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Jul 31st, 2020
Kawasaki Robotics Trend Manager failure prediction software is designed to help companies avoid unexpected downtime by allowing them to predict failures and fix issues before loss of production.
Robotics Special Report: Big Data is the New Currency
New software systems for robotics collect and analyze data to increase OEE, protect against cyberattacks, and predict failures.
Jul 31st, 2020
At PACK EXPO Las Vegas in fall 2019, Syntegon’s Pack 102 horizontal flow wrapper with three Fanuc robots was demonstrated loading meal kits.
Robotics Special Report: Vision for the Future
New vision systems for robotics, including 2D and 3D machine vision, enable broader packaging applications.
Jul 30th, 2020
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Technology Matters: OEE, BMW's AI Robots, Cloud Cost Factors
In this episode we look at OEE and its potential role in industry's digital transformation; why BMW developed its own artificial intelligence powered robots; and seven critical cloud cost factors.
Jul 30th, 2020
The Spider 200i from BluePrint Automation uses a multi-axis robot to pick snack bags on-the-fly and vertically case pack them into a cassette that forms a vertical pack pattern.
Robotics Special Report: Mass Customization Demands Flexibility
A growing omnichannel environment requires that CPGs have the flexibility to produce a range of package sizes and styles. Automation provides that capability.
Jul 29th, 2020
The SmartGuardUV autonomous mobile robot at work in a warehouse facility. Source: Fetch Robotics
More Disinfecting Robots Come to Market
Increasing numbers of autonomous mobile robots are being developed to help facilities address the need for repeated disinfecting in response to COVID-19.
Jul 29th, 2020
The MSP-200 features semi-automated changeover, which allows it to convert to different case configurations in less than 10 minutes.
Robotics Special Report: Case Packer for Croutons Saves Dough on Corrugated
Specialty food products manufacturer installs a robotic case packer for croutons that can keep pace with the rest of the packaging line, while saving costs on shelf-ready packaging, as well.
Jul 28th, 2020
The well-known trunk-and-spur configuration will serve as the general topology for Ethernet-APL. Source: Profibus & Profinet International.
OPC Foundation Joins APL Project; Announces OPC UA Motion
Highlighting its role in the development of new industrial process and discrete communications, the OPC Foundation has joined the advanced physical layer for industrial Ethernet project group and is working with ODVA and Sercos on a new motion technology.
Jul 28th, 2020
The Cobot Expo will take place online July 28-30.
Cobot Deployment Shines in COVID-19 Pandemic
Leading up to its virtual Cobot Expo this week, Universal Robots highlighted several cases where small companies have been using collaborative automation to keep production going amid the crisis.
Jul 27th, 2020
Timothy S. Matheny, P.E., president of ECS Solutions.
The Importance of Material Tracing
Traceability on a processing or production line is incredibly important, especially when it comes food products, where having the ability to track every ingredient down to the source is crucial to the health and safety of the consumers.
Jul 27th, 2020
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Can Robots Help Restore Manufacturing During the Pandemic?
In this episode, we connect with Joe Campbell of Universal Robots to learn how manufacturers are deploying collaborative robots to help with social distancing, line reconfiguration, and production flexibility.
Jul 27th, 2020
The future of manufacturing can't be imagined in a present-forward mindset. Innovation comes from the future-back.
Reverse Engineering the Organization
A new book reveals how “future-back” thinking—defining what the company will look like decades from now and working backwards—can encourage innovative ideas that will create breakthrough growth.
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Hitachi Vantara Expands Its Digital Manufacturing Portfolio
To help manufacturers accelerate Industry 4.0 initiatives and safely restart production during the COVID-19 pandemic, Hitachi Vantara has expanded its Lumada portfolio to address health, safety, and environment issues.
Jul 24th, 2020
Fine-grained 3D spatial reasoning with semantic and kinematic understanding, plus Instantaneous closed loop future state projection and decision-making. Source: Veo Robotics
Collaborative Robot Safety
How Veo Robotics uses speed and separation monitoring to make industrial robots collaborative.
Jul 23rd, 2020
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Lean Digitization System at Schneider Electric Factory
This video shows how Schneider Electric uses Aveva’s Lean Digitization System to display Andon notifications, line performance, work order management, Kanban, workforce interaction, and quality metrics.
Jul 22nd, 2020
Honeywell’s Jason Urso releases a range of remote capabilities during the Honeywell VTech event.
Remote Technologies From Honeywell Enable Continued Operations
Encouraged by the COVID-19 pandemic to push remote capabilities out to a wider swath of industries, Honeywell Process Solutions has released products and services geared toward remote operations, safety, commissioning, lifecycle services, and more.
Jul 21st, 2020
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Smart Sensor for Variable Speed Equipment
Petasense releases its Vibration Mote Model 3 smart sensor that detects speed, vibration, and temperature.
Jul 21st, 2020
Will Aja, vice president customer operations, Panacea Technologies
Protect Your Staff, Protect Your Clients
As COVID-19 continues to shift the way organizations and manufacturing facilities operate, system integrators have the task of finding new ways to ensure that businesses are operating safely while protecting staff.
Jul 20th, 2020
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Technology Matters: 5G, Augmented Reality, and Virtual FATs
In this episode we look at 5G wireless in manufacturing, Emerson Automation Solutions' augmented reality update to Plantweb Optics, and best practices and leadership guidelines for executing virtual factory acceptance tests.
Jul 16th, 2020
Dr. Frank Melzer (middle) and Marcus Stemler (right) of Festo discuss how digital pneumatics can save energy.
Festo Explores How Digitization Affects Energy, Education
From digital pneumatics to bionic birds, the automation supplier discusses the technologies that will shape the factory of the future.
Jul 15th, 2020
Application of Hirschmann switches and routers with Forescout.
Belden and Honeywell Expand Cybersecurity Protections
From Belden’s focus on network segmentation to Honeywell’s cybersecurity suite update, technology vendors highlight improved capabilities to secure industrial networks for remote access.
Jul 15th, 2020
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In this episode, we connect with Dan Malyszko of Malisko Engineering to get insights from the front lines of manufacturing about how industry is responding to the production challenges created by the coronavirus pandemic.
Jul 15th, 2020
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Siemens and SAP Integrate Software Applications
To deliver software that can address asset management, supply chain, and product lifecycle operations, SAP and Siemens have created a new partnership to help drive industry’s digital transformation.
Jul 14th, 2020
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Plug-and-Play Intelligent Robot Screwdriver
OnRobot releases its Screwdriver product with precise torque control for repetitive assembly applications.
Jul 14th, 2020
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Manufacturing Data: “Like a Mule with a Spinning Wheel”
Data storage is cheap, but not all data is valuable. Being able to collect, breakdown, and analyze any and all potentially valuable and actionable information is integral to any manufacturer.
Jul 13th, 2020
With more than 1,000 disks on each sheet, disk picking by hand was extremely time-consuming.
Delta Robot Eases Encoder Disk Production
US Digital operators can focus on more important tasks while a new robotic workstation handles disk-picking duty for the company’s new optical kit encoder.
Jul 10th, 2020
Dr. Ananth Seshan, member, International Board of Directors, MESA International
Digital Transformation for Small and Medium Manufacturers
Small and medium manufacturers have largely been hesitant to make the transition to a smart manufacturing system due to concerns over the cost and time investment. However, those hesitations may not actually be true when the implementation is done right.
Jul 9th, 2020
Larry White, executive director, Resource Consumption Accounting Institute
Effective Manufacturing Analytics Need Finance and IT
As digital manufacturing continues to expand, and the associated advanced analytics capabilities, organizations need to align information technology, finance, and manufacturing resources to ensure that the business is successful.
Jul 9th, 2020
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Smart Glasses for Remote Assistance at Schneider Electric Batam Factory
A look at how workers at Schneider Electric's Batam, Indonesia, factory use Smart Glasses Remote Assistance to connect with third-party OEMs for help with equipment troubleshooting, maintenance, and repair.
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How Automation Advances Affect OEE
Overall Equipment Effectiveness is a long-used equation to determine the effectiveness of production machines. But as automation technologies—and their associated analytic capabilities—rapidly advance, what role does OEE serve as industry digitizes?
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Next-Generation Andon
The ‘Christmas-tree’ stack lights of yore are all grown up. Thanks to the rise of smart communication technologies, today’s Andon systems are IIoT- and intelligent-messaging-enabled indicators of real-time shop-floor KPI performance.
Jul 7th, 2020
Brian Reynolds, senior director of engineering at Honeywell Process Solutions demonstrates how Honeywell's Experion PKS controller backup mesh works.
Changing the Controller Redundancy Paradigm
Honeywell highlights how its Experion PKS HIVE products are designed to change industry’s approach to controller redundancy by creating a mesh of controllers in which backup can be provided by any available controller’s compute power.
Jul 7th, 2020
Daren Dielman, Director of Operations, Interstates
The Value of a Peer Group
Coming into any industry without much background knowledge or experience can be difficult. A peer group can help ease the transition through idea sharing and general conversations of the specific industry by peers with a deeper knowledge base.
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