Design World

JUNE 4, 2024

Renishaw offers a comprehensive range of non-contact encoders for position and motion control. These vary from open or enclosed optical, magnetic and laser encoders. Discover how our different types of encoder products can meet your industrial automation needs. Renishaw’s high-accuracy and high-quality encoders offer superior reliability, easy installation and are suitable for even the harshest environments.

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Gary Mintchell

JUNE 4, 2024

More news emanating from the collaborative robotic sector in Denmark. The news uses a word I thought was outlawed after the excesses of corporatism in the 70s—synergies. But, yes, Teredyne strives to create those nebulous things with a new building in Odense, Denmark bringing Universal Robots and Mobile Industrial Robots together into one 215,000 sq. ft. headquarters.

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Design World

JUNE 4, 2024

AutomationDirect has added several new additions to the powerful LS Electric XGB PLC series. For discrete (ON/OFF) monitoring and control, a new lower-cost 24 Vdc 8-point input module, 8-point 12-24 Vdc sinking and sourcing output modules, an 8-point relay module with Form A contacts, and a 16-point combination discrete input/relay output module are now available.… The post AutomationDirect adds several new additions to the LS Electric XGB PLC series appeared first on Design World.

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Gary Mintchell

JUNE 4, 2024

Gray work is all that administrative busy work that we become entwined within. Tasks such as updating Excel spreadsheets or finding data somewhere. This LinkedIn page as a bit of parody has fun with a company enamored with this gray work. It would be enough to make Cal Newport run for cover. (Author of Slow Productivity) The post A Different Look at Gray Work appeared first on The Manufacturing Connection.

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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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Design World

JUNE 4, 2024

Emerson has introduced the new AVENTICS Series 625 Sentronic Proportional Pressure Control Valves. With a control deviation of less than 0.5%, the new valves are designed to deliver highly accurate, electronic proportional pressure control and provide the flexibility needed to support sophisticated pneumatic control engineering applications. Data acquisition software (DaS) included with Series 625 Sentronic… The post New Emerson pressure valves ensure flexible control for high-precision ma

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Design World

JUNE 4, 2024

The uEye XS from IDS Imaging Development Systems weighs just 12 grams and fits into almost any application with its size of just 26.4 x 23 x 21.7 mm. Thanks to its autofocus and 5 MP CMOS sensor, it delivers consistently sharp images and videos from a distance of just 10 cm — for example… The post The uEye XS camera weighs just 12 grams and fits into almost any application appeared first on Design World.

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E&T

JUNE 4, 2024

‘Bi-mode’ trains that operate on battery power when not using an electrified track could save Britain’s railways £3.5bn and 12 million tonnes of CO2 over a 35-year period, Siemens Mobility has said.

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Design World

JUNE 4, 2024

The PRT-02-30-WPC slewing ring bearing is another step forward by igus toward integrating renewable raw materials into industrial production. Made of 50% wood and 50% high-performance plastics, the cost-effective and lubrication-free slewing ring bearing balances strength and durability with a proven low CO2 footprint of just 0.0577 kilograms. By comparison, the PRT-02-30-ECO — already made […] The post igus presents new slewing ring bearing made of wood and plastic appeared first on Desig

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Automation World

JUNE 4, 2024

Margo is a new open standard initiative for interoperability supported by the Linux Foundation, ABB, Microsoft, Rockwell Automation, Schneider Electric and Siemens.

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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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Design World

JUNE 4, 2024

Vaupell’s (a group company of Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd.) R&D & Engineering teams have been able to demonstrate the ability to meet the high-performance standards required for aerospace applications and are working very closely with major OEMs in order to qualify and introduce these new products by the end of the year. Vaupell’s teams have developed… The post Commitment to sustainability and cost-efficiency appeared first on Design World.

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SMMT

JUNE 4, 2024

Liverpool hosts SMMT Regional Forum as industry looks to boost British EV production capability on road to net zero. New analysis reveals importance of North West to UK Automotive, responsible for 20,000 jobs with £2.8 billion invested by global brands in region since 2021. Speakers from Bentley Motors, Ford, Jaguar Land Rover, Leyland Trucks and Stellantis will join hundreds of attendees from across the area.

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Design World

JUNE 4, 2024

Belden Inc., a global supplier of network infrastructure and digitization solutions, announces new products designed for secure, high-quality performance in critical applications. Data Orchestration & Management Hirschmann IT Dragonfly DAP847 Railway Wi-Fi 6 Radios provide connectivity for train-to-ground communications, enabling reliable roaming and high data throughput for European rail applications.

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NIST Manufacturing

JUNE 4, 2024

NIST held a virtual workshop in September 2023 on Standards and Performance Metrics for On-Road Automated Vehicles, attracting over 600 attendees from industry, academia, and government.

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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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The Fabricator

JUNE 4, 2024

Recognizing companies are looking to boost productivity even as they struggle to hire welders, Miller Electric launches its OptX hand-held laser welding machine.

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Modern Machine Shop

JUNE 4, 2024

A recent picture of Barry Rogers with his beloved Harley Davidson motorcycle. Photo courtesy of the Rogers family. As I write this, it’s been just over a week since I last talked to Barry Rogers about a new article he wanted to develop for Modern Machine Shop. It would be a story, he said, that unfurled the history and wonder of Swiss machines dating back to the late 19 th century, detailing how it took specific people living in a specific place and time to invent what we now call Swiss-st

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

JUNE 4, 2024

Cisco's Customer Advocate Awards are back! Cisco Advocates are change makers and innovators, and we recognized the finalists at Cisco Live in Las Vegas. To wrap-up, we're celebrating our winners.

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Automation World

JUNE 4, 2024

KUKA robots can also be retrofitted into Engel’s legacy plastic injection molding machines and systems.

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The complexity of financial data, the need for real-time insight, and the demand for user-friendly visualizations can seem daunting when it comes to analytics - but there is an easier way. With Logi Symphony, we aim to turn these challenges into opportunities. Our platform empowers you to seamlessly integrate advanced data analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting into your applications, transforming raw data into actionable insights.

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

JUNE 4, 2024

Cisco Networking Cloud has made phenomenal progress toward continuous intelligence, predictive analytics, and automated remediation over the past 12 months. At Cisco Live 2024, we show how new additions help customers transform the world with AI-native operations, assurance, secure networking, and infrastructure for AI.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JUNE 4, 2024

Image: The Mathworks Australia Industrial processes and machinery rely on being predictable and precise. Unexpected patterns in sensor data, known as anomalies, may indicate a problem, such as a faulty component or a degraded sensor. AI-based anomaly detection helps engineers identify these potential problems early, which enables them to optimise maintenance schedules and improve process efficiency.

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

JUNE 4, 2024

At Cisco Live, we are introducing new and enhanced solutions and technologies enable organizations to operationalize, simplify, and scale data center infrastructures to meet the evolving demands of AI, including a full-stack, cloud-managed AI solution and hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) to reduce data center footprint and complexity.

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The Fabricator

JUNE 4, 2024

The White House is considering excluding some Chinese metal fabricating equipment from any new tariffs.

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Discover how CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) transformed and revitalized Broderick's manufacturing plant in 5 productive ways. Before the CMMS, the plant faced challenges such as reactive maintenance due to staff shortages, inefficient inventory management, and poor team communication. With the CMMS, the plant experienced increased equipment uptime, streamlined maintenance processes, enhanced inventory management, improved communication, and better decision-making through real-

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

JUNE 4, 2024

Change the economics of your network in your favor with a simplified architecture that converges services on a unified, automated infrastructure for maximum scalability and agility to support the… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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Industry Week

JUNE 4, 2024

Confident operators are just as important as optimized workflows and performance analysis for line efficiency and quality products.

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

JUNE 4, 2024

How do you effectively manage experiences if you no longer own all the infrastructure? The answer is at the heart of new operational innovations and infrastructure announced at Cisco Live 2024. They’re all part of the Cisco Networking Cloud platform.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JUNE 4, 2024

Image: kasarp/stock.adobe.com Rio Tinto has chosen the Rockingham strategic industrial area for a $215 million research and development facility in a global effort to reduce emissions in the steel industry. The facility will trial Rio Tinto’s BioIron process which uses raw biomass like wheat straw and canola stalks to turn Pilbara iron ore into metallic iron.

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In the fast-moving manufacturing sector, delivering mission-critical data insights to empower your end users or customers can be a challenge. Traditional BI tools can be cumbersome and difficult to integrate - but it doesn't have to be this way. Logi Symphony offers a powerful and user-friendly solution, allowing you to seamlessly embed self-service analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting directly into your applications.

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

JUNE 4, 2024

No matter how reliable and performant your network is, it doesn’t matter if it’s not secure. To help make the world a safer place, we need to reimagine security.

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Drives & Controls

JUNE 4, 2024

ABB Robotics has announced a new-generation intelligent robotics automation platform that, it says, is faster, more precise and more sustainable. The OmniCore platform – the result of more than $170m of investment in next-generation robotics – is a step change to a modular, futureproof control architecture that will integrate AI, sensors, cloud and edge computing systems to create advanced and autonomous robotic applications.

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Automation Mag

JUNE 4, 2024

SCALE AI, Canada’s AI Global Innovation Cluster, has announced a financing round with $96 million in total investments to support 22 artificial intelligence (AI) projects in key sectors such as manufacturing, life sciences, retail, transportation and logistics, and agriculture. Each initiative announced reportedly aims to enhance efficiency, safety and operational excellence thanks to AI-powered services and solutions, further advancing applied AI expertise in the country, to benefit the

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