International Federation of Robotics The new World Robotics Report by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) shows that a new high record of 381,000 units were shipped globally in 2017 — an increase of 30 percent over the previous year.
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AGMA Explore gear failure analysis in this hands-on seminar where students not only see slides of failed gears but can hold and examine those same field samples close up. Experience the use of microscope and take your own contact pattern from field samples.
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Machine Design Four years ago Roger Bou, director of the IoT Solutions World Congress (IoTSWC), saw the hype and potential of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). However, while there was a lot of talk about what IoT could do, there was a noticeable lack of solutions. Here, companies discuss specific solutions in various verticals.
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Bloomberg Advanced high-strength steel, the newest, lightest steel invented, is aiming to hold off aluminum’s rise as the metal of choice for an auto industry in the midst of major changes. Lightweight aluminum has chipped away at steel’s use in vehicles as fuel efficiency standards have risen. Now steelmakers are fighting back.
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Manufacturing.net In August 2018, The National Association of Manufacturers’ (NAM) Manufacturing Institute found that 80 percent of manufacturers were having trouble finding enough employees to fill open jobs. By using training programs already in place, the association was able to solve that problem, and another problem simultaneously.
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Manufacturing Business Technology Automation in manufacturing is already commonplace, but as consumers become more demanding and the industry becomes more competitive, more and more companies are tuning to technology to help automate and optimize time and labor-intensive processes and workflows.
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Gear Solutions The Iron-Carbon phase diagram allows us to estimate the microstructure under non-equilibrium conditions. In this column, we build on those concepts and discuss the Isothermal Transformation or Time-Temperature-Transformation curves. These curves are very important to start predicting the microstructure for a given alloy.
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Forbes Now that more companies are realizing the financial and environmental benefits of investing in production methods and technologies that take the dirty work out of making stuff, clean manufacturing is no longer an oxymoron.
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Market Intelligence Center The U.S. manufacturing sector has been witnessing resurgence under the Trump administration since last year, shrugging off its lengthy spell of weak productivity and sluggish growth. The manufacturing sector is flying high as manufacturers have increased capital spending and hiring driven by massive tax overhaul, deregulatory measures, strong domestic economy and robust business sentiment.
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Today’s Motor Vehicles The National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) is launching the V4 Institute (V4I), an industry-led consortium with the mission of providing advanced assurance in product development and manufacturing through virtual verification, validation and visualization.
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The Verge Autonomous cars are coming to the nation’s capital. Ford announced Monday that it would begin testing its self-driving cars on the streets of Washington, D.C., early next year, with a particular emphasis on “equitable deployment.”
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Hartford Courant The aerospace parts and components manufacturer of United Technologies Corp. is shutting a manufacturing operation in California and eliminating 300 jobs. UTC Aerospace Systems has informed the International Association of Machinists of its plans to “wind down” manufacturing operations in Chula Vista, Calif., according to a spokesperson.
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Technology Review One of the birthplaces of artificial intelligence, MIT, has announced a bold plan to reshape its academic program around the technology. With $1 billion in funding, MIT will create a new college that combines AI, machine learning and data science with other academic disciplines.
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Wired Rolls-Royce is presenting a not-too-far-in-the-future vision in which ship captains can confidently pilot their vessels using a computer-enhanced vision of the world, with artificial intelligence spotting and labeling every other water user, the shore and navigation markers.
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Manufacturing.gov On October 5, the White House released the quadrennial Strategy for American Leadership in Advanced Manufacturing, which describes how federal agencies, state and local governments, educational institutions, large and small private industry, large and small investors and, most importantly, our citizenry can achieve a national vision of U.S. global leadership in advanced manufacturing.
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3ders.org Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems (IKTS) have found a way to make harder 3D prints in metal using Fused Filament Fabrication, which originates from the plastics processing industry.
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Fortune It’s time to get real about AI’s future, a subject in desperate need of discipline. Here, writers confront the realities of how AI is changing business, without the melodrama.
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Automation World B&R debuted its new track technology, which enables “the Adaptive Machine” and cost effective mass customization during Pack Expo
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AGMA Learn to make use of steel properties in a system solution and understand the potential that different steel options can offer for their various applications. Explore how performance of the material and thus the component and system depends on how the steel is produced.
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