Automation World

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Automation is revolutionizing the way products are manufactured from traditional assembly lines to highly interconnected, data-driven factories.

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Design World

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

CNC machining is one of the most widely used prototyping and manufacturing methods today, especially for metal parts. Most of the details, such as tooling, spindle speed, cutter type, and depth of cut, are taken care of at the machine shop, but there are some things you can do while designing your product to not… The post CNC Machining Design Guide appeared first on Design World.

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Gary Mintchell

MAY 20, 2024

This final report from the Automate 2024 show encompasses some unique technology applications along with other technologies. Featured are Vention, Zebra, LexxPluss, Orbbec, Ericsson and Dassault. Vention I have written about Vention a few times. I first met them as an innovative component designer. They told me they’ve recently combined five business.

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Chris Hohmann

OCTOBER 9, 2024

If you are landing here intrigued by the post’s title, you may know what a Goal Tree is and maybe have watched some of my videos on the subject. If you have no idea what a Goal Tree is, I recommend you invest a little more than 3 minutes for watching my “Introduction to the … Continue reading Have you ever wondered why I use Post-it notes to build Goal Trees in the digital age?

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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.

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Automation World

DECEMBER 31, 2024

In addition to making a minority investment in Agility Robotics, Schaeffler has agreed to purchase Agilitys humanoid robots for use across Schaefflers global plant network.

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Design World

MARCH 5, 2024

I’m going to veer off the normal engineering focus of this column for a month to dabble in a scientific field that’s close to my heart: astronomy. We’re a month out from this year’s big heavenly spectacle in the U.S., the total solar eclipse on April 8th. This eclipse will sweep across the country from… The post Solar eclipses: When 99% is simply not good enough appeared first on Design World.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The Apollo robot combines humanoid hardware and AI. Source: Apptronik A year full of humanoid robot news is ending with more developments. Apptronik Inc. today announced that it has partnered with the Google DeepMind robotics team. The companies said the strategic partnership will combine artificial intelligence with robotics hardware, enabling humanoids to be more helpful to people in dynamic environments.

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Automation World

MAY 3, 2024

NIST offers manufacturers an array of cybersecurity information related to Internet of Things technologies—from device selection and implementation guidance to outlines on what capabilities IoT devices should feature.

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Design World

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Rockwell Automation announced that it is integrating NVIDIA Omniverse application programming interfaces into its Emulate3D digital twin software to enhance factory operations through artificial intelligence and physics-based simulation technology. Digital twins enhance equipment development and control testing through simulation models and emulation, reducing startup time and risk.

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Gary Mintchell

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Anthony Murphy, Vice President and Head of Product Management at Plex, a Rockwell Automation Company, met with me for a bit at the recent Automation Fair. I had toured the show floor captivated by the demo of the connected factory worker. I’ve followed the workflow technology for many years. Companies keep improving both the technology and the utility.

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Gary Mintchell

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

I tend to like the research coming from Interact Analysis. Their methodology appears to be more rigorous than others that come my way. Samantha Mou, Research Analyst based in China, covers Industrial Automation. This research report covers motion control in the face of high interest rates, elevated inventory, and sluggish demand in 2024. She continues, “This has been affecting sales of industrial automation components to machine builders (OEMs), including motion control products.

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Gary Mintchell

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Expands the number of Nokia-owned and best-in-class industry applications integrated on the MX Industrial Edge (MXIE) to drive efficiency, productivity and OT security. New applications help to improve worker safety and enable responsive video for machine remote control, leading to higher operational efficiency and strengthening OT environment security.

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Gary Mintchell

DECEMBER 4, 2024

A marketing person offered a meeting with Sanu Warrier, Software Product Director at nVent during the recent Automation Fair. I have not kept up with all mergers and acquisitions. NVent is the parent company of Hoffman enclosures and much more. My last update from this company was several years ago. I was familiar with electrical enclosure layout CAD software.

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Gary Mintchell

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

I have been writing occasional blog posts regarding Quickbase and have also appeared at their annual user conference and on a podcast.* I first heard of the company at the beginning of the year. The customers who spoke at the user conference gave examples of the simplicity and speed of the nocode application development. The product is operations management software without the extensive overhead of many competitors.

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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).

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Gary Mintchell

DECEMBER 6, 2024

I think this is the last of the meetings I had at Automation Fair last month. The team at Stratus discussed the ztC Endurance platform. Stratus is know for high availability, redundant server and compute technology. This new platform enables organizations to run critical applications without downtime or data loss, in edge or data center environments, using intelligent, predictive fault tolerance based on Stratus redundant hardware architecture, hardened drivers, and Stratus Automated Uptime Laye

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Gary Mintchell

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Two topics dominated my inbox this year. AI, of course, was one. Everything cybersecurity was the other. Mostly the various cybersecurity suppliers released a variety of reports and surveys. This report comes from Dragosthe OT Cyber Threat Intelligence Report. Ill be highlighting a few important notes from the blog post by Abdulrahman H. Alamri. The third quarter (July September) of 2024 brought transformative shifts to the ransomware landscape, emphasizing its dynamic and continuously evolving

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Design World

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Renishaw received the Industry Partner Award at Davis Technical College Foundation’s Annual Life Changer Luncheon on Oct 3, 2024. Each year, the ceremony honors the foundation partners for their significant contributions to Davis Tech and their unwavering commitment to education. The Davis Tech CNC Machining program enhances the lives of students as they prepare for… The post Renishaw receives Industry Partner Award at Davis Technical College Foundation’s Annual Life-Changer Luncheon appea

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Gary Mintchell

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The devil is in the data – harnessing AI and predictive technologies to drive resilience in an era of connectivity These year-end predictions stories always seemed like some sort of journalist fill-in piece to me. I seldom did them as a magazine editor. And here. Although I have written two so far for other publications. I have a good relationship with Fluke Reliability.

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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?

Gary Mintchell

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Ive written about other companies working on the rather local problem of cybersecurity vulnerabilities of the ubiquitous USB sticks. This news comes from yet another company working on the problem. Apricorn , the leading manufacturer of software-free, 256-bit AES XTS hardware-encrypted USB drives, announced manufacturing-specific findings from global research of IT security decision-makers.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

The Southland Development Authority is reinvigorating manufacturing in Chicago’s suburbs through programs such as the Metals HUB. Credit: Adobe Stock For decades, the Chicagoland area has played a pivotal role in American manufacturing capability. Unfortunately, the once-strong bastion of manufacturing and fabrication has lost much of its fervor following years of economic stagnation, outmigration, and a declining tax base.

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Automation World

MAY 28, 2024

A new report from Honeywell explains how “silent residency” has become an increasing threat to industrial facilities.

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Automation World

OCTOBER 18, 2024

From what’s hot to what’s not, a panel of system integrators at Inductive Automation’s Ignition Community Conference share their insights on key manufacturing technologies.

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Automation World

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Speedy product changeover is crucial for multi-product manufacturing facilities to rapidly turn around equipment for the next product cycle. Here’s how to address rapid changeover challenges with recipe management.

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Design World

MARCH 12, 2024

Delta, a provider of power management and IoT-based smart green solutions, is showcasing high-efficiency wireless charging systems and smart industrial automation solutions for AGVs, e-forklifts, and conveyors to foster autonomous logistics operations. Key features include a 30 kW Wireless Charging System, which offers up to 95% efficiency for a broad range of industrial logistics vehicles,… The post Delta showcases wireless charging solutions and machine vision solutions for Smart Logisti

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Design World

AUGUST 5, 2024

By Mark Jones The norm is technology just gets better. Cars are better. The feeler gauges I used to adjust the valves in my first car still reside in the upper right drawer of my toolbox. I haven’t adjusted valves in decades. Same for my grease gun. There isn’t a grease zerk on my current… The post Technical thinking: Rare cases of technology decline appeared first on Design World.

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JULY 2, 2024

By Mark Jones “Save water. Shower tomorrow” is the message on a billboard I just passed. It stood out from the others along I-75 near Flint, Mich., a mix of personal injury lawyers, fast food, and cannabis shops. As it happened, I was listening to a podcast on water. Seemed fitting. Flint is synonymous with… The post Technical thinking: Reflections on Flint appeared first on Design World.

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Automation World

JULY 1, 2024

Manufacturing executives note difficulties measuring digital transformation ROI, along with a lack of alignment and inefficient use of data are the top challenges preventing them from more rapidly progressing.

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Automation World

MAY 24, 2024

Micropsi Industries’ MirAI 2 artificial intelligence-driven software for robots addresses automation issues encountered with position, shape, color, lighting and background factors.

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Design World

JUNE 7, 2024

Both professional and vocational engineering training are evolving with to address skill gaps and workforce-readiness issues. By Lisa Eitel | Executive editor Advancing communication technologies, the COVID-19 pandemic, and new digital-transformation approaches have forever changed the way technical training in manufacturing and automation is conducted.

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Automation World

MAY 28, 2024

The International Federation of Robotics reports strong robotics demand across all major segments of U.S. manufacturing in 2023.

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