like solar power to produce direct current.

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Made in the USA - Season 2 Episode 1: A Return From China

Modern Machine Shop

After graduating, Scott worked for a couple of large companies and eventually landed at a foreign-owned manufacturer of vacuums and power tools that sourced many of its parts from China. When companies have moved to China or even source products in China, maybe just parts or they're bringing back kits or oher products to the US.