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Why frameless makes sense for critical motor applications

Design World

Modern machine design is all about delivering higher performance at a lower cost with higher reliability. Delivering these often-conflicting performance characteristics is the mark of a great designer, and for the most common form of industrial motion, rotation, newer applications such as SCARA robots and their end effectors need torque with low mass in the… The post Why frameless makes sense for critical motor applications appeared first on Design World.

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How Inductive Sensors are Advancing Industrial Automation

Automation World

Optical or magnetic sensor technologies tend to have difficulties combining high accuracy and contamination resistance. However, inductive sensing technology can provide reliable and robust position-sensing capabilities for multiple industrial applications.

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Have a creative application for a plastic bearing? 12th manus awards are now open

Design World

Engineers around the world are invited to apply for the 12th manus award in 2025. For more than two decades, the German manufacturer igus has been honoring applications that feature bold and sustainable use of plastic plain bearings. The winners will receive prize money of up to €5,000. The pressure on engineers in their day-to-day… The post Have a creative application for a plastic bearing?

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The Problem with Protocol Standards and the Solution

Automation World

The problem is that there are so many protocols that need to coexist because each delivers a unique set of features and benefits. However, time sensitive networking delivers a solution.

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Agility Amid Tariffs & Supply Chain Disruptions

Speaker: Karan Talati: CEO and Co-Founder of First Resonance

The rules of manufacturing are shifting—are you ready? Tariffs, automation, and supply chain disruptions are forcing manufacturers to adapt fast or fall behind. Join Karan Talati, CEO of First Resonance and former SpaceX Manufacturing Engineer, in this on-demand webinar to learn how leading manufacturers are: Navigating tariffs with data-driven supply chain strategies Leveraging automation and AI to eliminate bottlenecks Building resilience with predictive supplier management Adapting flexible s

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Magnetic guide sensor boosts robotic path-tracking accuracy with 1mm precision”

Design World

Naviq is introducing the MTS160, a state-of-the-art magnetic guide sensor for mobile robots, featuring patented angle measurement capabilities with 1-degree precision and position accuracy within 1mm. This unique dual functionality provides exceptional orientation and positioning precision, significantly improving the navigation capabilities of mobile robotic systems.

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Rapid Prototyping for Motor Drives

Automation World

Maxon launches three-step configurator enabling users to design a complete, built-to-order motor drive system.

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Olis Robotics Adds PLC Tag Capabilities

Automation World

New functionalities include remote monitoring and OEE measurement, as well as diagnostics and debugging that can be performed across industrial cells.

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Dold safety relay modules offer more wire termination options

Design World

AutomationDirect has added more 1- and 2-channel E-stop relays, light curtain control relays, motor standstill monitoring relays, and combination speed/standstill monitoring relays from Dold. These additions offer more wire termination options, including push-in cage clamps, and the new combination speed/standstill monitoring relays provide a more versatile motor monitoring solution.

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Snowflake Releases AI Copilot

Automation World

From data exploration and document access to SQL query generation, Snowflake’s new Copilot application is designed to boost productivity.

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Small arms deserve love too – Chieftek at IMTS 2024

Design World

Last week, Design World took a moment to catch up with Chieftek Precision USA Product Marketing Specialist Henry Chou on the show floor at IMTS. Here’s what he had to say. What is it about big arms? On the beach, in an action film, or in the robotics industry — the larger arms get… The post Small arms deserve love too – Chieftek at IMTS 2024 appeared first on Design World.

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Emergent Energy Optimizes Steam Systems with Panoramic Power’s Technology

Manufacturers face increasing pressure to curb energy waste and emissions. Emergent Energy specializes in optimizing industrial steam systems, leveraging Panoramic Power’s real-time energy intelligence to drive efficiency. By analyzing steam system performance, Emergent Energy pinpoints inefficiencies and implements targeted improvements. This article explores how data-driven steam optimization transforms wasted energy into measurable savings, ensuring compliance with sustainability regulations.

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Kawasaki Robotics’ Offers Robots for Hands-On Educational Experience

Automation World

Promoted as lower-cost educational robot platform, Astorino is designed to provide students with the foundational robotics skills needed for modern manufacturing.

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Orion Industries celebrates 60 years of excellence in functional industrial coatings industry

Design World

Orion Industries, Ltd. (Orion) celebrates its 60th anniversary as one of the most technologically advanced functional coating applicators in the industry, and as a respected leading functional industrial coatings partner for companies worldwide. “Orion’s investment and expertise in extensive automation and robotics provides our customers with consistently applied coatings that meet or exceed their demanding… The post Orion Industries celebrates 60 years of excellence in functional industri

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RBR50 Spotlight: Simbe scales inventory robotics deal with BJ’s Wholesale Club

Robotics Business Review

Organization: Simbe Country: U.S. Website: www.simberobotics.com Year Founded: 2014 Number of Employees: 11-50 Innovation Class: Application & Market Having products in the right place at the right price is critical for retailers. Inventory management, however, remains a painfully manual process. Manual audits are the reason why 60% of out-of-stock items are somewhere else in a store – and 50% of products ordered online are substituted or not found, found researchers.

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Manufacturing Overhead – How Indirect Costs Affect Your Bottom Line

MRPEasy

Manufacturing overhead is an essential part of manufacturing cost accounting and should be a key factor in determining your products’ prices. In this post, we review manufacturing overhead basics and see how manufacturing software can help streamline cost accounting. What is manufacturing overhead? Manufacturing overhead, or factory overhead, is a company’s indirect cost of production. […] The post Manufacturing Overhead – How Indirect Costs Affect Your Bottom Line appeared fir

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Accelerate Americas Manufacturing Agility & Supply Chain Resilience

Discover how to accelerate manufacturing agility and build supply chain resilience in our live webinar on February 6, 2025, at 3 PM PST. Explore insights from a former SpaceX leader on scaling hardware production, balancing speed with quality, and leveraging advanced tools like ION Factory OS. Learn from historical examples and modern approaches to innovation while uncovering how AI and real-time data can automate processes, strengthen supply chain operations, and ensure scalability.

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Mach9 Robotics accelerates geospatial data processing for infrastructure industry

Robotics Business Review

Faster production of mapping data can cut costs for the construction industry, says Mach9. Source: Mach9 Robotics Autonomous vehicles, delivery robots, and aerial drones all rely on geospatial data, as do construction and utility firms. Mach9 Robotics Inc. said it takes 3D data from lidar scans and turns it into 2D and 3D engineering models faster and cheaper than with conventional methods. “Just as CAD software allowed GPS to revolutionize the surveying industry, we set out to build power

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Owner of Belfast shipyard that built Titanic to enter administration

The Guardian Manufacturing

Blow to UK shipbuilding hopes as Harland & Wolff declares itself insolvent Harland & Wolff, the owner of the Belfast shipyard that built the Titanic, will enter into administration this week after failing to find new funding, in a blow to UK government hopes of shipbuilding in the city. The company said on Monday said that it was insolvent and would appoint administrators from Teneo this week.

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Rise of data centres and AI to further exacerbate global copper demand, warns miner BHP

E&T

BHP, the world’s largest mining company, expects global copper demand to rise to 52.5 million tonnes a year by 2050, a 72% increase from 2021.

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New (Micro) Wave of PET Recycling Technology Arrives

Plastics Today

Schneider Electric partners with gr3n to scale the latter’s Microwave Assisted Depolymerization solution to broaden polyester circularity opportunities to include textiles.

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Unmasking Energy Waste: Manufacturing’s Hidden Inefficiencies and Costly Impacts

Energy inefficiencies are silent thieves eroding manufacturing profits and sustainability efforts. From overworked pumps to leaky compressed air systems, these hidden drains often go unnoticed without advanced energy monitoring. Panoramic Power empowers manufacturers with granular, device level energy visibility, and real-time insights to identify and eliminate inefficiencies, transforming waste into savings.

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AI Applications in Warehouse and Inventory Management

Control.com

Inside the walls of a manufacturing or storage facility, AI is used heavily to prevent shortages and bottlenecks. Learn about the algorithms used within various warehouse applications.

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Ocean Cleanup Needs to Clean Up Its Hype

Plastics Today

The NGO claims it can completely eliminate the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in 10 years for $7.5 billion. That would be a great deal, if it were true.

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GoZero Group to become Australia’s largest bus manufacturer after BusTech acquisition

Manufacturer's Monthly

Image: makedonski2015/stock.adobe.com Following a meeting of creditors yesterday morning, GoZero Group’s bid to acquire leading bus manufacturer BusTech has been approved. The acquisition is set to make GoZero Group the largest bus manufacturer in Australia. The deed of company arrangement is expected to be finalised in the coming days, pending the successful conclusion of discussions with state governments.

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GE Aerospace Commits $1 Billion to Its MRO Network

Fastener News Desk

GE Aerospace Commits $1 Billion to Its MRO Network to Support Unprecedented Aftermarket Ramp-Up August 20, 2024 | by Jay Stowe It’s been a pretty good year for airline travel so far. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) recently reported that, as of May, total global air travel had increased 10.7% year over year. What’s more, IATA estimates that the world will set a new record for the total number of air travelers in 2024 (4.96 billion), and air cargo volume will reach 62 mill

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The Supply Chain in 2025: What to Expect

In 2025, the Supply Chain continues its evolution toward “Logistics 4.0,” inspired by Industry 4.0. Two major characteristics define this transformation: automation, driven by robotic solutions, and prediction, paving the way for an era of planning and simulation powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI).

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How Medtronic Ensures Medical Plastic Implants Go the Distance

Plastics Today

An FDA-qualified accelerated testing tool verifies the performance of new materials at long human implant times.

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Researchers genetically engineer ‘golden lettuce’ with high levels of beta-carotene

E&T

Spanish scientists have used a biotech technique to significantly multiply the beta-carotene content of a lettuce, giving the leaves a nourishing boost as well as a golden hue.

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La realidad aumentada ayuda a simplificar la puesta en marcha de robots

The Fabricator

KUKA ha lanzado su nuevo software KUKA.MixedReality que permite a los usuarios visualizar el entorno de las células robóticas en vivo en sus teléfonos inteligentes mediante realidad aumentada.

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Confidence among UK manufacturers up despite economic downturn in the sector

E&T

Make UK’s latest Manufacturing outlook report reveals that despite a downturn in the sector’s output and growth, business confidence is the highest it has been in 11 years.

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The 2nd Generation of Innovation Management: A Survival Guide

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?

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Fully automated punch/laser combination machine made for connected manufacturing

The Fabricator

TRUMPF has introduced its TruMatic 5000 manufacturing cell with the new SheetMaster for material handling to the North American market.

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Luxury on Wheels: Discover the Best of NYC with Sag Harbor Limo Service

Robotics Automation News

From the dynamic city of New York to the charming town of Sag Harbor, transportation here needs to be truly representative. Whether you’re sightseeing around NYC or taking in the serenity of Sag Harbor, hiring a Sag Harbor limousine makes the experience much better.

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How investors are shaping the metal fabrication industry

The Fabricator

Investors are reshaping custom metal fabrication, a fragmented sector still dominated by small businesses, and valuations are on the rise.

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Innovative Mold for Cleanroom Production of Insulin Pen Housings Showcased at Fakuma

Plastics Today

German medical molding specialist Braunform combined two technologies developed in-house to reduce cycle times and optimize quality.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?