Automation World
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Opto 22’s Benson Hougland explains how manufacturers can quickly track their most expensive energy costs using Inductive Automation’s Ignition and the groov RIO energy monitoring unit.
Design World
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Make it easy to do the right thing Startups have it made. With a single match, they can ignite engineers’ creativity and fuel collaboration and quality naturally within their emerging cultures. Light the same match in a long-standing company, and many people flee and protest, clinging to the way things have always been. In… The post September 2024 Issue: The difference between an EV powertrain and drivetrain appeared first on Design World.
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SMMT
OCTOBER 4, 2024
New car market up 1.0% to 275,239 units in key ‘74’ plate change month of September as heavy EV discounting shores up demand. Record 56,387 BEV registrations in September, driven by massive manufacturer discounting, pushes YTD market share to 17.8%, with 18.5% forecast by year end – still below the zero emission vehicle mandate. SMMT and major vehicle manufacturers write to Chancellor calling for urgent consumer support as growth in private buyer demand for diesel outstrips EVs in September.
E&T
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Local councils warn they will launch a High Court challenge to block the government’s plan to roll out electricity pylons across the UK.
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
Automation World
OCTOBER 3, 2024
In one example, a manufacturer lost 75 tons of product to waste and experienced nearly eight hours of downtime, costing the company $25,000 plus lost revenues.
Design World
OCTOBER 4, 2024
HMS Networks AB, a global provider of industrial information and communication technology, has today entered into a binding agreement with DOGAWIST-Investment GmbH to acquire 100% of the shares in PEAK-System Technik GmbH, a well-established German provider of industrial communication solutions and experts within automotive communication technologies such as CAN and LIN.
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Robotics Business Review
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Background A revolution in collaborative robots (cobots) promises to change how assistive care is delivered to the elderly, how people interact with their work environment and even how surgeons perform heart surgery. RLS d.o.o. , a Renishaw associate company, has over many years cultivated a value-added partnership with the German company, TQ-RoboDrive , part of the TQ-Group.
Automation World
OCTOBER 3, 2024
The capabilities of Inductive Automation's Ignition software platform showcase a good example of how manufacturers can create an enterprise architecture for optimizing production processes, improving decision-making and achieving digital transformation goals.
Design World
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Last month, at the International Manufacturing Technology Show, tens of thousands of registrants and exhibiting companies flocked to McCormick Place’s 1.2 million square feet of exhibit space. To hit the ground running, this year I checked-in with some of the larger companies early. Big companies like Siemens — with a global reach in many different… The post Siemens at IMTS 2024 appeared first on Design World.
Gary Mintchell
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Amazon stumbled into quite a business when it developed Web Services. Of course, Microsoft and Google entered the market proving it’s a real market. AWS has been gaining ground in the industrial software space. This news comes from PTC announcing that its Onshape business has announced entry into a Strategic Collaboration Agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
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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.
Robotics Business Review
SEPTEMBER 28, 2024
ReMEmbR combines LLMs, VLMs, and retrieval-augmented generation to enable robots to reason and take action. | Source: NVIDIA Vision-language models, or VLMs, combine the powerful language understanding of foundational large language models with the vision capabilities of vision transformers ( ViTs ) by projecting text and images into the same embedding space.
Automation World
OCTOBER 4, 2024
The cobots will gain an additional 5kg of payload via a software update.
Design World
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Dodge Industrial, Inc., announced the expansion of OPTIFY, their renowned Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solution for complete powertrain condition monitoring. The OPTIFY Breather, the premier intelligent desiccant breather, allows customers to tap into the power of the Dodge condition monitoring platform to remotely monitor breather status for extended gearbox life and streamlined maintenance.
Gary Mintchell
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Fluid would barely begin the description of the market for cybersecurity technology developers. Most news emanating from the sector concerns surveys on threats. People seem to move around often. As another example of that market, Dragos has acquired Network Perception, makers of NP-View, a network visualization platform for OT networks. Dragos notes in its release, “The acquisition will bolster the Dragos Platform with industry-leading OT network visibility along with compliance and segmentation
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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).
Robotics Business Review
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Left, William Grissom, and right, Robert Webster, the lead researchers on the project. | Source: Case Western Reserve University, Vanderbilt University There have been about 299,010 new cases of prostate cancer in the U.S. so far this year, according to the American Cancer Society. In total, one in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer throughout their lifetime, making it a pressing issue for physicians.
Automation World
OCTOBER 3, 2024
With the connection of Manufacturing Data Engine and Cortex Framework, Google Cloud looks to ease the collection and processing of multi-modal data from machines, sensors and cameras for contextualization with data from enterprise applications.
Design World
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
The FlexiBowl 200 is ARS Automation’s latest innovation in its lineup of flexible feeding solutions. The new product is designed compactly with powerful performance to address the growing demands of modern manufacturing and is suitable for handling small parts ranging from 1 to 10 mm. The feeding solution is 25% shorter and 50% slimmer than… The post Meet the new FlexiBowl 200, a compact automated feeding solution appeared first on Design World.
Gary Mintchell
OCTOBER 2, 2024
A little bit of Cobot news from Denmark. Universal Robots, the Danish collaborative robot (cobot) company, is now increasing the payload capacity on its new-generation, high-payload cobots UR20 and UR30 , enabling customers to lift more at no additional cost. The updates raise the total payload, including end-effector, to 25 and 35 kgs respectively when utilizing the cobot in top lift position.
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 1, 2024
VidGen-2 can generate multi-camera views and video up to 30 fps for training self-driving cars. Source: Helm.ai Generative artificial intelligence could soon help self-driving cars with perception. Helm.ai today launched VidGen-2, its next-generation generative AI model for producing realistic driving video sequences. VidGen-2 offers double the resolution of its predecessor, VidGen-1, improved realism at 30 frames per second, and multi-camera support with twice the resolution per camera.
Automation World
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Comau’s welding automation system enables JMC Ford to have a completely automated multi-vehicle co-production line.
Design World
OCTOBER 4, 2024
IDEC Corporation has updated its SmartAXIS touch family with the new FT1J Series combined PLC+HMI. This device combines a built-in full function controller, both onboard and expandable I/O, and an advanced technology 4.3-in. touchscreen display, in a compact all-in-one form factor that is rightsized for visualizing and automating a wide range of applications.
Gary Mintchell
OCTOBER 1, 2024
I have two pieces of news regarding The Open Process Automation Forum. These came just as I was wondering if the organization had been making any more progress. I have unfortunately seen enough of these open automation standards attempts to wonder if this one will go much farther—especially given the maturity of the market. This group started as a response to the high cost of upgrading automation systems in the field in the process industries.
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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.
Robotics Business Review
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Not only can Tally improve inventory management, but it can also affect the shopper experience, found a recent survey. Source: Simbe Robotics Simbe Robotics Inc. today announced its expansion into Turkey with partner CarrefourSA. The companies will deploy Simbe’s Store Intelligence inventory management systems. A growing number of retailers are investing in technology and data to enhance the shopping experience, improve team satisfaction , and increase revenue, noted Simbe.
Automation World
OCTOBER 1, 2024
MachineMetrics releases a new automated schedule intelligence software that uses real-time machine data for better scheduling accuracy, work-in-process optimization and on-time delivery.
Design World
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. prides itself on its servo motors and amplifiers portfolio, known for its high-performance capabilities, flexibility, and versatility for various applications. When an OEM of vial capping equipment, Genesis Packaging Technologies, reached out to distributor, Moxley Electronics, for a solution to upgrade their existing line of equipment, Moxley recommended Mitsubishi Electric for… The post Mitsubishi Electric improves OEM’s production by 300% with
Gary Mintchell
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society features research into such things as how humans focus on displays and controls, how humans work to lift, reach, and twist in various occupations. The Society has been mostly academic, but Susan Kotowski, outgoing President, has led an initiative to reach out to practitioners fostering joint collaboration into research.
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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.
Robotics Business Review
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Shanghai -based Fourier today launched GR-2, the latest generation of its GRx humanoid robot series. The company has upgraded its hardware, design, and software. “GR-2 is a big step into the future of humanoid robotics,” stated Alex Gu , CEO of Fourier. “We’re passionate about building the most intuitive embodied agent for AI, allowing it to engage with the physical world in ways like never before.
Automation World
OCTOBER 1, 2024
ABB’s GoFa cobot family has been integrated into Vention’s Manufacturing Automation Platform.
Design World
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Kollmorgen has released its new PCMM2G programmable motion controller. This highly scalable controller offers simple integration with systems based on the Kollmorgen Automation Suite as well as with third-party devices, bringing new capabilities and greatly increased performance to everything from standalone machines to complex, modular automation systems.
Manufacturer's Monthly
SEPTEMBER 29, 2024
Image: AA+W/stock.adobe.com The Miles Government has committed $53 million across five grants programs to develop quantum and advanced technologies under its nation-leading Queensland Quantum and Advanced Technologies Strategy. Applications for these technologies include Quantum computing, novel materials and biomedicine. Quantum science explores the behaviour of particles and energy at the atomic and sub-atomic scale, with the potential to transform industry.
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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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