Manufacturing and Automation - Articles, Stories & Interviews
Professional 3D Printing and Windform® composite materials used in the manufacturing of two innovative aero-elastic wind tunnel demonstrators
Professional 3D printing has revolutionized the entire process of construction and verification of the parts allowing the following: faster production speed and possibility of optimizing the internal shape of these aerodynamic sections.
5 Questions on 5G In The Factory
With the arrival of 5G technology, the manufacturing industry faces its biggest transformation yet. Safer, flexible and more efficient manufacturing systems will be possible thanks to the ultra-low-latency and reliability of 5G connectivity.
Virtual and Augmented Reality in Manufacturing
Recently, the manufacturing sector has discovered the potential of AR and VR in cutting costs and increasing safety and productivity. But what exactly are the applications of this revolutionary technologies in the factory?
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Modern manufacturers face key challenges to reaching their Industry 4.0 potential. MarkLogic knows data is your greatest asset to better serve customers, improve products, and navigate those complex environments.
Leading Manufacturers Improve the Pricing Process
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To keep up with an ever-changing manufacturing supply chain landscape, it is imperative that organizations find the right price management tool to centralize such massive amounts of pricing data and comprehensively and accurately recommend price changes.
The Evolution of Design Rules
The industry consistently says that, to support growth, it needs education and training. Part of that is for a manufacturer to understanding AM but part of that is for AM experts to understand manufacturing.
Decoding Business Valuation: What Manufacturers Need to Know (Part 3)
In part three of this article series, we highlight the overall valuation process, as well as an analysis of factors both internal and external to the business. Here are part one and part two of this series.
Manufacturing and Automation - Featured Stories
Okuma Corporation Completes New Dream Site 3 Smart Factory
DS3 is a self-contained start-to-finish production facility for vertical and horizontal machining centers and double-column machining centers. This is the third smart factory investment by Okuma.
Embedded Software Market to cross USD 20 billion by 2025
The increase in the demand for open source Linux software & RTOS software is expected to offer a lucrative growth to the embedded software market.
Quest For Manufacturing Human Tissue In Space Via 3D Printer to Be Launched In July
Though the prospect of manufacturing hearts and other organs via a 3D bioprinter is likely a decade away, the July launch is a significant milestone in that quest.
Manufacturing and Automation - News Headlines
Pepperl+Fuchs Comtrol Launches a New Line of DeviceMaster® Industrial Gateways That Support EtherNet/IP to Modbus Communication
The new gateways enable EtherNet/IP controllers-such as CIP complaint controllers that support Class 1 and Class 3 connections, including PLCs, HMIs, SCADA systems, and OPC servers-to connect to Modbus master controllers.
Siemens To Showcase Industry 4.0 Innovations At Digital Industry USA 2019
Spanning the Production Efficiency and Data Analytics & Cloud hubs on the show floor, the Siemens presence will demonstrate how manufacturers can successfully leverage Industry 4.0 technology to gain competitive advantage in a rapidly transforming value chain.
Cementex Announces New Sales Representative SERG, Inc.
SERG to represent Cementex in the Southeast U.S.
100 days since the launch of the 3D Factory Incubator in Barcelona: high occupancy and 15,000 3D pieces printed
• 20 incubated companies in 100 days and a new bid opens for new machinery because of high demand
• The current call for interested projects remains open as the goal is to incubate 100 companies in 5 years
• The first European High-Tech 3D Incubator was inaugurated by the Minister Pedro Duque this past February
YANTRA SELECTS GUIDANCE AUTOMATION TO PROVIDE ADVANCED "NATURAL FEATURE" NAVIGATION FOR THEIR MOBILE ROBOTIC SYSTEMS
Guidance Automation (guidanceautomation.com), award-winning pioneer in Guidance, Navigation and Control technologies, enables Mobile Robotic System manufacturer, Yantra (yantrallp.com), to upgrade their vehicle navigation options to include industry-proven Natural Feature navigation.
Manufacturing and Automation - Featured Product
Thomas R. Cutler: Leading Manufacturing Journalist Worldwide
Cutler has authored more than 7000 articles for a wide range of manufacturing periodicals, industrial publications, and business journals including most of the leading monthly trade publications.
Manufacturing and Automation - Featured Company
Markforged
Markforged transforms manufacturing with 3D printers capable of producing parts tough enough for the factory floor. Engineers, designers, and manufacturing professionals all over the world rely on Markforged metal and composite printers for tooling, fixtures, functional prototyping, and high-value end-use production. Markforged has over 200 employees globally, with $57 million in both strategic and venture capital and was recently named by Forbes as one of the Next Billion Dollar startups.
