Tag: gas
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Nauticus Robotics presents at United Nations’ sustainability event
Nauticus Robotics, a developer of ocean robots, autonomy software, and services to the marine industries, today announced that founder and CEO Nicolaus Radford was scheduled to be speaking at an event on December 1, 2022, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The UN event is called “Energy Transition Industries: Solutions to Achieving…
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300,000 tons in carbon emissions ‘could be saved by autonomous oil and gas operations’
ABB has published another of its Energy Transition Equation reports that shows how industrial customers can reduce carbon emissions and manage the energy transition for a more sustainable future. Based on nine months of research and modelling, the report highlights how early adoption and integration of automation, digitalization, and electrification technologies to enable autonomous operations…
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ANYbotics unveils new four-legged robot for oil rig inspection
ANYbotics, a Swiss robotics company, has introduced ANYmal X, describing it as “the world’s first Ex-proof legged robot”. ANYmal X now makes it possible for the oil and gas and chemical industries to automate routine inspections, thereby increasing safety and operational effectiveness, says the company. ANYmal X extends the leading mobility, autonomy, and inspection intelligence…
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Ethereum co-founder wants a more varied fee structure
Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of the Ethereum blockchain, talked about gas fees and how to reduce them. Buterin informed the public about the possibility of the latest system having the ability to balance the issues people have with the current state of the gas charges that ETH buyers constantly complain about. Ethereum fees have been…
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Welding and automation integration company Central McGowan completes its third acquisition of the year
Central McGowan, a supplier of gases and technology for manufacturing the upper Midwest and a Fanuc- and Lincoln-authorized integrator, has completed the acquisition of Preferred Welder Sales in Mankato, Minnesota – bringing its acquisition roster for 2021 to three. The company acquired Metro Welding Supply in Minneapolis, Minnesota. in April and Fessler Carbonic Gas in…
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Seeq names Petter Mörée as managing director of EMEA and introduces industry principals group
Seeq Corporation, a provider of advanced analytics software for manufacturing and industrial internet of things, has appointed Petter Mörée as managing director for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). Seeq also announced a new group of industry principals. Lisa Graham, chief operating officer at Seeq, says: “Petter brings a deep understanding of the process…
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FPT Industrial uses Sherpa autonomous mobile robots to increase production
Powerful performance, advanced technology, real sustainability. And now, also a landmark target achieved. FPT Industrial announces the production of the 10,000th Cursor 13 NG engine, rolling off the line of its plant in Bourbon-Lancy (France) on March 9th. First unveiled in Turin (Italy) in October 2017 during the FPT Tech Day, the Cursor 13 Natural…
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Gas Turbine and Energy Production: How Sensing Technology Works
Why Natural Gas Is A Key Contributor to the Energy Industry Natural gas has a number of benefits over alternative sources of power. Nuclear power is carbon-free, but it is incredibly expensive due to engineering controls in place to ensure its safety. The United States is a domestic producer of natural gas, whereas oil often…
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Explosion-proof ANYmal canine robots inspecting Petronas’ offshore platform
Petronas, a global energy and solutions company from Malaysia, is testing the ANYmal four-legged dog-like robot from ANYbotics for autonomous robotic inspection on its oil and gas platforms. (See video below.) They recently conducted a successful multi-week installation with the robot ANYmal C on one of their offshore facilities. For commercial use in 2022, ANYbotics…
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Robotic MIG vs TIG Welding: Picking the Right Option
Being able to pinpoint the right type of welding for your specific robotic welding application is a crucial decision. The truth is, not all robotic welding types are equal even though they produce outcomes that are similar. Two types that are most common of this type of welding are metal inert gas (MIG) and tungsten…