Design World

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

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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Automation World

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

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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Design World

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

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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Automation World

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

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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Sit down with Karan Talati, CEO of First Resonance, to explore the significant contributors to waste in the manufacturing industry. Karan delves into two critical areas: material waste and data waste. He discusses how material waste impacts costs and efficiency, and the often-overlooked issue of data waste—where valuable data is not captured, leading to inefficiencies in managing inventory and operations.

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Design World

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

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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Design World

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

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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Automation World

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

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

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Design World

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

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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Automation World

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

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

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Speaker: Shalini Dinesh

Effective cross-functional collaboration and communication heavily influence product launch success. Research shows that as many as 70% of product launches fail due to inadequate coordination among stakeholders, including supply chain, product management, legal, marketing, and change control teams (Gartner, 2022). The 2023 Supply Chain Insights Report highlights that 60% of supply chain disruptions are caused by poor communication and misalignment among cross-functional teams.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

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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Automation World

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

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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The Guardian Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

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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Plastics Today

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

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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Forward-thinking manufacturers are recognizing the limitations of traditional project management and quality control methods. For modern companies seeking to accelerate product development cycles and increase their speed to market, adopting agile methodology is becoming increasingly essential.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

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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MRPEasy

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

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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E&T

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

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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Robotics Automation News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

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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Speaker: Paul Heller

Most innovation work proceeds independently from company strategy. As a result, the products that arrive in the market are not well aligned with the company’s goals. This challenge is particularly significant in organizations with transformation-oriented strategies, where innovation must directly support growth, scalability, and strategic pivots. In this session, we will discuss why innovation in large companies is so often not aligned with the company’s strategy and what innovation leaders, pro

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Plastics Today

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

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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E&T

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

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 Fabricator

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

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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Manufacturer's Monthly

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

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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The rising complexity of today’s complex hardware products, regulatory requirements, and manufacturing processes has introduced an increased risk for companies. In the event of a defect, recall, or customer complaint, manufacturers must quickly identify and trace the affected parts and components, including their maintenance, installation, and purchase history – back to the purchase order.

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E&T

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

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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Manufacturing Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Structural designer Tristram Carfrae RDI FREng, former Deputy Chair of Arup, will receive one of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s highest accolades, the Sir Frank Whittle Medal.

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Automation Mag

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) has recently become a staple of conversations on technology. ALL in AI, an event focussed on showcasing Canadian AI, was back with its second edition on September 11 and 12 in Montreal. An initiative of SCALE AI, the event was also hosted virtually, inviting attendees from all over Canada and beyond. The event reportedly welcomed more than 4000 attendees from over 40 countries.

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Canadian Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

HALIFAX — The federal government invests $9.25 million through the Energy Innovation Program for two projects led by Net Zero Atlantic (NZA). These projects aim to develop offshore wind energy and bring forward more clean technologies in the Atlantic region to decarbonize the region’s electricity grid and supply the affordable, reliable and clean energy needed. “In the Atlantic, and in fact across Canada, clean energy is presenting an unparalleled opportunity to deliver affordable an

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Foundation Wellness, an orthotic and foot care product leader, transformed its manufacturing by implementing the Manufacturing Execution System FORCE MES FLEX from FORCAM ENISCO. Previously hindered by manual data collection, the company needed more efficiency and a proactive approach. Adopting an MES enhanced data visibility and enabled data-driven decision-making.

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Automation Mag

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The International Society of Automation (ISA) has announced a new certificate program that is designed to provide an overview of the ISA-95/IEC 62264 standards framework for integrating enterprise and control systems in manufacturing. With ISA’s new certificate program, control system engineers and managers, system integrators, plant managers and other industrial automation professionals will reportedly be able to validate and showcase their understanding of this important framework.

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Canadian Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Photos of The New NAMCO Facility (CNW Group/Neo Performance Materials, Inc.) TORONTO — Ontario-based Neo Performance Materials opens Neo Jia Hua Advanced Materials (NAMCO) facility, an emissions control catalysts production plant in Zibo, China. The new facility is an upgrade of its prior catalyst plant in Zibo, with expanded capacity, improved operating efficiencies, and advanced processing technology. “The relocation and modernization of NAMCO enables Neo to continue to service global au

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Manufacturing Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Babcock has welcomed The Right Honourable Maria Eagle MP, Minister of State for Defence Procurement and Industry to open both a upgraded submarine facility in Devonport.

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