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
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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Gary Mintchell
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Mainstream media, bloggers, and YouTubers join marketers with opinions and expectations surrounding Augmented (Artificial) Intelligence (AI) especially with the breakout of energy-guzzling Large Language Models (LLMs). Despite the hype, I have seen a few actual applications of embedding an LLM into software applications. So, the product development engineers among us (I used to be one) must ask themselves—can we turn this into a product?
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.
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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.
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Robotics Business Review
OCTOBER 2, 2024
From left to right, top row: John Lanza, Mark O’Toole, Ben Waters, Daniel Theobald, and Joyce Sidopoulos. Bottom row: Ninaad Sridharan, Syed Saquib, Niamh Donnelly, Marita McGinn, and Jeff Linnell. The Robotics Startup Bootcamp, hosted by the MassRobotics Accelerator, returns to RoboBusiness this year. Spanning two sessions on the first day of the event in Santa Clara, Calif., it will cover topics ranging from the basics every entrepreneur should know at the start of their journey, to the
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
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
Control.com
OCTOBER 1, 2024
MACHINUM, the new CNC digitalization portfolio from Siemens, integrates several software technologies to build a digital profile that can be used to optimize machining processes.
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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.
Robotics Automation News
OCTOBER 1, 2024
MassRobotics, a robotics innovation organization, has revealed its 2024 Robotics Medal and Rising Star recipients at the IEEE ICRA@40 conference in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The Robotics Medal is the world’s first major prize to recognize the wide-ranging impact of female researchers focusing on the development of robotics around the globe.
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 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.
Robotics Business Review
OCTOBER 3, 2024
3Laws’ Supervisor is a software layer that operates between the autonomy stack and the robot to monitor and correct motion commands in real-time to deliver collision avoidance, geofencing, system stability, and other necessary outcomes. | Credit: 3Laws Robotics 3Laws Robotics has secured $4.1M in seed funding to expand the company and begin hiring to grow its engineering and customer support teams.
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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.
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.
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
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.
Robotics Business Review
OCTOBER 1, 2024
The M5 robots can carry totes across warehouses for order picking. | Source: Quicktron Robotics Quicktron Intelligent Technology Co. last month said it has raised more than $100 million in a Series D funding round. The mobile robot provider said it plans to use the funds to expand its global market share and continue to enhance its products and user experience. “As global demand for intelligent warehousing and logistics solutions continues to grow, Quicktron will fully utilize the funds fr
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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.
Cisco Smart Manufacturing
OCTOBER 3, 2024
With cyber threats on the rise and the start of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, it couldn’t be a better time to elevate your skill set to meet attacks head-on—and defend, detect, and protect your data and networks.
Automation World
OCTOBER 4, 2024
The cobots will gain an additional 5kg of payload via a software update.
Design World
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Instead of the usual passive suspension at the foot components, the prosthesis assists its user by means of motor power. As is the case with a natural gait, the artificial foot is actively bent up and down with each step. The gait becomes more harmonious, more stable and less tiring. An intelligent controller finds the… The post Design Pro Technology selects FAULHABER brushless motor for D-Ankle prosthesis appeared first on Design World.
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.
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Plastics Today
OCTOBER 3, 2024
The Bakken Medical Devices Center applies principles established by the founder of Medtronic to address the unmet needs of patients and medical personnel.
Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing
OCTOBER 2, 2024
San Antonio, TX — 3 rd October, 2024 — Frost & Sullivan recently researched the CXM services industry and, based on its findings, recognizes Daythree Business Services Sdn Bhd ( Daythree) with the Malaysian Customer Value Leadership Award. Daythree is an industry-leading company that combines advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and robotic process automation (RPA) technologies to provide innovative, multilingual customer experience management (CXM) services across Asia-Pacific with a top-n
Design World
OCTOBER 2, 2024
ABB, a North American motion product manufacturer, is opening its NEMA Motors Division world headquarters in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to the local community on Thursday, October 3, in celebration of Manufacturing Day (MFG Day), officially observed on Friday, October 4. This open house event is intended to educate and inspire students, parents, educators, and community… The post ABB opens doors to the public for Manufacturing Day appeared first on Design World.
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.
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The Guardian Manufacturing
OCTOBER 3, 2024
After seeing the consequences of fast fashion, one woman is on a mission to change the way we think about repurposing clothes Mary Fleming was on holiday in Kenya when she saw it: a mound of secondhand clothes heaped by a river, the pile so vast and unruly it was spilling into the water. The sight shocked her. At home in Ireland she was a passionate shopper and bought a new outfit almost every weekend.
The Fabricator
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Nick Martin finally decided on a 3D printer, and his research has been rewarded. His metal fabrication shop now can print parts it used to outsource, streamlining production and reducing costs.
Control.com
SEPTEMBER 28, 2024
Cyngn, Advantech, and Orbbec have adapted their autonomous mobile robot (AMR) solutions to operate in both indoor and outdoor conditions, enhancing industrial workflows.
Robotics Business Review
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Organization: NVIDIA Country: U.S. Website: [link] Year Founded: 1993 Number of Employees: 500+ Innovation Class: Technology, Product & Services Development of commercial-grade mobile robots is a time-consuming process, but NVIDIA Corp. offers to accelerate that process with the Nova Carter platform. It enables surround vision for autonomous navigation, freeing developers to focus on other applications for artificial intelligence in robotics, said the Santa Clara, Calif.
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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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