i4.0 today

MARCH 30, 2023

To produce standard packaging and customized packaging, manufacturers in the food and beverage sector are shifting from traditional assembly line techniques toward completely automated assembly lines. They are employed in a variety of tasks, including installation, packaging, and material handling.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Credit: Eugene Demaitre SIMPL Automation SIMPL Automation is logistics automation startup developing an automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS) called “SIMPL Cube.” Yard Robotics Divya Thakur founded Yard Robotics in 2021. headquarters and research and development facility in Waltham, Mass.,

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Control Engineering

MAY 18, 2023

Collaborative robot insights The collaborative robot (cobot) market dropped 20% in 2022 after a strong 2021, which led some to worry the market was heading for a downturn for the future. Following a rapid rebound in 2021 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the growth rate of the collaborative robot (cobot) market dropped to around 20%.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 4, 2023

more than 2021. more than 2021. Other issues in 2022 include threats of energy shortages in Europe, high inflation and rising interest rates in many countries, supply and logistics chains that are strained and persistent COVID lockdowns in China. more than 2021. Endress+Hauser invested 240.5 4, in Basel, Switzerland.

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Plastics News

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

housing starts in September actually were up more than 1 percent vs. August, but they were down more than 7 percent vs. July and more than 3 percent vs. September 2021. Construction activity is a main driver of PVC consumption. As a result, the PVC market is being affected by both higher inventories and lower seasonal demand.

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Fastener News Desk

AUGUST 3, 2022

The Employment Index contracted for the third month in a row after expanding for eight straight months ( September 2021 through April), but panelists again indicated month-over-month improvement in hiring ability in July. ” [Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products]. percentage point impact on the Manufacturing PMI ® calculation.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 26, 2023

Learning Objectives Motion control advances, robotics help warehousing, distribution centers and logistics in factories, as shown by ProMat 2023 exhibitors. With 562,700 net square feet of exhibits (more than 1000 booths), covering 1.2

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

JUNE 6, 2024

The program offered attendees a wealth of knowledge and practical ideas on how Motive’s AI-powered solutions can significantly improve the operations of businesses operating in industries ranging from trucking and logistics to construction, and passenger transport, food and beverage, agriculture, energy, and even waste services.

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Plastics News

JANUARY 27, 2023

housing starts for November were down more than 11 percent vs. October and down more than 22 percent vs. the same month in 2021. Strong seasonal demand for bottled water and other beverages played a role in earlier PET price increases, as well as a lack of new capacity and freight and logistics challenges.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Spun off from Uber in 2021, Serve Robotics said it has completed tens of thousands of deliveries for enterprise partners such as Uber Eats and 7-Eleven. The startup said it has raised $220 million in total funding, including $13 million in 2021 , $30 million in a 2023 reverse merger , and a $40 million initial public offering in early 2024.

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