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IBM signs 10-year deal with Indian fashion firm Aditya Birla 

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IBM and Indian fashion firm Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. (ABFRL) have expanded their existing relationship with a 10-year services agreement.

As a part of this agreement, IBM will bring in its global technology and automation expertise to help enhance and manage ABFRL’s IT infrastructure, with better availability of IT systems, employee productivity through self-help solutions and improved disaster resilience.

IBM will provide infrastructure-as-a-service in a private cloud environment, enabling ABFRL to scale its IT operations in line with their business growth.

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Apple introduces iPhone XR with A12 bionic chip

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Apple has launched iPhone XR, integrating breakthrough technologies from iPhone XS in an all-screen glass and aluminium design with the most advanced LCD in a smartphone featuring a 6.1-inch Liquid Retina display and six finishes.

iPhone XR brings the powerful A12 Bionic chip with next-generation Neural Engine, the TrueDepth camera system, Face ID and an advanced camera system that creates portraits using a single camera lens.

iPhone XR will be available to pre-order beginning Friday, October 19 and in shops from Friday, October 26.

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Nvidia and Arrow Electronics launch new Jetson Xavier AI computer 

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Nvidia and Arrow Electronics, Inc. are bringing Nvidia Jetson Xavier, a first-of-its-kind computer designed for AI, robotics and edge computing, to companies worldwide to create next-generation autonomous machines.

The collaboration combines Nvidia’s AI capabilities with Arrow’s global industrial customers and its support network of engineers and designers.

This opens the door to the development and deployment of AI solutions for manufacturing, logistics, smart cities, healthcare and more.

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Humatics launches new ‘microlocation’ platform for robots and autonomous vehicles

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Humatics Corporation, a developer of “microlocation” products, has launched its Spatial Intelligence Platform.

The platform comprises radio-frequency beacons deployed in a constellation, mobile sensors, and a software suite.

Humatics says these “ultra-precise positioning products will revolutionize how robots and industrial automation equipment locate themselves, navigate through complex environments, and collaborate with people”.  [Read more…] about Humatics launches new ‘microlocation’ platform for robots and autonomous vehicles

Sisu and Sixense launch ‘high-speed’ robot programming solution using virtual reality

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Sixense, a provider of immersive computing solutions for enterprises, and Sisu, a creator of industrial robot systems, are partnering to offer Sisu’s Vudu system for industrial robot programming.

Sixense’s advanced motion-tracking has enabled Sisu to launch their most intuitive system yet, reducing programming time from days or hours to just minutes, according to the company.

Sixense’s motion tracking solution pairs perfectly with Sisu’s Vudu system by providing highly accurate tracking data to enable extremely precise control for programming industrial robots and machinery.  [Read more…] about Sisu and Sixense launch ‘high-speed’ robot programming solution using virtual reality

A&K Finishing achieves ‘record growth’ with Plex Manufacturing Cloud

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Plex Systems, a provider of cloud enterprise resource planning and manufacturing execution system software, says plastic paint solution provider A&K Finishing has “doubled its sales one year after implementing the Plex Manufacturing Cloud”.

A&K Finishing paints components for industrial companies such as automotive manufacturers Tesla, BMW, and General Motors; electronics manufacturer Bose; and furniture company Steelcase.

The company uses advanced manufacturing technology on the shop floor, including automated robots and open spray booths on multiple paint lines, to complete many parts in just 44 minutes.  [Read more…] about A&K Finishing achieves ‘record growth’ with Plex Manufacturing Cloud

Market for AI in manufacturing forecast to grow at 57 percent a year in Asia

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The market for artificial intelligence systems in manufacturing is forecast to grow at 57 percent a year in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a new report.

The study, Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing Market, published by Allied Market Research, forecasts the global AI in manufacturing market to reach $15,273.7 million by 2025 from $513.6 million in 2017, at a “staggering growth rate” of 55.2 percent from 2018 to 2025.

Increasing use of automation and growing demand for big data integration in industrial processes have played a vital role in driving the adoption of AI in the sector, says Allied.  [Read more…] about Market for AI in manufacturing forecast to grow at 57 percent a year in Asia

Intel unveils ‘world’s densest’ and silent Solid State Drive

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Fast disappearing from data centres are power-hungry spinning hard disk drives that hum, buzz, run warm (or even hot), require fans and expensive cooling systems, and can crash unexpectedly.

Intel’s newest solid state drive, the PCIe-based QLC Intel SSD D5-P4326, is about the size of an old-fashioned 12-inch ruler, and can store 32 terabytes. That’s equivalent to triple the entire printed collection of the US Library of Congress.

The new SSD is Intel’s densest drive ever, and is built on Intel 3D NAND technology, which stacks memory cells atop each other in multiple extremely thin layers, instead of just one. Memory cells in the D5-P4326 are stacked 64 layers deep.

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Maxim launches digital isolator that provides for more throughput at lower power

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Maxim Integrated has launched its 5kVrms Max 22445 Reinforced Digital Isolator, which the company claims provides twice as much throughput at four times lower power, compared to competitor systems.

Maxim says the component can “better protect industrial systems from the dangers of high-voltage signals”.

The digital isolator also enables machine designers to build “reliable communication across the isolation barrier to ensure safe operation of compact industrial, medical and other equipment”.  [Read more…] about Maxim launches digital isolator that provides for more throughput at lower power

IBM and Synopsys accelerate 3 nanometer process for chip development

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IBM and Synopsys are working together within the so-called “DTCO methodology” to accelerate the development of 3 nanometer chips.

Microchips these days tend to have transistors of around 10 nanometers, with 7 nanometer and smaller processes being developed.

Any smaller could cause problems of making things work properly.  [Read more…] about IBM and Synopsys accelerate 3 nanometer process for chip development