Cisco Industrial Automation

APRIL 27, 2022

Digital manufacturing stresses factory networks in ways their designers never dreamed of. By some accounts, manufacturing was the most attacked industry in 2021. By some accounts, manufacturing was the most attacked industry in 2021. A Google study found that 83% of manufacturers have a cloud strategy in place.

Manufacturing 235

Manufacturing Digital manufacturing Automation Smart manufacturing 235

Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Source: Red Cat Red Cat Holdings Inc. Skydio first earned this contract in 2021. ” “We were selected based on soldier feedback, technical performance, volume manufacturability, and system cost,” he said. The company said its system is purpose-built for the warfighter, manufactured in the U.S.,

Robotics 117

Robotics Robotics Aerospace Electronics 117

Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Source: Meta AI GelSight, a developer of tactile technology, and Meta AI announced Digit 360, a tactile sensor for robotic fingers. This signifies the next stage of the partnership between the companies, which was established in 2021 with the launch of the Digit tactile sensor. Digit 360 is equipped with more than 18 sensing features.

Robotics 104

Robotics Robotics Sourcing Aerospace 104

Canadian Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

” Direct emissions from EAF are negligible, particularly if the electricity is sourced from renewable energy. As of 2021, steelmaking using EAF accounted for 30 per cent of global steel production. Planned steelmaking capacity based on EAF is now 43 per cent.

Manufacturing 59

Manufacturing Sourcing 59

SMMT

JULY 11, 2022

Industry greener and cleaner with less energy use and more sustainable energy sourcing. in 2021 compared with the previous year to reach its lowest level since records began, according to new research from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). In 2021 the number of training days per employee increased by 5.6%

Automotive 116

Automotive Manufacturing Supply Chain Energy Optimization 116

Robotics Business Review

APRIL 24, 2024

Magna International will manufacture more delivery robots. Source: Serve Robotics Serve Robotics Inc. Magna is excited to continue collaborating with Serve, leveraging our manufacturing and technical expertise to help fuel Serve’s growth potential,” stated Matteo Del Sorbo, executive vice president for New Mobility globally at Magna.

Robotics 118

Robotics Robotics Manufacturing Artificial Intelligence 118

Manufacturer's Monthly

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The universal shift toward a clean energy economy has lithium classed as a critical metal and Australia is fast becoming a manufacturing hub for lithium-ion batteries. In 2021, Western Australian mines produced about half the world’s lithium, at an estimate of 55,000 metric tons.

Manufacturing 98

Manufacturing Sourcing 98

Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Robot density in the manufacturing industry in 2023, according to the IFR. Source: IFR Factories worldwide are continuing to adopt more robots, according to the International Federation of Robotics, or IFR. Asia has 182 units per 10,000 people employed in manufacturing — an increase of 7.6%. This is an increase of 5.2%

Robotics 67

Robotics Robotics Automation Electronics 67

Manufacturer's Monthly

JANUARY 4, 2023

Global printing technology company Memjet is boosting manufacturing in Australia with advanced robotics at its new factory in North Ryde, Sydney. . With new robotics and ultra-smart software, our manufacturing is competitive with Asia.” ” In July 2021, Memjet finished the design of its latest print engine.

Advanced manufacturing 98

Advanced manufacturing Manufacturing Supply Chain Prototype  98

Manufacturer's Monthly

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Townsville’s defence and aerospace industries will reach new heights with a new manufacturing plant set to get off the ground with Queensland Government support. Since the launch of IPP in 2021, more than $1.1 The post Funding for new advanced manufacturing facility in Townsville appeared first on Manufacturers' Monthly.

Advanced manufacturing 105

Advanced manufacturing Supply Chain Manufacturing Aerospace 105

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

DECEMBER 10, 2024

By relocating manufacturing closer to key markets, businesses are enhancing flexibility, reducing costs, and strengthening supply chain resilience. Revolutionizing the future of manufacturing, nearshoring is unlocking significant growth across industries, leveraging advanced technologies and agile business models.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Logistics Sourcing Manufacturing 52

Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Automotive manufacturing will continue to drive North American robotics adoption, says A3. Source: ABB The Association for Advancing Automation, or A3, today released its quarterly and end-of-year report on robot orders in North America for 2023. The Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Automate 2024 will be from May 6 to 9 in Chicago.

Automotive 136

Automotive Robotics Robotics Artificial Intelligence 136

Canadian Manufacturing

DECEMBER 8, 2022

We soft launched Legacy Plastic in 2021 and we are thrilled with the amount of interest that it has received from companies that want to incorporate recycled content into their products. Sourced plastic materials fall into three sources. Ocean plastics recovered from ocean recovery expeditions.

Sourcing 119

Sourcing Manufacturing 119

Manufacturer's Monthly

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Manufacturers’ Monthly explores the three pillars behind recent manufacturing investment attraction in the Hunter Valley’s Greater Cessnock. Cessnock City Council is playing its part in supporting local manufacturing. So for this reason manufacturing is a focus for our team.”. Food manufacturing: $80 million.

Manufacturing 98

Manufacturing Freight Supply Chain Logistics 98

Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Source: AeroVironment AeroVironment, a defense contractor based in Arlington, Virginia, has agreed to acquire BlueHalo in an all-stock transaction worth approximately $4.1 BlueHalo generated approximately $886 million of revenue in 2023, compared to $759 million and $660 million in 2022 and 2021, respectively. billion in revenue.

Artificial Intelligence 57

Artificial Intelligence Electronics Robotics Robotics 57

Robotics Business Review

MAY 9, 2024

Source: Techman Robotics Techman Robot launched its TM30S collaborative robot arm for palletizing this week. The cobot leverages AI to provide highly automated production efficiency in smart manufacturing. In 2021, OMRON bought a 10% stake in Techman Robot. The TM30S has a maximum payload of 35 kg (77.16 in) across six joints.

Robotics 113

Robotics Robotics Automation Smart manufacturing 113

Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2024

Multiple sources told The Robot Report a funding round fell through at the last minute, which caused the company to lay off its staff and close its doors. Back in 2021, Gibbs said the goal was for ForgeOS 5 to do for robots what Windows did for PCs and Android did for smartphones. So where did things go wrong? and elsewhere.”

Robotics 138

Robotics Robotics Sourcing Automation 138

Manufacturer's Monthly

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Supply chain disruptions continue to plague global economies, especially within the manufacturing industry. In Australia, manufacturers with offshore operations are experiencing significant supply chain issues that threaten productivity and financial stability. Tackling supply chain uncertainty with 3D printing. reduced costs.

3D printing 115

3D printing Supply Chain Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Bottleneck 115

Gary Mintchell

AUGUST 3, 2022

Recently I interviewed Tabitha Upshaw, senior director of Brand, Reputation and Impact to learn more about the results reported in the 2021 Corporate Impact report just announced about a month ago. of electricity sourced from renewables, plus 113,542 square feet of new buildings and remodels designed to LEED/WELL standards.

Supply Chain 130

Supply Chain Form Sourcing Manufacturing 130

Robotics Business Review

APRIL 25, 2024

Source: Outrider Between the automated warehouse and self-driving long-haul vehicles, there is the opportunity to add robotics to yard management. Source: Outrider Outrider patent efforts advance Outrider now has 11 issued patents and over 50 pending patents in the U.S. Outrider Technologies Inc. and internationally.

Automation 126

Automation Supply Chain Logistics Robotics 126

AU Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

“The joint project aims to support the scaled manufacture of this hydrogen-containing graphene-like material. It expands upon the $2 million project and ARC linkage grant awarded to the team at Deakin University and HB11 Energy in 2021; during that project, fusion was successfully demonstrated utilising materials from Deakin University.

Advanced manufacturing 81

Advanced manufacturing Manufacturing Sourcing 81

Robotics Business Review

APRIL 23, 2024

Rockwell works with partners to streamline automated manufacturing. Source: Business Wire Rockwell Automation yesterday announced that it is working with Microsoft “to enable intelligent factories by simplifying complexity and helping empower customers to achieve sustainability goals and operational excellence.”

Automation 120

Automation Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Robotics Robotics 120

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Prismatic, cylindrical, and pouch cells vie for dominance as multi-format, multi-chemistry manufacturing strategies and technology-agnostic facilities become progressively crucial. These characteristics make them a preferred choice for manufacturers. In 2023, it led the global EV battery market with 322.3

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Sourcing Manufacturing 52

Gary Mintchell

APRIL 22, 2024

A 2021 study conducted by Deloitte and the Manufacturing Institute (MI) predicts that 2.1 million manufacturing positions will go unfulfilled by 2030, partly due to an increasing skills gap. It appears to be a pretty global situation that tech colleges are an important source for people with technical skills.

Automation 130

Automation Sourcing Manufacturing 130

Automation Mag

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The companies launched their collaboration in 2021. Since then, they have been working together to leverage the power of robotic solutions to help businesses increase the speed of innovation and maximize their manufacturing efficiencies. Thus, fewer components are needed on the manufacturing floor.

Automation 98

Automation Robotics Robotics Supply Chain 98

AU Manufacturing

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Food tech company Harvest B has opened Australia’s first plant-based protein facility aimed at helping transform the country’s domestic food manufacturing capability. . It also touts a shelf life far superior to that of imported plant-based and locally sourced animal-based proteins, AMGC said in a press release. .

Supply Chain 83

Supply Chain Advanced manufacturing Sourcing Manufacturing 83

Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Source: NASA Virtual Incision’s MIRA surgical robot system has made it to the International Space Station (ISS). Source: Virtual Incision MIRA includes a small, self-contained surgical device inserted through a single midline umbilical incision in the patient’s abdomen. 30, 2024 with the spaceMIRA from Virtual Incision onboard.

Robotics 122

Robotics Robotics Cargo Sourcing 122

Robotics Business Review

JUNE 14, 2024

Source: Interact Analysis Overall global industrial robot shipment volumes exceeded 500,000 units in 2023, Interact Analysis reports. The market saw record highs in 2021, and lows in revenues and shipments in 2023. The industrial robot market is expected to grow by ~3.7% per year between 2024 and 2028.

Robotics 117

Robotics Robotics Automotive Supply Chain 117

Mold Making Technology

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

LSI Solutions , a medical equipment manufacturer based in upstate New York, utilized Axtra3D Inc. ’s additive manufacturing (AM) technology to create molds for medical device prototyping and production. Founded in 2021, Axtra3D specializes in developing advanced additive manufacturing solutions.

3D printing 78

3D printing Prototype  Additive manufacturing Fit 78

Manufacturer's Monthly

MARCH 27, 2023

This is up from 19 per cent in 2021. This is up from 19 per cent in 2021. Manufacturing and many other industries have also been struggling to hire both skilled and unskilled workers. One way is by sourcing job candidates that are still in school. Then take the final steps when you have an urgent need to hire.

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) 98

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Sourcing Manufacturing 98

AU Manufacturing

MARCH 20, 2023

million in 2021. The government said that critical minerals are used in the manufacturing of cutting-edge technology including computers, mobile phones, fibre-optic cables, semiconductors, and banknotes, as well as in the military, aerospace, and medical fields. million –up from $153.4 The findings also showed that at $82.7

Aerospace 84

Aerospace Sourcing Manufacturing 84

Robotics Business Review

MARCH 19, 2024

Source: ABB ABB Robotics has announced its first Flexley Tug T702 autonomous mobile robot (AMR). ABB had invested in Sevensense in 2021, the same year it acquired ASTI Mobile Robotics for $190 million. ABB says it will continue to advance its portfolio to meet the growing market needs for mobile robots.

Robotics 126

Robotics Robotics Consumer Goods Logistics 126

Robotics Business Review

MAY 27, 2024

Users can compare 28 LiDAR models from leading manufacturers such as Hesai, Ouster, Quanergy, RoboSense, and Velodyne. “Some of that comes in the form of products like our calibration tools, and some in the form of open-source projects, like this new LiDAR visualizer and comparison tool.”

Made-to-spec 120

Made-to-spec Form Robotics Robotics 120

Modern Machine Shop

JULY 9, 2023

billion in 2021 to $79.5 billion in 2021 to $82.6 According to AMT – The Association for Manufacturing Technology, 2022 was the third-best year on record for new orders for machine tools in the U.S. There was little change in the order of the world’s top 10 machine tool producers and consumers from 2021.

Supply Chain 105

Supply Chain Electronics Manufacturing Function 105

Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Source: A3 After two years of record sales, North American robot orders declined by 30% in 2023, said the latest report from the Association for Advancing Automation, or A3. The organization said it expects the slowdown, particularly in automotive manufacturing, to continue until the second half of 2024. The Ann Arbor, Mich.-based

Robotics 124

Robotics Robotics Automotive Electronics 124

Gary Mintchell

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

In 2021, ABB reduced its own CO2 emissions by 39 percent as part of its Sustainability Strategy 2030 and expects to be fully carbon neutral by decade’s end. The post 300,000 Tons in Carbon Emissions to be Saved by Autonomous Oil and Gas Operations appeared first on The Manufacturing Connection. Notes to editors.

Automation 26

Automation Sourcing Process control Manufacturing 26

Robotics Business Review

MARCH 13, 2024

Source: ABB ABB Ltd. robotics headquarters and manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Mich. “We had our first manipulator roll off the line in 2016, and ABB is still the first major robotics company to manufacture systems in the U.S.,” ABB acquired AMR maker ASTI in 2021. today opened its renovated U.S.

Robotics 122

Robotics Robotics Supply Chain Sourcing 122