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Heero: the Perfect 3D Printing Partner Monitors & Controls Progress

07/28/16, 07:19 AM | Additive & 3D Printing | new product
By monitoring your printers to ensure they are working correctly you can reduce costs but having the ability to isolate your 3D printer or extra machinery after it has completed the task adds extra cost savings.

Method for Calculating Moment Loads on Linear Actuators

07/26/16, 07:25 AM | Automation & IIoT, Engineering | actuators, motors | Oriental Motor
With the actual equipment, there are various kinds of equipment conditions and driving conditions for electric actuators and cylinders and thus, it is very difficult to explain all the operating conditions.

Is There a Tomorrow for Manufacturing in the United States?

07/26/16, 07:21 AM | Automation & IIoT, Engineering | Analysis and Trends, business
Operators will soon be able to test and optimize the machine settings for the next product in line in the virtual world before they make the physical change-over.

Using Silicon in Lithium Ion Batteries to Increase Capacity

07/21/16, 07:56 AM | Supply Chain, Engineering | Analysis and Trends, Technology Discussions
We have demonstrated the ability to electrospin liquid CHS into silicon nanowires that when blended with carbon lead to performance comparable to that achieved by CVD grown silicon nanowires but at reduced cost and simplified scaling.

How Embedded Devices and the Cloud Are Leading a Paradigm Shift in Manufacturing and Production

07/19/16, 08:08 AM | Automation & IIoT, Engineering | Software and Smarts | KINGSTAR
This cannot be a simple extension of todays processes, but needs to be a complete rethink of how manufacturing and production systems are designed to take full advantage of the cloud and the analytics that it brings to bear.

Logistic companies Swisslog, Dematic, Egemin and Intelligrated have all been Acquired

07/14/16, 08:45 AM | Automation & IIoT, Engineering | Analysis and Trends, Business Development
All these companies are logistics and material handling vendors and times are changing in logistics and fulfillment

What Super-Efficient Manufacturing Looks Like

07/12/16, 08:57 AM | Automation & IIoT, Engineering | Analysis and Trends, tesla
The Tesla factory in Fremont, California, and the Gigafactory in Nevada are monuments to science and progress.

Understanding Industry 4.0

07/05/16, 07:48 AM | Automation & IIoT, Supply Chain | Analysis and Trends | Clearpath Robotics Inc
Process and device will become inseparable. This is the direction were heading in and it is all powered by the capabilities of Industry 4.0.

The Next Industrial Revolution - 3D Printing

06/30/16, 07:37 AM | Additive & 3D Printing | Analysis and Trends
The 3D printing field is expected to grow more than 14% annually to become an $8.4 billion industry by 2020

Microscan Visionscape® GigE Camera Performs Precision Measurement of Apertures in Digital Camera Housing at Foxconn

06/23/16, 06:08 AM | Automation & IIoT, Engineering | machine vision | Omron Automation
his case study from the electronics manufacturing industry could be applied to other sectors, and as vision technology advances and experience from its practical application is accumulated, there are sure to be even more challenges addressed using precision machine vision solutions.

SME Launches High School Membership Program to Build the Manufacturing Workforce Pipeline

06/21/16, 09:57 AM | Automation & IIoT, Engineering | education, Training and Education
With an anticipated skills gap of 2 million jobs by 2025, the manufacturing industry needs to attract and inspire the next-generation workforce,

Transforming 64-Bit Windows to Deliver Software-Only Real-Time Performance

06/16/16, 08:59 AM | Automation & IIoT, Engineering | motion control, software | KINGSTAR
Freed from the isolation of the real-time system and from other functions such as the user interface, OEMs are able to explore more innovative solutions with less risk and overhead.

The Additive Manufactured Excavator Design Competition

06/14/16, 08:22 AM | Additive & 3D Printing | competition, Experimental and Educational
The additive excavator cab design competition had very few limitations on the cab design and essentially encouraged students to showcase our skills and ideas. We could create something totally unique, aesthetically pleasing, yet functional to showcase the capabilities of additive manufacturing

Direct Marking for FDA UDI Compliance

06/09/16, 08:35 AM | Supply Chain | Analysis and Trends | Omron Automation
Understanding Permanent Marks and Methods for UDI Marking and Verification

Basic Assembly Skills Are as Important as Ever, Even in This Technology-heavy Era

06/09/16, 08:31 AM | Supply Chain, Engineering | education
Whatever advancements the future holds, production facilities will continue to need individuals who have a wide range of basic assembly skills and those individuals will always be indispensable.

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