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Understanding the Importance of Hands-On Learning in Science and Technology

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Memorizing theories is useful, but real learning happens through hands-on experience. From engineering to medicine, applying knowledge builds problem-solving skills and prepares students for real-world challenges.

As industries evolve with robotics, AI, and space exploration, the need for practical learning is greater than ever. But in an increasingly digital world, how do we ensure students get the experience they need?

In this blog, we will share why hands-on learning is crucial in science and technology, how online education integrates practical experience, and what the future holds for experiential learning. [Read more…] about Understanding the Importance of Hands-On Learning in Science and Technology

Improving Community Mobility Through Data-Driven Transportation Engineering

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In our rapidly changing world, the way we move around is evolving. Communities are no longer satisfied with outdated transit systems and congested roads.

Instead, cities and towns are turning to data-driven transportation engineering – a fresh, innovative approach that uses real information to make travel safer, faster, and more convenient for everyone.

This article explores how harnessing data can improve community mobility, offering practical insights and real-world examples. [Read more…] about Improving Community Mobility Through Data-Driven Transportation Engineering

ABB invests in ESS to ‘reduce costs and emissions for automotive paint shops’

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ABB has entered into a strategic collaboration with Austria-based Engineering Software Steyr (ESS) to develop powerful simulation tools that will transform automotive paint shop operations while reducing costs by up to 30 percent.

As part of the collaboration, ABB will take a minority investment in ESS. Financial details of the investment were not disclosed.

“Delivering faster and more energy efficient solutions for the paint process is the final piece of the puzzle in digitalizing the manufacturing transition in the automotive industry,” said Marc Segura, President, ABB Robotics division. [Read more…] about ABB invests in ESS to ‘reduce costs and emissions for automotive paint shops’

Virginia Tech innovates underwater robotics with support from the Office of Naval Research

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It’s been said that we know more about the surface of the moon than the floor of Earth’s oceans. For more than two decades, Virginia Tech’s Center for Marine Autonomy and Robotics has been developing robots that can find what lies beneath the sea surface with the support of the Office of Naval Research.

Bringing together faculty and students from the College of Engineering and the Virginia Tech National Security Institute, the center is developing advanced underwater robots and autonomy algorithms that enable them to operate intelligently without human oversight.

The research team recently was awarded two grants totaling more than $5 million to continue that mission. Two additional grant proposals, totaling about $2.4 million, have been selected by the agency and awards are in process. [Read more…] about Virginia Tech innovates underwater robotics with support from the Office of Naval Research

Siemens acquires Altair Engineering for $10 billion

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Siemens has signed an agreement to acquire Altair Engineering, a provider of software in the industrial simulation and analysis market.

Altair shareholders will receive $113 per share, representing an enterprise value of approximately $10 billion.

The offer price represents a 19 percent premium to Altair’s unaffected closing price on October 21, 2024, the last trading day prior to media reports regarding a possible transaction. [Read more…] about Siemens acquires Altair Engineering for $10 billion

The Role of Automation in Enhancing CNC Machine Efficiency

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In today’s fast-changing manufacturing world, integration of automation with CNC has really enabled change in the sense of operational efficiency and precision.

This concept of integrated automation in CNC machining, mainly through advanced workholding solutions, forms the basis upon which industries today base their productivity intensification and competitiveness sustaining strategies. [Read more…] about The Role of Automation in Enhancing CNC Machine Efficiency

A Complete Guide About CNC Machining Services

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In this fast-evolving and advanced world of manufacturing, it is important to ensure that each of our tasks is handled with great precision and efficiency.

CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machining came up as a transformative technology. It is not just beneficial but has become necessary in modern production work.

For businesses that need high-quality components but may not have the resources for in-house CNC operations, CNC machining services offer a practical solution. [Read more…] about A Complete Guide About CNC Machining Services

The Role of Data Engineering in Enabling Real-Time Analytics

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Real-time analysis is no longer an exception to many industries but rather a norm when it comes to decision making. It empowers an organisation to respond to conditions in so far as they present themselves, offering new information.

This capability is mainly enabled by high quality data engineering services which are core to such real time system. [Read more…] about The Role of Data Engineering in Enabling Real-Time Analytics

Toyota Research Institute and Stanford Engineering achieve ‘world’s first’ fully autonomous tandem drift sequence

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Toyota Research Institute (TRI) and Stanford Engineering have demonstrated what they say is “a world first” in driving research: autonomously drifting two cars in tandem.

For nearly seven years, the teams have collaborated on research to make driving safer. The experiments automate a motorsports maneuver called “drifting”, where a driver precisely controls a vehicle’s direction after breaking traction by spinning the rear tires – a skill transferable to recovering from a slide on snow or ice.

By adding a second car drifting in tandem, the teams have now more closely simulated dynamic conditions where cars must respond quickly to other vehicles, pedestrians, and cyclists. [Read more…] about Toyota Research Institute and Stanford Engineering achieve ‘world’s first’ fully autonomous tandem drift sequence

Fives automates Carrefour’s order picking platform in Bourges

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French grocery and retail giant Carrefour has entrusted Fives, an industrial engineering group that has been active in intralogistics for over 50 years, with the automation of its new order-picking platform in Bourges, France.

This logistics platform, which was inaugurated on May 28, 2024, is part of Carrefour’s transformation plan and provides fresh produce to its stores in eleven departments in central France. [Read more…] about Fives automates Carrefour’s order picking platform in Bourges