China auto sales off 22.4% in first half of 2020

by Joe McDonald Visitors wearing face masks to protect against the new coronavirus look at a Tesla Model 3 vehicle on display at an auto show in southwestern China's Chongqing Municipality, June 13, 2020. An ...

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Robotic Process Automation 6 common misconceptions

Daniel Schmidt - Share on LinkedIn What false expectations are raised using RPA in companies The advantage of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is that it automates repetitive, remedial tasks and ...

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We’re One Step Closer to Keeping Production-Disrupting Failures from Ever Happening

BY STEPHANIE JOHNSTON An estimated 10% to 20% of tools are changed out too soon to avoid failure during cutting. Edge computing is giving machine tool builders and manufacturers the tool they need to avoid such ...

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Easy Wins: Adapting to a New Manufacturing Reality

BY DOUG BURNSIDE As many fabricating and metalworking companies seek to revitalize production in these trying times, a new sense of urgency is prompting creative approaches to automation. While each shop will forge ...

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HANNOVER MESSE 2020: Digital transformation and logistics

From the iianews Industry 4.0 and digitalization are transforming all sectors of the economy, including logistics, where once tried and proven material flow models are becoming obsolete as industry looks for new ...

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MWCS 2019 & IAS 2019 Set up Industrial Technology Innovation Platform

The Metalworking and CNC Machine Tool Show (MWCS) 2019 and the Industrial Automation Show (IAS) 2019, jointly organized by Deutsche Messe AG and Hannover Milano Fairs Shanghai Ltd., were successfully concluded at the ...

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MWCS 2019 and IAS 2019 Kick off Today to Interpret Intelligent Manufacturing

Organized by Deutsche Messe AG and Hannover Milano Fairs Shanghai Ltd, the Metalworking and CNC Machine Tool Show (MWCS) 2019 and the Industrial Automation Show (IAS) 2019 kick off today at the National Convention and ...

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Manufacturing's long journey from analog to digital

Some small fabrication shops struggle to use digital technologies to fullest extent Reprinted from www.thefabricator.com Digital ...

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What Industry 4.0 really means

A future where everyone, and everything, learns Reprinted from www.thefabricator.com Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0. We’ve all heard it as being about a world of smart machines and smarter factories. So ...

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The Duet of IAS 2018 to Promote the High-quality Development of Manufacturing

As two themed shows of the 20th China International Industry Fair (CIIF), Industrial Automation Show 2018 (IAS) rounded off at the National Convention and Exhibition Center (Shanghai) on 23 September. “At a time of ...

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