i4.0 today

MARCH 10, 2025

Source: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Engineered with versatility in mind, the MELFA RH-CRH series is a perfect fit for a wide range of applications, including assembly, coating, and precision conveyance. The new MELFA RH-CRH models have a streamlined design.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

MARCH 17, 2025

The new line includes a range of products, including gloves and welding jackets, all designed with a focus on fit, function, and style. Airgas has collaborated with leading manufacturers to source materials and designs that prioritize both safety and comfort, addressing the unique needs of women in the welding industry.

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 22, 2025

They function most efficiently when positioned vertically, with the heat source (hot plastic) at the bottom and cooling at the top. A slip-fit nylon bushing closes the gap between the ejector plate and the core pin, forcing air between the sleeve and the core pin. The image above depicts a heat pipe.

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Modern Machine Shop

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Source: Sandvik Coromant Sandvik Coromant ’s QS Micro quick-change toolholding system is designed specifically for sliding head machines. “Another benefit is the modularity, which enables the fitting of different types of cutting heads in different adaptors, reducing the need for a large tool inventory.”

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Source: Agility Robotics As an early investor in Agility Robotics, now one of the world’s leading manufacturers of humanoid robots, I’ve watched as humanoids have evolved from a fascinating concept to reality over the past five years. Agility Robotics’ Digit humanoid was in trials at GXO.

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Modern Machine Shop

JULY 30, 2024

Source: Mahr Inc. The paper size fits the printer; the printer fits the paper. Part One: Drawing ensures the functions of the components The first part of the new standards replaces the previous ISO 1302 and covers the processes surrounding the drawing entries that a designer specifies for the manufacture of a component.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Source: Adobe Stock The agriculture industry is faced with tremendous changes driven by climate change, a growing global population, and the increasing scarcity of resources such as water and farmable land. Agricultural machines and devices are increasingly fitted with sensors, controls, and software.

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Mold Making Technology

MARCH 15, 2024

Source: The Plastek Group The Plastek Group is a cross-functional group of engineers covering multiple disciplines, from package development, mold design/manufacturing and molding/assembly, with an emphasis on collaboration and quality.

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Modern Machine Shop

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Features typically delegated to bench amplifiers or electronic column gages now fit into a compact but powerful, all-in-one readout device. Similar to a touchscreen phone, digital comparators eliminate buttons, which can be a major source of potential contamination. Other advanced functions can speed gaging setups.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Manufacturers’ Monthly finds out how a Queensland business is working with Capral Aluminium to create 100 per cent recyclable children’s playground equipment and fitness systems. Jared Silcox, WillPlay design manager said he challenges his team to constantly dream up the next big thing in outdoor fun and fitness. It sets us apart.”.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 10, 2024

Source: Robotics Factory The Robotics Factory has accepted five companies to its Scale Residency program. Our staff of engineers and entrepreneurs offers guidance to these budding startups, all of which have found a fit in their respective markets and further solidify this region as a global robotics hub.”

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Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 8, 2024

BLM GROUP offers laser sources in 3, 4 or 5 kw and has integrated built-in sensors to monitor optics parameters during operation, As with all BLM GROUP tube lasers, the LT12 comes equipped with an Active Tools library that maximizes efficiency and ease of use for the operator.

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Mold Making Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Source (All images) | KD Shah / Pyramid Molding Group Pyramid Molding Group (PMG), a domestic mold builder and plastic injection molder based in Rockford, Illinois, partnered with Lettuce Grow to develop tooling for the second generation of its innovative hydroponic plant stand.

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 21, 2025

Source | Zero Tolerance LLC Meet Murphy Forsyth. Zero Tolerance enjoys testing the limits of what materials can do through design and years of experience in plastic injection molding to craft well-designed, premium quality, functional products for various industries. Her energy and enthusiasm make her a perfect fit for our board!

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Source: binder For demanding environments, Binder USA LP has introduced a new generation of molded M16 connectors, which it said are engineered to deliver reliability and performance even in the harshest conditions. The new M16 connectors have been redesigned to be modular and easier to handle.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

The Miller Auto DeltaWeld System is a MIG/flux-cored, pulsed-capable power source designed for cobots. This makes the process easier and faster compared to systems where welders must go back and forth between the teach pendant and the power source. Beacon, a Hirebotics smartphone app, now controls the entire cobot welding setup.

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MEM

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

True Position Robotics (TPR) provides smart solutions for robot drilling and inspection, designed to fit within a digital landscape.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 17, 2024

Source: Yaskawa CHICAGO — Yaskawa Motoman last week showed several offerings bundling its robots with vision and controls to help manufacturers adopt automation. The system can fit in a trailer and includes a single AR1440 robot using the UWI. Source: Yaskawa Smart Pendant v3.0 ArcWorld has a 2,125 x 2,097 mm (83.6

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Fabricating & Metal Work

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The LS7 was designed as an entry-level product in the high-end system segment, i.e., a product with all the features and functionality of a high-end system, but at an attractive price. With its patented cutting unit, automated functions and dynamic performance, this technology significantly boosts productivity.”

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Mold Making Technology

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Source | Regal Components Regal Components offers its M2 Thru-Tuff ejector pins to elevate mold efficiency and durability. Precision Engineering: Designed for exact fit and function, enhancing the quality of your molded products. Versatile Applications: Suitable for various molding scenarios, offering flexibility in use.

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Manufacturing Tomorrow

AUGUST 14, 2024

EXAIR's new Ultrasonic Leak Detector (ULD), a hand-held instrument engineered to help locate the source of costly leaks in a compressed air system, has received an upgrade in look and function. The EXAIR ULD can play a major role to identify and pinpoint costly leaks that often go undetected, allowing quick repair and cost savings.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 14, 2024

Source (All Images) | Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence Division As production deadlines tighten and workflows continue to become more digitized, the connectivity of software used to produce plastic injection molds is rapidly becoming a requirement. Connected systems enable seamless data sharing.

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Mold Making Technology

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Source (All images) | LSI Solutions The collaboration between LSI Solutions and Axtra3D came about when LSI Solutions began searching for an avenue to accelerate its R&D cycle. Most have to fit through an incision of an inch or even half an inch to put this into perspective. Enter Axtra3D’s printer for injection molding.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2024

Source: Bell-Everman NASA’s Artemis Program plans to send humans back to the moon to establish a lunar ground base and space station. Source: Bell-Everman To accommodate these forces, we used heavier-than-usual linear bearing rails and crossed roller bearings with an 8-in.

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i4.0 today

MARCH 5, 2025

Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) use manufacturing processes developed for the semiconductor industry to miniaturize complex optical functionality onto a chip. InP has a direct bandgap, suitable for light sources and photodetectors, and is already used in telecommunications. PICs offer significant advantages over electronic ICs.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 14, 2024

Source: Project CETI Off the idyllic shores of Dominica, a country in the Caribbean, hundreds of sperm whales gather deep in the sea. Source: Project CETI How suction cup shape changes performance “We often think of suction cups as round, singular material elements, and in biology, that’s not usually the case,” noted Hernandez.

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Manufacturing Tomorrow

JUNE 29, 2023

EXAIR's Ultrasonic Leak Detector (ULD), a hand-held instrument engineered to help locate the source of costly leaks in a compressed air system, has received an upgrade in look and function. Up to 30% of the compressed air generated in industrial plants is wasted through leaks that go undetected.

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Fastener News Desk

JUNE 7, 2023

Torx® ttap® provides leading stability (anti-wobble) and stick fit allowing increased productivity and lower injuries on job sites. The brand and technology fit very well with Camcar’s mission to be a leading technology provider in the fastener industry. Try it and you will Feel the Difference™.

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Mold Making Technology

MARCH 25, 2025

Source (all images) | PFA Inc. Source | PFA Inc. As a result, even with a "perfect fit” mold assembly, injection pressure often causes part faces, especially slides, to back up more than anticipated. Unfortunately, even if possible, the components might not fit together.

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Gary Mintchell

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In what Chris McLaughlin from Vertech describes as “stupidity or altruism,” he offered to build RITI one cohesive software platform that would encompass all the existing functionality and add the missing features required to scale their service for the homeless. There are three categories of nodes: inputs, functions, and outputs.

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 22, 2025

If the function of a shoulder bolt is to limit the distance a plate or any mold component travels, it is referred to as a range bolt. Source (All images) | Injection Mold Consulting LLC If the function of a shoulder bolt is to pull a plate or any mold component, then it is called either a stripper bolt, or a puller bolt.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 9, 2024

Source: MassRobotics Startup showcase: Innovations from the ground up Several AgTech startups showcased their technologies aimed at revolutionizing agriculture. Niday emphasized the importance of customer feedback, strong relationships, and iterative testing in navigating the cyclical nature of agriculture and ensuring product-market fit.

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Modern Machine Shop

MARCH 3, 2024

Source: Way of the Mill LLC Reader Question: We are buying our first five-axis machine and it arrives soon. While necessary, this standoff consumes the work zone, and also creates a less-rigid scenario overall, so a lot of care needs to be taken when laying out your new work and determining what fits and what doesn’t.

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Mold Making Technology

AUGUST 1, 2024

Source (clockwise) | Kennametal Inc., Innovating in an Ever-Changing Manufacturing Landscape Mid-Year Look at Technologies Available for Your Mold Shop Double Column VMC Designed With Large Mold Machining in Mind Source | Kitamura Machinery of USA Inc. Neck Relief Option Optimizes End Mill Cutting Strength Source | M.A.

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E&T

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Much of the infrastructure for water, sewage and gas runs in pipes under the ground that require regular inspection to find the source of leaks or needed repairs. Weighing just 70g, it’s small enough to fit in the palm of your hand.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

The Functional Safety Unit (FSU) provides an additional layer of safeguarding between the two stations without switches or a safety PLC, reducing cost and complexity. The compact work cell design has a 4,613 mm-x-2,231 mm footprint and fits in a 110” trailer. Tooling is quick and easy. Additional optional features are available.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Another trend that Sevaan Group has noticed in component manufacturing is that companies have been increasingly choosing to source their parts in Australia. Whereas several years ago, companies took some of their parts supply sourcing overseas, particularly to Asia, there has been a shift back to sourcing parts locally. “At

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