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Xwing and U.S. Air Force demonstrate fully autonomous cargo aircraft

Robotics Business Review

Source: Xwing A joint program by the U.S. In air freight alone, just under 16 million metric tons of cargo was flown worldwide in 2023. It’s a lot of freight, requiring lots of airframes, engines, and, of course, pilots. Editor’s note: This article was syndicated from The Robot Report sibling site Engineering.com.

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H2 GO: Are Australians on board with hydrogen energy?

AU Manufacturing

Article by Chris McKay, CSIRO ECOS. Picture a future where bus fleets, freight trucks and even family cars powered by hydrogen fuel cells are cruising side by side with battery-powered electric vehicles on our roads, leaving only water vapour and warm air in their wake. Public beliefs about hydrogen from production to use.

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Next steps for digital transformation for manufacturers

Control Engineering

Data management is therefore a fundamental requirement and the next step on the digital transformation journey of many companies is to put in place technologies that enable data to be collected from multiple sources, visualized and analyzed, to create actionable insights.”.

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Stronger together: WA Super Branch supports national supply network

Manufacturer's Monthly

In addition, the Motion Industrial Centre’s position – both geographically and within the national supply landscape – offers possibilities to navigate the current import and freight delays. To read the full article, please go here. But that doesn’t mean we don’t try to be proactive with our customers.

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IN THE NEWS with Fastener News Desk the Week of June 17, 2024

Fastener News Desk

Read full article from Reuters. Rising freight rates are a new source of concern in the global supply chain with forecasts warning that ocean cargo prices could reach $20,000 — potentially even touch the Covid era peak of $30,000 — and stay there into 2025 according to a new report from CNBC.

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What is supply chain?

Fastener News Desk

McKinsey & Company – Listen to the article: What is supply chain? Freight costs and capital intensity are 10 to 15 percent lower, and customer delivery penalties and missed sales are 40 to 50 percent lower. A supply chain is made up of interconnected parts of a whole, all of which add up to finished products bought by customers.

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The convergence of edge computing and 5G

Control Engineering

It is clear that edge computing and 5G are changing the way we utilize and harness data, be it across manufacturing operations, asset management, omnichannel operations, smart grids, freight monitoring, intelligent transportation systems, public safety or emergency response systems.