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XPOLogistics Renews Partnership With MIT Industrial Liaison Program on Supply Chain Innovation

XPOLogistics Renews Partnership With MIT Industrial Liaison Program on Supply Chain Innovation

XPOLogistics teams up with MIT to drive forward the development of transportation and logistics solutions. XPOLogistics, Inc. provides transportation and logistics solutions for supply chains of global companies and industry leaders.   XPO Logistics Bringing Supply Chain Solutions XPO provides contract logistics for a range of B2B and B2C goods, including consumer electronics, chemicals, food and beverages, consumer packaged goods, aerospace parts, medical equipment, and more.  XPO’s transportation solutions involve digital expertise to deliver goods most efficiently and safely possible. The company’s transportation solutions cover everything from shipping, home delivery of heavy goods, door-to-door container transfer by rail and dray, full...

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Hyundai Robotics Focuses on Research and Development of Advancing Construction Robots

Hyundai Robotics Focuses on Research and Development of Advancing Construction Robots

Hyundai Robotics partners with Hyundai Engineering and Construction to create autonomous solutions in material transport and other autonomous work in the construction industry.  Hyundai Starts R&D on Construction Roots Hyundai Robotics partners with Hyundai Engineering and Construction to build autonomous solutions in material transport and other autonomous work in the construction industry.  Hyundai Robotics will partner with Hyundai Engineering & Construction (E&C) to build robots that will navigate machinery on construction sites and perform monotonous tasks like bricklaying, drilling, painting, and other jobs. The new partnership follows the robotics trends expected to grow most rapidly in construction after manufacturing and...

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Fluke Leads Investment in Everactive to Accelerate Growth in IIoT and Sensor Solutions

Fluke Leads Investment in Everactive to Accelerate Growth in IIoT and Sensor Solutions

Fluke Corp has invested in Everactive for its novelty sensor technology in hopes to accelerate IIoT technologies. Fluke recently invested in Everactive, a silicon valley company that produces data intelligence and sensor technology. Everactive has spent the last decade researching and developing sensor and data acquisition technology. They have made sensor technology simpler by eliminating batteries from their equipment altogether.   New Sensor Technology  The goal for this new technology from Everactive is simplification and ease of use. Everactive’s sensor technology aims to pave the way for battery-free solutions.  These sensors utilize multiple methods of energy harvesting, such as thermal...

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Rockwell Provides Free Access to ControlFLASH Plus and FactoryTalk Updater Tools

Rockwell Automation released updates for its free updater tools to provide central visibility and useful software and firmware management. Rockwell Releases New Updater Tools Rockwell recently announced the availability of its updated, free ControlFLASH Plus and FactoryTalk Updater tools. These tools allow producers to track and manage industrial firmware and software more effectively.  Depending on the automation system's complexity, updating your control hardware's firmware can be quite daunting. Valuable production time can be lost during downtime if producers, administrators, or team leaders have difficulty locating the correct firmware and software. Rockwell aims to address the lack of centralized visibility in many plants...

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Honeywell Aerospace Produced and Installed First Flight-Critical Engine Part Using Additive Manufacturing

Honeywell Aerospace Produced and Installed First Flight-Critical Engine Part Using Additive Manufacturing

The flight-critical engine part is an FAA certified #4/5 bearing housing for an ATF3-6 turbine engine. 3D printing obsolete parts is now an ideal option for keeping older model machines and vehicles running. Honeywell has successfully created an FAA certified #4/5 bearing housing for an ATF3-6 turbine engine. This is important due to this housing being obsolete. This certification is a milestone in the aviation industry due to additive manufacturing being a cost-effective and increasingly reliable manufacturing method. This engine part is essential for Honeywell and companies alike because it represents the additive manufacturing industry's potential and capacity.   Honeywell...

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