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Rosenberg D-series: New design for backward-curved fan housing boosts efficiency, reduces HVAC noise
The guide housing reduces fan noise by up to 4 dB, making it an excellent choice for air handling units.
Comau introduces MI.RA/OnePicker, a new and fully automated intelligent piece picking solution
Vision-based piece picking autonomously grasps randomly placed heterogeneous objects.
Biometric dog collar shows promise as an early warning system for earthquakes
The biometric dog collar reportedly measures pulse, heart-rate variability, temperature and respiration, while also verifying a dog’s stress level as that real-time data gets sent to PetPace.
Truck scans city streets for geothermal energy
Urban Vibro Trucks are geared for use on city streets to explore and detect the potential for geothermal energy below.
The Keypanion app puts wireless access in the palm of your hand
The wireless access control solution enables a simple plug and play system and allows users to share digital keys and manage equipment access from their phone.
WALTER Surface Technologies unveils the new Super Singles Variable retrofit welding lens
The range of visible light increases when looking through the welding lens, providing users with a more defined view of their work area and helping to improve weld quality and reduce rework.
Design experiments versus running them
One of the more challenging aspects of becoming an engineer is learning how to design and implement experiments versus simply running experiments as designed.
Using AI to distinguish good potatoes from the bad
To ensure the quality of sweet potatoes, humans in the lab subject them to rounds of time-consuming assessments to sort out undesirable batches according to characteristics including firmness, sweetness and appearance, among other qualities.
Fly ash eyed for increasing Kentucky oil, natural gas production
The CAER team is reportedly using ash fracking to target oil and natural gas wells that have either been abandoned or are no longer in operation.
Automating agriculture
Follow along with GlobalSpec for a rundown of some of those automation solutions happening down on the farm.
New GO spray coating promises to improve the antiviral protection of face masks
The researchers selected graphene oxide (GO) — with its antiviral properties and ability to render viruses non-infectious while prohibiting viral replication and propagation — to develop the coating for biodegradable face masks.
Save up to 50% in axial space with Wave Springs
Learn about the transformative power of Smalley's space-saving Wave Springs.
Open-source system forecasts sunny skies for New York
A predictive tool was tailored to help New York state manage its expanding solar power infrastructure.
Converting landfill gas into aviation fuel
A plasma reactor-based technique transforms methane and carbon dioxide from landfill sites into sustainable jet fuel.
At least 60 million strokes
A compact automation system optimized for small parts assembly relies on linear and rotating micromotors from FAULHABER to perform key tasks.
DataFEED OPC Suite from Softing Industrial provides access to SINUMERIC 840D CNC machines
The software solution offers comprehensive support for SINUMERIK 840D computerized numerical control (CNC) machines as well as the integration of web services.
Could this new adhesive give humans "Spiderman-like" wall-climbing powers?
The reusable adhesive is more than 10 times stronger than the adhesive grip of a gecko’s foot and could eventually lead to the development of reusable superglue and grippers capable of holding heavy weights across both rough and smooth surfaces as well as to the development of climbing robots.
The Pursuit of Manufacturing Excellence: An exclusive webinar event
Manufacturing excellence is not a destination but a journey. Join us as our expert panelists help you plan an itinerary for your own manufacturing excellence odyssey.
AI edge computing solutions at Automate 2024
To say that AI took center stage at Automate 2024 is just a tad reductive. Advancements in machine learning were always going to be the star of the 2024 show. Even more so as AI becomes increasingly available at the network edge.
Storm-resistant OTEC system tested for tropical islands
Engineered to enhance tropical storm survivability, the structure is also configured to be disconnected under extreme weather conditions and moved to a safe harbor.