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FreeWave launches its ‘most advanced embedded radio ever’

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FreeWave Technologies, a provider of in industrial machine-to-machine and internet-of-things wireless networking solutions, has launched what it says is the most advanced embedded radio it has ever produced.

The ZumLink Z9-PC is the latest in the company’s line of 900 MHz radios designed for original equipment manufacturers and embedded applications.

The radios are designed to function in rugged environments for a variety of applications across industrial IoT markets.

These include defense, precision agriculture, oil and gas, unmanned systems, smart cities and utilities.  [Read more…] about FreeWave launches its ‘most advanced embedded radio ever’

CyberOptics launches new coordinate measurement software suite

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CyberOptics, a global developer and manufacturer of high-precision 3D sensing technology solutions, has launched new SQ3000 3D coordinate measurement system.

The new system is powered by what the company calls “multi-reflection suppression” technology and CyberCMM, a new comprehensive software suite for coordinate measurement.

CyperOptics says the SQ3000 CMM system is fast and highly accurate – in a lab or production environment – with “repeatable and reproducible” measurements for metrology applications in manufacturing of a wide variety of products such as PCBs, semiconductors and consumer electronics.  [Read more…] about CyberOptics launches new coordinate measurement software suite

Bosch and Bayer working on precision agriculture systems

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Industrial giant Bosch is teaming up with Bayer, one of the world’s largest biotech companies, to develop precision agriculture systems which they say could help improve harvests by 50 per cent. 

Precision agriculture is a term that refers to the increasing use of technologies such as drones, robots, computers and data analytics in farming. These technologies essentially help farmers micro-manage their farms. Other terms used include smart agriculture and even Agriculture 4.0, but they refer to the same thing.

The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that farmers around the world will need to increase yields – the volume of crops they harvests – by 50 per cent by 2050 in order to feed the increasing global population.  [Read more…] about Bosch and Bayer working on precision agriculture systems

Comau partners with Siemens to digitalise robotics and automation in industry

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Comau has partnered with Siemens to meet the growing interest in Industry 4.0 digitalization solutions.

The companies will combine their respective products and strengths to offer digitalisation solutions to enterprises.

Comau will use its wide range of robot arms, while Siemens will offer its smart solutions for handling and processing with robots.  [Read more…] about Comau partners with Siemens to digitalise robotics and automation in industry

Delphi teams up with BlackBerry to develop autonomous driving platform

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Delphi Automotive, a developer of autonomous driving technology, has entered into a commercial partnership agreement with BlackBerry to provide the operating system for its autonomous driving system.

Delphi and BlackBerry QNX will collaborate to bolster software performance and safety in their operating system to advance autonomous driving technology.

Delphi’s integrated automated driving solution, Centralized Sensing Localization and Planning (CSLP), to launch in 2019, provides car manufacturers an automated driving solution, says the company. [Read more…] about Delphi teams up with BlackBerry to develop autonomous driving platform

Panasonic to launch new solution for high-speed robotic welding

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Panasonic is planning to unveil a new solution for high-speed robotic welding at this year’s Schweissen and Schneiden, an event for the joining, cutting and surfacing trades. 

Panasonic says it is a new and innovative form of high-speed arc welding.

The company has scheduled Europe’s first live demonstrations of the newly developed welding solution for the event.  [Read more…] about Panasonic to launch new solution for high-speed robotic welding

Faurecia opts for IBM Cloud to drive digital transformation

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Faurecia, one of the world’s leading automotive suppliers, has selected IBM Cloud to provide the platform and support for a major business transformation designed to accelerate digital manufacturing.

Managing an ever-growing global enterprise of manufacturing and sales, Faurecia’s digital transformation is centered on seamlessly generating and communicating data, including data on production quality and manufacturing processes, to drive efficiency and productivity, while making production processes more visible and controllable.

Faurecia selected IBM to build a global cloud solution to collect, manage and analyze data from every production machine across the company.  [Read more…] about Faurecia opts for IBM Cloud to drive digital transformation

Yusen Logistics launches robotic, automated warehouse featuring Swisslog technology

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Yusen Logistics Singapore has unveiled a new robotic, automated warehouse featuring Swisslog AutoStore automated storage and order picking system.

The Asian logistics giant has also broken ground to expand the facility to include a new warehouse.  [Read more…] about Yusen Logistics launches robotic, automated warehouse featuring Swisslog technology

DJI launches two new drones and ‘sphere’ vision system

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DJI, probably the world’s largest civilian drones maker, has introduced two new drones and a new way for looking at the world, which the company calls “Sphere” panorama. 

The two new drones are called Mavic Pro Platinum and Phantom 4 Pro Obsidian, and they will be showcased at IFA event, in Berlin.

Paul Pan, DJI senior product manager, says: “DJI continuously look for ways to improve its products and introduce new features, many of which are the result of the positive feedback and requests we received from customers around the world.  [Read more…] about DJI launches two new drones and ‘sphere’ vision system

EMO Hannover opens to high-power audience

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The annual showcase for metalworking, EMO Hannover, has been ceremonially opened by President FrankWalter Steinmeier. 

In his opening remarks, Steinmeier (main picture, centre) said: “An open society and prosperous economy rest on a foundation of communication and trust.

“Trade fairs like EMO embody this in a concrete and tangible way. Fortunately, this tradition continues to flourish, even in an age of digital catalogs, video conferences and just-in-time production.”  [Read more…] about EMO Hannover opens to high-power audience