Fabricating & Metal Work

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

WISER Systems , Inc. unveiled its latest innovation—a new generation of RTLS Tags—at FABTECH 2024. Utilizing proprietary Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) Redundant Radio Location & Tracking (RRLT) technology, WISER’s ATLAS and Locator live positioning systems empower Industry 4.0 automation initiatives in smart manufacturing, operational improvements, warehouse management, inventory control, supply chain logistics, and yard management.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Image: Aleksei/stock.adobe.com In a milestone move for the Australian aluminium industry, the Australian Aluminium Council will integrate the Australian Aluminium Extrusion Association (AAEA) into its membership and organisational structure. This integration marks a strategic consolidation, providing a unified, independent advocacy voice for the entire aluminium sector in Australia.

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Industry Week

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

According to the autoworkers' union, a supermajority of workers at BlueOval SK in Kentucky have signed union cards.

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Gary Mintchell

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

I’ve written about the market I’ve covered for the past 25 years becoming mature. Symptoms of a mature market include portfolio restructuring to concentrate on a particular segment. We’ve seen this with several of the prominent automation companies. Emerson has also been shedding businesses. They have just announced three more strategic moves. Emerson has made a proposal to acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of AspenTech (“AspenTech”) not already owned by Emerson for $240 per share i

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Design World

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Press-in type PTFE (Teflon) insulated terminals for high temperature and high-quality terminal and connector applications are part of the Keystone Electronics family of multi-purpose hardware. Engineered for high density packaging on.062” and.093” thick PCBs, these versatile pins and terminals provide outstanding electrical, mechanical, thermal and chemical characteristics.

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Electronics 130

Control.com

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Developing digitized rail systems and embedding generative artificial intelligence into industrial systems is Siemens’s’ primary focus going into 2025.

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Control.com

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Many PLC systems still require knowledge of the previous generation of RSLogix software from Rockwell, including the SLC 500 and the Lite software version for the MicroLogix family.

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Plastics Today

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Paper is typically touted as a superior alternative to plastic in packaging applications, but that is an oversimplification of its impact on a complex ecosystem.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The MC600 is designed for reliable mobile manipulation, says MiR. Source: Mobile Industrial Robots Mobile Industrial Robots ApS today announced the the latest addition to its growing list of MiR Go-approved products, the MC600 mobile collaborative robot. “By integrating the ‘legs’ of a mobile robot with the ‘arms’ of a cobot, the MC600 addresses multiple automation workflow challenges such as palletizing and machine tending with one system,” said Jean-Pierre Hathout, president of Mobile Industri

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Plastics Today

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Microporous is building a $1.35-billion manufacturing plant in Virginia.

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Speaker: Chris Townsend, VP of Product Marketing, Wellspring

Over the past decade, companies have embraced innovation with enthusiasm—Chief Innovation Officers have been hired, and in-house incubators, accelerators, and co-creation labs have been launched. CEOs have spoken with passion about “making everyone an innovator” and the need “to disrupt our own business.” But after years of experimentation, senior leaders are asking: Is this still just an experiment, or are we in it for the long haul?

Manufacturer's Monthly

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Image: teamjackson/stock.adobe.com Premier Jacinta Allan and minister for the State Electricity Commission Lily D’Ambrosio have announced the SEC will invest $370 million to build the SEC Renewable Energy Park – a massive solar farm and battery in Horsham. It will be the first 100 per cent government-owned energy generator in Victoria since the Liberal Party privatised the state’s energy system.

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Design World

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Developed for medical device applications, Master Bond EP21LSCL-2Med is a two component non-cytotoxic epoxy for bonding, sealing, coating and potting. While most if not all epoxies will yellow over time, especially upon exposure to heat and intense UV light, EP21LSCL-2Med has been designed to resist yellowing to a greater extent than conventional systems.

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Manufacturing 130

Modern Machine Shop

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Source: Way of the Mill LLC Reader Question: We do a mix of small-batch and high-volume production for our customers. We’ve recently started utilizing fixtures which hold more parts to improve productivity. However, for some jobs it doesn’t seem to make sense to invest the time into setting these up. Can you help us discern when it makes sense to increase parts per fixture and when to keep it simple?

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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. The new global average robot density reached a record 162 units per 10,000 employees in 2023 — more than double the 74 unit average measured only seven years ago.

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Get ready to shop and save with Cisco U. Learning Deals, our biggest sales event to date, November 25 – December 3, 2024.

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The Guardian Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Carmaker does not specify where British cuts will fall but Dagenham and Halewood will not be affected Business live – latest updates Ford has said that it will cut 4,000 jobs in Europe, becoming the latest carmaker to seek to reduce costs amid slowing growth in electric car sales and competition from China. The American carmaker said on Wednesday it would cut 800 jobs in the UK and 2,900 in Germany.

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

MSPs love how Cisco solved the complex challenges facing the MSP community. Exciting things are coming in 2025 to help MSPs streamline and simplify offerings.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Collaborative Robotics Inc. today unveiled its Proxie mobile manipulator publicly for the first time. The startup has been secretive about the design of the robot since Brad Porter founded the company in 2022. Porter has hinted at the design of the robot by alluding to the importance of a mobile manipulator for applications within the warehouse, with a kinematic better suited for warehouse workflows than a humanoid.

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

With the advent of agentic AI, assistance is moving to automation where systems act with agency to achieve specific goals. Agentic AI systems can make rapid decisions, manage complex tasks, and adapt to changing conditions.

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Automation 79

Automation Mag

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Vention has appointed three new executives, aligned with its goal to continue capturing market share in industrial automation – Brendan Sterne, Sarah Webster and Andrea Alboni. Brendan Sterne joins the company as chief product officer. Formerly chief product officer of Xometry and a former general manager at Indeed.com, Sterne has more than 20 years of experience in delivering commercial software solutions to B2B and B2C consumers.

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

NIST developed new quantum-resistant cryptographic standards, but operationalizing these standards will require more work.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

For manufacturing leaders, updating legacy tech to meet today’s business needs of agility and innovation means replacing traditional ERP systems with cloud architected software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions—more open, modular, and ecosystem-oriented platforms that support modern development techniques and provide AI capabilities. This commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Epicor shows how four manufacturing organizations combined to form a single composite organizatio

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The M-950iA is designed to deliver a wide range of motion with precision—even in tight workspaces. | Source: FANUC FANUC yesterday introduced the M-950 i A industrial robot, which is capable of lifting heavy items including automotive components, construction materials, and electric vehicle battery packs. Fitting between FANUC’s M-900 i B and M-1000 i A families, the serial-link structured M-950 i A/500 offers a wider range of motion than standard parallel-link robots.

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E&T

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

British Steel has opened a £10m stocking facility with capacity to hold 25,000 tonnes of finished rail.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The path toward general-purpose robots is being paved by software to accelerate application development. Flexiv last week launched Elements Series 3, the latest version of its adaptive robot control system to makes programming faster and easier. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company said its engineers have simplified the user experience, focusing on human-centered design and semi-automated features.

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Manufacturing Management

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Plans for a new tissue machine facility at a £1bn paper mill campus in North Wales look set to be given the go-ahead, Insider Media reported.

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Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

About the Frost & Sullivan Analyst Gauntlet Frost & Sullivan’s Analyst Gauntlet is a structured program wherein participating vendors and service providers give industry analysts deep dives and demonstrations of their collaboration solutions. The analysts then use the collaboration solution for a set time period and provide candid feedback based on their experiences with the specified tool.

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Manufacturing Management

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Rainbow Dynamics announced a new website and online domain name to help users enhance the online experience.

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The Fabricator

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

CINCINNATI Incorporated has announced its recognition as one of Newsweek’s Top 200 Most Loved Workplaces for 2025.

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Manufacturing Management

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

A new micron precision tooling capability has put a Birmingham manufacturing specialist on course for its best performance in 164 years.

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