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Breaking the Cycle of Quality Challenges in Aerospace & Defense

iBASEt

Proactive Quality Control in Complex Manufacturing In complex discrete manufacturing, even slight defects can lead to significant issues, including rework, delays, and increased costs. Regulatory requirements mandate a thorough quality approach starting from the production’s onset.

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Ultra-low voltage motor, motor drive industry growth driven by mobile robotics, increased flexibility

Control Engineering

The landscape is definitely shifting in the motor market in a major way toward mobile and industrial robotics. But, in 2027, they’ll account for nearly a third of the ultra-low voltage motor market and we expect that to increase as the option of mobile robots proliferates among original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).”

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Updated PackML standard released

Control Engineering

“The latest 2022 revision enhances the ability for manufacturers to implement TR88 on today’s flexible production lines and accommodate the trend towards creating mixed-sku final products.” The updated version of PackML is designed to make the standard easier to implement across many manufacturing applications.

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Digital Twins are powerful, and they’re not just for products

iBASEt

There are actually several types of Digital Twins that can be used in manufacturing. Product Twin: Product models capture product definition and lifecycle activity, providing a digital source of as-designed, as-engineered data along with virtual representations of the product.

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Intelligent manufacturing: The Canadian story

Automation Mag

Hudon added that industry leaders should come back to a narrative that makes the definitions and benefits of AI simpler. She shared that manufacturers that do adopt AI are able to see an impressive difference in their growth and efforts in scaling up their businesses. Many still have legacy systems and equipment.

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Automotive lidar’s role growing because of increased use of autonomous vehicles

Control Engineering

Cameras offer color and high-definition images but suffer from poor depth information and can be easily affected by the sun and other poor weather conditions. Why lidar is important for automotive applications Various sensors are essential to enable ADAS and AV systems, including cameras, radars, ultrasonic systems, etc.

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Manufacturing, global economy: Mild 2024 recession

Control Engineering

You don’t want to act early, but you definitely don’t want to act too late.”. Beaulieu predicts manufacturing will have a slowdown in 2023 that will continue into 2024 as the economy has a mild recession. The worst things companies can do is not be ready or think everything is going well. “As