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International Space Station creating new biological life forms

September 4, 2019 by Sam Francis

The International Space Station is creating new biological life forms using “cutting-edge 3D biomanufacturing”.

3D printing – also known as additive manufacturing – is a well-known method of making things here on Earth, and on the ISS, but this method uses materials such as plastics and metals.

However, 3D biomanufacturing uses biological materials such as new tissue or blood vessels. (See video below.) [Read more…] about International Space Station creating new biological life forms

Filed Under: News, Science Tagged With: ability, aboard, biological, biomanufacturing, blood, body, build, cell, cells, contact, dimensions, dr, earth, engineer, grow, human, immune, lab, layers, living, microgravity, organ, organs, rejection, roberts, space, station, three, tissue, tissues, vessels

Audi autonomous car tech boss chats with humanoid robot as though it were entirely natural

June 18, 2017 by Sam Francis

Audi has demonstrated its autonomous car – which it calls “Jack” – in a road test featuring a humanoid robot called Sophia, developed by Hanson Robotics.

Audi’s head of concept development, automated driving, Klaus Verweyen, was sitting in the driver’s seat of the car, while Sophia was in the passenger seat.

Verweyen chatted away to Sophia as though it was the most normal thing in the world. Meanwhile, Jack drove itself from Audi’s facility onto a main highway and back again.  [Read more…] about Audi autonomous car tech boss chats with humanoid robot as though it were entirely natural

Filed Under: Miscellaneous, Transportation Tagged With: audi, automated, autonomous, cameras, car, development, driving, engineer, humanoid, jack, laser, road, robot, robotics, sensors, sophia, technology, verweyen

Engineering companies struggling to find and keep talented young workers

June 17, 2017 by Sam Francis

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To anyone looking for work, it might sound strange to hear that some sectors of the economy are struggling to find and retain workers, but that’s the situation many engineering companies find themselves in. 

Finding, educating, training and retaining talented young people is not just a dilemma for engineering companies in one region or country, it’s a global issue.

But, paradoxically, while companies in some countries say there’s a problem finding engineering graduates, in other countries such as India, large numbers of engineering graduates are reportedly not having much luck finding jobs.

In those countries where there is a shortage, such as Germany and maybe the US, it’s not at crisis levels yet, but it’s a complication that large industrial companies are trying to alleviate in a variety of ways.  [Read more…] about Engineering companies struggling to find and keep talented young workers

Filed Under: Features, Industry, Miscellaneous Tagged With: companies, education, engineer, engineering, engineers, graduates, industrial, job, wef

Boeing completes prototype parts for 777X wing at new billion-dollar advanced manufacturing facility

January 12, 2017 by Sam Francis

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Boeing says it has completed prototype parts for the wing of its new 777X Dreamliner aircraft. 

The company is using advanced manufacturing methods, including additive or 3D printing, in the construction of the passenger plane at its new $1 billion Everett, Washington facility.

When completed, the wing for the 777X will be the largest wing Boeing has ever built.  [Read more…] about Boeing completes prototype parts for 777X wing at new billion-dollar advanced manufacturing facility

Filed Under: Industry, Manufacturing, News Tagged With: 3d, additive, advanced, boeing, building, carbon-fiber, computer, construction, electric, engineer, engines, equipment, everett, facility, general, manufacturing, methods, parts, plane, printing, production, prototype, technology, turbofan, washington, wing

DeviceLynk redesigns user interface for IIoT system

June 19, 2016 by Sam Francis

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DeviceLynk has released a new user experience offering a completely redesigned interface focused on improving navigation and ease of use.

The company says the new design brings a modern touch-centric concept to Industrial IoT, an industry merging the needs of Industrial Automation with the technology of the Internet of Things.

The new DeviceLynk user experience expands upon the situational awareness techniques of using limited amounts of color to increase user’s awareness of alerts and alarms.  [Read more…] about DeviceLynk redesigns user interface for IIoT system

Filed Under: Industry Tagged With: automation, control, data, devicelynk, engineer, equipment, iiot, industrial, iot

The delicate balance of costs versus productivity in industrial automation

March 1, 2016 by Sam Francis

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John Mitchell, business development manager at CP Automation, examines the essence of lean manufacturing

European manufacturers are estimated to spend over €400 billion every year on maintenance activities. Studies show that about 30 per cent of failed machinery can be repaired at half the cost of buying replacements, which suggests a potential 15 per cent saving. John Mitchell, business development manager at CP Automation, discusses the issues that stop manufacturers cutting costs and improving productivity – the essence of lean manufacturing.

Perhaps the first thing manufacturers should consider when addressing efficiency is keeping assets low.Manufacturers can easily eliminate excess inventory from their books, and thus get better return on net assets,simply by not purchasing the inventory until it’s needed. Methods of achieving this include Just in Time (JIT) inventory management, which is also sometimes called the Toyota Production System. Figures suggest thiscould result in a 60 billion saving in plants across Europe.

As a service and commissioning engineer, I’ve often turned up on site to help a customer with a breakdown, onlyto find a host of spares out of their antistatic packaging and a confused client, not knowing whether or not the spares were functional.  [Read more…] about The delicate balance of costs versus productivity in industrial automation

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: automation, cp automation, engineer, manufacturers, manufacturing, productivity

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