International Federation of Robotics The new World Robotics Report by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) shows that a new high record of 381,000 units were shipped globally in 2017 — an increase of 30 percent over the previous year.
Visit https://www.ifr.org/ to view the full article online.
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Machine Design Four years ago Roger Bou, director of the IoT Solutions World Congress (IoTSWC), saw the hype and potential of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). However, while there was a lot of talk about what IoT could do, there was a noticeable lack of solutions. Here, companies discuss specific solutions in various verticals.
Visit https://www.machinedesign.com/industrial-automation/where-are-iot-solutions to view the full article online.
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Manufacturing.net In August 2018, The National Association of Manufacturers’ (NAM) Manufacturing Institute found that 80 percent of manufacturers were having trouble finding enough employees to fill open jobs. By using training programs already in place, the association was able to solve that problem, and another problem simultaneously.
Visit https://www.manufacturing.net/article/2018/10/2018-state-industry-report-part-3 to view the full article online.
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Gear Solutions The Iron-Carbon phase diagram allows us to estimate the microstructure under non-equilibrium conditions. In this column, we build on those concepts and discuss the Isothermal Transformation or Time-Temperature-Transformation curves. These curves are very important to start predicting the microstructure for a given alloy.
Visit http://gearsolutions.com/departments/hot-seat/the-time-temperature-transformation-curve/ to view the full article online.
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Today’s Motor Vehicles The National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) is launching the V4 Institute (V4I), an industry-led consortium with the mission of providing advanced assurance in product development and manufacturing through virtual verification, validation and visualization.
Visit http://www.todaysmotorvehicles.com/article/ncdmm-v4i-institute-101518/ to view the full article online.
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Hartford Courant The aerospace parts and components manufacturer of United Technologies Corp. is shutting a manufacturing operation in California and eliminating 300 jobs. UTC Aerospace Systems has informed the International Association of Machinists of its plans to “wind down” manufacturing operations in Chula Vista, Calif., according to a spokesperson.
Visit http://www.courant.com/business/hc-biz-utc-aerospace-layoffs-20181019-story.html to view the full article online.
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Wired Rolls-Royce is presenting a not-too-far-in-the-future vision in which ship captains can confidently pilot their vessels using a computer-enhanced vision of the world, with artificial intelligence spotting and labeling every other water user, the shore and navigation markers.
Visit https://www.wired.com/story/rolls-royce-autonomous-ship to view the full article online.
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Manufacturing.gov On October 5, the White House released the quadrennial Strategy for American Leadership in Advanced Manufacturing, which describes how federal agencies, state and local governments, educational institutions, large and small private industry, large and small investors and, most importantly, our citizenry can achieve a national vision of U.S. global leadership in advanced manufacturing.
Visit https://www.manufacturing.gov/news/announcements/2018/10/strategy-american-leadership-advanced-manufacturing to view the full article online.
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