Keyword: Suppliers

News: Materials

At the Battery Show North America, a panel of leaders addressed North America’s lithium supply challenges, and talked about signs that aggressive movement from...

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Application Briefs: Materials
Given its effectiveness pretreating metal surfaces, industrial laser systems are increasingly being used in manufacturing facilities. The systems can be integrated into automated inline processing lines, or technicians can use mobile handheld units.
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Briefs: Design
Researchers have developed a method of imprinting a hidden magnetic tag, encoded with authentication information, within manufactured hardware during the part fabrication process.
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Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Envisioning smaller and more lightweight robotics, designers realized that cobots could be used for millions of assembly tasks now being carried out by humans.
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Articles: Power

Decarbonization goals across the globe are leading to an increased adoption of electric vehicles. With electric car sales soaring, even the most successful...

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Articles: Wearables

This article is a marked departure from my annual reporting on the past year’s performance of the health of the MEMS industry vis-à-vis my MEMS Industry Commercialization Report Card. [1] ...

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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Engineers have created a highly effective way to paint complex 3D-printed objects, such as lightweight frames for aircraft and biomedical stents, that could save manufacturers time and money and provide new...

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Application Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control

MBDA is one of the leading European manufacturers in the aerospace and armaments sector, specializing in the design of missiles and missile systems for the operational needs of the...

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Briefs: Photonics/Optics

The importance of optical image quality and the trend toward thinner smart-phones have pushed manufacturers to increase the number of cameras in order to provide cellphones with better...

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Application Briefs: Motion Control
How a German manufacturer of screening machines discovered a low-cost solution for a collaborative robot that assists in the welding process.
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Articles: Connectivity
One major concern for manufacturers is how safe and secure it is to open the OT network’s doors to the internet.
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Articles: Data Acquisition
The biggest challenge in the provisioning process: ensuring that a device and the connection to the network and server are secure.
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Articles: Software
SAE WCX 2022 will convene the engineering community to connect, learn, and collaborate on the biggest issues facing the mobility industry.
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Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Four industry experts explore the future outlook for smart sensors and IIoT.
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Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
In the high-tech sector, there's been a shift from “just-in-time” to “just-in-case” inventory strategies.
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Articles: AR/AI
Supply chains run best when all the stakeholders involved stay keenly focused on their core competencies, says Tom Vanderheyden from TTI Americas.
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Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
See top suppliers and manufacturers in over 20 categories, including high-speed cameras, sensors, and optical components.
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Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
See leading manufacturers in a variety of sensor topic areas, including radar and encoders.
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Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Tech Briefs asked 5 execs: What should a user consider before moving to the cloud?
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Technology Leaders: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Ball screws are helping manufacturers meet the growing demand for fiber optic cables generated by 5G communications.
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Articles: Motion Control
Explore manufacturers and products in over 25 motion-design categories.
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Articles: Transportation
See how simulation software is being used to is automate the test process for vehicle rotors.
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Articles: Motion Control
Learn the distinct forms that linear bearings take, and where the bearings are being used today.
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Technology Leaders: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The importance of a proactive and systematic method for collecting machine and process data within a smart manufacturing environment cannot be overstated.
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Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
As 5G arrives, devices will need to expand I/O counts at the controller, as well as overall networking capabilities.
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Articles: Data Acquisition
As ICs continue to become smaller and chip complexity increases, manufacturers still need to ensure reliability to their customers.
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Articles: AR/AI
Digital technologies are enabling an "Industry Renaissance" of virtual experiences.
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Articles: Semiconductors & ICs
A "TPSI" process makes it possible to distinguish between the front and back of optical surfaces, and to characterize the quality of both in a single measurement.
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Articles: Energy
A number of battery-related innovations have been assisted by a joining technology: ultrasonic metal welding.
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