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Commercial vehicle manufacturing output increases 25.9% in September to 14,643 units. Production for export up by more than a third in the month while volumes for domestic buyers rise 10.1%. Year to date production grows by 8.5% to 93,447 units in best first nine months since 2008. Commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturing output grew by more than a quarter (25.9%) in September as 14,643 vans, buses, trucks, coaches and taxis rolled out of UK factories, according to new figures published today by th
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Frost & Sullivan’s Manufacturing webinar series delved into the topic ‘ The shift from emissions reduction to full ESG integration in sustainable supply chain.’ Led by industry experts, the session highlighted how businesses can evolve their supply chains beyond mere emissions reduction to embrace holistic environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices.
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Bell-Everman announces that its latest generation of ServoBelt Linear actuators feature a design enhancement that simplifies the assembly and installation of long-travel motion systems including gantry and linear robots. The new design, which involves the lower static toothed belt, also strengthens ServoBelt’s ability to non-destructively withstand high-force events, such as carriage crashes.
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Bell-Everman announces that its latest generation of ServoBelt Linear actuators feature a design enhancement that simplifies the assembly and installation of long-travel motion systems including gantry and linear robots. The new design, which involves the lower static toothed belt, also strengthens ServoBelt’s ability to non-destructively withstand high-force events, such as carriage crashes.
As the world grapples with rapid technological advancements and shifting consumer demands, the homes and buildings industry finds itself at a pivotal crossroads. Traditional approaches are giving way to groundbreaking business models that not only ensure survival but enable companies to thrive in an increasingly competitive landscape. Leaders are recognizing the necessity of thinking outside the box to harness innovation and sustainability , actively transforming challenges into strategic opport
The UR AI Accelerator toolkit includes reference hardware and software. Source: Universal Robots The latest advances in artificial intelligence promise to improve robot capabilities, but engineers need to bring the technologies together. Universal Robots A/S last week announced its UR AI Accelerator, a hardware and software toolkit to enable the development of AI-powered collaborative robot applications.
The global Dimensional Metrology industry is essential for improving manufacturing precision, supporting innovation, and ensuring product quality across sectors like aerospace, electronics, and healthcare. By adopting advanced portable metrology solutions, such as optical digitizers and scanners (ODS) and portable coordinate measuring machines (CMMs), companies can streamline their processes, reduce defects, and enhance operational efficiency.
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Organization: NASA JPL Country: U.S. Website: jpl.nasa.gov Year Founded: 1936 Number of Employees: 500+ Innovation Class: Technology The Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE) generated oxygen for the 16th and final time aboard NASA’s Perseverance Rover on Aug. 7, 2023. The microwave-sized device surpassed all expectations from its creators at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA JPL ) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Merrill Technologies Group, Metal Trades, and Pegasus Steel join forces to create Keel, a company focused on defense manufacturing and related sectors.
Source: Getty Images There are only two task categories related to running a CNC: making setups and running production. In similar fashion, there are only two types of tasks involved with each: online (internal) tasks, which add to machine usage time, and off-line (external) tasks, which do not. Accordingly, setup time or production run time is the total of all online tasks.
Image: Austal USA Austal’s USA branch has celebrated the start of construction for a new manufacturing facility for submarine modules (MMF3) today. This new building, scheduled to be fully operational in late 2026, is set to increase Austal USA’s capacity to support the U.S. Navy Submarine Industrial Base (SIB). The new building will provide 369,600 square feet of indoor manufacturing space purpose-built to manufacture submarine modules.
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Emeritus Professor Roy Green AM author of The Green Report: ICN Past Present and Future. Image: ICN The Industry Capability Network connects local suppliers with projects via its Gateway by ICN platform, promoting Australian manufacturing and supporting the Future Made in Australia Act to boost economic growth and sustainability. Industry Capability Network (ICN) is an independent organisation aimed at connecting local suppliers with projects across Australia and New Zealand.
Image: Photocreo Bednarek/stock.adobe.com The winners of the 2024 New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory Welding Excellence Awards have been announced in Sydney. As the most prestigious event on the welding industry calendar, the awards showcase and celebrate the world-class work being undertaken by local welders, fabricators and industry educators.
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Image: Atlas Copco Group Ceccato’s ECOntrol+ system optimises compressor room performance, boosting efficiency while reducing energy consumption and environmental impact. A new era of compressor management As well as being a monitoring tool ECOntrol+ is the brain of a compressor room. Capable of connecting to 10 compressors, ECOntrol+ ensures seamless operation by reducing the pressure band and minimising unloaded running hours.
Traditional industrial testing methods have long been shaping product quality and safety across industries. These methods often involve manual processes, relying on human inspection and analysis. While effective in many cases, traditional methods can be time-consuming, labor-intensive, and prone to human error.
The increasing demand for compact servo drives in mechanical engineering has led to a corresponding need for smaller gearboxes that are suitable for these drives. In response to this market need, Neugart is introducing three new precision planetary gearboxes in frame size 055: the PSBN055, PSN055, and PSFN055. These new additions extend the proven capabilities […] The post New compact precision gearboxes in 055 frame size from Neugart appeared first on Motion Control Tips.
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