U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Finish 2016 Down 4.0 Percent
In addition to those indicators, two other measures suggest a likely boost in capital spending for equipment and machinery: cutting tool consumption and spending from machine shops.
Manufacturers raise investment in next-gen tech, survey says
Dustin Walsh for Crain's Detroit Business: U.S. manufacturers are rapidly boosting investment in advanced digital technologies, according to a survey to be released Monday by Troy-based technology business association Automation Alley. The survey coincides with the association's 2017 Technology Industry Outlook event on Feb. 13 at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Nearly 400 manufacturing and technology business leaders are expected to attend.
According to the survey, 85 percent of U.S. manufacturing executives responded they plan to increase existing budgets for new technologies, with nearly a third planning to increase budgets by up to 15 percent. More than half of the respondents said they have a dedicated budget to technologies described as Industry 4.0, with the top three being cloud, cybersecurity and data analytics. Cont'd...
KUKA Introduces KUKA Marketplace and KUKA Connect
The KUKA Marketplace allows customers to purchase and browse new KUKA products while providing user guides and videos for additional information.
New Low-cost Servo/Stepper-Driven Miniature Positioning Stage
Its only 22.5mm wide and easily configurable in XY / XYZ combinations without adapter plates.
S. Korea's Hanwha to develop smart factory platform
Pulse News: South Korea’s leading conglomerate Hanwha Group plans to venture into the smart factory business, joining the burgeoning market dominated by General Electronics Co. (GE) and Siemens AG in the transitional age of industry and society heading towards full automation and practical robotics applications.
According to a senior official at Hanwha Wednesday, the group recently formed a task force team dedicated to the development of hardware and software that can help to make factories smarter, cost-efficient, and more productive through increased computing systems. Hanwha Techwin Co., the group’s defense and aircraft engine making unit, will first come up with a pilot model in automating factories that would be applied to other manufacturing subsidiaries. Cont'd...
Global Motion Control Shipments Grow 10.3% in 2016
Global shipments for motion control products increased by 10.3% to $3.3 billion in 2016, according to new statistics released by the Motion Control & Motor Association (MCMA), the industrys trade group.
Mitigate Risk with Flexible Automation
Self-driving vehicles (SDVs) break free of magnetic strips and pre-programmed routes, unlike their autonomous guided vehicle (AGV) brethren
Panasonic: World's First*1 Organic CMOS Image Sensor with Electrically Controllable Near-Infrared Light Sensitivity
This technology enables to switch between modes of color imaging*2 and NIR imaging frame by frame without a mechanical IR cut filter required for conventional image sensors. This contributes to miniaturizing a camera system and improving the robustness.
BuildIT Releases Latest Version of 3D Metrology Software - BuildIT 2017
BuildITs latest version streamlines processes for increased manufacturing productivity
Bulgin launches M-Series automation interconnects
Bulgin has launched a new range of industrial automation components which have been designed to offer flexible connectivity solutions for a variety of rugged automation applications.
Los Angeles-Based Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute Launched
Ray Collett Named as CEO
Viavi Solutions and ESPROS Photonics Corporation Debut New Miniaturized Spectral Sensor and Multispectral Sensor Developer Kit
Both companies will demonstrate the Multispectral Sensor Developer Kit at the Photonics West Exhibition
New Free Guide to Controllers for Small Assembly Robots
Helps prospective buyers better understand the devices used in robot programming, operation and communication with the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
Internet of Manufacturing: North America's only 100% IoT manufacturing event.
Internet of Manufacturing North America will convene C/VP level business and technical executives from leading manufacturing companies, to share best practice and inspire new revenue opportunities from the integration of Internet of Things technologies.
RTOS 101: Semaphores and Queues
The use of a Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) is increasingly common in embedded software designs.
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