Miller Welding & Machine Talks Lean at FABTECH 2017

OEM Fabricating Panel to Share "Ah-Ha" Moments From Their Lean Experience

Coherix CEO Dwight Carlson to Speak at New Industry 4.0 Conference

Coherix, Inc., a global leader in Three-Dimensional (3D) Machine Vision, today announced Dwight Carlson, CEO and Chairman of Coherix, will be speaking at the Integr8™ conference on November 9 in Detroit.

Why traditional manufacturing theories don't work

Complexity and variability are the new norm in modern business. Changing customer behaviour, shorter product lifecycles and a rising complexity in global supply chains is making life increasingly difficult for production planners. Here, Roger Fleury, Managing Director of resource management software specialist Ardent Solutions, explains why the traditional theories of manufacturing are outdated and how taking a demand-driven approach is the answer.

Bulgin introduces the M-Series - a diverse range of industrial automation connectors

Featuring an M-style threaded locking nut, the M-Series offers an extensive choice of robust industry standard interconnect solutions for automation and control applications including: M5, M8, M12, M16 and M23 variants.

Mirroring efficiency

In Europe's most efficient car production plant, 115 cars are created every hour. Through a mixture of robots, experienced staff and lean manufacturing principles, the process is highly efficient, leading to the high output. Here, Hugh Freer, a director of electric tug specialist MasterMover, explains how suppliers to the automotive industry can mirror this efficiency.

Avoiding cross contamination on conveyors

In the twelfth century, workers in the Venetian Arsenal produced naval vessels by moving them down a canal, affixing a new part at each stop. This early version of the production line allowed shipbuilders to produce a ship a day. Since then, the modern assembly line has become much more complex, with stricter regulations, particularly concerning contamination in the food processing industry. Here, Rob Rogers, technical director at materials handling specialist Gough Engineering, looks at how factory managers can avoid products being contaminated as they move through the assembly line.

Veo Robotics raises $12 million to help machines and humans collaborate more efficiently

BÉRÉNICE MAGISTRETTI for VentureBeat: Sobalvarro and his team are trying to reduce the manual labor humans shoulder in industrial work settings, leaving the heavy lifting to the robots.

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!

Apple and GE just put iOS inside Industry 4.0

Jonny Evans for ComputerWorld: Apple and GEs new agreement opens the door for further iOS deployment across industry infrastructure and puts Apple at the core of digital transformation.

ILLINOIS Manufacturing Industry Celebrates Fourth Revolution Awards

Inaugural awards hosted by manufacturing innovation centers mHUB, UI LABS and IMEC celebrated regions manufacturing innovation and leadership by recognizing the companies, products and initiatives driving a new revolution

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.

SMAC Introduces Graphic User Interface for Thread Checking and Other Apps

GUI's make popular applications easy.

Grand Opening of Daifuku North America new HQ in Novi, Michigan

The new facility will be dedicated to showcasing the companys vast array of material handling solutions and equipment and will also be utilized for testing and design purposes. The nearly 77,000-square-foot facility houses over 300 employees and includes the companys in-house demonstration center showcasing the newest innovations and state-of-the-art Factory Acceptance Testing Center.

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 display.

SPS - Industrial Automation Fair Guangzhou: Industrial Robotics and Machine Vision Zone reaches sold-out status for 2018

-A number of global brands confirm their first attendance -Booming market of advanced machinery and robots in China driven by intelligent manufacturing trends

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