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Air Cleanliness ReCO2ver Incubator
From: BakerDescription: Providing a clean air environment for cultures during incubation is critical to preventing contamination. Some manufacturers equip their incubators with a HEPA filter and claim to provide ISO Class 5 ...
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Distillery Turns Stillage Waste into Revenue with Centrifugal Sifter
From: Kason CorporationDescription: Bendt Distilling Company, a maker of handcrafted whiskeys, uses a centrifugal sifter to turn spent grain byproduct into saleable livestock feed, while recovering the liquid sour mash, a valuable ...
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DOBOT's CR5 Cobot is Awarded the MTBF Certificate
From: DOBOTDescription: DOBOT is happy to announce that the DOBOT CR5 collaborative robot was awarded the outstanding MTBF certificate. We at DOBOT provide high-quality products to our robotic community. The MTBF certificate ...
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Making the Grade: Sorting Nuts for Quality and Classification
From: Kason CorporationDescription: Consumers seeking healthier snack options or better-for-you plant-based proteins have been steadily increasing the demand for nuts for decades. ...
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Off-Spec Chocolate Bars Reworked Using Vibratory Screener
From: Kason CorporationDescription: To rework off-spec chocolate bars, one European producer separates the chocolate from nuts and other solid ingredients using heat and two VIBROSCREEN model K30-1-SS 30" Diameter Circular Vibratory ...
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Serious Technology for Serious Cannabis Processing
From: Kason CorporationDescription: While the cannabis industry continues its rapid growth (with global sales expected to reach $33.6 billion during the next three years), the fact remains that raw cannabis is inherently difficult to ...
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Case Study No.4: Calcium Hypochlorite
From: Texel-Seikow USA, Inc.Description: Prior to installation of the TEXEL TRS scrubber, the customer had been using a baghouse collection system with filters to capture the particulate from manufacturing process. When using this method, ...
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How Automated Gluing Builds Trust with DOBOT Robot
From: DOBOTDescription: We, at DOBOT, spoke with Nittin about his experience of using our products to develop manufacturing. Recently, he purchased MG400, and we value his honest customer feedback. Nittin shared with us his ...
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Display Integration and Vehicle Display Systems - Ask an Expert Q&A
From: BoydDescription: What components make up an "Integrated Display"? ...
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Electric Vehicle Batteries: Protecting Against Collision and Thermal Runaway
From: BoydDescription: Battery charge range historically challenged consumer adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). But innovative EV designers have found creative ways to make drastic battery charge range improvements and ...
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How to Enhance Display Performance: Durability
From: BoydDescription: Learn how Boyd ruggedizes display modules and improves durability. ...
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How to Enhance Display Performance: Visibility and User Experience
From: BoydDescription: Why Enhance Display Visibility and User Experience? ...
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Liquid Cooling Solutions for Data Centers
From: BoydDescription: Why Use a Coolant Distribution Unit (CDU) for Data Center Cooling? ...
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Simple and Effective: Air as Bearing System
From: Aerzen USA Corp.Description: Construction and functional principle of a turbo blower. ...
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The Importance of Inverter Cooling for Electric Vehicles
From: BoydDescription: Inverters and converters are critical components for electric vehicle charging and energy management during operation that require specific thermal management. ...
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What is Dead Front Printing?
From: BoydDescription: Dead Front Overlay Printing Methods and Substrates ...
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What is Thermal Runaway?
From: BoydDescription: What is Thermal Runaway and Why is it Important? ...
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Mixer Refurbishment- Refresh and Reset for Improved ROI
From: Marion Process SolutionsDescription: Facing a dwindling budget for capital expenditures? Need to improve the performance of your existing equipment? Even firms with the capital to spend find supply chain issues can delay new plant and ...
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Cosmic Grips: 3D Printing Led to Small Batch Production and 60 Types of Climbing Products
Description: Cosmic pushes beyond the imaginable, using Raise3D's E2 printers, digital tools and software, and transferring into the physical world with 3D printing. ...
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Future Job Trends with the Rise of Collaborative Robots
From: DOBOTDescription: Today, many researchers expect changes in the human labor market and create future job trends with the cobots' increased use. The recent rise of collaborative robots causes the job shift and creates ...
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Office Products: Genme Uses 3D Printing to Improve its Prototyping and Manufacturing
Description: When new opportunities arose in their CAD/CAM-equipped R&D center, Genmes chose Raise3D's N2 3D printer to expand their business. ...
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Skyzer: Long-term Production of Custom Fixtures in-house
Description: Recently, Skyzer bought a number of Raise3D Pro3 printers for its Sydney and Melbourne factories, which not only provide more capacity for their customized services, but also greatly reduce costs, ...
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University of Tokyo Uses 3D Printers for Educational Research
Description: Before the University of Tokyo introduced a 3D printer into their school, their manufacturing process was done by cutting or by tooling. Since then, they have seen a dramatic reduction in prototyping ...
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Case Study: Plastic Oil Distribution Rings Simplify Manufacturing and Reduce Costs for Wind Turbine Gear Boxes
Description: We worked with a wind turbine gear box OEM to develop a plastic oil distribution ring that reduces weight and machining time, improves lubrication, and minimizes internal friction ...
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How Mass Flow Controllers Enable Accurate Calibration Standards
From: Environics, Inc.Description: This article will briefly outline calibration standards and mass flow controllers to demonstrate how MFCs are used to produce accurate calibration standards. ...
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Silicone Rubber Heaters for Hydraulic Lift Gates
Description: Hydraulic Lift Gates are attached to fences in locations that require security. These vertical pivot gates and security fences are specified during construction because they are designed to deter ...
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Single-Function Systems for the Monitoring of Machine Tools
From: Marposs CorpDescription: The constant improvement and increase of the costs of technological assets, combined with an ever-increasing demand for flexibility in machine tools, means the market requires modern systems with ...
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Zenith: Your New Reference For Chromatic Confocal Controllers
From: Marposs CorpDescription: The market is constantly demanding more and more accuracy and quality since the evolution of the design often matches technology, complex shape and appearance. For that reason, measurement and quality ...
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5 Robotic Technologies Used in Consumer Electronics
From: DOBOTDescription: For the three-year Covid-19 spread, it has become a daily routine for multiple businesses to seek ways to optimize their manufacturing and working structure to get better results, cut costs, and drive ...
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7 Tips to Keep Your Vacuum Pump Happy
From: Busch Vacuum SolutionsDescription: Maintenance matters when it comes to vacuum pump longevity, security and operating costs. Here are seven tips to keep your vacuum pump in optimum condition and to cut costly downtime. ...
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How to Innovate the Food & Beverage Industry With Cobots
From: DOBOTDescription: Collaborative robots being affordable hit the food manufacturing trends as the cost barrier lowers. They do not require an industrial level of expertise, making them more cost-efficient than ...
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Avoiding Unscheduled Downtimes in Semicon Fabs with Preventive Vacuum Service
From: Busch Vacuum SolutionsDescription: The global demand of computer chips is so high now, that existing product capacities can’t keep up. Unscheduled production downtimes in Semiconductor fabs must be avoided by any costs. Busch ...
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7 Habits of Highly Effective Nesting Software Programmers
From: Hypertherm, Inc.Description: Material costs remain a fabricator's largest expense, especially these days, and better utilizing that material has a direct impact on a company's net earnings. The better a fabricator utilizes ...
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Case Study: EDF Energy
From: Ultra EnergyDescription: EDF Energy power station life extrension success secured through remanufacture of obsolete systems ...
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Optimising Industrial Operations with Data Visualisation
From: Brainboxes LimitedDescription: Wherever you are on your IoT journey, graphically visualizing data makes it possible to optimize operations. Even without the facilities to capture data, it’s possible to prove concepts without ...
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Benefits of Powerful Robotic Palletizing Deployment
From: DOBOTDescription: Palletizing is quite a cumbersome task for a lot of manufacturing lines. Traditional palletizing is a repetitive and tedious process, which can be delegated to a collaborative robot. Many businesses ...
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Educational Guide: How to Solve Screwdriving Application Challenges in Your Automated Assembly
Description: At WEBER, we solve challenging assembly operations with automated screwdriving systems that reduce cycle times, increase overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), and help engineers to errorproof their ...
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Ultimate Guide to Differences Between Cobots and Industrial Robots
From: DOBOTDescription: Automation is the key to success. That is why businesses constantly seek novel ways to automate their industrial processes. On the journey to automated manufacturing, it's crucial to highlight ...
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3 Major Advantages of using Step Feeders in your Screwdriving System
Description: Choosing the right feeder for your fastener can be tricky, but it doesn’t have to be. If you are evaluating the latest, most efficient technology that supports automatic screw feeders, then the ...
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A Brief Guide to Multi-Component Gas Canister Filling
From: Environics, Inc.Description: There are many applications for gas mixtures. One of the most demanding is the creation of calibration gas mixtures for instrumentation, where great accuracy and precision must be achieved for the ...
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Dealing with Stripped, Lifted, and Cross-Threaded Screws in your Automated Screwdriving Assembly
Description: WHAT CAUSES STRIPPED, LIFTED, AND CROSS-THREADED SCREWS IN YOUR AUTOMATED SCREWDRIVING ASSEMBLY? ...
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Feed More Screw Per Minute with Reliable Automation
Description: Frequent jamming and damage to your fasteners are the largest culprits in creating downtime, and for high-demand positions and services like machining and assembly, that means losing money. ...
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How a Vacuum Bit Solution Can Help You Reach Deep Recessed Screw Locations
Description: An automatic feed screwdriver system is one of the best assembly line solutions on the market if you're looking to boost the efficiency of screw-based assembly systems. Its premium precision greatly ...
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How does 3D Printing Work?
From: igus® inc.Description: Additive manufacturing (commonly referred to as 3D printing) is a manufacturing method where material is added layer by layer to create a solid object. There are different types of 3D-printing, but ...
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How Modular Screwdriving Components Allow Flexibility in your Automated Fastening Application
Description: When faced with the challenge of maximizing cycle times and improving overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) in automated screwdriving systems, having a modular design is key. ...
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How to Avoid Screwdriving Integration Issues Within an Assembly Operation
Description: Integrating an automatic screwdriving system within a machine cell & overall assembly operation can be a major challenge for machine builders. Any breakdown in communication between the end-user and ...
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Innovations in Tool Changing for Screwdriving
Description: Versatility has become a unique differentiator in today’s assembly processes. Quick tool changes and integrated, automated assembly solutions require process controllers that can provide instant ...
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Integrating an Application with High-Speed Screwdriving Requirements (50-75 Cycles per Minute)
Description: Screwdriving production automation plays a crucial role across industries, from automotive to consumer products and medical equipment. To meet the demand for production requiring a high rate of cycles ...
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Jetting to Success
From: Hypertherm, Inc.Description: The introduction to waterjet technology is often prompted by the need for achieving tighter tolerances with no risk of a heat-affected zone. In fact, some waterjet machines can achieve a tolerance as ...
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Robot Takeover
From: Hypertherm, Inc.Description: McStarlite Co. recently automated some of its polishing operations, adding a Kuka robot programmed with Hypertherm's Robotmaster software. ...
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Smoking Fast
From: Hypertherm, Inc.Description: Metal fabricator adopts Hypertherm Powermax SYNC plasma cutting technology to offset smoker production rates. ...
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Solution of the Month: LCSV Vacuum Spindle for Long Reach Application
Description: LCSV Vacuum Spindle for Long Reach Applications. This innovative solution will change the assembly game for manufacturers. It's built to drive screws in deep part recesses that you used to have to ...
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Solution of the Month: Window Assembly with Weber 6 to 2 Positioned Screw Diverter
Description: Window Keeper Assembly with WEBER 6 to 2 Positioned Screw Diverter. This innovative solution will change the assembly game for manufacturers looking to increase cycle time. ...
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Solving Fastener Orientation Challenges for Any Kind of Assembly
Description: Whether it's for large consumer products like a kayak or complex assemblies like a dishwasher, WEBER has a suitable solution to solve your orientation challenges ...
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Statistical Process Control of Torque Data on Assembly Lines
Description: No matter what tools your company employs, the amount of torque applied to fasteners will always vary to some degree. You need to know when this variation is unacceptable and why, which you can do by ...
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The Benefits of Our Mobile Rolling Barriers
From: MarShieldDescription: Our high-quality mobile barriers are made with durable, shatter-resistant lead glass or lead acrylic viewing panels for an “open concept” environment and transparency while simultaneously ...
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Top 4 Fastening Solutions for a Challenging Assembly Application
Description: SOLVING CHALLENGING ASSEMBLY APPLICATIONS WITH WEBER SCREWDRIVER AND FEEDING SYSTEMS ...
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Application Note IIB-11 Pharmaceutical
Description: Vacuum Breaker vents transfer tanks. ...
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Automated Gluing and Dispensing with DOBOT cobot
From: DOBOTDescription: DOBOT's MG400 is the most cost-effective robotic arm to optimize the manufacturing process in dispensing. MG400 can provide quality control through a vision system. Thus, even in times of COVID-19, it ...
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How DOBOT Robot Arms Boost Sustainable Environment
From: DOBOTDescription: Collaborative robots are eco-friendly, creating an ergonomic future. They conserve the environment by providing multiple automated solutions to establish relationships between cobots and the wise use ...
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Mixers for the Chemical Processing Industry
From: Marion Process SolutionsDescription: We will explore the most common chemical mixers - V-Cone Blenders, Double Cone Blenders and Batch Mixers ...
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Creating Safe Productivity for Human-Robot Collaboration
From: SICKDescription: For many years, the use of robots in production was an image you encountered primarily in the automotive industry. Behind high fences, giant robot arms assembled heavy parts. Now, robots have changed, ...
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Greater Autonomy with Indoor/Outdoor Autonomous Vehicle Fleets
From: SICKDescription: For intralogistics of the future, Schiller intralogistics automation and SICK are collaborating on a platform solution for a modular indoor/outdoor vehicle fleet. This fleet is made up of autonomous ...
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Robotics Tutorial | How to Build Robotic Arm with DOBOT
From: DOBOTDescription: We will further outline the critical points of installing DOBOT robotic arms using the MG400 collaborative robot. We will also provide some handy hints on how to build robotic arm. ...
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Hermetic Solutions DiaCool™ Materials offer Superior Thermal Management for the Next Generation of Higher Power Density
Description: Electronic systems are rapidly evolving, where electronic circuits and components are being designed to handle greater amounts of power in smaller packages. The amount of power used or transmitted per ...
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How to Deploy Efficient Pick And Place Robotic Arm
From: DOBOTDescription: A precise pick and place robotic arm enables an efficient performance due to accuracy and speed of operations. Collaborative robots or cobots ensure fast, stable, and safe deployment of manufacturing ...
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Top 5 Robot Applications in Food Processing
From: DOBOTDescription: Read further on how cobots are used in food processing and food manufacturing and challenges on the way to its automation. ...
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What Can a Soldering Iron be Used For?
Description: Every craftsman is familiar with a soldering iron. It melts solder (a metal alloy with a low melting point), allowing the two materials to be heated and melted through a central point. It is ...
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The Ideal Overhead Lines Inspection Practice
From: OFIL SystemsDescription: A 660KV DC transmission line connects 2 provinces in China Yinchuan and Jiaodong spanning 1335 km, including 3.3 km over the Yellow River. Composite insulators were selected for the line due to their ...
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A Short Course in Estimating Uncertainty for Measurement with the Electro-Limit Indicator
Description: Estimates of measurement uncertainty are no an essential component of the metrology business. Anyone that intends to use precision measurement data needs to know the quality of that data. ...
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Hinges and Hardware 101 - What are the Parts of a Catch and Strike Set
From: H.A. Guden Co., Inc.Description: What are the parts that make up a Catch and Strike set? Sometimes also referred to as Draw Pull Catches, they're comprised of A - The main catch part, B -The strike part and C - the loop that is ...
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3 Powerful Ways to Deploy Robotic Arms in Healthcare Industry
From: DOBOTDescription: Robotic arms are becoming everyday friends of humans operating in the healthcare industry. They are qualified and nimble enough to increase credibility among manufacturers, employees, and users. ...
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Is Your Sorting and Containment Process Optimized?
Description: Being able to contain suspect material or parts and root cause the issue to reduce more lost time and profitability is key to recovery. And being able to do that quickly using automated systems can ...
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Powerful DOBOT's Cobots to Boost Material Handling
From: DOBOTDescription: Robotic material handling is a part of the necessary manufacturing automation. Cobots are here to help manufacturers build an effective robotic tending system. They cannot replace humans as they work ...
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What Makes an Industrial Mobile Robot?
Description: At the end of 2020, mobile robots were deployed in just over 9,000 separate customer sites despite a difficult start to the year. In fact, experts predict that deployments will increase to over 53,000 ...
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"3D Printing Technology Used to Create 3D Printed Dolls and Accessories"
Description: For many, creating a customized character is something that is only attainable through seeking a professional due to the lack of trade patterns and the required accessories for clothing and shoes. ...
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eTech Journal Issue 1
From: Newark, An Avnet CompanyDescription: Tomorrow's wireless technology today, issue 1 ...
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eTech Journal Issue 2
From: Newark, An Avnet CompanyDescription: Tomorrow's wireless technology today, issue 2 ...
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How to Use DOBOT Robotic Arms in Car Manufacturing
From: DOBOTDescription: The car manufacturing industry applies a robust use of robots to automate their production lines. Robotic arms have drastically changed how we operate and cover worker responsibilities. Keeping in ...
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Kimia Farma Maximizes Plant Capacity with 3D Printing
Description: How 3D Printing Improved Maintenance Operations ...
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Movie Props and Costumes Go 3D with Sophisticated, Large Volume Pro2 Plus Printers
Description: 3D Printing with Prop Enthusiast Sylvain Marty From 3DMakerthings ...
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Robotic Welding on a Way to Automation in 2022
From: DOBOTDescription: Multiple manufacturers can benefit from robotic welding by applying it to their manufacturing lines. Robotic welding is a key to automation in manufacturing ensuring a high level of precision, ...
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Understand Noise at the Sub-nanometer Scale
From: Mad City Labs, Inc.Description: Astronomers around the world were overjoyed in September 2015 when they got word that the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) had picked up a sound from the distant universe. ...
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Robotic Insight in Automotive Industry Optimization
From: DOBOTDescription: Automotive manufacturing is a popular industry for robotic use. Car plants deploy industrial robots for rich application sets, including welding, assembly, painting, and others, inside and outside a ...
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Chromalox DirectConnect electrical process heaters offer a sustainable alternative to fossil fuel systems
From: ChromaloxDescription: The recent trend toward zero-emission heat energy requires that several industries transition from traditional fossil-fuel-fired process heaters to those based on more sustainable energy sources, such ...
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Quantum Leap: Quantum-Dot LED (QLED) and OLED (QD-OLED) TVs Have Arrived
From: Radiant Vision SystemsDescription: Learn the history and technology that has driven the landscape of quantum dot displays. ...
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The Next Display Technology Innovation: Stretchable Displays
From: Radiant Vision SystemsDescription: In the last couple of years, we've gotten used to seeing curved display panels, new form factors, and a variety of flexible displays that can fold or roll, such as folding mobile phones and laptops. ...
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South America Tackles Safety with Tech
From: BinMaster, Inc.Description: From 1969 to 1984, agro-industrial accidents in Brazil decreased from 18% of all workers to 3.84% thanks to preventative measures. Level sensors keep workers off bins and silos. ...
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McElroy Provides Training in Costa Rica; Australian Distributor Battles Historic Flooding
Description: In early March, a McElroy team travelled to Costa Rica. In addition to visiting customers, the trip was also a chance for personnel to provide workshops and seminars to help maintain McElroy’s ...
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3D Assembly Guides Give Manual Assembly a Boost View Larger Image
From: item America, LLCDescription: 3D assembly guides offer users the opportunity to view the optimum build sequence in moving pictures. By scanning the QR code or entering the Cx article number, design engineers can call up the ...
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Burst Disc Infographic
From: Technetics GroupDescription: How Technetics Safe Shear Burst Disc Works ...
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Digging Deep - Waterjet
From: Hypertherm, Inc.Description: A magnet public high school in Philadelphia acquires a cutting system for its engineering program. ...
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Cosmic Grips: Small Batch Production for over 60 Product Mix
Description: Cosmic Grips was founded in 2020. It uses Raise3D’s E2 printer to produce batches for more than 60 models of climbing holds in various shapes in small batches. The printed climbing holds are of ...
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Prevent Electric Vehicle Recalls - Make the Correct Choice for your Connectors
Description: The automotive industry is in a period of constant change and evolution. Manufacturers need to ensure high quality, reliable and protected connections and contact lubricants will assist in meeting ...
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How 3D Printing Turns Art Concepts into Real Scenes
Description: 3D printing has become a medium for expressing and transforming an artist's creativity into a visible and tactile entity. ...
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How to 3D Print Tooling, Jigs and Fixtures
Description: Custom jigs and fixtures are considered one of the most promising implementations for enhancing manufacturing productivity, operator satisfaction, and safety. However, the high labor, time, and costs ...
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How to Optimize 3D Model Partitions When 3D Printing
Description: As 3D printing technology becoming more mature and cheaper, it is commonly used in prototyping, production, and other scenarios. However, there is one limitation for the large object printing: print ...
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How to Start a 3D Printing Business
Description: The 3D printing industry offers different niches in which to develop a business. While each type of 3D printing business will have specific requirements to start, there is general information that can ...
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What Are Dual Extruder 3D Printers and IDEX 3D Printers?
Description: A comprehensive understanding of a dual extruder 3D printer's mechanical setup and functionality is crucial for businesses to decide whether they need a dual extruder 3D printer, and if so, what type ...
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What is 3D Printer Filament?
Description: 3D printer filament is a certain kind of printing material used by the FFF type 3D printer. It is one of the most commonly used 3D printing material categories in the world now. ...