Design World

OCTOBER 11, 2024

PHD Inc. announces the release of the new ERDP Remote Drive, an advanced servo-actuated pneumatic drive device. This new technology from PHD simplifies pneumatic actuator electrification in a closed-loop system, using standard air lines to connect to one or more pneumatic actuators. The Remote Drive enables the power system to be located near the point… The post The new PHD ERDP Remote Drive simplifies pneumatic actuator electrification appeared first on Design World.

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Gary Mintchell

OCTOBER 11, 2024

My marketing communications colleague has another new client from outside my usual comfort zone. The autonomous mobile robot (AMR) continues to grow becoming more valuable not only for warehousing, but also for manufacturing. One of the more costly components is the 3D LiDAR sensor. She introduced me to Sonair. This Norwegian technology company has closed a new funding round, led by Skyfall Ventures.

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Design World

OCTOBER 11, 2024

When production halts unexpectedly, it disrupts the entire supply chain, leading to delays in product delivery and potential loss of customer trust. Financially, the costs can be substantial, including lost revenue, overtime pay for workers, and expenses for emergency repairs. Additionally, frequent downtime can damage equipment, reducing its potential lifespan and increasing maintenance costs.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The Robot Report Podcast · Navigating Robotics Through the Political Landscape In Episode 167 of The Robot Report Podcast, co-hosts Mike Oitzman and Gene Demaitre discuss the latest robotics news from the past week. In this conversation, Dr. Henrik Christensen discusses the intersection of robotics and federal policy, emphasizing the need for more attention and funding for the robotics sector.

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Design World

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Some high-volume production settings need to continuously move product — even when operators cross the conveyor stream. Depending on the path the conveyor needs to take through a production setting, that can be a challenge. In one such setting, the operator was conveying bottles of varying diameters, so also needed smooth products transitions and minimal… The post Custom conveyor goes up and over personnel appeared first on Design World.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Robotic Crew founders at RoboBusiness 2023. Source: Ricardo Petrazzini While U.S. companies have outsourced technology work overseas for more than 20 years, quality and political concerns have brought back design, programming, and other engineering tasks back closer to home. Robotic Crew offers staffing in Latin America for robot development, as well as operations and fleet management. “About two years ago, we spun out of WeDevelop, a company that was providing software engineers,” s

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Researchers at the University of Michigan’s Mcity use a simulator made by VI-grade that allows a driver to teleoperate a vehicle remotely on a physical test track. | Source: Marcin Szczepanski, Michigan Engineering Detroit is known as Motor City, the unofficial capital of the automotive world. This week, the Mcity hub for vehicle testing began welcoming researchers to use its physical and virtual testing environment.

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Control.com

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The new temperature monitoring solution enables sensors to be daisy-chained together for quick and simple installation and operation. The connected solution can be used for new and existing systems.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Joyce Sidopoulos, chief of operations at MassRobotics, addresses Korean startups during the weeklong program. Source: MassRobotics MassRobotics recently welcomed 10 startups from South Korea for an intensive, weeklong International Immersion Program, in partnership with the KAIST Global Commercialization Center, or GCC. Designed to help international startups expand their operations into the U.S., the program offered an opportunity for Korean entrepreneurs to connect with Boston’s robotics ecosy

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Plastics Today

OCTOBER 11, 2024

A compact, fully electric injection molding machine and a press designed specifically for molding products using recycled PET are making their world debuts at the plastics processing trade show.

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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?

Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Globant and InOrbit said they intend to accelerate the adoption of robotics across industries. | Source: InOrbit Globant and InOrbit.AI today announced a strategic partnership aimed at accelerating the adoption of robotics across industries, helping customers reimagine and optimize physical processes. Luxembourg-based Globant develops technologies to help its clients in the professional services sector.

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Industry Week

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The automaker's advanced manufacturing director discusses vision systems and other AI technologies used by Ford engineers to boost quality.

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The Fabricator

OCTOBER 11, 2024

When fabricators scrutinize all the activities that go into making a part—using basic lean manufacturing tools, boosted with the power of AI—great things can happen.

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CMTC Manufacturing Tech

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The process of bringing production back home is gaining momentum as companies reconsider many of the previous benefits of offshoring. For years, offshoring was seen as a strategy to cut costs, but today, in light of geopolitical risks and troubled shipping lanes, reshoring offers more than just financial incentives. It presents an opportunity to strengthen local economies, improve supply chain resilience, and enhance long-term competitiveness.

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Integrating security into the DevOps lifecycle is essential for building secure, scalable systems. By embedding security early on, teams can mitigate risks, enhance efficiency, and ensure compliance throughout development and deployment.

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The Fabricator

OCTOBER 11, 2024

When fabricators scrutinize all the activities that go into making a part—using basic lean manufacturing tools, boosted with the power of AI—great things can happen.

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Meet Cisco Foundation partners working to support farmers' transition to regenerative agriculture to improve resiliency.

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Automation Mag

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Collecting and analyzing data is becoming increasingly critical for manufacturing businesses to stay competitive. Data is used to gauge the productivity and efficiency of operations; maintain assets; monitor supply chains; manage change and more. In a recent Manufacturing AUTOMATION poll, respondents shared the level of connectivity and data analytics they hope to capture with the latest motion control solutions.

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Manufacturing Management

OCTOBER 11, 2024

National Composites Centre (NCC), Bristol Composites Institute (BCI) and Vestas have established a strategic technology research partnership to anchor the UK’s future wind industry.

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Automation Mag

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Kontron, a specialist in IoT and embedded computing technology, is collaborating with Qualcomm Technologies to transform edge computing and AI. This collaboration reportedly aims to redefine the landscape of edge computing and artificial intelligence, bringing together Kontron’s expertise in embedded systems with Qualcomm Technologies’ mobile and AI technologies.

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Manufacturing Management

OCTOBER 11, 2024

In a decisive response to the growing challenge of retaining skilled talent in the manufacturing sector, BEP Surface Technologies, an electroplating and surface finishing specialist, has launched an employee development programme, ‘Be Better’, to advance the personal and professional growth of employees.

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Robotics Automation News

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Adding linear motion to articulated robots is now a widely adopted solution to extend flexibility and work envelopes.

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The Fabricator

OCTOBER 11, 2024

New Genius Controls from TAB Industries LLC transform the company's semiautomated TAB Wrapper Tornado orbital wrapper into a fully automated pallet wrapping machine.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The new BevelArc 3D, from Tecoi USA, adds an additional axis, increasing the cutting reach capability of their line of plasma, oxyfuel, and laser plate processing machinery. With it, cutting heads can now be positioned from 0 degrees to as much as 90 degrees from a vertical position, providing more efficiency than other systems. This expanded cutting head reach capability is especially important for cutting and fabricating pressure vessel tank heads–as well as cutting difficult shapes and profil

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The Fabricator

OCTOBER 11, 2024

BZI's InnovaTech team has created the patent-pending Beam Champ 30 beam-rotating system, designed to give welding teams safe, efficient access to all sides of a heavy steel beam.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

OCTOBER 11, 2024

EnviroMax Vented Enclosures are designed to isolate and contain processes and procedures that may not be able to be accommodated in a typical fume hood, either because of size or accessibility requirements. Vented enclosures protect personnel from hazardous fumes to ensure a safe working environment. Enclosures can be constructed either unitized or modular depending on whether the unit needs to be disassembled.

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Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

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The Fabricator

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Universal Robots is introducing the MotionPlus package, which allows users to add dual-axis cobot welding with coordinated motion through the cobot’s controller.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Wintriss Controls Group has increased its representation in Tennessee, further expanding and enhancing sales and service for its customers. Wintriss distributor Midwest Press and Automation (MPA), LLC (Lansing, MI) has now expanded its coverage to include Tennessee, adding to its existing territory that includes Michigan, North Carolina and South Carolina, Virginia, Illinois, Southern Ohio and Kentucky.

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The Fabricator

OCTOBER 11, 2024

HSG has developed the GV+Tower, a fully automated 2D laser cutting system designed for large-scale production environments.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Zekelman, the largest independent steel pipe and tube manufacturer in North America, donated a total of $35,000 to local and national charities as part of its annual Customer Appreciation Event. This year’s activities took place over two days in Warren, Ohio, and concluded with a golf outing held at The Grand Resort at Avalon Golf & Country Club on Sept. 17.

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