Motion control and robotics insights Motion control and robotics maintenance requires strong understand of all the components and mechanisms in a motor and a robot, which are sometimes intertwined. Even if they are, each requires a specific knowledge toolset. Preventing issues from happening in a motion control or robotics application can save companies an enormous […]
Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) insights OEE helps manufacturers determine how effective productivity is for equipment, line or an operation. OEE measures availability, performance and quality and creates a calculation manufacturers can use to determine its past performance as well as its performance against like systems. There are ways to automate this calculation to save manufacturers […]
Advanced Coatings Center in St. Louis will house post-assembly of future military aircraft production.
As 5G adoption grows, the need to densify deployments is transforming how networks are built, particularly in urban environments. However, municipalities, city residents, and suburbanites will only accept so many deployments and disruptions. Today’s smart city innovators are looking to new form factors and aesthetically pleasing solutions to hide telecoms infrastructure in plain sight. One […]
An artificial intelligence task force adviser to the UK prime minister has a stark warning: AI will threaten humans in two years. The adviser, Matt Clifford, said in an interview with TalkTV that humans have a narrow window of two years to control and regulate AI before it becomes too powerful. “The near-term risks are […]
Many production companies are facing a dilemma. Often, the only way that they can survive is to adopt zero-defect manufacturing that offers greater cost-efficiency while using less energy.
How can a new origami-inspired manufacturing technology make heavy transportation greener? According to recent statistics from the UK Government’s Transport and Environment department, heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) are responsible for almost a fifth of domestic transport emissions in the UK, while market data provider Statista estimates such vehicles account for over a quarter of transport […]
Big Data is driving sustainable innovation in LIB manufacturing, explains Klaus Petersen Lithium-ion battery (LIB) cells are at the core of global electrification strategies, helping to meet ambitious net zero emission targets. To address the fast-growing demand for these products, LIB cell manufacturers need to ramp up production, delivering products of high quality with limited […]
This coverage is made possible through a partnership with Grist and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station. The first new nuclear reactor built in the United States in more than 40 years is now up and running in Waynesboro, Georgia. After more than a decade of construction and spiraling costs, Plant Vogtle Unit Three, the first of […]
Countries like the United States and those in Europe could be on the hook for an eye-popping $170 trillion in climate reparations for their excessive carbon emissions, according to new research from the University of Leeds. The study highlights inequities in the remaining carbon that the world can emit before invoking even more catastrophic climate […]