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Hydraulic fine-fiber media prevents fluid contamination
A fine-fiber layer enables high filtration efficiency during cyclic flow conditions and minimizes events that dislodge particles as fluid flow changes.
Plant Documentation 4.0 — An essential enabler for Industry 4.0
Software from Rösberg makes distributed documentation of large-scale plants digitally available to engineers and plant operators in a structured way on one unified, intuitive user interface.
Norrhydro’s digital control improves efficiency in hydraulic systems
It stores energy in accumulators that drive four-chamber hydraulic cylinders. This method also saves energy compared to traditional hydraulic cylinders that use throttled flows for control.
New Relic launches JFrog integration
The integrated platform engineering teams a single point of access to monitor and keep software development operations running efficiently.
Domestic water booster pump packages from Taco Comfort Solutions
These fully integrated domestic water booster systems are the ideal pressure boosting solution for multi-residential and commercial buildings.
Mettler Toledo introduces the XPR multichannel pipette calibration balance
The system fulfills the requirements of ISO 8655 for multichannel pipettes with dispensing volumes as small as 0.5 µL.
Igus debuts the ‘first’ industrial robot composed of plastic
According to its developers, the ReBeL robot weighs just 8 kg, reportedly making it the lightest robot in its class.
New underwater drone launched by QYSEA
QYSEA suggests that this iteration allows both explorers and filmmakers to capture greater detail and slow-motion videos in ultra-high definition at as much as 100 m deep.
Seco propels manufacturing with smart software and actionable intelligence
Seco Tools helps progressive manufacturers move toward greater benefits with software that fulfills the promises of Industry 4.0.
New AI model makes recipe recommendations according to on-hand ingredients
Researchers combined raw food and recipe ingredients via image analysis and a language model to create a realistic recipe, complete with the title of the recipe as well as the proportion and steps necessary to create said recipe.
Jellyfish bots poised to clean the world's oceans
Built with electrohydraulic actuators wherein electricity flows, the actuators function as artificial muscles that power the so-called Jellyfish-Bot.
ChatGPT: What is it?
Follow along with GlobalSpec as it investigates what ChatGPT is and what are the benefits and drawbacks of its use.
AI to help doctors triage wounded soldiers
Using a combination of CT scans and AI, the new software is expected to allow doctors to triage patients in immediate need of medical intervention but without visible wounds.
Video: Measuring molten salt status in the FLEX reactor
Developers of the FLEX reactor installed instrumentation to measure the viscosity and density of molten salts at temperatures up to 1,000° C.
GEMU introduces high purity 3/2-way diaphragm globe valve
All media wetted parts of the new GEMU C58 iComLine 3/2-way process valve are made of pure and highly resistant PTFE, which is suitable for ultra-pure and corrosive media.
New triple-offset butterfly valves’ unique design features
This new triple-offset valve delivers fast opening and closing quarter-turn operations and employs a uniform profile around the conical sealing face to achieve effective sealing.
Video: A good use for bad driving data
A new virtual testing environment simulates dangerous driving scenarios to quickly train autonomous vehicles.
Washington Uni receives $2M funding to develop electrochemical pumping module to reduce hydrogen production costs
The EHP technology combines hydrogen purification and compression into a single step using a modular electrochemical purifier/pump, eliminating the need for inefficient and scale-driven purification and compression units.
Data platform reduces adhesion failure risk
A new subscription-based service helps manufacturers better utilize data and analytics to prevent bonding and adhesion issues at all stages of a product life cycle.
Soccer-ball dribbling bot being groomed for search-and-rescue tasks
To develop the DribbleBot, the MIT CSAIL team “practiced” with the robotic dog using computer simulations, collecting and learning from the data it accumulated via those computer simulations.