Manufacturing and Automation - Articles, Stories & Interviews
Makerbot Labs Is One Step Toward Open Source 3D Printing
Darren Orf for Popular Mechanics: Makerbot describes this new platform as a place, built for creators, who want to experiment with 3D printing but still have the bedrock of the platform to fall back on if need be.
Why Risk Assessment is Important in Machine Safety
Competent consultants can greatly enhance the risk assessment process, but the final responsibility for personnel safety is still that of the employer. Employees should also be trained to recognize hazards and act appropriately.
Talking FABTECH 2017 with Turck
We’ll be showcasing a smaller 4 mm nut sensor, an aramid fiber high temperature and flame resistant cordset, and the recently released TBIP CIP Safety Hybrid Block I/O Module.
Time-Sensitive Networking: Reliable Communication for Industrial IoT
What happens when a command from the controller arrives at the robot arm a tenth of a second late? Or what happens if sensor data never actually reaches the controller?
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DowDuPont's Andrew Liveris: How America Can Bring Back Manufacturing
From Knowledge@Wharton: Manufacturing accounts for about 13% of the U.S. economy. Should we even focus on trying to “bring it back,” now that information and services — the “knowledge economy” — seems a more promising path?
Capgemini: Smart factories could add $1.5trn to global economy
Jonathan Dyble for Manufacturing Global: In its latest report, multinational consultancy firm Capgemini predicts that smart factories are set to become revolutionary within the manufacturing industry.
GE Healthcare opens its European 3D printing and design centre
Science Business: The centre combines advanced manufacturing technology, such as metal and polymer printers and collaborative robots, with traditional machining equipment.
CSAIL team pairs robots with VR for smart manufacturing
Malek Murison for Internet of Business: Telepresence robotics and virtual reality are two exciting technologies, and by combining the two in a relatively inexpensive way, engineers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have developed a s
Manufacturing and Automation - News Headlines
Elmo Motion Control Introduces Ready-to-use Inertial Platform Stabilization Solution
The off-the-shelf solution stabilizes inertial platforms for any application in any environment with precise synchronization and absolute accuracy, speeding up implementation and reducing time to market
ATI Develops New Low-cost Force/Torque Sensor
Axia80 Provides High Resolution with Outstanding Overload Protection
NDT Company Launches Exclusive High Energy CT Inspection Service
Jesse Garant Metrology Center launches exclusive high energy industrial CT service for rapid inspection of larger 3D printed/AM parts and assemblies
Donaldson® Introduces Plug-and-Play Dust Collector
Packaged Downflo® Evolution is a Turnkey System for Metal Fabricators, Other Industries
New Matter MOD-t, The World's Most Elegantly Simple Desktop 3D Printer, Once Again Raises the Bar for 3D Printing
MOD-t (2nd Gen) to Deliver Improved User Experience and Functionality to Existing Award-Winning Design
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