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Apple and GE just put iOS inside Industry 4.0
Jonny Evans for ComputerWorld: Apple and GE’s new agreement opens the door for further iOS deployment across industry infrastructure and puts Apple at the core of digital transformation.
Measures to Cope With Reversed Energy
A proper choice of an industrial power supply can already solve problems and error messages caused by reversed energy.
Red Lion Case Study: Blizzard Ski
In addition to production metrics, manufacturing equipment statuses are also displayed. Operators or maintenance workers can quickly see and react if a machine is operational, being resupplied or out of service based on the icons and colors associate to the equipment on the
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.
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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.
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
3 Revolutionary Advances in IoT Machine Learning
Manuel Nau for IoT Business News: Oracle is taking the IoT to a new level with the announcement that its IoT cloud service will now incorporate artificial intelligence and machine learning to provide clients with better business data insights than ever.
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Datakit announces the version 2017.4 of its CAD conversion tools
The latest update of Datakit's CAD data exchange software range is now available!
ILLINOIS Manufacturing Industry Celebrates Fourth Revolution Awards
Inaugural awards hosted by manufacturing innovation centers mHUB, UI LABS and IMEC celebrated region's manufacturing innovation and leadership by recognizing the companies, products and initiatives driving a new revolution
SMAC Introduces Graphic User Interface for Thread Checking and Other Apps
GUI's make popular applications easy.
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Wind River Leads The Way In Safety Solutions For Critical Infrastructure.
When it comes to ensuring the development of can't-fail systems, Wind River® is a leader with a proven track record of success. With more than 30 years of experience in embedded software and a portfolio of products deployed across more than 2 billion devices, Wind River delivers safety and security when it counts most.
From industrial automation to automotive systems, as well as in healthcare devices, railway operations, and throughout the aerospace and defense sector, Wind River has extensive expertise providing built-in safety for complex, connected, safety-critical systems.
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CENIT North America Inc.
CENIT provides state-of-the-art software and service components to develop and implement reality-based digital manufacturing solutions.
Our simulation suite contains all necessary tools for system integration companies and end users in the areas of sales and marketing, robot & work cell offline programming and simulation, controller validation / virtual commissioning as well as factory simulation.
