The Fabricator

JANUARY 7, 2024

Two experts share what manufacturing employers can do to entice Gen Z into considering managerial positions without having to forego what's important to them.

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Plastics Today

JANUARY 8, 2024

The most efficient manufacturing technologies ever imagined are at our fingertips. So, what can we learn from the past that got us here?

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

JANUARY 10, 2024

Do you feel a bit lost when people refer to certain environmental sustainability topics and aren’t sure where to start when it comes to learning more?

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Gary Mintchell

JANUARY 10, 2024

This may sound surprising (although it shouldn’t). General media promotes a lot of hype and dire warnings and smoke-and-mirrors about large language models (LLM)—the latest type of augmented (artificial) intelligence. Do you think that if you could even get a peek into the math and technology that you could at least have a better grip on risk and reward?

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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?

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JANUARY 11, 2024

Queensland manufacturers are set to recover, recycle and reprocess more sustainable products with help from the Miles Government’s $10 million ReMade in Queensland program. The grant round is an initiative of the $1.1 billion Recycling and Jobs Fund. This new round will be called ‘ReMiQ’ as a targeted round of the existing and very successful Made in Queensland (MiQ) program.

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Design World

JANUARY 11, 2024

By Roopinder Tara Airport runway crashes are increasingly common. Automated systems could address the problem. The January 2, 2024 incident at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport involved a Japanese Airlines’ A350 landing and ramming a fuel-laden Japanese Coast Guard plane on the runway ended with all 379 people aboard the A350 safely disembarking. It’s a miracle that… The post Technology could have prevented the Tokyo airport accident appeared first on Design World.

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Gary Mintchell

JANUARY 12, 2024

You may look at the headline and wonder “Industry 4.0 Club?” I received an email from that organization with an invitation to talk with CEO Mike Ungar. Of course I had to satisfy my curiosity. Ungar was an engineer at Michelin who joined as Chairman and just swapped roles with Mike Yost. The Industry 4.0 Club is building a community to give encouragement and ideas to small-to-medium sized manufacturers who need/want to adopt modern Industry 4.0 practices.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2024

The world set a record with 3.9 million operational robots in 2022, according to the new World Robotics report from the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). The report also included information about robot density worldwide. Robot density measures the number of operational industrial robots per 10,000 employees in a country. “Robot density data reveal the state of automation worldwide and allow us to compare regions and countries,” Marina Bill, President of the IFR, said.

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Design World

JANUARY 12, 2024

EXAIR’s Varistat Benchtop Ionizer is the latest solution for neutralizing static on charged surfaces in industrial settings. Using ionizing technology, the Varistat provides a hands-free solution that requires no compressed air and provides a constant stream of particulate-free and static-eliminating air. Easily mounted on benchtops or machines, this static eliminator is manually adjustable and perfect… The post New Varistat Benchtop Ionizer for hands-free static elimination appeared first

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Automation World

JANUARY 8, 2024

To navigate Interroll’s multi-level production facility in Switzerland, the company developed a light conveyor platform for MiR’s mobile robots.

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Manufacturing

Gary Mintchell

JANUARY 9, 2024

CES rolled into Las Vegas this week. Many companies with technologies relevant to the area I cover have significant news. Lately there has been a lot of activity in vision generally. LiDAR has many industrial applications. SiLC Technologies has launched its Eyeonic Vision System Mini (Eyeonic Mini), a “groundbreaking” advancement in LiDAR technology.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2024

LAS VEGAS — CES 2024 featured a wide range of emerging technologies, from fitness devices and videogames to autonomous vehicles. But robots always have a significant presence in the sprawling exhibit halls. The Robot Report visited numerous booths in the Eureka Park section of CES, as well as in the other focused sections of the event. Here are some highlights from this week’s event: Mobinn climbs stairway toward success Mobinn is a Korean startup focused on last-mile autonomous deli

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Design World

JANUARY 9, 2024

Motion Industries, a distributor of maintenance, repair, and operation replacement parts, and a premier provider of industrial technology solutions, named Chris Cleland to Senior Vice President of Strategy & Markets, effective immediately. Mr. Cleland’s career spans over 25 years in consulting, strategy, marketing, branding, e-commerce, business development, and transformation.

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Canadian Manufacturing

JANUARY 11, 2024

WOBURN — Kaspersky has released a new survey report showing that 72 percent of drivers are uncomfortable with the idea of automakers sharing their data with third parties. The report, “ Is my car spying on me? ” captures drivers’ thoughts about automakers’ use of personal data gleaned from connected cars. Eighty-seven percent of survey participants said automakers should be required to delete their data upon request, and only 28% said they have some idea what kind of data

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Gary Mintchell

JANUARY 8, 2024

WePower introduced itself to me (and the world) at CES 2023. Way back when process instrumentation companies were developing wireless sensors (remember the “wireless wars”?) the big question was battery life. I was just searching for the first energy harvesting company I interviewed. I guess it was published at Automation World rather than my blog. Technology progresses.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2024

The Open Source Robotics Foundation (OSRF) has released a new version of Open-RMF that is available on Iron Irwini, the ninth release of ROS 2, and ROS 2 Rolling Ridley. The Open Robotics Middleware Framework (Open-RMF) is a free, open-source, modular software system that enables interoperability between multiple fleets of robots and physical infrastructure.

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Design World

JANUARY 8, 2024

By Shannon VanDeren, AMUG President, and Ed Graham, AMUG Director, Education and Conference The 2024 AMUG Conference is rapidly approaching. The five-day event opens on March 10, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois, to host additive manufacturing (AM) users in ways that advance their skills, broaden their horizons and ignite new collaborations. On the surface, the AMUG… The post AMUG Conference: AM Users Sharing Experiences and Initiating Collaborations appeared first on Design World.

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Robotics Automation News

JANUARY 7, 2024

Seasony, a provider of mobile robotics for vertical farming, has closed its latest funding round, securing €1.5 million in investment from a group of high-profile investors. The round was led by North Ventures and EFIO (Export and Investment Fund of Denmark).

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Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.

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Gary Mintchell

JANUARY 8, 2024

I’m catching up on December press releases. Many go a little afield of my normal topics, but with the changing market I tend to go where tech trends take me. This relates to a deeper use of data and data analysis for materials development. MaterialsZone and Kafrit Group, a global masterbatches and compounds producer, announced their long-term commercial agreement enabling Kafrit Group to better utilize their data to develop improved products and provide an unparalleled customer experience to its

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2024

A new design ensures high contact reliability with lower insertion force Connectivity is an intrinsic part of today’s industrial automation and robotic applications. An ever-increasing number of devices and peripherals depend on stable connections to transmit power and signals to the printed circuit board (PCB). Managing these connections is labor-intensive, leading many OEMs away from traditional screw terminals.

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Design World

JANUARY 12, 2024

HMS Networks has launched the Raspberry Pi adapter board, providing industrial device manufacturers with a simplified method to test and evaluate the Anybus CompactCom, a ready-made communication interface that connects devices to any industrial network. While previous adapter boards were designed for testing Anybus CompactCom modules with STM32 or NXP (formerly Freescale) microcontroller platforms, this… The post Raspberry Pi adapter board simplifys the integration of the Anybus CompactCo

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Robotics Automation News

JANUARY 6, 2024

Making truly plug-and-play robotics technologies accessible to every company is the goal of Paderborn, Germany-based start-up Unchained Robotics. The automation platform covers over a dozen robotics manufacturers, finally offering SMEs broad-based access to standard robotics. The new €5.5 million of capital will continue to fuel their global expansion and deepen their services and partnerships.

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The Fabricator

JANUARY 12, 2024

Implementing smart manufacturing is a slow process that can create confusion and distrust among employees. Here’s how to encourage acceptance among staff.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2024

Modern robotics has come a long way since the 1960s. We’ve created robots accurate enough to work on a production line and safe enough to maneuver around a facility floor. The next frontier for them extends beyond factories and warehouses into rugged environments, especially in remote outdoor areas. In these locations, the robotics charging challenges become more pronounced.

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Design World

JANUARY 11, 2024

NORD DRIVESYSTEMS is once again attending the International Production and Processing Expo (IPPE) to showcase its solutions for the poultry and meat processing industry. NORD’s modular product system includes compact gear units, high-efficiency electric motors, and precise, intelligent electronic controls with various surface protection options. This year’s expo is taking place January 30 – February… The post NORD showcases its versatile, reliable poultry processing and packaging solutions

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Robotics Automation News

JANUARY 7, 2024

Brightpick, a provider of warehouse automation solutions for order fulfillment, has unveiled new details about the proprietary machine vision and AI that are “critical for the seamless operation of its Brightpick Autopicker robots”.

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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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Modern Machine Shop

JANUARY 7, 2024

Photo Credit: Siemens Siemens is expanding focus on additive manufacturing (AM) initiatives in the United States to help accelerate the transformation of the U.S. AM industry through serial additive manufacturing. Siemens says it focuses on supporting the domestic AM machine builder community by bringing motion control, automation hardware, digitalization software and technology capabilities to assist machine builders.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2024

Dextrous Robotics, a Memphis-based startup that developed a chopstick-like robot to unload boxes from trailers, has shut down. Evan Drumwright and Sam Zapolsky founded Dextrous in 2019, and the company dissolved in late December 2023. Dextrous had raised about $8 million in funding since its inception. However, the company was unable to close another round of funding to start production on the commercial version of its DX-1 robot. “There are so many things that have to go right for a start

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Control.com

JANUARY 6, 2024

EPFL researchers have pioneered real-time defect detection in Laser Powder Bed Fusion using acoustics and X-ray data with adaptive filtering. This research is expected to enhance laser-based additive manufacturing.

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Robotics Automation News

JANUARY 7, 2024

Kaufland, a German supermarket chain, is electrifying its freight operations, starting with a pioneering project at the Möckmühl logistics site with the opening of its first charging park. The facility boasts eight chargers, each with a separate lane for an electric tractor unit, including an electrically powered refrigerated trailer.

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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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