Day: March 26, 2019
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Hannover Messe conference to provide digital training for textile industry
Due to their great versatility, fiber-based materials make up an estimated 10 percent of all materials currently on the market. But turning fiber-based materials into technical textiles is subject to high-quality standards and strong cost pressures. Help is provided in the form of sensors, digital assistance systems, and connected production.
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Trapo looks ahead to a busy Spring season for logistics
Spring is approaching, making it the busiest season in plant logistics. When dealing with plants, there are many challenges – from correct handling of sensitive organisms to short turnaround times, so that the goods arrive fresh at the traders. Volmary, an internationally operating vegetable- and flower-growing company in Münster, Germany, grows herbs, vegetables and flowering…
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Albis Plastic and BASF optimize Workaround smart glove for industrial applications
Albis Plastic and BASF say they have optimized a smart glove – developed by a company called Workaround – for industrial applications. ProGlove makes scanning processes safer and more efficient Optimized scanning capability and durability due to high light transmission and media resistance. In close cooperation, Workaround, Albis Plastic and BASF have modified an important…
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Comau launches new hemming process for vehicle manufacturing
Comau, a leader in advanced industrial automation, is taking a step forward in digital-enabled solutions for lightweight and electric vehicle manufacturing with its new robotic roller hemming process. Smart Hemmer is a highly compact, symmetrical roller hemmer able to hem any complex joint. It is hailed as a solution for the new generation of electric,…
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New iPad Air and iPad mini ‘deliver dramatic power and capability’
Tech giant Apple says its new iPad Air and iPad mini tablet computers “deliver dramatic power and capability”. Apple has introduced the “all-new” iPad Air in an ultra-thin 10.5-inch design, offering the latest innovations including Apple Pencil support and high-end performance at a “breakthrough price”. With the A12 Bionic chip with Apple’s Neural Engine, the…
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50,000 warehouses to use 4 million robots by 2025, says report
More than 4 million commercial robots will be installed in over 50,000 warehouses by 2025, according to a report by ABI Research. The 50,000 figure represents a massive expansion of the market from the current situation in which an estimated 4,000 warehouses were found to be using robots in 2018. ABI says the rapid rate…
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Arrow Electronics joins Siemens’ MindSphere Partner Program
Global technology provider Arrow Electronics has joined the MindSphere Partner Program, Siemens’ program for industrial IoT solution and technology providers. MindSphere is the cloud-based, open IoT operating system from Siemens that connects products, plants, systems and machines, enabling businesses to harness data generated by the IoT with advanced analytics. As a MindSphere Platinum Partner, Arrow…
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NTT DoCoMo and STP to test drone-based inspection service in Indonesia
Drones will enable telecom towers to be inspected faster and more safely than ever before, claim companies NTT DoCoMo, the Japanese telecom giant, and PT Solusi Tunas Pratama, a company that leases out telecommunication towers in Indonesia, have agreed to test a service, named docomo sky for Tower Inspection. The inspection service uses drones to…
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Faraday Future to manufacture electric cars in partnership with computer games company
Faraday Future is partnering with a computer games company called The9 to produce electric cars for the Chinese market. The California-based Faraday Future says it has signed a joint venture agreement with The9 to form a joint venture to manufacture, market, distribute, and sell “luxury intelligent electric vehicles” in China. This also marks a key…
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Arnold Machine joins Rockwell Automation partner network
Arnold Machine has been named as an original equipment manufacturer program participant in the Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork program. As an OEM Program Participant, Arnold Machine enhances quality and consistency while optimizing costs and reducing waste by building automated systems for automotive, oil and gas and appliance manufacturers, including: automated adhesive dispensing systems; robotic and automated…