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Siemens and Desktop Metal, Inc., global leaders in digitalization and additive manufacturing technologies, announced a multi-faceted partnership aimed at accelerating the adoption of additive manufacturing for production applications with a focus on the world’s largest manufacturers.

Digi-Key Electronics is proud to announce that Chris Lauer, vice president of order fulfillment & logistics, has been named one of Twin Cities Business’ 2022 Notable Military Veteran Executives and Tim Carroll, global head of marketing and eCommerce, has been named one of Twin Cities Business’ 2022 Notable Executives in Marketing.

IFS, the global cloud enterprise applications provider, announces the appointment of David Spencer as Regional President North America.

A leader in acoustic gas temperature measurement, Bonnenberg & Drescher leverages flexible, fully integrated automation and measurement technology from Beckhoff.

New orders of manufacturing technology totaled $460.7 million in August 2022, according to the latest U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report published by AMT–The Association For Manufacturing Technology.

IAR Group AG from Switzerland, which specializes in automation systems, and Tigres GmbH from Germany, which specializes in plasma systems, are entering into a collaboration.

Teledyne will showcase its newest products and solutions at The Vision Show taking place Oct. 11-13, in Boston, Mass.

Emerson will present new solutions that drive operational excellence in packaging and food and beverage processing applications at PACK EXPO International 2022 on Oct. 23-26 in Chicago.

By overcoming global supply chain issues through its approach to component sourcing and manufacturing, Universal Robots currently offers one of the shortest lead times in the market, shipping cobots in just two weeks. This allows manufacturers to meet the Section 179 tax deduction incentive deadline that can dramatically reduce cost of collaborative robots while stretching year-end budgets.

Bad actors continue to take advantage of vulnerabilities in OT products as IT and OT networks converge. With the right tools and processes in place, you can successfully segment your network.

On National Manufacturing Day, let’s recognize manufacturing and all its contributions—and commit to doing the work we need to do to ensure these opportunities are available for the next generation.

The company highlights the importance of manufacturing careers on National Manufacturing Day, Oct. 7.

How to increase manufacturing efficiency using no-code app development to digitize outdated paper forms.

Through its extended European network, Comau has guaranteed local sourcing for the manufacturing lines despite worldwide geo-political challenges.

The International Society of Automation (ISA) offers training for automation professionals around the world; at headquarters in Durham, N.C.; and remotely.

FUKUI COMPUTER will leverage digital technologies from Bentley Systems to provide solutions for Digital Transformation (DX) in Japan’s infrastructure field promoted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

Energy is becoming one of the most prevailing topics to consider when we talk about the manufacturing industry, and the situation is also impacting the gearbox and geared motor market.

Widespread adoption of open industry standards is helpful in many instances, but especially in cloud computing as customers work with the big three Cloud providers: AWS, Azure and Google.

Israel-based smart inspection planning company Kitov.ai is pleased to announce that its CAD2SCAN software has received the VISION Award for best innovation in the machine vision industry.

Pandemic-related constraints have hindered the restaurant industry, creating a limited workforce and high demand for service from customers. Robotics, powered by AI and rugged-edge computing, is ready to step in and offer an immediate financial impact on a restaurant’s bottom line.

The company will showcase innovative technologies on and off the show floor and lead educational sessions and more at this year’s biggest packaging and processing show.

This alliance shall develop innovative automation solutions for high-quality product manufacturing.

The agreement will help ensure easier compliance and reduce the time and cost associated with validation within regulated industries, such as medical devices and life sciences.

In this new insight, we interview our senior analyst Maya Xiao to discuss her new research and learn about some of the dramatic changes that Chinese manufacturing industry output is undergoing.

Unlike traditional industrial robots that are physically separated from human operators, cobots are designed to work side by side with humans. This leads to a significantly higher requirement for safety.

To reduce the carbon footprint, several nations are resorting to the use of renewable sources, with wind as one of the integral sources of renewable power generation.

New ARC Advisory Group research on the Machine Vision (MV) Systems market reveals that demand for 3D machine vision systems has accelerated with the growing adoption of robotics in a wide range of industries.

HARTING and TTI, Inc. announced that the two companies are entering into a partnership in the Americas. TTI, Inc. will be an authorized distributor of HARTING’s broad portfolio of industrial connectivity solutions.

When Harrison Poultry President/CEO David Bleth and his team set out last year to design and build their new state-of-the-art feed mill in Crawfordville, Georgia, they knew exactly where to turn for simple, reliable mechatronic drive solutions for their conveyor systems, elevators, mixers and screws.

Showcasing the latest most advanced vision technologies, KUKA Robotics will bring two automated cells–one demonstrating automated mobility and another a bin-picking application–to The Vision Show.

Bosch Rexroth is planning to expand its operations and will move its linear and assembly technology manufacturing facility to a new location in Charlotte, the company announced today.

Under the Mobile Industrial Robot (MiR) name and led by Walter Vahey (pictured above), the two Teradyne companies become a single supplier of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), accelerating technology development and market leadership worldwide.

Manufacturing Day will fall on Friday, Oct. 7 this year and will celebrate the manufacturing industry and highlight opportunities for students and young professionals.

Robotics has revolutionized manufacturing and are poised to make extensive inroads into consumer-facing applications, but only if the automation cost and complexity can be minimized.

We continue our series with helping end user organizations work towards designing and building a secure OT/ICS network architecture.

What is your personal wish list of prospective achievements in process automation?

Siemens will join the Eplan Partner Network as a strategic partner.

Customers will gain greater value from the joint approach to drive productivity and evolve automation and digital systems.

SFW capital-backed RDI's acquisition of Fastec adds technology expertise, a broader product line and new market access.

A weekly panel of experts from industry, media and academia look at the cutting edge of robotics, analyzing how advances in automation are benefitting society and business and what the future holds.

Optimus utilizes the Tesla full self-driving (FSD) system for object recognition and classification. Essentially, Optimus is just like an autonomous car that can move with two legs instead of four wheels.

With safety as the main focus, Festo Didactic and SICK created a Safety Awareness Training Package that combines curriculum and hardware.

The second calendar quarter of 2022 saw continuing year over year growth for the additive manufacturing market, coming in 27% higher compared to the same period in 2021.

"Despite a looming recession, ARC is forecasting reasonable growth over the five-year forecast period," said Steve Banker, vice president of Supply Chain Management.

Open standards accelerate industrial digitalization by freeing users to create and allowing collaboration.

SICK is pleased to announce that it has received the 2022 Global Industrial Internet of Things Sensor Company of the Year Award from Frost and Sullivan.

At The ASSEMBLY Show 2022, Bosch Rexroth will join with leading suppliers and users of factory automation, robotics and assembly technology to showcase the company’s industry-leading, complete and harmonized portfolio of assembly automation solutions in booth #505 on Oct. 25–27 in Rosemont, Ill.

At Pack Expo 2022, KUKA Robotics will feature several productivity enhancing automation solutions designed specifically for the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods industry sector.

Learn more about recent innovations for CNC machining with cobots.

The partnership will see 1,500 intelligent material handling robots deployed by 2026.

The motion plastics specialist igus is expanding through investments in its Low-Cost Automation and has now acquired the majority shares in Commonplace Robotics based in Bissendorf near Osnabrück.

An independent evaluation and review confirms the thermal sensing technology Air/Gas Flow Meters and Flow/Level/Temperature Switches manufactured by Fluid Components International meet the new requirements of the Emirates Conformity Assessment Scheme (ECAS) and the Emirates Quality Mark.

With a zero trust, mesh overlay approach, the partnership ensures missioncritical operations can run reliably and keep pace with shifting compliance requirements.

Tom Burke, Global Strategic Advisor at the CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA), explores the key aspects of network communications for future-orientated manufacturing facilities.

Nitrex Metal will be featured in “American Dream," a series airing on Bloomberg and Amazon Prime that showcases entrepreneurial stories of those who founded and built incredible companies.

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of precision seals, bearings and custom-molded polymer components, promotes Hector Hernandez to human resources director, Marketing Americas.

Experience measurement technology, solutions for digitalization and services for the process industry at the SPS 2022.

Siemens Digital Industries Software announced today that Hymer, a global leader in recreational vehicles, has adopted the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of software and services to develop VisionVenture, a convention smashing recreational vehicle using the comprehensive digital twin.

ABB is the only company to offer a complete portfolio of machine automation, robotics and mobile autonomous robot solutions.

Bread Financial has committed funds worth $25,000 to The Nature Conservancy (TNC), a global environmental organisation dedicated to tackling climate change, and conserving land and water and water bodies.

Technologies powering industry 4.0 seem limitless, with exceptional results already showing in higher customer satisfaction and a stronger bottom line.

ARC’s report on Product Lifecycle Management finds that healthy growth is expected across multiple geographies and industries, and enhanced PLM solution sets are solving complex product needs and digital transformation challenges.

At HANNOVER MESSE, leading companies from the mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, energy and software and IT sectors demonstrate an industrial ecosystem that enables changes in the way we manufacture, collaborate and do business.

New research from Interact Analysis points to a slow year for global manufacturing output, with growth of 3.9% expected in 2022 as a result of an unprecedentedly wide range of pressures on the economy, including inflation and the war in Ukraine.

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Rivelin Robotics is pleased to announce that it will be exhibiting at Formnext in Frankfurt Nov. 15-18, 2022 at Stand B41 in Hall 12.

Global fab equipment spending for front-end facilities is expected to increase approximately 9% year-over-year (YOY) to a new all-time high of US$99 billion in 2022, SEMI announced today in its latest quarterly World Fab Forecast report.

ABB Ability Cyber Security Workplace consolidates security tools into a single-view digital platform, streamlining the display of complex information and reducing exposure to risk.

After successfully leading Beckhoff’s Midwest region team, Schieffer will promote further growth, alignment and effectiveness across the entire U.S. sales organization.

Yokogawa Electric Corporation announced today that it has been selected by Shell Plc to be the main automation contractor (MAC) for the construction of its Holland Hydrogen I plant in the Dutch port of Rotterdam.

North America’s largest machine vision and imaging show returns to Boston Oct. 11-13.

The new educational program will focus on robot safety awareness in addition to a rich data experience geared towards closing the skills gap in advanced manufacturing.

The global leader in design-for-test (DFT) technology paves the way for mainstream adoption of 3D ICs.

How Shell conducts cyber PHA assessments based on ISA-TR84.00.09.

For a company willing to start digital transformation, it is paramount to assess readiness and maturity.