Archives for July 15, 2017

Fujitsu extends product portfolio with connectors from Neltron

July 15, 2017 by David Edwards

Fujitsu Electronics Europe is extending its line card portfolio to include products from Neltron Industrial.

The Taiwan-based company manufactures ROHS compliant connectors of various types. With this partnership, FEEU is seeking to widen the range of its offerings and to create new synergies between them, strengthening its role as a Value Added Distribution Partner for the EMEA market.

Neltron offers a broad range of connector types, including board to board, wire to board, wire to wire, FPC/FCC, IDC connectors, shrouded header, USB connectors and jumpers. [Read more…] about Fujitsu extends product portfolio with connectors from Neltron

Toyota showcases its new advanced autonomous car platform to Boston robotics community

July 15, 2017 by Sam Francis

Boston has become one of the main centres for robotics technologies in recent years, with many well-known companies emerging from the area.

Perhaps with this in mind, the Toyota Research Institute decided to showcase its latest developments in autonomous vehicle technology, something it’s calling “Platform 2.0” – basically, its new driverless car – to attendees at the Robotics: Science and Systems conference at MIT.

“This is the first time that we are showing the car off to the Boston-area robotics community,” said a spokesman for TRI. “This new advanced safety research vehicle is the first autonomous testing platform developed entirely by TRI, and reflects the rapid progress of our autonomous driving program.” [Read more…] about Toyota showcases its new advanced autonomous car platform to Boston robotics community

HMS Industrial launches new smart grid connectivity gateway

July 15, 2017 by David Edwards

New IXXAT SG-gateways from HMS Industrial Networks enable data exchange between infrastructure and energy networks based on IEC61850 or IEC60870-5-104, and common fieldbus and industrial Ethernet systems, says the company.

While industrial communication between devices and systems is typically done with fieldbus and industrial Ethernet, modern infrastructure and energy networks are based upon other protocol standards such as IEC61850 and IEC60870-5-104.

The new IXXAT SG-gateways from HMS address the increasing need for data exchange between these two worlds, offering a wide protocol coverage and easy integration. [Read more…] about HMS Industrial launches new smart grid connectivity gateway

New report highlights 5G opportunities for operators

July 15, 2017 by Sam Francis

New business models are emerging as enterprises and solution providers get ready for the next generation of mobile networks, according to a new report.

In its latest report, 5G Deployment Models Are Crystallizing, Arthur D. Little examines the opportunities that exist for telecom operators to facilitate new business ecosystems enabled by the next generation of mobile networks.

Promising huge increases in speed and bandwidth, 5G has the potential to deliver a vast array of realistic, interactive experiences to consumers, for example, in the areas of immersive games and sports viewing, autonomous driving and augmented reality infotainment, with use cases currently being built. [Read more…] about New report highlights 5G opportunities for operators

Americans positive about future of manufacturing but wouldn’t want to work in it

July 15, 2017 by Sam Francis

Americans are optimistic about the future of manufacturing despite saying they wouldn’t want to work in the sector.

The US manufacturing industry suffers from an important image problem that undermines its competitiveness, says a new opinion survey by Deloitte and the National Association of Manufacturers.

Only 50 per cent of Americans think manufacturing jobs are interesting and less than 30 per cent are likely to encourage their children to pursue a career. [Read more…] about Americans positive about future of manufacturing but wouldn’t want to work in it

Next generation pick-to-light offers dynamic automation scalability

July 15, 2017 by Sam Francis

By Thomas Cutler

Until now pick-to-light equipment has represented a significant fixed capital expense with little consideration for variable use, often driven by seasonality, warehouse/distribution variance, and project management flux.

From manufacturers to 3PL (third-party logistics) companies, these swings in low or high usage represented a level of waste as purchased lights went unused and wasted.

Pick-to-light is a fulfilment technology which uses alphanumeric displays and buttons at storage locations to guide the manual picking and recording of items for shipment. [Read more…] about Next generation pick-to-light offers dynamic automation scalability