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Archives for June 7, 2016

Audi boasts its piloted driving tech is the best in the world

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Audi is claiming its autonomous driving technology is the best in the world. The company says a recent test of one of its autonomous cars “once again confirms its leading role in the field of piloted driving”.

Audi was testing its latest research car, the Audi A7, and the piloted driving concept which for some reason it has called “Jack”.

Apparently “Jack” has “not only learned how to autonomously perform all of its driving manoeuvers on the expressway”, but also…  [Read more…] about Audi boasts its piloted driving tech is the best in the world

This sensor enables cameras to see in cinematic vision even in total darkness, says its maker

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InVisage says its Spark4K near-infrared sensor brings cinematic resolution, high dynamic range, and low power Consumption to cameras and other devices 

InVisage claims its Spark4K is the world’s highest resolution IR sensor with 35 per cent quantum efficiency at 940 nm, dynamic pixel sizing, global shutter, and up to “50 times less system power consumption” – less than what the company left us in the dark about.   

InVisage Technologies, the pioneering developer of QuantumFilm camera sensors, launched the Spark4K near-infrared (NIR) camera sensor.

A 1.1-micron pixel, 13-megapixel sensor in a 1/3-inch module, Spark4K features the world’s highest NIR resolution packing 4K video at 30 frames per second, making it ideal for augmented reality, autonomous, and authentication systems that require high-resolution, high dynamic range NIR imaging with global shutter capability.  [Read more…] about This sensor enables cameras to see in cinematic vision even in total darkness, says its maker

Cemtrex completes ‘synergistic’ acquisition of Periscope

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Saagar Govil, CEO of Cemtrex
Saagar Govil, CEO of Cemtrex
Cemtrex claims the acquisition makes it a top 15 company in the German electronics manufacturing services market

Cemtrex, an industrial and manufacturing solutions company, has completed the previously announced acquisition of a German electronics manufacturing company, Periscope, located in northern Germany.

Periscope is focused on electronic manufacturing services primarily for the major German automotive manufacturers, including Tier 1 suppliers in the industry, as well as for industries like telecommunications, industrial goods, luxury consumer products, display technology, and other industrial OEMs. Periscope has more than 35 years of industrial operating experience.  

Cemtrex already has a German subsidiary in the electronics manufacturing sector and with this acquisition, it will secure a broader base and larger market share in the Eurozone. With Periscope, Cemtrex becomes a leading EMS company in Germany, ranking among the top 15.  [Read more…] about Cemtrex completes ‘synergistic’ acquisition of Periscope

Pepperl+Fuchs to construct a 110,000-square-foot facility in Houston with an expanded engineering center

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pepperl+fuchs solutions engineering centre katy texas

The new engineering center will design, build and certify custom equipment on site in days

Pepperl+Fuchs, a provider of process automation and applications, is building a 110,000-square-foot facility in Katy, Texas, in the West Ten Business Park near Houston.

The new facility, which will replace an existing 20,000-square-foot space, will house an expanded Solutions Engineering Center, a customer training area, warehouse space and distribution facilities.

A quickly expanding service from Pepperl+Fuchs, the Solutions Engineering Center is staffed with a team of engineers, who design, build and certify customized solutions on site for process automation in hazardous locations, such as oil refineries, pharmaceutical facilities and other manufacturing facilities.  [Read more…] about Pepperl+Fuchs to construct a 110,000-square-foot facility in Houston with an expanded engineering center

Lean leadership and the Topper Industrial journey

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Manufacturing journalist Tom Cutler talks with Chris Mosby, a Certified Lean Six Sigma Master Blackbelt

For more than 20 years, Topper Industrial, based just outside of Milwaukee, WI, has been a leader in the material handling equipment industry.

The company’s product roster features industrial carts, conveyors, lifts, lifts and tilts, shipping racks, containers, casters, and cart components.

From mother-daughter carts to quad steer carts to tilt carts and rotate carts, Topper’s material handling solutions make delivering material line side more effective through more efficient practices.  [Read more…] about Lean leadership and the Topper Industrial journey