Robotics Business Review

APRIL 22, 2024

T300 also supports several key functions like PUDU VSLAM+ , a fusion of laser SLAM and visual SLAM for positioning, which PUDU has extensive experience in, this lets the robot adapt to its environment and update its map in real time. With its ability to navigate through spaces as narrow as 60 cm [23.6 The robot is able to cross 0.7

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Manufacturer's Monthly

APRIL 23, 2024

David Taylor, Managing Director, BusinessHub states, “At BusinessHub, we derive inspiration from ambitious manufacturers, and our mission is to alleviate their shared challenges. Taylor elaborates, “We work with ambitious manufacturers who are being held back by various common issues.

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Modern Machine Shop

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Source: Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has announced its ProPlanAI CAM programming tool, which is said to cut the time taken to program factory machine tools by 75%. ProPlanAI will be available to customers that use Hexagon’s Espirit Edge CAM software from Q1 2025.

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Mold Making Technology

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Source | Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence division highlights its automated computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) programming tool called ProPlanAI, that cuts the time to program factory machine tools by 75%. ProPlanAI was announced at the Microsoft Ignite Conference in Chicago, USA.

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iBASEt

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) are pivotal technologies for today’s leading manufacturers who are pursuing digital first operations. ERP systems, from their early development onwards, have been designed to improve and better handle business processes for manufacturers.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The balance between dependable suppliers and cost-effective materials seems to have reached its end for discrete manufacturers. Taking the first step M1 ERP has Supply Chain Management functionality, along with inventory, purchasing, production, job costing, and every other manufacturer operation.

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iBASEt

MAY 16, 2023

Concurrently, iBase-t also unveiled a companywide rebrand delivering a new look and feel designed to better represent the company’s modern solutions for discrete manufacturing. ” Product Innovation iBase-t’s Solumina iSeries underwent several key updates culminating with its most recent version, i090.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

For a connection to a smarter factory, including when remote monitoring is required, the latest functionality in SmartPAC PRO and ShopFloorConnect gives fabricators and metal formers efficient and easy-to-use tools.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

MARCH 11, 2024

Diverse Functionalities: Explore a range of features such as CRM integration, fixed asset management, project-based accounting, multi-company consolidation, and customisable workflows. When considering an ERP system, numerous factors come into play, including features, functionality, cost, support quality, and availability.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 13, 2023

However, with these issues solved, Ethernet has increasingly become the preferred industrial network, particularly in discrete manufacturing.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 31, 2023

Graphic courtesy: Control Engineering; Information courtesy: Applied Control Engineering VFD parameter 5: Frequency jump The frequency jump function typically consists of several parameters. Knowing eight variable frequency drive (VFD) parameters can help optimize motor system operations for automation.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

MAY 15, 2024

Other key features of SIBERprotect include the ability to automatically activate emergency backup equipment, interface with legacy technology such as Ethernet hubs, recover one segment or “restore all” functionality, isolate from the site IT network to prevent attack and provide all the benefits of a truly industrial solution.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 23, 2023

In years past, the technology and functionality needed to tackle all these issues might only be available in flagship controllers, but today automation options have expanded. Supply chain scarcity, skilled labor shortages and cybersecurity worries affect how OEMs are supplying their equipment, and what end users require (Figure 1).

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Control Engineering

MARCH 23, 2023

Movement of materials, goods and products through a manufacturing facility, warehouse or distribution center represents an opportunity for improved efficiency for many organizations. Pre-configured library and function blocks specific to AGVs facilitate rapid code generation and shorter development time.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 12, 2022

A function block called a labeler keeps track of four types of data: Product, label, label camera and camera control. To speed up the development process, an IEC 61131-3 function block called “labeler” is something users can incorporate into the coding process that improves the ease of use. Learning Objectives. Courtesy: Yaskawa.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 22, 2024

AI-enabled mobile robots can transform sectors like discrete manufacturing, logistics and laboratories,” Segura said. It consists of the safe small controller PNOZmulti 2 with new functionalities for synchronization monitoring and activation, the safety laser scanner PSENscan and the industrial firewall SecurityBridge.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 15, 2022

Black channel approach to functional safety. For easier commissioning and better performance, take a black-channel approach to functional safety, combined with the advantages of EtherCAT. Pharmaceutical control system integration: Fixing a blind spot in the process design helped user requirements for a heat exchanger control system.

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Control Engineering

MARCH 5, 2023

Rather than centralize safety functionality in a controller, safety features need to be distributed throughout the system, such as out to individual drives. Cell safety functionality must also be able to adapt when mobile systems such as automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) enter and leave a cell. “At

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 11, 2023

Time-sensitive networking (TSN) can deliver high-speed network benefits, such as energy efficient vibration suppression capabilities with predictive maintenance functionality; mechanical component deterioration identified long before service requirements arise; and optimized uptime, so maintenance can be scheduled and potential issues avoided.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

AUGUST 27, 2024

Some neat enhancements have come out of that process, such as feature functionality,” said Andrew Robling, principal product manager for Epicor. The software is specialized for make-to-order manufacturing, discrete manufacturing and process manufacturing.

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Control Engineering

MARCH 12, 2023

Since most industrial products now require a semiconductor chip to function, their supply close to the customer is crucial. Robots play a vital role in chip manufacturing, as they live up to the extreme requirements of precision. This is important as more and more logistics companies refuse to ship batteries for safety reasons.

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i4.0 today

MAY 25, 2023

We selected the Critical Manufacturing MES because of its best of suite capabilities that allows users to take advantage of different functionalities within the same unified architecture which is expected from a modern MOM platform,” comments Tarun Chopra, Sr. Director, Head of Manufacturing Service, Danfoss Group IT.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 14, 2023

The RH-3CRH and the RH-6CRH feature upgraded controllers with the goal of providing advanced safety functions and reducing startup and configuration time. According to Varley, the RH line is aimed at smaller manufacturers who may not be able to straddle the high CAPEX costs of other automation products.

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Control Engineering

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

SCARA robots require a control system, which may house all the servo amplifiers, programming logic and functional safety. Functional safety is also a controller feature, which keeps every part of the robot and the tool clear of interference. Figure 12: Functional safety prevents the robot from entering an interference zone.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Advances in machine tool hardware, software, subtractive and additive manufacturing processes and related system integration were among four major Siemens IMTS announcements. New technology functions for the Siemens Sinumerik One computer numerical control (CNC) simplify operation and increase productivity. Courtesy: Mark T.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

JULY 20, 2023

Through its leading automation portfolio, including its majority stake in AspenTech, Emerson helps hybrid, process and discrete manufacturers optimize operations, protect personnel, reduce emissions and achieve their sustainability goals. For more information, visit Emerson.com.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 28, 2022

The key driver of FDT’s smart manufacturing functionality starts with its core technology component – Device type managers (DTMs) running the new FDT 3.0 For end-users, system, and device suppliers, FDT 3.0 Courtesy: FDT Group. Standard designed for modern industrial markets. Use cases driving FDT UE migration.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 2, 2023

The controllers enhance the architecture with a real-time kernel, higher RAM and options for terabytes of removable media, as well as extended functions, such as spreading tasks across multiple cores and running third-party software alongside the PLC.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The second is to develop a new function that could augment a wide range of robots to survey the indoor ground surface while performing primary functions, such as serving as a shopping guide. The first is to identify and evaluate holistic risks associated with the operation of robots in those working environments.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 18, 2023

The new gripper can’t replace all of the functions of existing prosthetic hands, but it could be used to supplement those other functions,” Huang said. And one of the advantages of the kirigami grippers is that you would not need to replace or augment the existing motors used in robotic prosthetics.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Semiconductors are made of layers of thin films, each of which are deposited or etched with specific patterns that impact their functions. Aligning patterns between processing steps makes the manufacturing process especially complex. It’s not a common environment to have — water vapor and focused electron beams,” Maschmann said.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 27, 2023

“Soft robots have a very simple structure, but can have much more flexible functionality than their rigid cousins. In the past, most people have looked at how we could get extra bang for our bucks by embedding functionality into the robot material, like the elastomer. Most soft robots these days are fluid-driven.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 15, 2023

What are common industrial MES features and functions? ERP would never be designed to perform those functions. Question: Should a manufacturer go with one middleware to integrate everything or have multiple middleware packages depending on what is being integrated? So, getting clear business requirements is a must.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 4, 2022

Getting the functions of all those components from a pair of integrated stepper motors yielded lower costs. CI switched to these steppers on the vertical axis as a cost-efficiency initiative. Previously, the vertical axis was moved by permanent magnet brush servomotors, a separate controller, and spring-set electric brakes.

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Control Engineering

JULY 15, 2023

Due to the wide variety of VSD software functions, process control can be put on another level. Modern digitalization tools enable advanced functionalities such as predictive maintenance concepts in a much wider context. Sustainability is indeed becoming an important driver for the adoption of variable speed drive technology.

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Control Engineering

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

A safety controls function includes a safety input device, safety logic device, and safety output device. These safety functions can be evaluated to meet a certain performance level and category level using internationally recognized standards such as ISO 13849.

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Control Engineering

JUNE 10, 2023

For example, if the system breaks an image down into 100 smaller units, it would need to compare all 100 units to each other – which would be 10,000 complex functions. Let’s say you tell the system to establish 10 clusters; that would only be 1,000 complex functions.”

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