Podcasts about FANUC

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 8:50

The global economic environment of 2024 presented unprecedented challenges for industrial manufacturers, yet Studer emerged not only as a survivor but also as a strategic innovator. At this year's press conference, Studer once again delivered an insightful overview of the company's performance and innovations. Always a highlight in the calendar for the trade media, the 2025 event was hosted online as opposed to a trip to the picturesque Steffisburg municipality of Switzerland – but the insights were no less impressive. By Rhys Williams Outgoing CEO Jens Blaher set the tone for the annual press conference with a candid and compelling narrative of organisational resilience. “During the recently concluded 2024 financial year, we effectively navigated the deteriorating economic and geopolitical landscape,” he explained, his words resonating with a deep understanding of the complex challenges facing modern industrial enterprises. Studer's approach to these challenges was fundamentally different from that of many competitors. Rather than retreating or dramatically scaling back, the company embraced a strategy of diversification and targeted growth. Blaher emphasised this point by highlighting how the company's multifaceted approach allowed it to grow in select markets, transforming potential obstacles into opportunities for expansion and innovation. The company's performance was nuanced and strategically calibrated. While incoming orders were slightly below the previous year, they precisely aligned with Studer's carefully planned expectations. Geographically, the company maintained a robust presence, with Asia remaining its largest sales region and North America showing significant growth. Approximately 50% of incoming orders were generated outside Europe, underscoring the company's global reach. A remarkable highlight was the 43% increase in new customer acquisition, with strength in key sectors, including automotive and the respective supply chain industries, as well as tool and die manufacturing, the machine tool industry and aerospace manufacturing. The New favoritCNC At the heart of Studer's 2024 innovations was the advanced favoritCNC universal cylindrical grinding machine, representing a significant leap in grinding technology. The machine integrates the latest FANUC 0i-TFP control system with a sophisticated engineering approach that demonstrates the company's commitment to precision and user accessibility. Technical specifications reveal a meticulously designed piece of equipment. The machine offers flexible wheelhead configurations, including a fixed wheelhead with manual positioning at 0°, 15°, and 30° and a universal wheelhead with a 2.5° Hirth coupling for seamless internal and external grinding capabilities. Its foundation is constructed from Granitan® S103 mineral casting, a proprietary material that provides exceptional thermal stability and vibration damping. The machine's physical capabilities are equally impressive. It can accommodate centre distances of 650mm or 1m, handle workpiece weights between 80 and 120kg, and accept grinding wheels up to 500mm in diameter. Perhaps most innovative is the machine's intuitive StuderPictogramming and StuderGRIND grinding software, which provide modern digital solutions that allow even complex grinding processes to be set up and controlled intuitively. Commenting on the machine, Sandro Bottazzo, the new CEO at Studer, said: “With numerous new features, optimisations, and automation capabilities, the favoritCNC is a future-oriented, economical solution for the external and internal cylindrical grinding of small to medium-sized workpieces in individual and series production. Both for high-quality contract manufacturing and in-house production and with the conventional mode, the new favoritCNC is an optimal solution for a wide range of different grinding applications.” Pushing the Boundaries of Precision Beyond the favoritCNC, Studer introduced several groundbreaking technological innovations that underscore its position at the forefront of precision engineering. The Universal W-axis represents a quantum leap in grinding technology, integrating directly onto the Z-slide to enable automatic machining of different workpiece lengths without operator intervention. The axis's most revolutionary feature is its direct force measurement capability, which allows for a force-controlled clamping process that delivers maximum precision and repeatability. Aerospace Industry: A Proving Ground for Innovation The aerospace industry serves as a critical proving ground for Studer's technological capabilities. Modern aviation demands extraordinary precision, with components requiring micron-level accuracy and the ability to withstand extreme conditions. Studer's machines play a crucial role, with the S31 and S33 CNC universal cylindrical grinding machines capable of grinding landing gear components to microns. Martin Hofmann, Studer's Sales Director for North America and aerospace specialist, emphasises that the company's focus remains on supporting human expertise. Hofmann explains that the entire industry is currently experiencing an increasing trend towards better materials, optimised aerodynamics, sensor technology and data analysis for more efficient engines. “We are therefore supporting our customers with innovative production technologies to be even more successful.” The SmartJet® coolant concept demonstrates STUDER's commitment to sustainable manufacturing. This advanced system reduces coolant consumption by up to 40% and energy utilisation by 50% compared to conventional methods. Its expanded application range includes sophisticated optimisations for thread grinding and innovative plug-in coolant nozzles designed for various grinding wheel profiles. Another breakthrough is the WireDress® dressing process, explicitly developed for metal-bonded CBN and diamond grinding wheels. In 2024, Studer extended this non-contact dressing system to internal grinding wheel applications. Hofmann also sees the future-proof C.O.R.E. hardware and software architecture and intelligent Studer software with comprehensive digital capabilities as a significant advantage of the new generation of Studer cylindrical grinding machines. This includes intuitive operation, process and data visualisation as well as standardised or customised automation systems. “Our focus is always on people; technology should support them,” he explains. Operational Excellence and Sustainability Studer's 2024 strategy extended beyond technological innovation to encompass operational efficiency and sustainability. The company implemented comprehensive improvements, including the consolidation of spindle assembly locations, advanced testing and diagnostic systems, and a complete renewal of internal electrical pre-assembly. Sustainability initiatives were equally impressive. The company converted extensively to LED lighting, replaced operational systems with energy-efficient devices, and designed a new logistics facility aimed at reducing energy consumption. Ongoing digitalisation projects across operations further demonstrate Studer's commitment to efficiency and environmental responsibility. A Commitment to Excellence Studer's 2024 journey represents a masterful blend of technological innovation, market adaptability, and strategic foresight. By investing in advanced technologies, expanding customer care, and maintaining a forward-looking digital strategy, the company has not just weathered global challenges but positioned itself for continued growth in the precision engineering market. As Jens Bleher aptly summarised: “Know-how and commitment are the future of a technology company”—a philosophy that continues to drive Studer's remarkable journey of innovation and excellence: novation and excellence.

cutting and Wear optimises manufacturing with Dugard Ibarmia machine

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Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 5:43

Cutting and Wear Resistant Developments Ltd, a leading manufacturer of specialised downhole tools for the oil and gas industry, has undergone a transformative shift in its production capabilities after investing in an Ibarmia machine from Dugard. The company, led by Managing Director Matthew Cooper, has followed a successful growth trajectory over the past 12 years, and the introduction of this advanced CNC machine has played a pivotal role in supporting its expansion. Cutting and Wear's unique selling proposition lies in its ability to manufacture tools with a hard-facing aspect and integrate innovative machining processes to deliver comprehensive solutions for its customers. Prior to the arrival of the Ibarmia ZVH 45 L3000 machine, the company encountered challenges related to the complexity of its tools, lead time constraints, and the efficiency of its manufacturing methods. However, the implementation of the new machine has revolutionised their operations. “In the 12 years I've been here, I've seen many changes, both in the company and the industry, but pleasingly, we've adhered to a successful growth plan, leading us to where we are today—continuing that growth and progressing in the right direction with new machine investments,” explains Matthew. The Ibarmia machine, equipped with a high-performance spindle capable of reaching speeds of up to 12,000rpm, has enabled Cutting and Wear to reduce lead times and machining times significantly. Mark Taylor, a CNC Programmer at Cutting and Wear Ltd., highlights a remarkable example: “We had one tool that previously took us 11 hours to mill; on the new machine, it was reduced to just two hours.” That's a massive improvement for us.” One of the standout features of the Ibarmia machine is its advanced probing capabilities. By integrating probing into the machine's programming cycle, Cutting and Wear have eliminated the need for manual programming, further streamlining the manufacturing process. As Mark explains: “We can execute everything on the machine as it's built into the programme, so there's no need to remove it from the machine for inspection, and that's a time saver as well.” The Ibarmia ZVH 45 L3000 machine from Dugard is a 5-axis travelling column machine with an X, Y and Z axis travel of 3m by 1.2m by 800mm with a B-axis head range of +/-105 degrees. Supplied with an SK40 head as standard or HSK A-63 as an option, the ZVH 45 has a powerful 45kW spindle with 200Nm of torque. Provided with a FANUC or Heidenhain TNC control, the ZVH 45 L3000 is available with a multitude of options to maximise productivity for the end user. The machine's state-of-the-art graphics function has also significantly enhanced the programming experience. Mark notes that approximately 90% of the programming is now done offline, with the remaining 10% proven on the machine. “The graphics have been tremendously improved on these machines. A lot of the programming, I'd say 90%, is done through offline programming, and then we have to prove it out here, but with the graphics function on this machine, it just makes everything so much easier and reduces errors,” he says. The advanced simultaneous 5-axis machining capabilities of the Ibarmia machine have been a game-changer for Cutting and Wear. This technology allows the machine to perform complex, multi-dimensional operations with a single setup, significantly reducing the need for manual intervention and enhancing overall efficiency. “It was a learning curve because it has a simultaneous head. We do have machines quite similar to it, but this one is a lot quicker,” acknowledges Mark, highlighting the initial challenges faced by the team in adapting to new technology. The introduction of the Ibarmia machine has profoundly influenced the mindsets of Cutting and Wear's machinists. Matthew explains: “The machines have assisted in that. Not only have they changed our manufacturing methods, but they've also shifted the mindset of the machinists. They've completely embraced the new technology, flipping their approach to the manufacture of downhole tools. The Ibarmia machine's advanced features—including its high-speed spindle, integrated probing, and state-of-the-art graphics—have allowed Cutting and Wear to achieve notable improvements in accuracy, speed, and programming efficiency.” These enhancements have directly contributed to the company's ability to meet the growing demands of the oil and gas industry. In addition to its technical capabilities, the strong partnership between Cutting and Wear and Dugard has been instrumental in the success of this investment. Matthew emphasises: “Dugard came in, worked with us very closely, understood the tools we wanted to produce, and from then on, simply matched us with the appropriate machines. So it's a well-suited relationship, and the machines are doing precisely as Dugard said they would.” The positive impact of the Ibarmia machine on Cutting and Wear's manufacturing mindset, along with the resulting efficiency gains, has positioned the company for continued success in the years ahead. As Matthew concludes: “It's massively changed. As I mentioned, we were on this growth path, and with that, we aimed to adopt more modern machining techniques; the machines have helped facilitate that.”

56. Australian Manufacturing Week 2025, Part 1: Tech, Talent & Transformation

Manufacturing Tech Australia

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 44:30

Part 1 of our two-part series Live from Australian Manufacturing Week 2025, showcasing how automation, workforce development, cutting-edge machinery, and diverse talent are transforming the face of Australian manufacturing. Hear firsthand from: Sam Nothnagel from Automated Solutions Australia on affordable, high-volume machine tending robots and the Teammate Tower & Maxi systems Mark Luft from Trotec Laser on mobile laser marking, cobot integration, and compliance marking Paul Gekas from Bosch Australia Manufacturing Solutions on active force compliance robotics for sanding and polishing, Bosch's startup collaborations, and sustainable manufacturing Latinka Cubitt from Catten Industries, winner of the 2024 Victorian Female Manufacturer of the Year Award, on workforce diversity, youth engagement, and reshaping manufacturing careers Manny Valenza from Sandvik Coromant on their holistic Manufacturing Wellness framework, toolpath optimisation with Mastercam, and data-driven vending machines Samuel Kaladari from Colbotic Automation on their UR10-based cobot welding system that enables unskilled operators to produce quality welds Matthew Parsons from PlanIT on the HxGN Machine Trainer, a CNC simulator helping trainees learn safely using Siemens, Fanuc, and Heidenhain controllers Greg Hebble from Wheelchairs for Kids Australia on manufacturing fully adjustable all-terrain wheelchairs with the help of 250+ Perth-based volunteers It's one of our most packed episodes yet—covering the innovations and people powering Australia's industrial future.

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How to Build & Grow an Industry-Aligned CTE Program - Maroun Nehme, Director of Advanced Robotics and Mechatronics at BPHS

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 45:54 Transcription Available

Host Matt Kirchner sits down with Maroun Nehme, Advanced Robotics and Mechatronics teacher at Buena Park High School in California. Maroun has built one of the most impressive high school mechatronics & robotics programs in the country—complete with a structured 3-year pathway, hands-on labs, and SACA and FANUC certifications that prepare students directly for today's workforce.But the learning doesn't stay inside the classroom. Maroun leverages the power of social media, videos and events to turn his students' achievements into powerful stories that resonate with parents, employers, and the broader community—growing support and enrollment year after year.Listen to learn:How a high school built an industry-aligned, 3-year pathway in advanced robotics and mechatronicsWhy third-party certifications—especially hands-on—are a must for real career readinessHow offering honors-level CTE courses attracts both college-bound and career-focused studentsWhy social media became the program's most powerful tool for enrollment, engagement, and advocacyEducators: Get tips for how to start a CTE program like Buena Park's, AND how to harness the power of social media for your program!3 Big Takeaways from this Episode:1. Industry certifications should be foundational—not optional—in high school CTE programs. At Buena Park High School, students earn SACA, FANUC, and Amatrol certifications across a 3-year advanced robotics and mechatronics pathway. These credentials aren't just test scores—they're tied directly to hands-on skills that industry demands, giving students tangible proof they're workforce-ready.2. Offering honors-level credit in CTE courses attracts a wider range of students and elevates program credibility. Maroun intentionally made the second and third years of his program include honors-level courses to appeal to college-bound students who care about GPA and academic rigor. It sends a clear message: hands-on technical education is for all students.3. Strategic storytelling is one of the most effective tools for growing CTE programs. By showcasing student certifications, projects, and success stories on Instagram, LinkedIn, and at community events, Maroun built recognition from city leaders, employers, parents and school administrators. One student-led video even helped redefine how people perceive technical education in his district.Connect with the Maroun and BPHS ARM Program on Social Media:Instagram | X | LinkedInResources in this Episode:To learn more about the Advanced Robotics and Mechatronics (ARM) program, visit their site!Other resources: Visit the official show notes page to access more resources!We want to hear from you! Send us a text.Instagram - Facebook - YouTube - TikTok - Twitter - LinkedIn

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Automation delivers results

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 8:11

Mills CNC has recently supplied Ayrshire Precision, a subcontract specialist based in Ayrshire, with two new SYNERGi systems. The systems, both derivations and highly customised versions of Mills' standard SYNERGi ‘SPRINT' solutions, were installed at Ayrshire Precision's 14,000sq/ft site. In 2023, the first system was retrofitted to a Puma 2600SY lathe, and six months later, the second was retrofitted to a Puma 2100SY. SYNERGi Sprint automation systems are compact, flexible, and cost-effective. Mills' dedicated automation experts can integrate them with DN Solutions' lathes, machining centres, and mill-turn machines to create high-productivity automated manufacturing cells. The essential elements of a SYNERGi Sprint system comprise an industrial FANUC robot with varying payloads and reaches, a two- or three-jaw pneumatic gripper, a 900 by 900mm part loading/unloading grid plate, and industrial safety guarding positioned around the system. Mills can also supply customers with multi-socket inserts to optimise each system's capacity. These are sheet metal fabrications that customers can also choose to manufacture for themselves. Ayrshire Precision serves customers in the oil and gas, subsea, renewables, power generation, and aerospace sectors. It has a well-resourced machine shop and regularly invests in its people, plant and equipment, processes, and systems as part of its ongoing continuous improvement programme. Since 2012, Ayrshire Precision has invested in various Doosan machines, from two-axis and multi-tasking lathes to large-capacity, heavy-duty vertical machining centres and horizontal borers. “We rely on machine tools from Mills. They are powerful, fast and accurate and enable us to meet the highly-regulated, tight-tied up tolerances and exacting surface finishes that characterise a majority of the components we machine,” says Chris Hepburn, Ayrshire Precision's Managing Director. Ayrshire Precision's decision to invest in automation was made for several reasons. The volatility of the markets served by the company and, as a consequence, fluctuating customer demand for the company's machining services, combined with difficulty recruiting and retaining skilled labour, all contributed to Ayrshire Precision's decision to ‘think outside the box' and begin its automation journey. “It's either feast or famine in the markets where we operate. We can either be swamped or, due largely to external macro-economic factors that impact our customers' business, can experience order cancellations and/or postponements that make it difficult to match our production capabilities and resources with changing customer requirements,” explains Chris Hepburn. Rather than be at the mercy of market forces and to protect the company's long-term viability and profitability, Ayrshire Precision decided in 2020 to explore new ways to improve its flexibility, performance, and competitiveness. The company's focus was initially on its small part-turning operation, which, at that time, comprised two Puma lathes, running over two shifts and operated by four staff members. To increase the productivity of its Puma lathes, the company had previously considered integrating a bar feeder into each machine. However, the diameters of the machined drop forged parts, the batch sizes required, and the limited diameter capacity of the bar feeders prevented this approach. Ayrshire Precision discussed its requirements with several automation system suppliers, focusing on the proposed system's configuration, availability, and cost. As part of its decision-making process, Ayrshire Precision visited Mills CNC, which had previously supplied it with eight Doosan machines. After discussing its plans further with Mills' automation application specialists and seeing a couple of different SYNERGi systems in action at Mills' Technology Campus facility in Leamington, it was confirmed that two separate SYNERGi Sprint systems would better meet Ayrshire Precision's manufacturing requirements. “We liked the design and build of the SYNERGi Sprint system,” remembers Chris Hepburn. “It was simple.” “We asked Mills to put forward their plans and proposals for two SYNERGi Sprint cells – one incorporating our existing Puma 2600SY for larger parts, and the second incorporating our Puma 2100SY for smaller components.” Says Chris Hepburn: “Mills' approach was responsive and helpful. They worked with us to tailor-make the SYNERGI Sprint systems and offered useful advice. We placed the business with Mills, not just because of their technical and automation expertise, but also because they had originally supplied the two Puma lathes and knew the machines inside out. We also thought that dealing with one supplier for our machine tool and automation system requirements would be easier and would simplify communications, servicing, training, etc.” Ayrshire Precision's first manufacturing cell was installed in March 2023. The cell comprises a Puma 2600SY multi-tasking lathe and a FANUC 35kg industrial robot with dual Schunk 3-jaw grippers. Other elements include Renishaw probing systems, safety caging, and the system's HMI control driven by Mills' proprietary SYNERGi software. With individual part cycle times of approximately 10 minutes, Ayrshire Precision is now benefiting from up to an additional 16 hours of unmanned operation of its Puma 2600SY lathe. Since installation, the company has manufactured different sheet metal pocket inserts to accommodate larger parts and different batch volumes. Ayrshire Precision's second SYNERGi cell was installed in September 2023. This cell incorporates the Puma 2100SY lathe, a 20kg payload industrial robot and a 900 by 900mm table for processing smaller components. The automation process for both cells involves the robot picking up a workpiece from the grid plate in a programmed sequence and, using the lathes' auto door opening facility, loading the part into the machine's main spindle. The door closes to enable the machining of the part's front end. After all machining operations are finished, the robot picks up the next sequenced workpiece from the table and, in one continuous movement, loads it into the main spindle. Then, it removes the finished part from the sub-spindle and returns it to its designated position on the table. Says Chris Hepburn: “Every time the auto door opens, a completed part is removed from the sub-spindle and a new part is loaded into the main spindle. The process is fast, seamless and continuous. Furthermore, one staff member can operate both cells simultaneously.” With less labour intervention required, Ayrshire Precision's small part turning operation is now more efficient and profitable. Creating its two cells has also helped free up a couple of its operators, enabling them to be deployed to other machine shop areas. Chris Hepburn concludes: “The investment in our two SYNERGi cells is paying dividends. We have two inherently flexible automated cells that have not only helped us future-proof our small-turned-part operations but have also increased our overall capacity. Although there was initially some anxiety concerning our move towards automated production, the results exceeded our expectations.”

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How Apptronik is accelerating the humanoid robot race

The Robot Report Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 51:13

Our guest this week is Jeff Cardenas, CEO and co-founder of Apptronik. We invited Cardenas onto the show to give us some insight into the $350 million in Series A funding round announced earlier this week for Apptronik. Apptronik is an Austin TX based humanoid robot manufacturer, and this round of funding is the second largest for a U.S. based humanoid robot startup, after the $650M funding round for Figure a year ago. Also on the show, we talk with Gene Demaitre, editorial director for The Robot Report, to catch up on what he saw and learned during his trip to the Manifest tradeshow this week. Finally, we catch on other big news of the week, including Fanuc's recent Q3 fiscal numbers and a new lineup of laser weeders from Carbon Robotics.

Robots, Leadership, and the Next Generation of Automation Talent - Mike Cicco, President & CEO of FANUC America

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 28:20

We want to hear from you! Send us a text message.What does it take to lead the world's largest robotics and CNC company? Mike Cicco, President and CEO of FANUC America, pulls back the curtain on his journey from programming robots to driving global innovation. Recorded live at IMTS 2024, this episode is packed with insights on mentorship, leadership, and how FANUC is reshaping the future of manufacturing. Mike shares the bold moves behind FANUC's massive growth, the game-changing scholarships empowering the next generation of talent, and how robotics education is creating endless career possibilities. If you're ready for an inspiring, behind-the-scenes look at leadership and the future of automation, this is an episode you can't miss!Instagram - Facebook - YouTube - TikTok - Twitter - LinkedIn

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On a roll

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 7:50

As a roll tooling and equipment design and manufacturing specialist, Bowers & Jones Ltd is increasing its in-house machining capacity and capabilities by investing in a new DN Solutions large-capacity, ram-type vertical turning lathe. The VTR 1216F machine from Mills CNC was acquired to fulfil a new steel mill order from a customer in the US that requires batches of high-precision straightening rings. Additionally, owing to the machine's size, power, precision and versatility, the new investment will also help generate new business opportunities and growth in the US and other markets, consolidate its supply chain position with existing steel mill customers, and improve its UK precision subcontract machining operations. The new VTR 1216F machine is a large-capacity wide-column ram-type vertical turning lathe. It has been installed at the company's 15,000sq/ft manufacturing facility in Bilston, near Wolverhampton, joining three previously acquired Mills machines supplied over the last four years. The existing machines are a Doosan Puma 5100B lathe installed in 2020, a Doosan DNM 750 II VMC with a 4th-axis unit installed in 2021, and a DN Solutions' GT 3100L box guideway lathe delivered in 2023. Commenting on the relationship, Jane Sommerville, Bowers & Jones' Managing Director, says: “We have built strong relationships with Mills CNC, and the breadth of the machine tool ranges they supply combined with the company's first-class after-sales service and support means that Mills is invariably our first port of call.” Under new ownership since 2020, Bowers & Jones is committed to continuous improvement. It regularly monitors and benchmarks the performance of its manufacturing operations to identify and address current and future production inefficiencies and bottlenecks. The rollout of the company's improvement programme, initiated four years ago when the change of ownership occurred, has been instrumental in streamlining and strengthening its in-house machining capacity and capabilities to deliver sustainable growth. Bowers & Jones supplies its roll tooling and equipment to steel and copper mills in the UK and worldwide. The company has recently made inroads into the US steel market. Through direct sales approaches aided by a third-party agent, it is expanding its presence in North America. Indeed, the company's new VTR 1216F investment was primarily made to meet the needs of a new US customer whose rail ‘I' beam sections, medium bar sections and angled bar sections are used extensively in the US rail and construction sectors. Jane Sommerville continues: “We needed a new large-capacity vertical lathe to machine large-diameter straightening rings for the customer. We won the business in Autumn 2023 and ordered the new VTR 1216F from Mills last October, expecting the machine to be delivered and installed in Spring 2024—just a few weeks before production of the rings was due to start.” However, in early 2024, the safety and security of transporting freight through the Suez Canal were unexpectedly delayed due to geopolitical issues. “We had to revert to Plan B quickly”, remembers Jane Sommerville. “The customer's deadlines didn't slip, so we had to use our existing machines to manufacture the first batch of rings – basically ‘holding the fort' until the VTR 1216F eventually arrived.” The machine was delivered in early May 2024. To save time and minimise further disruption, it was delivered directly to Bowers & Jones' facility from Felixstowe. Mills CNC performed its PDI, machine build, and installation on-site. Operator training followed soon after the machine was commissioned, and the VTR 1216F was cutting metal at the beginning of June. Commenting on the machine, Jane adds: “We had been looking at investing in a vertical turning lathe for some time – partly to take pressure off an older, large-capacity Berry & Binns horizontal lathe that we had acquired some years earlier, and partly to help spearhead new business growth in the US market. We approached Mills and two other suppliers to discuss our requirements and, looking at the proposed investment package as a whole, decided to place the order with Mills.” The FANUC controlled 50” chuck VTR 1216F machine boasts a maximum turning diameter of 1.6m and a maximum turning height of 950mm. It is equipped with a powerful 45kW 400rpm high-torque spindle, a servo-driven 12 tool ATC and an innovative quad tool holder with fast indexing that enables the use of four tools directly via the ram. The VTR 1216F delivers impressive processing speeds, improved machining flexibility, high accuracies and repeatability. Like all roll tool types, straightening rings are performance-critical components used in metal forming processes to enable the steel to pass through one or more pairs of rolls located on stands to reduce the material's thickness, making it uniform and consistent. Where required, straightening rings give the ‘rolled' material additional mechanical and application-specific properties needed for the ultimate end-user. The rings process the material into bar stock, rails and structural steel beams, angle and channel stock. These are used across many industries and sectors, such as construction, rail, energy, oil and gas and automotive. The harsh and demanding environments subject rolls to high wear, thermal stress and mechanical fatigue. Consequently, they need to be monitored regularly to maintain their dimensional and profile quality and consistency, with a need for replacements over time. The straightening rings machined on the VTR 1216F are made from D2, an alloy tool steel that is difficult to machine. They are machined from solid round bars in relatively small batches, with part cycle times being long and turning operations performed at low speeds. Roughing operations were undertaken on the company's Berry & Binns lathe before the rings were sent for heat treatment. When the rings return, they are finish machined on the VTR 1216F to tight geometrical and dimensional tolerances with super-fine surface finishes. The heat treatment process gives the D2 rings their compressive strength, high wear resistance, toughness, and shock resistance properties—all crucially important for delivering high performance and long life in a demanding steel mill environment. Established in 1954, the company's knowledge of metal-forming processes is second to none. The bottom line is that Bowers & Jones' roll tooling solutions last longer and perform better than those of its competitors. Explains Jane Sommerville: “Our high-quality designed and machined rolls may cost a little more, but they are an investment and help customers save time and money by reducing re-profiling and replacement costs, limiting potential downtime and ensuring that customers' mills keep rolling.” Bowers & Jones' current five-year plan is ending, and the new five-year plan will be rolled out imminently. The company plans to upgrade its machine shop and further capitalise on new business opportunities in the US. The imminent change of administration in the United States, with its ‘Make America Great Again' mantra, may well see the US steel market become stronger and more buoyant.

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Ep. 182 - From Recruiting to Robotics How Seekers Revolutionizes Automation for Small Manufacturers

Manufacturing Hub

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 69:15

In this episode of the Manufacturing Hub, Derek and Sy from Seekers Technical discussed their career paths, experiences, and current work in the field of industrial automation and systems integration. Derek began his journey as an operator in manufacturing, driven by a curiosity about robotics and automation, which eventually led him to transition into recruiting. This shift was motivated by his desire to solve what he viewed as a critical industry challenge: finding the right talent. Sy, on the other hand, started in RF engineering before pivoting to automation due to job opportunities. His background in programming and troubleshooting, paired with an interest in controls engineering, has fueled his progress in industrial automation. Together, they represent a combination of technical expertise and industry insight.Seekers Technical originally focused on recruiting, but Derek and Sy have recently transitioned back to hands-on technical work, providing systems integration solutions for smaller businesses. They're passionate about filling a niche market by offering customized, cost-effective automation solutions that large integrators might overlook. This pivot allows them to focus on small to medium-sized businesses that don't have the budget for extensive automation systems. While recruiting helped them connect with top industry talent, their focus now lies in creating practical, efficient integration solutions that cater to the unique needs of smaller facilities.On the technology front, Derek and Sy shared their insights into some exciting developments in automation, particularly with robotics, automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS), and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). They highlighted the potential of ASRS technology, which allows manufacturers to optimize limited space by utilizing vertical storage. The increasing application of AMRs in manufacturing and warehousing is another trend they noted, as these robots handle repetitive tasks, enhancing efficiency on the shop floor. Both Derek and Sy continue to work extensively with robotic arms, especially FANUC and five-axis models, which they believe are crucial to delivering flexible automation solutions.AI's role in industrial automation was another key topic. Derek and Sy view AI as a powerful tool for improving efficiency, especially in programming and repetitive tasks, but they caution against seeing it as a standalone solution. Sy described using AI to tackle complex calculations and SQL queries, while Derek shared how it has enhanced their recruiting processes by automating application screenings and interview preparations. They emphasized that while AI is useful, it's not a silver bullet; instead, it should be seen as a complement to technical expertise, capable of streamlining routine tasks but not replacing human insight in critical decision-making.Overall, Derek and Sy's approach combines practical technology solutions with a strong emphasis on the importance of hands-on experience, customization, and leveraging the right tools for each unique project. Their insights reveal a thoughtful, adaptable approach to systems integration, focusing on delivering value through both technological expertise and deep industry understanding.******Connect with UsDerrick HarrisonCy SprouseVlad RomanovDave GriffithManufacturing HubSolisPLCJoltek

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Counting inventory with Nokia AIMS smart drone technology

The Robot Report Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 74:53

Catch up on the latest robotics news of the week, including Boston Dynamics Atlas doing pushups; Fanuc launches new R50i robot controller; Waymo starts airport pickup in Phoenix. The featured interview this week is with Paul Heitlinger, General Manager of Nokia AIMS (autonomous inventory management system). We learn about the new Nokia AIMS inventory counting solution, the technology behind it, and why Nokia is in the warehouse management space now. Links from the show: https://www.nokia.com/industries/manufacturing-and-logistics/aims/

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Tech@Lunch

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 80:21

Hello, And Welcome to the 122nd Tech@Lunch Full Episode. This week's lunch topic is Full Automation Vs. semi-automation and What is Right for Your Organization. We look at the differences between fully automated and semi-automated processes, how each can fit into businesses of different sizes, and their hypothetical use cases. So join us as we investigate Full Automation vs. semi-automation for your organization. Join us on the Vulcanara Technology Solutions YouTube channel for new videos. Stay tuned for the Details regarding the Giveaway we are going to do. Take a look at Tech@Lunch Merch by going to www.apparel.vulcanara3d.com. Take a look at our Lithophnes or other products at www.PrintedHeritage.com. #Cobot, #Robotics, #TECH, #STEM, #3d, #UniversalRobotics, #ABB, #Kuka, #FANUC

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Warning: Fanuc's IMTS 2024 Booth May Cause Extreme Excitement and Uncontrollable Geekiness | MTD Podcast

The Gunn Show

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024

At IMTS 2024, you'll find yourself in the heart of automation heaven if you make your way to Fanuc's booth. And let's be honest, who wouldn't want to see the future of manufacturing in act...

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Kijöttek a legfrissebb adatok az éghajlatváltozásról: Szeged belvárosa már olyan forró, mint Rómáé

Hírstart Robot Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 5:20

Kijöttek a legfrissebb adatok az éghajlatváltozásról: Szeged belvárosa már olyan forró, mint Rómáé Helló Sajtó! 2024-07-11 05:33:30 Tudomány Olaszország Csongrád-Csanád Szeged Görögország Róma A szegedi mérések alapján az elmúlt egy év középhőmérséklete a külterületen 14,4 °C volt. A belvárosban a városi hatások miatt a minimumhőmérsékletek magasabbak, így ott az elmúlt év középhőmérséklete 15,2 °C volt. Ez utóbbi érték olyan városok átlaghőmérsékletének felel meg, mint Róma, Marseille vagy Szaloniki. A Samsung bemutatta olimpiai kiadású Galaxy Z Flip6 okostelefonját Márkamonitor 2024-07-11 07:06:03 Mobiltech Olimpia Telefon Párizs Okostelefon Samsung Mozgósítás A 2024-es párizsi játékokra tervezett készülék a vállalat első olyan olimpiai kiadása, amely a Galaxy Ai lehetőségeit mozgósítja. Az olimpiai változatot arra tervezték, hogy még tovább fokozza az olimpikonok játékokhoz fűződő élményeit, már a Párizsba érkezésük pillanatától. Ráadásul a Samsung most először biztosítja a legújabb készülékét a sportol A Samsung Live Translate funkciója harmadik féltől származó alkalmazásokkal is működni fog Android Portál 2024-07-11 10:05:09 Mobiltech Samsung Okosóra A Samsung Unpacked eseményén, ahol bemutatták a Galaxy Z Fold6 és Z Flip6 készülékeket, a Galaxy Watch7 és Watch Ultra okosórákat, a Galaxy Ringet és a Galaxy Buds3 sorozatot, a vállalat néhány jó hírt is közölt a Galaxy AI-ról és annak funkcióiról. A Live Translate funkció hamarosan elérhető lesz harmadik féltől származó alkalmazásokban is. A Lehet, hogy van élet a távoli, jeges "szemgolyó bolygón"! Rakéta 2024-07-11 12:55:28 Tudomány James Webb A planétát eredetileg 2017-ben fedezték fel, de a James Webb-bel most vizsgálták meg alaposabban. Ez alapján a szemgolyó bolygón akár lehetséges az élet jelenléte is. Az MI árnyékos oldala: sötét forgatókönyv az emberiség sorsáról ITBusiness 2024-07-11 06:16:20 Infotech Mesterséges intelligencia A mesterséges intelligencia rohamos fejlődésével mélyreható átalakulás küszöbén állunk, ahol az MI olyan tempót diktál, amely messze meghaladja biológiai képességeinket. Vajon az emberiség helyettesítésének hajnala ez? A mesterséges intelligencia fejlődése megdöbbentő. Már nem csak a szoftverekre korlátozódik, hanem az API-k és a dolgok internete ( Csendes fenyegetés, ami mérgezi a nőket PlanetZ 2024-07-11 07:30:02 Tudomány Egy megdöbbentő felfedezés szerint a legújabb kutatások kimutatták, hogy káros nehézfémek, köztük ólom és arzén találhatók az Európában kapható tamponokban. Ez a felfedezés komoly aggodalmakat vet fel ezen mindennapi higiéniai termékek által okozott potenciális egészségügyi kockázatok miatt. Tamponok: A méreganyagok közvetlen útja A tamponok haszná Elemzők szerint óriási buktára készülhet az MI-iparág Bitport 2024-07-11 08:02:00 Infotech Befektető Az iparági szereplőknek alapvető kérdésekre sem sikerült eddig érdemi választ adniuk, miközben a befektetők csak öntik a pénzt az elképesztő fejlesztési és üzemeltetési költségeket felemésztő technológiába. Megszólaltak az űrben rekedt asztronauták 24.hu 2024-07-11 09:35:27 Tudomány Világűr Űrállomás Élő adásban jelentkeztek be a meghibásodott űrhajó utasai, akik többek között azt is elmondták, milyen érzés volt a Starliner fedélzetén utazni, és a vártnál hosszabb ideig az űrállomáson tartózkodni. Riasztást adott ki az Apple 98 országra ICT Global 2024-07-11 12:08:20 Mobiltech Riasztás Apple Okostelefon iPhone Ez a második alkalom, hogy a vállalat arra kényszerül, hogy figyelmeztesse az iPhone-felhasználókat egy folyamatban lévő támadássorozatra, ahol a csalók az Apple ID-t próbálják megszerezni. A Yettel bevezette a Yeppet Mínuszos 2024-07-11 10:33:56 Mobiltech Yettel Kizárólag digitálisan elérhető előfizetést vezet be Yepp néven a Yettel Magyarország – jelentette be Szafonov Olga. A Yettel lakossági kereskedelmi igazgatója elmondta, hogy a Yepp digitális előfizetés a Yettel alkalmazásban rendelhető meg. A szerződési folyamat során választható klasszikus fizikai SIM-kártya, és amennyiben a szerződő ügyfél készül Interjú: A Fanuc forradalmasítja a gyártástechnológiát newtechnology.hu 2024-07-11 06:33:12 Cégvilág Interjú Robot Az elmúlt hónapokban a Fanuc számos újdonságot vezetett be, amelyek alapjaiban változtatják meg a CNC, robot, robomachine és IoT megoldásaikat. Területek szerint vettük sorra Fekete Csabával, a Fanuc műszaki igazgatójával, Az AMD felvásárolja Európa legnagyobb AI laboratóriumát Fintech 2024-07-11 09:42:22 Modern Gazdaság Mesterséges intelligencia AMD Az AMD bejelentette, hogy megállapodást írt alá a Silo AI, Európa legnagyobb magán AI laboratóriumának felvásárlásáról. A vételár 665 millió dollár, amit teljes egészében készpénzesben teljesít az AMD. A megállapodás jelentős mérföldkő az AMD azon stratégiájában, amely szerint a nyílt szabványokon alapuló, végpontok közötti mesterséges intelligenci Ferencz Orsolya: tovább dolgozunk a magyar űrkutatás felvirágoztatásán Demokrata 2024-07-11 13:05:25 Belföld Világűr Ferecz Orsolya felidézte, hogy 2018-ban elkezdték a munkát, majd megalkották Magyarország Űrstratégiáját. A további adásainkat keresd a podcast.hirstart.hu oldalunkon.

Kijöttek a legfrissebb adatok az éghajlatváltozásról: Szeged belvárosa már olyan forró, mint Rómáé

Hírstart Robot Podcast - Tech hírek

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 5:20

Kijöttek a legfrissebb adatok az éghajlatváltozásról: Szeged belvárosa már olyan forró, mint Rómáé Helló Sajtó! 2024-07-11 05:33:30 Tudomány Olaszország Csongrád-Csanád Szeged Görögország Róma A szegedi mérések alapján az elmúlt egy év középhőmérséklete a külterületen 14,4 °C volt. A belvárosban a városi hatások miatt a minimumhőmérsékletek magasabbak, így ott az elmúlt év középhőmérséklete 15,2 °C volt. Ez utóbbi érték olyan városok átlaghőmérsékletének felel meg, mint Róma, Marseille vagy Szaloniki. A Samsung bemutatta olimpiai kiadású Galaxy Z Flip6 okostelefonját Márkamonitor 2024-07-11 07:06:03 Mobiltech Olimpia Telefon Párizs Okostelefon Samsung Mozgósítás A 2024-es párizsi játékokra tervezett készülék a vállalat első olyan olimpiai kiadása, amely a Galaxy Ai lehetőségeit mozgósítja. Az olimpiai változatot arra tervezték, hogy még tovább fokozza az olimpikonok játékokhoz fűződő élményeit, már a Párizsba érkezésük pillanatától. Ráadásul a Samsung most először biztosítja a legújabb készülékét a sportol A Samsung Live Translate funkciója harmadik féltől származó alkalmazásokkal is működni fog Android Portál 2024-07-11 10:05:09 Mobiltech Samsung Okosóra A Samsung Unpacked eseményén, ahol bemutatták a Galaxy Z Fold6 és Z Flip6 készülékeket, a Galaxy Watch7 és Watch Ultra okosórákat, a Galaxy Ringet és a Galaxy Buds3 sorozatot, a vállalat néhány jó hírt is közölt a Galaxy AI-ról és annak funkcióiról. A Live Translate funkció hamarosan elérhető lesz harmadik féltől származó alkalmazásokban is. A Lehet, hogy van élet a távoli, jeges "szemgolyó bolygón"! Rakéta 2024-07-11 12:55:28 Tudomány James Webb A planétát eredetileg 2017-ben fedezték fel, de a James Webb-bel most vizsgálták meg alaposabban. Ez alapján a szemgolyó bolygón akár lehetséges az élet jelenléte is. Az MI árnyékos oldala: sötét forgatókönyv az emberiség sorsáról ITBusiness 2024-07-11 06:16:20 Infotech Mesterséges intelligencia A mesterséges intelligencia rohamos fejlődésével mélyreható átalakulás küszöbén állunk, ahol az MI olyan tempót diktál, amely messze meghaladja biológiai képességeinket. Vajon az emberiség helyettesítésének hajnala ez? A mesterséges intelligencia fejlődése megdöbbentő. Már nem csak a szoftverekre korlátozódik, hanem az API-k és a dolgok internete ( Csendes fenyegetés, ami mérgezi a nőket PlanetZ 2024-07-11 07:30:02 Tudomány Egy megdöbbentő felfedezés szerint a legújabb kutatások kimutatták, hogy káros nehézfémek, köztük ólom és arzén találhatók az Európában kapható tamponokban. Ez a felfedezés komoly aggodalmakat vet fel ezen mindennapi higiéniai termékek által okozott potenciális egészségügyi kockázatok miatt. Tamponok: A méreganyagok közvetlen útja A tamponok haszná Elemzők szerint óriási buktára készülhet az MI-iparág Bitport 2024-07-11 08:02:00 Infotech Befektető Az iparági szereplőknek alapvető kérdésekre sem sikerült eddig érdemi választ adniuk, miközben a befektetők csak öntik a pénzt az elképesztő fejlesztési és üzemeltetési költségeket felemésztő technológiába. Megszólaltak az űrben rekedt asztronauták 24.hu 2024-07-11 09:35:27 Tudomány Világűr Űrállomás Élő adásban jelentkeztek be a meghibásodott űrhajó utasai, akik többek között azt is elmondták, milyen érzés volt a Starliner fedélzetén utazni, és a vártnál hosszabb ideig az űrállomáson tartózkodni. Riasztást adott ki az Apple 98 országra ICT Global 2024-07-11 12:08:20 Mobiltech Riasztás Apple Okostelefon iPhone Ez a második alkalom, hogy a vállalat arra kényszerül, hogy figyelmeztesse az iPhone-felhasználókat egy folyamatban lévő támadássorozatra, ahol a csalók az Apple ID-t próbálják megszerezni. A Yettel bevezette a Yeppet Mínuszos 2024-07-11 10:33:56 Mobiltech Yettel Kizárólag digitálisan elérhető előfizetést vezet be Yepp néven a Yettel Magyarország – jelentette be Szafonov Olga. A Yettel lakossági kereskedelmi igazgatója elmondta, hogy a Yepp digitális előfizetés a Yettel alkalmazásban rendelhető meg. A szerződési folyamat során választható klasszikus fizikai SIM-kártya, és amennyiben a szerződő ügyfél készül Interjú: A Fanuc forradalmasítja a gyártástechnológiát newtechnology.hu 2024-07-11 06:33:12 Cégvilág Interjú Robot Az elmúlt hónapokban a Fanuc számos újdonságot vezetett be, amelyek alapjaiban változtatják meg a CNC, robot, robomachine és IoT megoldásaikat. Területek szerint vettük sorra Fekete Csabával, a Fanuc műszaki igazgatójával, Az AMD felvásárolja Európa legnagyobb AI laboratóriumát Fintech 2024-07-11 09:42:22 Modern Gazdaság Mesterséges intelligencia AMD Az AMD bejelentette, hogy megállapodást írt alá a Silo AI, Európa legnagyobb magán AI laboratóriumának felvásárlásáról. A vételár 665 millió dollár, amit teljes egészében készpénzesben teljesít az AMD. A megállapodás jelentős mérföldkő az AMD azon stratégiájában, amely szerint a nyílt szabványokon alapuló, végpontok közötti mesterséges intelligenci Ferencz Orsolya: tovább dolgozunk a magyar űrkutatás felvirágoztatásán Demokrata 2024-07-11 13:05:25 Belföld Világűr Ferecz Orsolya felidézte, hogy 2018-ban elkezdték a munkát, majd megalkották Magyarország Űrstratégiáját. A további adásainkat keresd a podcast.hirstart.hu oldalunkon.

Riderflex Podcast - Guest Interview #439 - Mike McHale

Riderflex

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024 50:33

Michael McHale is the President, CEO, and VP of Operations at Production Systems Automation. With over 20 years of experience in developing, commercializing, constructing, and operating commercial and industrial projects, he brings extensive expertise to his roles. Michael's career spans various significant positions, including Lead Project Engineer at Parsons Chemical and Energy, MEP Coordinator at L.F. Driscoll, Vice President at Tishman Construction, VP of Project Delivery at BlackGold Biofuels, and COO roles at Carolinas Resource Recovery, Lantern Environmental, LLC, and Bay Environmental Services, LLC. Michael holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University. Production Systems Automation Inc. (PSA) is a privately owned engineering and custom manufacturing firm founded in 1985, with three locations in Pennsylvania. As a turnkey systems integrator, PSA offers flexible robotic solutions, custom automated machinery, drives and controls, and custom PLC projects. They also provide standard products for specific industries and have expanded their services to include engineering, fabrication, and field service for robotics. Representing top global robotic OEMs like ABB and Fanuc, PSA is staffed with skilled engineers, designers, welders, machinists, and technicians. Their culture emphasizes acceptance, advanced technologies, customer focus, and community stewardship. Meet Production Systems Automation, Inc: https://psasystems.com/ Watch the Full Interview: https://youtu.be/ePTtPF0GE94 Unlock career success with "Riderflex Guide 2.0: Mastering Job Interviews." Over 30 years of Unlocking your potential with our two essential books: "Riderflex Guide: Inspiring & Hiring" and "Riderflex Guide 2.0: Mastering Job Interviews." With over 30 years of expertise, these guides are perfect for both graduates and professionals.

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New tech allows more customisation in growth sector

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 8:39

Like other industries, the UK medical devices sector was heavily disrupted during the Covid pandemic. But in contrast with many, it initially saw a surge in demand for many products, followed by a lull as demand pressures eased. It has now recovered from the 2022 downturn and is resuming annualised growth of over 5%. By Will Stirling The UK medical devices market, worth over €17bn a year, is the third-largest in Europe, after Germany (€41bn) and France (€31bn) and ranks number six in the world. The size of the market itself is not automatically reflected in the size of its manufacturing sector. The Republic of Ireland, for example, punches well above its market weight in terms of production and is second only to Germany as a European exporter of medical technology. Many companies have opened operations in Ireland in recent years, either production operations or sales and service hubs. These include robot producers KUKA and FANUC, who used to serve the Irish market mainly from their UK bases. The UK has over 3,000 active device manufacturers and has a strong reputation for orthopaedic, imaging, diagnostics and cardiovascular devices. The market itself is projected to grow by around 5.6% annually from 2024 to 2028, and to reach a value of $22.68bn by then. The total includes in vitro diagnostics but physical medical devices account for over 90% . Growth is being driven primarily by two factors: customer preference (hopes for improved outcomes) and an ageing population, which requires devices such as artificial joints, mobility aids and home healthcare equipment. Regulatory advantage The UK is becoming an attractive place for non-EU companies to base operations, with the introduction of the new European Medical Device Regulation Directive, according to reports in the pharmaceutical press, such as pharmaforum . The UK still operates under consolidated regulations which, it is argued, provide a less complex route to market entry. Further help comes from the recently launched MedTech strategy, which aims to encourage and stimulate new medical technologies. In 2020, Scotland's Medical Device Manufacturing Centre (MDMC) was opened with £3.7m from Scottish Enterprise's Advancing Manufacturing Challenge Fund and several universities in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow. It focuses on supporting healthcare SMEs with innovation and product development. OEMs, contract manufacturing and device production Medical device manufacturers generally fall under one of two headings. Those that manufacture their own devices and those that offer a contract manufacturing service. The term ‘medical devices' covers an array of products, from drug dispensing to CAT scanning equipment, and therapeutic beds. The focus here is on ‘hard' medical devices, such as surgical instruments and orthopaedic implants. At one end of the age spectrum are young people needing dental braces; at the other, the leading surgical requirement for over-50s globally is replacement joints – hips, especially. Several of Europe's top 50 manufacturers of artificial knees and hips have locations in Great Britain and Ireland, including Smith & Nephew, Stryker and Corin Group. Smith & Nephew's Redapt cup was its first 3D printed titanium hip implant. It chose additive manufacturing in order to produce an entirely porous implant, which mimics the structure of cancellous or spongy bone – the softer bone type that is typically found at the ends of long bones, like hips. A habit of innovation Product innovation is the lifeblood of medical device manufacture. Swann-Morton, founded in 1932 and based in Sheffield, was initially established to make razor blades. Within a few years it became, and has remained, a leading supplier of surgical instruments to the NHS. In the 1960s, in collaboration with the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority at Wantage, it developed a sterilisation process using cobalt-60 gamma radiation and built one of the first commercial plants of its kind in the world. More recently, it introduced the KLEEN Blade Management System, which allows for safe attachment and removal of surgical blades from standard handles and the Surgical Blade Remover, which facilitates safe removal of scalpel blades from handles. Swann-Morton's products, which include approximately 70 different blade shapes and 30 handle designs, are used by surgeons, GPs, nurses, paramedics as well as practitioners in dentistry, podiatry and veterinary surgery. Williams Medical Supplies, based in Rhymney, Wales, is the largest supplier to general practices in the UK. It manufactures and retails medical products ranging from surgical instruments to pharmaceuticals. Rocket Medical has a manufacturing base in Washington, Tyne & Wear, an office in Watford and presence in The Netherlands, Germany, USA, Australia and New Zealand. It designs, develops, and manufactures single-use medical devices for various clinical areas, including cardiothoracic, ascites drainage, infertility, and colorectal procedures. In 2019, it invested in a new quality control system from software company Lynq, which enabled it to manage production and inventory more effectively and helped with its growth path. Founded in 1979, JRI Orthopaedics of Sheffield originally distributed hip replacements before going into manufacture, recently marked a milestone with its 100th A3GT total knee replacement. The company also recently celebrated a 100% survival rate of its Furlong H-A.C femoral stem, an implant for aseptic loosening at 27 to 32 years. The device has ceramic coating and was designed especially for younger patients. Milling, moulding and additive manufacturing ‘Hard' devices, such as implants especially, are produced either by traditional milling, moulding or additive manufacturing. Attenborough Medical, which was established in 1913, has invested heavily in 3D medical imaging scanning and custom manufacturing techniques to produce implants specifically designed for individual patients. Europlaz, one of the UK's leading medical equipment manufacturers, injection moulds medical grade polymers. It has cleanroom manufacturing facilities covering over 9,500 of its 60,000sq/ft manufacturing area, which also includes 24 injection moulding machines with capacities from 10 to 300 tonnes. Traditional strengths The continued importance of traditional milling is demonstrated by companies like Oracle Precision, which manufactures reconstructive medical devices, associated instrumentation and ancillary components. “CNC machining makes it possible to produce artificial joints that perfectly fit the patient, giving improved outcomes with joints that last and are biocompatible,” Oracle said. Oracle uses CNC machining on materials including stainless steel, titanium, medical polymers, elastomers and composites. It offers both one-off and batch medical machining and a full list of technologies: 4 and 5-axis milling, 2D and 3D machining, CNC turning and CMM inspection. LUBE-FREE BEARINGS GOOD FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS Medical technology is becoming lighter, more compact and modular and many medical devices need bearings. igus bearings and linear guides are designed for flexible adjustments and its energy chain systems for safe cable guidance are specially designed for medical applications. These products can be found in X-ray robots, laboratory devices, patient and treatment chairs, hospital beds and prostheses. They are resistant to chemicals, lubrication-free and maintenance-free and therefore offer maximum wearability in daily use. High loads such as shocks must be safely absorbed, and intensive care requires particularly reliable systems with easy and precise adjustability. Safety and ease-of-use are prioritised as all igus medical products are cleanroom compatible, media-resistant, and quiet – to meet high medical standards.

Out with the old...

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Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 4:52

A leading mechanical and fluid power transmission specialist has traded in a twelve-year-old Doosan vertical turning lathe for a new DN Solutions model to increase its in-house machining capacity and capabilities. Mills CNC, the distributor of DN Solutions' machines has recently supplied Surrey-based jbj Techniques Ltd with a new, FANUC-controlled vertical turning lathe. Celebrating its 50th year in business, jbj Techniques is a family-owned business that currently employs 25 staff in Redhill. As for the DN Solutions' 24” chuck Puma V8300M, it was installed at the company's 7200sq/ft facility in January 2024 and has replaced an older Doosan VT750M vertical lathe. The new machine, with its compact footprint and box guideway construction, is equipped with a powerful, high-torque 30kW 2000rpm 3153Nm spindle making it ideal for machining hard and difficult-to-machine materials. The V8300M also has driven tooling capabilities with an 18.5kW 4,000rpm spindle that increases flexibility, enabling complex parts to be machined in one set-up. Furthermore, the integration of a 12-tool position side-mounted ATC in addition to its existing 12-tool station turret, increases productivity by reducing downtime caused by tool changes. The Works Director at jbj Techniques, Mr Ben Stubberfield says: “Our new V8300M is has significantly improved our in-house vertical turning capacity and capabilities. The new machine has replaced a previously-acquired VT750M vertical lathe which, although being a good machine that had served us well over the last 12 years, didn't have a big enough turning diameter to machine some of our larger components. This resulted in us having to use an older, and much slower, lathe for these applications which, on occasion, affected our process efficiencies.” With its reputation built on quality, service and speed of response, jbj Techniques decided to replace the VT750M with a new larger VTL. As Ben Stubberfield continues: “We approached Mills CNC with our requirements and were introduced to the new DN Solutions' V8300 series. As well as having a bigger work envelope than the VT750M, it also featured the additional side-mounted ATC and the advanced FANUC 0iTP control.” As a consequence, the company invested in a new, compact Puma V8300M – a machine with live tooling that, despite its small footprint, boasts an 830mm turning diameter and 690mm turning height. Since being installed the V8300M has been put through its paces, machining a diverse range of components made from an equally varied range of materials that include stainless, super duplex, carbon and alloy steels and cast iron. Component cycle times can often be long, depending on the specific application. Discussing the company, jbj Techniques Managing Director, Mike Davis says: “Everything we do is geared towards helping customers optimise their processes. From working in partnership with them to design and developing new mechanical power and/or fluid power systems and solutions to supplying replacement parts for existing systems – our focus is on helping manufacturers reduce downtime, improve safety and sustainability, and maintain productivity levels.” Jbj Techniques' customer base and user profile are large and diverse. Its products and solutions are used extensively in the power generation, oil and gas, renewables, motorsport, food and beverage, transport, environmental, materials handling and marine sectors. Wherever mechanical power and fluid power transmission systems are employed, there is a good chance that jbj Techniques' products, services and solutions have been implemented. Jbj Techniques' machine shop, comprising seven CNC machine tools and a range of manual machines and equipment, is a vital and integral element of the company's service offering and one that helps differentiate it from its competitors. The latest DN Solutions' V8300M VTL has significantly increased machine shop capabilities and has also helped it improve its ability to respond quickly to customers' requirements for large and complex high-quality machined components.

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Calling America -"so many investors"

Robotik in der Industrie

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2024 41:50 Transcription Available

Before he started running his own business, Stu worked for FANUC, KUKA, Güdel, and Universal Robots in the Americas. In today's episode, he gives an overview of the robotics market, the use cases, the providers and how the North American companies are viewing Europe. We thank our new partner Hannover Messe! https://www.hannovermesse.de/ Our event in October https://forms.office.com/e/KuMAQ6V6mn?origin=lprLink

Calling Asia - James McKew reports on robotics trends in Japan

Robotik in der Industrie

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2024 28:58

James McKew will be reporting regularly from Asia. In this episode we start with the robot market in Japan. If you have further questions, do not hesitate to contact us. Wir danken unserem neuen Partner Hannover Messe! https://www.hannovermesse.de/ Unsere Veranstaltung im Oktober https://forms.office.com/e/i2dVG207g1 Fragen oder Ideen zur Robotik in der Industrie? helmut@robotikpodcast.de oder robert@robotikpodcast.de

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Out of this world!

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 6:22

A total of 16 machines, including a number making their UK and MACH Show debuts, plus two automated manufacturing cells and a complete Mills' technology line-up will be on the largest stand at the event. In Hall 19 on Stand 110 Mills CNC, the exclusive distributor of DN Solutions' and Zayer machine tools in the UK and Ireland is promising to make MACH 2024 a truly inspiring and transformative event. With a reputation for always ‘pushing the boat out' at previous MACH shows the company is doing something similar, confirming that it will be showcasing a total of 16 machines on its 750sq/m stand. The company's technology line-up at the event includes eight milling machines which will be seven DN Solutions' 3 and 5-axis vertical and horizontal machining centres, a large-capacity Zayer horizontal CNC bed mill, seven DN Solutions' lathes and turning centres and a DN Solutions' SMX multi-tasking mill/turn machine. Two of the turning centres being showcased form the mainstay machine tool elements of two separate automated manufacturing cells. This inclusion demonstrates the growing popularity of Mills' automation solutions and their importance to the company's future growth ambitions. With a focus on innovation and automation, Mills' eagerly-anticipated MACH 2024 theme, currently being rolled out, will not disappoint and is quite literally ‘out-of-this-world'. “Our stand at MACH 2022, with its Broadway theme, raised the bar in terms of creativity and stand design,” says Tony Dale, Mills CNC's CEO. “As part of our commitment to continuous improvement, we are confident that we have ‘gone one better' this time around with our MACH 2024 ‘SPACE ODYSSEY' themed stand.” Five of the machines on Mills' stand are new models that are making their MACH show debuts. Occupying the largest space on Mills' stand will be the new Zayer XIOS G CNC horizontal bed mill. This large-capacity machine is equipped with a built-in rotary table 1500mm by 1500mm, a 5-axis, 45-degree milling head and the latest Heidenhain control. With its powerful, high-torque 40kW 6,000rpm spindle and impressive positional accuracy of 0.008mm and repeatable accuracy of 0.005mm, the XIOS G is ideal for large aerospace, rail, energy and oil and gas part processing. New DN Solutions' machines making their MACH 2024 debuts include the compact, FANUC-controlled DVF 4000 simultaneous 5-axis machining centre, the DNT 2100M and DNT 2600 models from the recently-launched DNT-series of high-performance lathes and a V 9300M vertical turning lathe. The DVF 4000 is the latest addition to DN Solutions' popular DVF series of simultaneous 5-axis machining centres and is equipped with a 12,000rpm spindle, a 400mm diameter, a built-in rotary tilting table and a 60-position ATC. The FANUC-controlled DNT 2100M has an 8” chuck/65mm bar diameter and is equipped with an 18.5kW 4500rpm spindle, a 12-station turret and driven tooling capabilities up to 10,000rpm. The DNT 2600 is a 10” chuck with 81mm bar diameter, equipped with a 26kW 3,500rpm spindle and 10-position turret. The V 9300M is a robust and powerful 24” chuck vertical turning lathe with 20m/min rapids, a 45kW 1800rpm spindle, a 12-station turret, 4,000rpm driven tooling capability and an additional, front-mounted ATC. In addition to new machines making their debuts, Mills' stand also features several popular and best-selling models from its well-established machining centre, turning centre and mill-turn machine ranges. Mills will also show the DVF 5000 simultaneous 5-axis machining centre and to emphasise its future importance to the company, Mills is showcasing two DVF 5000's on its stand – one standalone model and one integrated with a multi-level automated pallet change system. Other milling favourites being exhibited include three DNM vertical machines centres, a DNM 4500 with Siemens control ‘Ad Astra': Automated robot cells In recent years, Mills CNC has gained a reputation for supplying manufacturers with productivity-enhancing automated manufacturing cells. At MACH 2024, the company is reinforcing its automation and turnkey solutions' pedigree and credentials by showcasing two robot cells on its stand. The first of these – a SYNERGI Premier cell comprises a 12” chuck Puma 3100SY sub-spindle, Y-axis turning centre integrated with a FANUC industrial robot, a five-drawer part load/unload station and a 17” touchscreen iHMI. The cell is driven by Mills' proprietary SYNERGi software. The second cell incorporating a compact 10” chuck Lynx 2600SY sub-spindle Y-axis lathe is integrated with a cobot and this will be undertaking a range of machine tending operations. Concludes Tony Dale: “Visit us at MACH 2024 for a true voyage of discovery. We'd b

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Quantum leap in accuracy

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 7:31

At the Röhm GmbH plant in Sontheim Germany, 750 employees manufacture technology-oriented solutions for the automotive industry, mechanical engineering and aerospace sectors in a 41,000sq/m facility. The parts in question are finished on Kellenberger Premium grinding machines. The company's portfolio fits perfectly with the existing business areas of Rothenberger Holding, which generates a sales volume of €1.3billion with over 100 operating companies, many of them in the machine tool sector. Applying an extensive restructuring project, an investment sum of several million Euros was made available, which flowed into new machinery and systems. The aim for the future was to produce Röhm‘s high-tech products with even better quality and at the same time more cost-effectively. For division manager Alexander Scheitenberger and his 35 staff members, the investment came exactly at the right time. Scheitenberger‘s department manufactures tool clamping systems, 40% of which are customised special designs. A trained industrial mechanic, Scheitenberger has been with Röhm since 1990 and is very familiar with all machining processes and the Röhm portfolio, which includes drill chucks, centre punches, lathe chucks and vices, robot gripping technology, power chucks, clamping cylinders, mandrels and tool clamping systems. The parts were machined on a KEL-VARIA universal grinding machine with a centre width of 1m, which had been in use for 18 years. With spare parts for key components no longer available, making a replacement investment became unavoidable. Scheitenberger and head of production Erhard Bader agreed, that the new machine should again be a KELLENBERGER. “We have had a very good experience with the KEL-VARIA. The reliability, accuracy and process safety of the machine over the runtime were outstanding. In addition, the cooperation with KELLENBERGER has always been characterised by a high level of professionalism. Erich Ziegler, the KELLENBERGER area manager who is responsible for us, gave us excellent advice on the new procurement.” Since 2018, the KELLENBERGER product portfolio has offered two machine designs, which can meet the machining tasks at Röhm. The new KELLENBERGER 100 platform concept proved to be the best solution, especially as Swiss manufacturer Wenger had specially adapted automation to the machine. The task assigned to the engineers in St. Gallen, Switzerland, regarding the KELLENBERGER 100 was to develop a platform on which different machine concepts could be realised with a strong customer orientation. The segment of high-performance, low-cost grinding machines within the group was integrated into the concept. The modular solution on a common platform and a new assembly concept to reduce throughput time enable cost-efficient production of the machine and thus a very good price/performance ratio. The KELLENBERGER 100 offers the widest range of standard configurations for a variety of grinding operations. The machine is available in centre widths of 1,000/600mm and a centre height of 200mm and is designed for part weights of up to 150kg. A higher drive power for the grinding wheel (11,5kW) ensures increased productivity, while the newly designed guide in the Z-axis brings greater profile accuracy. For higher accuracy in non-circular grinding, the C-axis is equipped with a direct drive. Röhm opted for a machine with a centre width of 1m. The K100 has a compact, collision-free tandem grinding head with motor spindles. Ten grinding head variants are available for the optimised design of the machine concerning the machined parts. The reinforced casing allows the largest grinding wheel diameters for internal grinding up to 125mm. The user-friendly, ergonomic design of the KELLENBERGER 100 machine is complemented by intuitive operator guidance via touch screen interface. The machines are equipped with a state-of-the-art FANUC 31i CNC control with a 19” touch screen. Various ready-made software packages are included as standard or can be added as an option. They cover simple workpieces, complex workpieces in the shortest machining time, and complex contours and profiles. Swiss automation specialist Wenger has custom-designed the loading solution WeFlex for chucks and shaft parts, especially for the K100. The WeFlex loader enables automated processing of shaft parts from Ø6 to 100mm with a length from 20 to 600mm with a maximum gripper diameter of 80mm with workpiece weights up to 5kg in alternating mode and 15kg in single part mode. Interchangeable gripper heads facilitate quick changeover between the shaft and chuck parts. In the stacking module, 8 pallet spaces of size 400 by 600mm are available. Inserts for shaft or chuck parts can be inserted in the pallet frames. The machine is loaded via telescopic line gantry and an automatic hatch closes off the machine room during machining to ensure the thermal stability of the machine. Directly at the infeed, electricity and compressed air are recorded, which allows the energy consumption of the WeFlex to be recorded and visualised. To reduce energy consumption, the speed of the WeFlex is automatically adjusted to the cycle time of the processing machine. An image-guided setup wizard assists the operator when changing over to a new workpiece. Wenger Managing Director Michael Wenger supervised the initial commissioning, which was followed by training for the Röhm employees at KELLENBERGER. One week after machine commissioning, the 3-shift operation was resumed. “The reliability of the loader works is very high and we haven't had any downtime so far,“ reports Alexander Scheitenberger. The service package also includes remote maintenance of the machine and minor service work is handled internally at Röhm. “A couple of our employees have undergone service training with a focus on the new machine, so they can carry out minor repairs themselves,“ says Scheitenberger. “There is no need to call the KELLENBERGER service team for a minor issue. But if you do need the service, it's fast and reliable.” The conclusions of Alexander Scheitenberger and his colleagues are very positive: “In terms of accuracy, the new machine has brought us a quantum leap. Today, we grind with an accuracy of 2 microns with process reliability. The surface quality of the machined tool clamp is so good that, with the same polishing times, the results are many times better, from Ra 0.3-0.4 microns to below Ra 0.1. Due to the larger grinding wheel and because the new machine is simply faster than the old one, we have a 25% increase in productivity. In addition, personnel costs are 30% lower as the automation ensures that one operator is sufficient for two machines.”

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Stepping into Automation: Adam's Transformative Path with Fanuc Robotics! | MTD Podcast

The Gunn Show

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2024

In the ever-pulsing heartbeat of our technological world, Adam's journey with Fanuc Robotics stands as a testament to the transformative power of robotic automation. Imagine a narrative not of m...

Calling America - Stu Shepherd reports on robotic trends in North America.

Robotik in der Industrie

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 38:03

Before he started running his own business, Stu worked for FANUC, KUKA, Güdel, and Universal Robots in the Americas. In today's episode, he gives an overview of the robotics market, the use cases, the providers and how the North American companies are viewing Europe. We thank our new partner Hannover Messe! https://www.hannovermesse.de/ Our event in October https://forms.office.com/e/KuMAQ6V6mn?origin=lprLink Questions or ideas about robotics in the industry? helmut@robotikpodcast.de or robert@robotikpodcast.de Contact Stuart https://www.linkedin.com/in/shepherdstuart/

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Das Super-Micro-Wunder und die 7 Aktien des Bill Gates

The Industrial Talk Podcast with Scott MacKenzie

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2024 20:05

In der heutigen Folge „Alles auf Aktien“ sprechen die Finanzjournalisten Nando Sommerfeldt und Holger Zschäpitz über das Billionen-Szenario bei Eli Lilly, den Absturz von Roku und einen Aktienmarkt, der noch unter sein Hoch aus dem Jahr 1989 notiert und jetzt so richtig durchstartet. Außerdem geht es um DoorDash, Toyota, KDDI, Denso, Fujitsu, Shinko Electric, Nippon Steel, Hitachi, Dai-ichi Life, Fanuc, Komatsu, Panasonic, Mitsubishi UFJ Group, Toyo Suisan, Chugai, eGuarantee, Modec, Amundi Japan Topix (WKN: A2H58V), iShares Nikkei 225 ETF (WKN: A0H08D), Swisscanto Equity Fund Small & Mid Caps Japan (WKN: 658453) oder den Janus Henderson Horizon Japanese Smaller Companies (WKN: 972768). Wir freuen uns an Feedback über aaa@welt.de. Ab sofort gibt es noch mehr "Alles auf Aktien" bei WELTplus und Apple Podcasts – inklusive aller Artikel der Hosts und AAA-Newsletter. Hier bei WELT: https://www.welt.de/podcasts/alles-auf-aktien/plus247399208/Boersen-Podcast-AAA-Bonus-Folgen-Jede-Woche-noch-mehr-Antworten-auf-Eure-Boersen-Fragen.html. Disclaimer: Die im Podcast besprochenen Aktien und Fonds stellen keine spezifischen Kauf- oder Anlage-Empfehlungen dar. Die Moderatoren und der Verlag haften nicht für etwaige Verluste, die aufgrund der Umsetzung der Gedanken oder Ideen entstehen. Hörtipps: Für alle, die noch mehr wissen wollen: Holger Zschäpitz können Sie jede Woche im Finanz- und Wirtschaftspodcast "Deffner&Zschäpitz" hören. Außerdem bei WELT: Im werktäglichen Podcast „Das bringt der Tag“ geben wir Ihnen im Gespräch mit WELT-Experten die wichtigsten Hintergrundinformationen zu einem politischen Top-Thema des Tages. +++ Werbung +++ Du möchtest mehr über unsere Werbepartner erfahren? Hier findest du alle Infos & Rabatte! https://linktr.ee/alles_auf_aktien Impressum: https://www.welt.de/services/article7893735/Impressum.html Datenschutz: https://www.welt.de/services/article157550705/Datenschutzerklaerung-WELT-DIGITAL.html

Will Rogers with Able Aerospace

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 17:24 Transcription Available

On this week's Industrial Talk we're onsite at Xcelerate 23 in Orlando, FL and talking to Will Rogers, Maintenance Manager at Able Aerospace about "Maintenance and Asset Management in Action". Summary of our conversation: Industrial IoT security and email usage in the workplace. 0:00 Palo Alto Networks offers industrial IoT security solutions with ROI and complexity reduction. Scott MacKenzie and an unnamed speaker discuss email usage at Abel Aerospace. Improving facilities management software and reporting structure. 3:30 The speaker is interested in improving their facilities engineering management skills and learning about new features in x5. MacKenzie and Will discuss the limitations of Excel spreadsheets and the importance of reporting structure in making better decisions. Aerospace MRO services and quality control. 7:19 Able Aerospace repairs and modifies aircraft parts for customers, ensuring quality through non-destructive testing and in-house capabilities. Able Aerospace Services has been in the aerospace industry for 40 years, growing from a privately held plating shop to a global company acquired by Textron in 2016. Automation in aerospace industry with Scott MacKenzie. 11:08 Will discusses the increasing use of automation in aerospace manufacturing to improve accuracy and reduce errors. Abell Aerospace installed a FANUC robot to automate a mundane task, reducing workload and improving safety. Will Rogers from Able Aerospace discusses maintenance, reliability, and asset management solutions at Accelerate 2023. Finally, get your exclusive free access to the Industrial Academy and a series on “Why You Need To Podcast” for Greater Success in 2023. All links designed for keeping you current in this rapidly changing Industrial Market. Learn! Grow! Enjoy! WILL ROGERS' CONTACT INFORMATION: Personal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-c-rogers-35a34647/ Company Website: https://www.ableengineering.com/ PODCAST VIDEO: https://youtu.be/XZh961L0iE8 THE STRATEGIC REASON "WHY YOU NEED TO PODCAST": OTHER GREAT INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES: NEOM: https://www.neom.com/en-us Fictiv: https://www.fictiv.com/ Palo Alto Networks: https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/ot-security-tco Palo Alto Networks...

How Industrial Machines Merge Creativity with Engineering and Inspire the Next Generation of Makers - Bre Pettis, Founder & CEO of Bantam Tools

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2023 44:28 Transcription Available

There is so much overlap between art and engineering...so much creativity that goes into the making of things. Bre Pettis knows this firsthand. As a puppeteer-turned teacher-turned entrepreneur, Bre founded MakerBot and helped democratize 3D printing, making it accessible for Fab Labs and MakerSpaces all over the country.Today, Bre is at it again with Bantam Tools, a manufacturer of desktop CNC machines that are inspiring and equipping today's industrial innovators and tomorrow's inventors.In this episode, Bre is sharing all his experiences in the world of STEAM and innovation with our audience. Learn about the origins of MakerBot and Bantam Tools. Discover why students need access to the tools that can help them bring ideas to reality. And learn why having industry-grade machines in classrooms helps bridge the gap from education to the workforce.3 Big Takeaways from this episode:Let's take huge, difficult machinery and make it accessible, friendly and affordable for students: This is how we equip students for today's high-tech workforce. Bre is on a mission to remove the barriers that keep students from being able to design and create what's in their mind. With the right tools and resources (like 3D printers, desktop CNC machines and even pen plotters!) students can get the introductory skills that translate into real careers.There is unique value in both additive & subtractive manufacturing: Now that most students have access to 3D printing, it's time to bring subtractive manufacturing back into the classroom. Both technologies have a unique use case that students should identify and explore. Bre talks about when to use which technology, and the real benefit of letting a student experience the creative process from ideation to finished part.Students find their "aha" moments in technical education: From Fab Labs to Makerspaces to STEAM classrooms and Tech Ed labs, students discover new aptitudes and a love for making when they're given the right set of tools and resources. Bre shares how schools can help identify the right teachers to lead these endeavors, unlocking new potential for both the students and the educators.Resources mentioned in this episode:To learn more about Bantam Tools, visit their website: www.bantamtools.comInterested in the NEW Bantam Tools desktop CNC milling machine powered by FANUC? Visit this page to learn more.Learn more about what Bre is up to: https://brepettis.com/Connect with Bantam Tools online:Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | YouTube | LinkedInView episode page: https://techedpodcast.com/bantamtools/Instagram - Facebook - YouTube - TikTok - Twitter - LinkedIn

156: "Clash of the Grinders: Student Edition" and the Future of Skilled Trades, presented by 3M

Manufacturing Happy Hour

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2023 59:58

Today, we're exploring the future of skilled trades and we're doing this largely by speaking to the next generation of skilled tradespeople and the folks that our training and enabling them. From students to instructors, this episode includes a series of 5 interviews with folks that are part of 3M's upcoming series Clash of the Grinders: Student Edition, a high-stakes grinding and welding competition that pits soon-to-be pros against each other to find the most talented up-and-comers in the skilled trades.Throughout the series, you'll get to see the competition first hand as these trades leaders face off in welding and cutting challenges, but it's more than just the competition. You'll see emerging trends that these folks will face in their careers, and how new innovations are helping them work more efficiently and sustainably. Plus, the winner receives a game changing $10,000 scholarship sponsored by FANUC.In this podcast, you're going to get to know a couple of the students that are part of this competition and you'll hear how their careers took them to these new roles as tradespeople that they're stoked to move into. You'll also hear from an instructor, how they're continuing to evolve their curriculum for the modern student and skilled worker, and not to mention the folks that are creating the certifications for emerging technology skills. And finally, you'll hear from a global robotics & automation leader at 3M and learn how they're inspiring curiosity and improving educational outcomes for everyone that wants an opportunity to pursue skilled trades and STEM education.Overall, this episode is a showcase of many of the different parties involved in developing our future workforce, from educators, to corporations, to - most importantly - the students themselves.

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Ep. 133 - [Pawel Krupa] What Really Matters in Industrial Robotics, Challenges, Opportunities & More

Manufacturing Hub

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2023 73:31

Pawel Krupa | Sr. Controls Engineer @ TeslaExperienced robot programmer working in the automotive industry is looking for new opportunities to develop his passion. Robot programming is a field that I feel like a duck in water. In my four-year career, I worked with VW and Opel standards on FANUC and KUKA. I did integrations, new lines, cycle-time optimization, production support, and quality adjustments. Known applications: spot welding, handling, clinching, riveting, arc welding, gluing, stud welding, roller hemming, laser brazing, laser welding. If you think that hiring me could increase the effectiveness of your company, you are most likely right. For some, Robot programming is just a regular job ...... To me is an art form that I want to create with passion.Pawel Krupa kicks off Manufacturing Hub's Robotics Month to share his experiences over the last 7+ years working in robotics integration.

Air Power Airwaves S3E11: Using Robotics to redefine your manufacturing process

Air Power Airwaves

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2023 44:40

Manufacturing is changing....whether it is because of staffing issues, production inefficiency or growing product demand, automation and robotics is becoming a necessity for facilities of all sizes. It's time to consider the possibilities for your operation.In this edition of Air Power Airwaves Travis Stirewalt chats with Mark Patterson, a Automation Solutions Specialist from FANUC, and Air Power Controls Engineer Dusty Coble to discuss the evolving integration of Cobots, paint and industrial robotics into small and large manufacturing facilities.In this podcast we cover;- The reasons it makes financial sense to automate- The difference between robots and cobots- The different types of automation robotics- Some of the most common applications- Why Air Power is now an EXCLUSIVE FANUC DistributorSo sit back and enjoy this episode of Air Power Airwaves. If you have any questions about today's topic or would like to schedule an Air Power visit to your facility for help with automation or robotic integration, please contact Air Power today at 1-800-334-1001 or visit us online at www.airpower-usa.com.Connect with Air Power Manufacturing Solutions on: LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

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Steve Lukasik: Inside the World of a Robotics Engineer & Manual Maestro

The Manufacturing Come Up

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2023 51:45

Steve Lukasik - Operations Manager of Master Robotics has a lot of stories to tell about his career path, from being employed by Fanuc and writing some of its robotics manual, to being involved with other automation and robotics businesses. Hear him out on this podcast and learn a thing or two from this highly experienced veteran in the automation and robotics space.

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Episode 33: Advances in Finishing Automation: An Interview with Hope Dollarhide, FANUC

On the Line

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2023 19:13

Automation solutions are seeing increasing adoption for finishing applications, driven by shifting trends in the workforce, rapid advances in robotics and smart technology, as well as the need for repeatability and consistency in quality. In this installment of On the Line, Products Finishing sits down with Hope Dollarhide, Project Engineer for automotive component and industrial paint with FANUC for insights into automation trends in the industry.

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Serving the Automation Industry I The Manufacturing Come Up with Keegan Dillon of Joiner Services

The Manufacturing Come Up

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 43:18

Keegan Dillon is a graduate from Ferris State University, in the Welding Engineering Technology program, He spent 7 years contracting between RoMan Engineering Services and R&E Automated Systems. He left contracting to work for Stanley Engineered Fastening (a division of Stanley Black & Decker) as an application engineer in their automotive stud welding division. In 2016 he was asked to join the SEF Breakthrough Innovation team, as the Joining Lead, where he spent 2 years working in Germany. Upon returning to America, Keegan continued to work with the Innovation team in Troy, Michigan. In 2021, Keegan Dillon founded JOINER Services LLC which offers an innovative way to connect businesses directly with self-employed engineering contractors on its web-based platform. In 2023, he created a website called Finding Automation, where people can find the latest solutions, industrial equipment, residential products, educational experiences, training facilities, and news in the automation industry. He also hosts a monthly podcast called Engineers In Automation, where he talk to engineers about their journey in the automation industry.Over his career, he have spent time living in Mexico, Canada, Thailand, and Germany. Most of his experience is working within the welding automation industry in automotive, agricultural, military, and heavy equipment. He became proficient in RSW, PW, MIG, TIG, FCAW, & SAW welding processes. He also has experience in ABB, Fanuc, Motoman, KUKA, Nachi, and Kawasaki robotic programming.

Episode 32: The Value of Industrial Automation Partnerships

The Sound of Automation

Play Episode Play 22 sec Highlight Listen Later May 24, 2023 29:01 Transcription Available

In this episode we sit down with Geoff Dawson from FANUC to discuss the value that partnerships and certifications bring to the world of industrial automation. Learn how leveraging partnerships can help you do more with less and run your business more efficiently and effectively.Guest Geoff Dawsonhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/geoff-dawson-2a803a2/Host Bryan Powrozekhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/bryanpowrozek/For more information on Clayton & McKervey, please visit our website at:www.claytonmckervey.com or click here to contact us.Get business and industry-specific news and knowledge straight from our consultants and accounting specialists. Click here to sign up for our newsletter.

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Mike Cicco ~ The Paul W. Smith Show

The Paul W. Smith Show

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2023 7:29

May 22, 2023 ~ Mike Cicco, President & CEO of Fanuc America Corporation tells Paul, Fanuc is the largest automation company in the world and he explains how the Cobot works.

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Leadership Perspectives on Robotics, Highlights from Automate LIVE in Detroit, MI

Manufacturing Happy Hour

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2023 44:41

Time to buckle up for a masterclass in manufacturing with not one – but three – manufacturing experts! On this episode of Manufacturing Happy Hour, we share the best of three interviews conducted at Automate LIVE in Detroit, MI. Chris sits down for conversations with Milton Guerry, President of Schunk, Mike Cicco, President & CEO of FANUC America Corporation and Søren Peters, CEO of HowToRobot. They share their career journeys, insights and predictions for manufacturing, AI and automation, plus reveal top tips for manufacturing leaders and team members alike. In this episode, find out: How Milton Guerry began his career How Mike Cicco started in the industry Søren Peters' first steps in manufacturing Guests' thoughts on the current state of manufacturing, AI and automation The importance of mentorship The future of collaborative robots New routes into the industry Why strong teams are key to success The importance of communication Enjoying the show? Please leave us a review here. Even one sentence helps. It's feedback from Manufacturing All-Stars like you that keeps us going! Tweetable Quotes: “We can all be very secure that this industry is going to be super-strong.” – Milton Guerry, President of Schunk “The key to mobility is just continuing to reinvent yourself in terms of business needs at the time.” – Mike Cicco, President & CEO of FANUC America Corporation “In everything you do, if you don't believe in it or think that it's right, you should probably be doing something else.” – Søren Peters, CEO of HowToRobot Links & mentions: SCHUNK, an internationally active technology company, a leading supplier of products made with high-tech materials like carbon, technical ceramics and sintered metal, as well as machines and systems for environmental simulation, air conditioning, optical machines and many other processes. HowToRobot, your automation marketplace, helping buyers specify their needs and putting them into contact with sellers across the globe. FANUC, a leading global manufacturer of factory automation, they specialize in industrial robots, CNC systems, wire cut EDM and injection moulding machines among other things. All products are engineered to optimize energy usage. Make sure to visit http://manufacturinghappyhour.com for detailed show notes and a full list of resources mentioned in this episode. Stay Innovative, Stay Thirsty.

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Mark Scherler and John Horn with FANUC

The Industrial Talk Podcast with Scott MacKenzie

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 19:11 Transcription Available

On this week's Industrial Talk we're onsite at FABTECH in Atlanta, GA and talking to Mark Scherler, General Manager and John Horn, National Sales Manager with FANUC America about "The digitalization of CNC and giving new life to existing manufacturing assets". Get the answers to your "CNC" questions along with Mark and John's unique insight on the “How” on this Industrial Talk interview! Finally, get your exclusive free access to the Industrial Academy and a series on “Why You Need To Podcast” for Greater Success in 2023. All links designed for keeping you current in this rapidly changing Industrial Market. Learn! Grow! Enjoy! MARK SCHERLER'S CONTACT INFORMATION: Personal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-scherler-4461a86/ Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fanuc-america-corporation/ Company Website: https://www.fanucamerica.com/ JOHN HORN'S CONTACT INFORMATION: Personal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-horn-0a226b5b/ PODCAST VIDEO: https://youtu.be/Ldy2zMuN7Bg THE STRATEGIC REASON "WHY YOU NEED TO PODCAST": OTHER GREAT INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES: NEOM: https://www.neom.com/en-us Hitachi Vantara: https://www.hitachivantara.com/en-us/home.html Industrial Marketing Solutions: https://industrialtalk.com/industrial-marketing/ Industrial Academy: https://industrialtalk.com/industrial-academy/ Industrial Dojo: https://industrialtalk.com/industrial_dojo/ We the 15: https://www.wethe15.org/ YOUR INDUSTRIAL DIGITAL TOOLBOX: LifterLMS: Get One Month Free for $1 – https://lifterlms.com/ Active Campaign: Active Campaign Link Social Jukebox: https://www.socialjukebox.com/ Industrial Academy (One Month Free Access And One Free License For Future Industrial Leader): Business Beatitude the Book

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Tesla fällt hinter Exxon zurück und die besten Japan-Aktien

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2022 19:09

In der heutigen Folge „Alles auf Aktien“ sprechen die Finanzjournalisten Daniel Eckert und Holger Zschäpitz über eine Zinsbombe aus dem Fernen Osten, bombastische Zahlen bei Nike und die Bionik-Chance des Jahrhunderts. Außerdem geht es um Deutsche Bank, Munich Re, Allianz, Commerzbank, Vonovia, Aroundtown, LEG Immobilien, Nippon Sanso, Itochu, Rohm, Fanuc, JVCKennwood, Tamura Corp, Monega Innovation Fonds (WKN: 532102), MSCI Japan (WKN: LYX0YC), iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap (WKN: A0Q1YX), Vaneck Bionic Engineering (IE0005TF96I9) Dexcom, Stryker, Medtronic, Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Sonova, Straumann, Edwards Lifescience, Insulet, Inspire Medical Systems und Smith & Nephew. Wir freuen uns an Feedback über aaa@welt.de. Disclaimer: Die im Podcast besprochenen Aktien und Fonds stellen keine spezifischen Kauf- oder Anlage-Empfehlungen dar. Die Moderatoren und der Verlag haften nicht für etwaige Verluste, die aufgrund der Umsetzung der Gedanken oder Ideen entstehen. Für alle, die noch mehr wissen wollen: Holger Zschäpitz können Sie jede Woche im Finanz- und Wirtschaftspodcast "Deffner&Zschäpitz" hören. Impressum: https://www.welt.de/services/article7893735/Impressum.html Datenschutz: https://www.welt.de/services/article157550705/Datenschutzerklaerung-WELT-DIGITAL.html

What's New in Automation: AI, Digital Twins, Cobots and More! - Mike Cicco, President & CEO of FANUC America

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 34:48

FANUC is the global leader in robotics and CNC controls technology - and we sat down with FANUC America's President & CEO Mike Cicco at IMTS 2022 to dive into the latest trends in automation.3 Big Takeaways from this episode:1. AI and Digital Twins will have a huge impact on automation in the next few years: Like many industrial OEMs, FANUC is turning to software innovation to enhance its world-leading hardware offerings. Right now, R&D is focused on artificial intelligence and digital twins. AI enables companies to take technically challenging tasks - like bin picking miscellaneous objects or assembling parts with multiple moving pieces - and makes it easier to program a robot to do them. Digital twins enable engineers to build new automation lines and processes and fully test them in a digital environment before implementation.2. Collaborative robots (like the FANUC CRX) are making industrial automation more accessible for small-to-midsize companies: Collaborative robots (cobots) are built to inherently work side-by-side with humans. But the real benefit, as Cicco shares with us, is how the CRX is designed for simple, lead-through programming. The implication for employers is huge: programming robots and machine tools for complex tasks (including high-mix, low-volume) has never been more accessible. Now, small-to-midsize companies can more easily and rapidly adopt and deploy advanced automation into their facilities.3. Demand for automation has led FANUC to expand its physical space and training programs: Changes to supply chain, manufacturing moving back to the U.S., and the two points above have led to a rise in demand for automation technology. In response, FANUC has expanded its manufacturing capabilities at its American headquarters in Michigan, along with expansions in Mexico. The new physical space will increase their manufacturing capabilities, but will also increase capacity for training individuals in the workforce around these technologies.Note for educators: FANUC's education programs have led the market for years (1,500 CERT schools and counting), but with demand for robotics and CNC programming skills on the rise, it's a good time for educators to consider how they can prepare their students for these career opportunities.ResourcesEmployers, to learn more about FANUC America robotics & CNC solutions, visit: https://www.fanucamerica.com/Educators, to learn more about FANUC's robotics & CNC education and training solutions, visit: https://www.fanucamerica.com/educationYou can access our first episode with Mike Cicco here: Episode #6: Why Schools Should Teach Industrial Robotics & AutomationConnect with FANUC America on social media:Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | LinkedInEpisode page: https://techedpodcast.com/fanuc/Instagram - Facebook - YouTube - TikTok - Twitter - LinkedIn

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FANUC's CR-35iB Cobot, Winner of The ASSEMBLY Show 2022 New Product Award for Robotics

ASSEMBLY Audible

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 5:38

FANUC's High-Payload CR-35iB Cobot is The ASSEMBLY Show's New Product Award Winner in the Robotics category. Bryan J d'Ouville joins us at the ASSEMBLY Audible booth from the show floor after receiving the award to give us a rundown of what makes this lightweight, high-payload (eye-catching bright green) cobot an award winner and standout amongst FANUC's customers. For more information about The CR-35iB, visit www.fanucamerica.com.

FANUC's CR-35iB Cobot, Winner of The ASSEMBLY Show 2022 New Product Award for Robotics

ASSEMBLY Audible

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 5:38

FANUC's High-Payload CR-35iB Cobot is The ASSEMBLY Show's New Product Award Winner in the Robotics category. Bryan J d'Ouville joins us at the ASSEMBLY Audible booth from the show floor after receiving the award to give us a rundown of what makes this lightweight, high-payload (eye-catching bright green) cobot an award winner and standout amongst FANUC's customers. For more information about The CR-35iB, visit www.fanucamerica.com.

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FANUC UK's Open House will showcase FANUC products and automation solutions, with a focus on the importance of collaboration. | MTD Podcast

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2022

FANUC UK's Open House event, taking place on November 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, will provide attendees with a unique opportunity to see FANUC products and automation solutions in action. With live demonst...

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Die KI-Utopie und die Hoffnung auf den Kupfer-Rausch

Augmented - the industry 4.0 podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2022 17:34

In der heutigen Folge „Alles auf Aktien“ sprechen die Finanzjournalisten Daniel Eckert und Philipp Vetter über eine Zentralbank, die bei 80 % Inflation die Zinsen senkt und eine Millionenstrafe für Boeing. Außerdem geht es um Sartorius, Zalando, Vonovia, SUSE, Hypoport, Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank, Allianz, AMD, Nvidia, Cadence Design Systems, Synopsis, Black Knight, Trimble, Advanced Micro Devices, Alphabet, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Amazon, Baidu, Fanuc, ABB, Amundi Stoxx Global Artificial Intelligence (WKN: A2JSC9), der WisdomTree Artificial Intelligence (WKN: A2N7KX) und der L&G Artificial Intelligence (WKN: A2PM50), WisdomTree Copper (WKN: A0KRKR) und den Global X Copper Miners ETF (WKN: A3C7FZ). Wir freuen uns an Feedback über aaa@welt.de. Disclaimer: Die im Podcast besprochenen Aktien und Fonds stellen keine spezifischen Kauf- oder Anlage-Empfehlungen dar. Die Moderatoren und der Verlag haften nicht für etwaige Verluste, die aufgrund der Umsetzung der Gedanken oder Ideen entstehen. Für alle, die noch mehr wissen wollen: Holger Zschäpitz können Sie jede Woche im Finanz- und Wirtschaftspodcast "Deffner&Zschäpitz" hören. Impressum: https://www.welt.de/services/article7893735/Impressum.html Datenschutz: https://www.welt.de/services/article157550705/Datenschutzerklaerung-WELT-DIGITAL.html

Episode 97: Industrial AI

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2022 47:41

Augmented reveals the stories behind the new era of industrial operations, where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. The topic is Industrial AI. Our guest is Professor Jay Lee, the Ohio Eminent Scholar, the L.W. Scott Alter Chair Professor in Advanced Manufacturing, and the Founding Director of the Industrial AI Center at the University of Cincinnati (https://www.iaicenter.com/). In this conversation, we talk about how AI does many things but to be applicable; the industry needs it to work every time, which puts additional constraints on what can be done by when. If you liked this show, subscribe at augmentedpodcast.co (https://www.augmentedpodcast.co/). If you liked this episode, you might also like Episode 81: From Predictive to Diagnostic Manufacturing Augmentation (https://www.augmentedpodcast.co/81). Augmented is a podcast for industry leaders, process engineers, and shop floor operators, hosted by futurist Trond Arne Undheim (https://trondundheim.com/) and presented by Tulip (https://tulip.co/). Follow the podcast on Twitter (https://twitter.com/AugmentedPod) or LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/75424477/). Trond's Takeaway: Industrial AI is a breakthrough that will take a while to mature. It implies discipline, not just algorithms. In fact, it entails a systems architecture consisting of data, algorithm, platform, and operation. Transcript: TROND: Welcome to another episode of the Augmented Podcast. Augmented brings industrial conversations that matter, serving up the most relevant conversations on industrial tech. Our vision is a world where technology will restore the agility of frontline workers. In this episode of the podcast, the topic is Industrial AI. Our guest is Professor Jay Lee, the Ohio Eminent Scholar, and the L.W. Scott Alter Chair Professor in Advanced Manufacturing, and the Founding Director of the Industrial AI Center at the University of Cincinnati. In this conversation, we talk about how AI does many things but to be applicable, industry needs it to work every time, which puts on additional constraints on what can be done by when. Augmented is a podcast for industrial leaders, process engineers, and shop floor operators hosted by futurist Trond Arne Undheim and presented by Tulip. Jay, it's a pleasure to have you here. How are you today? JAY: Good. Thank you for inviting me to have a good discussion about industrial AI. TROND: Yeah, I think it will be a good discussion. Look, Jay, you are such an accomplished person, both in terms of your academics and your industrial credentials. I wanted to quickly just go through where you got to where you are because I think, especially in your case, it's really relevant to the kinds of findings and the kinds of exploration that you're now doing. You started out as an engineer. You have a dual degree. You have a master's in industrial management also. And then you had a career in industry, worked at real factories, GM factories, Otis elevators, and even on Sikorsky helicopters. You had that background, and then you went on to do a bunch of different NSF grants. You got yourself; I don't know, probably before that time, a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Columbia. The rest of your career, and you correct me, but you've been doing this mix of really serious industrial work combined with academics. And you've gone a little bit back and forth. Tell me a little bit about what went into your mind as you were entering the manufacturing topics and you started working in factories. Why have you oscillated so much between industry and practice? And tell me really this journey; give me a little bit of specifics on what brought you on this journey and where you are today. JAY: Well, thank you for talking about this career because I cut my teeth from the factory early years. And so, I learned a lot of fundamental things in early years of automation. In the early 1980s, in the U.S, it was a tough time trying to compete with the Japanese automotive industry. So, of course, the Big Three in Detroit certainly took a big giant step, tried to implement a very good manufacturing automation system. So I was working for Robotics Vision System at that time in New York, in Hauppage, New York, Long Island. And shortly, later on, it was invested by General Motors. And in the meantime, I was studying part-time in Columbia for my mechanical engineering, Doctor of Engineering. And, of course, later on, I transferred to George Washington because I had to make a career move. So I finished my Ph.D. Doctor of Science in George Washington later. But the reason we stopped working on that is because of the shortage of knowledge in making automation work in the factory. So I was working full-time trying to implement the robots automation in a factory. In the meantime, I also found a lack of knowledge on how to make a robot work and not just how to make a robot move. Making it move means you can program; you can do very fancy motion. But that's not what factories want. What factories really want is a non-stop working system so they can help people to accomplish the job. So the safety, and the certainty, the accuracy, precision, maintenance, all those things combined together become a headache actually. You have to calibrate the robot all the time. You have to reprogram them. So eventually, I was teaching part-time in Stony Brook also later on how to do the robotic stuff. And I think that was the early part of my career. And most of the time I spent in factory and still in between the part-time study and part-time working. But later on, I got a chance to move to Washington, D.C. I was working for U.S. Postal Service headquarters as Program Director for automation. In 1988, post service started a big initiative trying to automate a 500 mil facility in the U.S. There are about 115 number one facilities which is like New York handled 8 million mail pieces per day at that time; you're talking about '88. But most are manual process, so packages. So we started developing the AI pattern recognition, hand-written zip code recognition, robotic postal handling, and things like that. So that was the opportunity that attracted me actually to move away from automotive to service industry. So it was interesting because you are working with top scientists from different universities, different companies to make that work. So that was the early stage of the work. Later on, of course, I had a chance to work with the National Science Foundation doing content administration in 1991. That gave me the opportunity to work with professors in universities, of course. So then, by working with them, I was working on a lot of centers like engineering research centers and also the Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers Program, and later on, the materials processing manufacturing programs. So 1990 was a big time for manufacturing in the United States. A lot of government money funded the manufacturer research, of course. And so we see great opportunity, like, for example, over the years, all the rapid prototyping started in 1990s. It took about 15-20 years before additive manufacturing came about. So NSF always looks 20 years ahead, which is a great culture, great intellectual driver. And also, they're open to the public in terms of the knowledge sharing and the talent and the education. So I think NSF has a good position to provide STEM education also to allow academics, professors to work with industry as well, not just purely academic work. So we support both sides. So that work actually allowed me to understand what is real status in research, in academics, also how far from real implementation. So in '95, I had the opportunity to work in Japan actually. I had an opportunity...NSF had a collaboration program with the MITI government in Japan. So I took the STA fellowship called science and technology fellow, STA, and to work in Japan for six months and to work with 55 organizations like Toyota, Komatsu, Nissan, FANUC, et cetera. So by working with them, then you also understand what the real technology level Japan was, Japanese companies were. So then you got calibration in terms of how much U.S. manufacturing? How much Japanese manufacturing? So that was in my head, actually. I had good weighting factors to see; hmm, what's going on here between these two countries? That was the time. So when I came back, I said, oh, there's something we have to do differently. So I started to get involved in a lot of other things. In 1998, I had the opportunity to work for United Technologies because UTC came to see me and said, "Jay, you should really apply what you know to real companies." So they brought me to work as a Director for Product Environment Manufacturing Department for UTRC, United Technology Research Center, in East Hartford. Obviously, UTC business included Pratt & Whitney jet engines, Sikorsky helicopters, Otis elevators, Carrier Air Conditioning systems, Hamilton Sundstrand, et cetera. So all the products they're worldwide, but the problem is you want to support global operations. You really need not just the knowledge, what you know, but also the physical usage, what you don't know. So you know, and you don't know. So how much you don't know about a product usage, that's how the data is supposed to be coming back. Unfortunately, back in 1999, I have to tell you; unfortunately, most of the product data never came back. By the time it got back, it is more like a repair overhaul recur every year to a year later. So that's not good. So in Japan, I was experimenting the first remote machine monitoring system using the internet actually in 1995. So I published a paper in '98 about how to remotely use physical machine and cyber machine together. In fact, I want to say that's the first digital twin but as a cyber-physical model together. That was in my paper in 1998 in Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture. TROND: So, in fact, you were a precursor in so many of these fields. And it just strikes me that as you're going through your career here, there are certain pieces that you seem to have learned all along the way because when you are a career changer oscillating between public, private, semi-private, research, business, you obviously run the risk of being a dilettante in every field, but you seem to have picked up just enough to get on top of the next job with some insight that others didn't have. And then, when you feel like you're frustrated in that current role, you jump back or somewhere else to learn something new. It's fascinating to me because, obviously, your story is longer than this. You have startup companies with your students and others in this business and then, of course, now with the World Economic Forum Lighthouse factories and the work you've been doing for Foxconn as well. So I'm just curious. And then obviously, we'll get to industrial AI, which is so interesting in your perspective here because it's not just the technology of it; it is the industrial practice of this new domain that you have this very unique, practical experience of how a new technology needs to work. Well, you tell me, how did you get to industrial AI? Because you got there to, you know, over the last 15-20 years, you integrated all of this in a new academic perspective. JAY: Well, that's where we start. So like I said earlier, I realized industry we did not have data back in the late 1990s. And in 1999, dotcom collapsed, remember? TROND: Yes, yes. JAY: Yeah. So all the companies tried to say, "Well, we're e-business, e-business, e-commerce, e-commerce," then in 2000, it collapsed. But the reality is that people were talking about e-business, but in the real world, in industrial setting, there's no data almost. So I was thinking, I mean, it's time I need to think about how to look at data-centric perspectives, how to develop such a platform, and also analytics to support if one-day data comes with a worry-free kind of environment. So that's why I decided to transition to an academic career in the year 2000. So what I started thinking, in the beginning, was where has the most data? As we all know, the product lifecycle usage is out there. You have lots of data, but we're not collecting it. So eventually, I called a central Intelligent Maintenance System called IMS, not intelligent manufacturing system because maintenance has lots of usage data which most developers of a product don't know. But if we have a way to collect this data to analyze and predict, then we can guarantee the product uptime or the value creation, and then the customer will gain most of the value back. Now we can use the data feedback to close-loop design. That was the original thinking back in the year 2000, which at that time, no cell phone could connect to the internet. Of course, nobody believed you. So we used a term called near-zero downtime, near-zero downtime, ZDT. Nobody believed us. Intel was my first founding member. So I made a pitch to FANUC in 2001. Of course, they did not believe it either. Of course, FANUC in 2014 adopted ZDT, [laughs] ZDT as a product name. But as a joke, when I talked to the chairman, the CEO of the company in 2018 in Japan, Inaba-san that "Do you know first we present this ZDT to your company in Michigan? They didn't believe it. Now you guys adopted." "Oh, I didn't know you use it." So when he came to visit in 2019, they brought the gift. [laughs] So anyway, so what happened is during the year, so we worked with the study of 6 companies, 20 companies and eventually they became over 100 companies. And in 2005, I worked with Procter & Gamble and GE Aircraft Engine. They now became GE Aviation; then, they got a different environment. So machine learning became a typical thing you use every day, every program, but we don't really emphasize AI at that time. The reason is machine learning is just a tool. It's an algorithm like a support-vector machine, self-organizing map, and logistic regression. All those are just supervised learning or now supervised learning techniques. And people use it. We use it like standard work every day, but we don't talk about AI. But over the years, when you work with so many companies, then you realize the biggest turning point was Toyota 2005 and P&G in 2006. The reason I'm telling you 2005 is Toyota had big problems in the factory in Georgetown, Kentucky, where the Camry factory is located. So they had big compressor problems. So we implemented using machine learning, the support-vector machine, and also principal component analysis. And we enable that the surge of a compressor predicted and avoided and never happened. So until today -- TROND: So they have achieved zero downtime after that project, essentially. JAY: Yeah. So that really is the turning point. Of course, at P&G, the diaper line continues moving the high volume. They can predict things, reduce downtime to 1%. There's a lot of money. Diaper business that is like $10 billion per year. TROND: It's so interesting you focus on downtime, Jay, because obviously, in this hype, which we'll get to as well, people seem to focus so much on fully automated versus what you're saying, which is it doesn't really, you know, we will get to the automation part, but it is the downtime that's where a lot of the savings is obviously. Because whether it's a lights out or lights on, humans are not the real saving here. And the real accomplishment is in zero downtime because that is the industrialization factor. And that is what allows the system to keep operating. Of course, it has to do with automation, but it's not just that. Can you then walk us through what then became industrial AI for you? Because as I've now understood it, it is a highly specific term to you. It's not just some sort of fluffy idea of very, very advanced algorithms and robots running crazy around autonomously. You have very, very specific system elements. And they kind of have to work together in some architectural way before you're willing to call it an industrial AI because it may be a machine tool here, and a machine tool there, and some data here. But for you, unless it's put in place in a working architecture, you're not willing to call it, I mean, it may be an AI, but it is not an industrial AI. So how did this thinking then evolve for you? And what are the elements that you think are crucial for something that you even can start to call an industrial AI? Which you now have a book on, so you're the authority on the subject. JAY: Well, I think the real motivation was after you apply all the machine learning toolkits so long...and a company like National Instruments, NI, in Austin, Texas, they licensed our machine learning toolkits in 2015. And eventually, in 2017, they started using the embedding into LabVIEW version. So we started realizing, actually, the toolkit is very important, not just from the laboratory point of view but also from the production and practitioners' point of view from industry. Of course, researchers use it all the time for homework; I mean, that's fine. So eventually, I said...the question came to me about 2016 in one of our industry advisory board meeting. You have so many successes, but the successes that happen can you repeat? Can you repeat? Can you repeatably have the same success in many, many other sites? Repeatable, scalable, sustainable, that's the key three keywords. You cannot just have a one-time success and then just congratulate yourself and forget it, no. So eventually, we said, oh, to make that repeat sustainable, repeatable, you have a systematic discipline. TROND: I'm so glad you say this because I have taken part in a bunch of best practice schemes and sometimes very optimistically by either an industry association or even a government entity. And they say, "Oh yeah, let's just all go on a bunch of factory visits." Or if it's just an IT system, "Let's just all write down what we did, and then share it with other people." But in fact, it doesn't seem to me like it is that easy. It's not like if I just explain what I think I have learned; that's not something others can learn from. Can you explain to me what it really takes to make something replicable? Because you have done that or helped Foxconn do that, for example. And now you're obviously writing up case studies that are now shared in the World Economic Forum across companies. But there's something really granular but also something very systemic and structured about the way things have to be explained in order to actually make it repeatable. What is the sustainability factor that actually is possible to not just blue copy but turn it into something in your own factory? JAY: Well, I think that there are basically several things. The data is one thing. We call it the data technology, DT, and which means data quality evaluation. How do you understand what to use, what not to use? How do you know which data is useful? And how do you know where the data is usable? It doesn't mean useful data is usable, just like you have a blood donation donor, but the blood may not be usable if the donor has HIV. I like to use an analogy like food. You got a fish in your hand; wow, great. But you have to ask where the fish comes from. [chuckles] If it comes from polluted water, it's not edible, right? So great fish but not edible. TROND: So there's a data layer which has to be usable, and it has to be put somewhere and put to use. It actually then has to be used. It can't just be theoretically usable. JAY: So we have a lot of useful data people collect. The problem is people never realized lots of them are not usable because of a lack of a label. They have no background, and they're not normalized. So eventually, that is a problem. And even if you have a lot of data, it doesn't mean it is usable. TROND: So then I guess that's how you get to your second layer, which I guess most people just call machine learning, but for you, it's an algorithmic layer, which is where some of the structuring gets done and some of the machines that put an analysis on this, put in place automatic procedures. JAY: And machine learning to me it's like cooking ware like a kitchen. You got a pan fry; you got a steamer; you got the grill. Those are tools to cook the food, the data. Food is like data. Cooking ware is like AI. But it depends on purpose. For example, you want fish. What do you want to eat first? I want soup. There's a difference. Do you want to grill? Do you want to just deep fry? So depending on how you want to eat it, the cooking ware will be selected differently. TROND: Well, and that's super interesting because it's so easy to say, well, all these algorithms and stuff they're out there, and all you have to do is pick up some algorithms. But you're saying, especially in a factory, you can't just pick any tool. You have to really know what the effect would be if you start to...for example, on downtime, right? Because I'm imagining there are very many advanced techniques that could be super advanced, but they are perhaps not the right tool for the job, for the workers that are there. So how does that come into play? Are these sequential steps, by the way? So once you figure out what the data is then, you start to fiddle with your tools. JAY: Well, there are two perspectives; one perspective is predict and prevent. So you predict something is going to happen. You prevent it from happening, number one. Number two, understand the root causes and potential root causes. So that comes down to the visible and invisible perspective. So from the visible world, we know what to measure. For example, if you have high blood pressure, you measure blood pressure every day, but that may not be the reason for high blood pressure. It may be because of your DNA, maybe because of the food you eat, because of lack of exercise, because of many other things, right? TROND: Right. JAY: So if you keep measuring your blood pressure doesn't mean you have no heart attack. Okay, so if you don't understand the reason, measuring blood pressure is not a problem. So I'm saying that you know what you don't know. So we need to find out what you don't know. So the correlation of invisible, I call, visible-invisible. So I will predict, but you also want to know the invisible reason relationship so you can prevent that relationship from happening. So that is really called deep mining those invisibles. So we position ourselves very clearly between visible-invisible. A lot of people just say, "Oh, we know what the problem is." The problem is not a purpose. For example, the factory manufacturing there are several very strong purposes, number one quality, right? Worry-free quality. Number two, your efficiency, how much you produce per dollar. If you say that you have great quality, but I spent $10,000 to make it, it is very expensive. But if you spend $2 to make it, wow, that's great. How did you do it? So quality per dollar is a very different way of judging how good you are. You got A; I spent five days studying. I got A; I spent two hours studying. Now you show the capability difference. TROND: I agree. And then the third factor in your framework seems to be platform. And that's when I think a lot of companies go wrong as well because platform is...at least historically in manufacturing, you pick someone else's platform. You say I'm going to implement something. What's available on the market, and what can I afford, obviously? Or ideally, what's the state of the art? And I'll just do that because everyone seems to be doing that. What does platform mean to you, and what goes into this choice? If you're going to create this platform for industrial AI, what kind of a decision is that? JAY: So DT is data, AT is algorithm, and PT is platform, PT platform. Platform means some common things are used in a shared community. For example, kitchen is a platform. You can cook. I can cook. I can cook Chinese food. I can cook Italian food. I can cook Indian food. Same kitchen but different recipe, different seasoning, but same cooking ware. TROND: Correct. Well, because you have a good kitchen, right? JAY: Yes. TROND: So that's -- JAY: [laughs] TROND: Right? JAY: On the platform, you have the most frequently used tool, not everything. You don't need 100 cooking ware in your kitchen. You probably have ten or even five most daily used. TROND: Regardless of how many different cuisines you try to cook. JAY: Exactly. That's called the AI machine toolkit. So we often work with companies and say, "You don't need a lot of tools, come on. You don't need deep learning. You need a good logistic regression and support-vector machine, and you're done." TROND: Got it. JAY: Yeah, you don't need a big chainsaw to cut small bushes. You don't need it. TROND: Right. And that's a very different perspective from the IT world, where many times you want the biggest tool possible because you want to churn a lot of data fast, and you don't really know what you're looking for sometimes. So I guess the industrial context here really constrains you. It's a constraint-based environment. JAY: Yes. So industry, like I said, the industry we talked about three Ps like I said: problems, purposes, and processes. So normally, problem comes from...the main thing is logistic problems, machine, and factory problems, workforce problems, the quality problems, energy problem, ignition problem, safety problems. So the problem happens every day. That's why in factory world, we call it firefighting. Typically, you firefight every day. TROND: And is that your metaphor for the last part of your framework, which is actually operation? So operation sounds really nice and structured, right? JAY: [chuckles] Yes. TROND: As if that was like, yeah, that's the real thing, process. We got this. But in reality, it feels sometimes, to many who are operating a factory; it's a firefight. JAY: Sometimes the reason lean theme work, Six Sigma, you turn a problem into a process, five Ss process, okay? And fishbone diagram, Pareto chart, and Kaizen before and after. So all the process, SOP, so doesn't matter which year workforce comes in, they just repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat. So in Toyota, the term used to be called manufacturing is just about the discipline. It's what they said. The Japanese industry manufacturing is about discipline, how you follow a discipline to everyday standard way, sustainable way, consistent way, and then you make good products. This is how the old Toyota was talking about, old one. But today, they don't talk that anymore. Training discipline is only one thing; you need to understand the value of customers. TROND: Right. So there are some new things that have to be added to the lean practices, right? JAY: Yes. TROND: As time goes by. So talk to me then more about the digital element because industrial AI to you, clearly, there's a very clear digital element, but there's so many, many other things there. So I'm trying to summarize your framework. You have these four factors: data, algorithms, platforms, and operations. These four aspects of a system that is the challenge you are dealing with in any factory environment. And some of them have to do with digital these days, and others, I guess, really have to do more with people. So when that all comes together, do you have some examples? I don't know, we talked about Toyota, but I know you've worked with Foxconn and Komatsu or Siemens. Can you give me an example of how this framework of yours now becomes applied in a context? Where do people pick up these different elements, and how do they use them? JAY: There's a matrix thinking. So horizontal thinking is a common thing; you need to have good digital thread including DT, data technology, AT, algorithms or analytics, PT, platform, edge cloud, and the things, and OT operation like scheduling, optimizations, stuff like that. Now, you got verticals, quality vertical, cost vertical, efficiency verticals, safety verticals, emission verticals. So you cannot just talk about general. You got to have focus on verticals. For example, let me give you one example: quality verticals. Quality is I'm the factory manager. I care about quality. Yes, the customer will even care more, so they care. But you have a customer come to your shop once a month to check. You ask them, "Why you come?" "Oh, I need to see how good your production." "How about you don't have to come? You can see my entire quality." "Wow, how do I do that?" So eventually, we develop a stream of quality code, SOQ, Stream Of Quality. So it's not just about the product is good. I can go back to connect all the processes of the quality segment of each station. Connect them together. Just like you got a fish, oh, okay, the fish is great. But I wonder, when the fish came out of water, when the fish was in the truck, how long was it on the road? And how long was it before reaching my physical distribution center and to my home? So if I have a sensor, I can tell you all the temperature history inside the box. So when you get your fish, you take a look; oh, from the moment the fish came out of the boat until it reached my home, the temperature remained almost constant. Wow. Now you are worry-free. It's just one thing. So you connect together. So that's why we call SOQ, Stream Of Quality, like a river connected. So by the time a customer gets a quality product, they can trace back and say, "Wow, good. How about if I let you see it before you come? How about you don't come?" I say, "Oh, you know what? I like it." That's what this type of manufacturing is about. It just doesn't make you happy. You have to make the customer happy, worry-free. MID-ROLL AD: In the new book from Wiley, Augmented Lean: A Human-Centric Framework for Managing Frontline Operations, serial startup founder Dr. Natan Linder and futurist podcaster Dr. Trond Arne Undheim deliver an urgent and incisive exploration of when, how, and why to augment your workforce with technology, and how to do it in a way that scales, maintains innovation, and allows the organization to thrive. The key thing is to prioritize humans over machines. Here's what Klaus Schwab, Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, says about the book: "Augmented Lean is an important puzzle piece in the fourth industrial revolution." Find out more on www.augmentedlean.com and pick up the book in a bookstore near you. TROND: So, Jay, you took the words out of my mouth because I wanted to talk about the future. I'm imagining when you say worry-free, I mean, you're talking about a soon-to-be state of manufacturing. Or are you literally saying there are some factories, some of the excellence factories where you've won awards in the World Economic Forum or other places that are working towards this worry-free manufacturing, and to some extent, they have achieved it? Well, elaborate for me a little bit about the future outlook of manufacturing and especially this people issue because you know that I'm engaged...The podcast is called Augmented Podcast. I'm engaged in this debate about automation. Well, is there a discrepancy between automation and augmentation? And to what extent is this about people running the system? Or is it the machines that we should optimize to run all the system? For you, it's all about worry-free. First of all, just answer this question, is worry-free a future ideal, or is it actually here today if you just do the right things? JAY: Well, first of all, worry-free is our mindset where the level of satisfaction should be, right? TROND: Yep. JAY: So to make manufacturing happen is not about how to make good quality, how to make people physically have less worry, how to make customers less worry is what is. But the reason we have a problem with workforce today, I mean, we have a hard time to hire not just highly skilled workers but even regular workforce. Because for some reason, not just U.S., it seems everywhere right now has similar problems. People have more options these days to select other living means. They could be an Uber driver. [laughs] They could be...I don't know. So there are many options. You don't have to just go to the factory to make earnings. They can have a car and drive around Uber and Lyft or whatever. They can deliver the food and whatever. So they can do many other things. And so today, you want to make workforce work environment more attractive. You have to make sure that they understand, oh, this is something they can learn; they can grow. They are fulfilled because the environment gives them a lot of empowerment. The vibe, the environment gives them a wow, especially young people; when you attract them from college, they'd like a wow kind of environment, not just ooh, okay. [laughs] TROND: Yeah. Well, it's interesting you're saying this. I mean, we actually have a lack of workers. So it's not just we want to make factories full of machines; it's actually the machines are actually needed just because there are no workers to fill these jobs. But you're looking into a future where you do think that manufacturing is and will be an attractive place going forward. That seems to be that you have a positive vision of the future we're going into. You think this is attractive. It's interesting for workers. JAY: Yeah. See, I often say that there are some common horizontal we have to use all the day. Vertical is the purpose, quality. I talked about vertical quality first, quality. But what are the horizontal common? I go A, B, C, D, E, F. What's A? AI. B is big data. C is cyber and cloud. D is digital or digital twin, whatever. E is environment ecosystem and emission reduction. What's F? Very important, fun. [laughs] If you miss that piece, who wants to work for a place there's no fun? You tell me would you work for...you and I, we're talking now because it's fun. You talk to people and different perspectives. I talk to you, and I say, wow, you've built some humongous network here in the physical...the future of digital, not just professional space but also social space but also the physical space. So, again, the fun things inspire people, right? TROND: They do. So talking about inspiring people then, Jay, if you were to paint a picture of this future, I guess, we have talked just now about workers and how if you do it right, it's going to be really attractive workplaces in manufacturing. How about for, I guess, one type of worker, these knowledge workers more generally? Or, in fact, is there a possibility that you see that not just is it going to be a fun place to be for great, many workers, but it's actually going to be an exciting knowledge workplace again? Which arguably, industrialization has gone through many stages. And being in a factory wasn't always all that rosy, but it was certainly financially rewarding for many. And it has had an enormous career progression for others who are able to find ways to exploit this system to their benefit. How do you see that going forward? Is there a scope, is there a world in which factory work can or perhaps in an even new way become truly knowledge work where all of these industrial AI factors, the A to the Fs, produce fun, but they produce lasting progression, and career satisfaction, empowerment, all these buzzwords that everybody in the workplace wants and perhaps deserves? JAY: That's how we look at the future workforce is not just about the work but also the knowledge force. So basically, the difference is that people come in, and they become seasoned engineers, experienced engineers. And they retire, and the wisdom carries with them. Sometimes you have documentation, Excel sheet, PPT in the server, but nobody even looks at it. That's what today's worry is. So now what you want is living knowledge, living intelligence. The ownership is very important. For example, I'm a worker. I develop AI, not just the computer software to help the machine but also help me. I can augment the intelligence. I will augment it. When I make the product happen, the inspection station they check and just tell me pass or no pass. They also tell me the quality, 98, 97, but you pass. And then you get your score. You got a 70, 80, 90, but you got an A. 99, you got an A, 91, you got an A, 92. So what exactly does A mean? So, therefore, I give you a reason, oh, this is something. Then I learn. Okay, I can contribute. I can use voice. I can use my opinion to augment that no, labeled. So next time people work, oh, I got 97. And so the reason is the features need to be maintained, to be changed, and the system needs to be whatever. So eventually, you have a human contribute. The whole process could be consisting of 5 experts, 7, 10, 20, eventually owned by 20 people. That legacy continues. And you, as a worker, you feel like you're part of the team, leave a legacy for the next generation. So eventually, it's augmented intelligence. The third level will be actual implementation. So AI is not about artificial intelligence; it is about actual implementation. So people physically can implement things in a way they can make data to decisions. So their decision mean I want to make an adjustment. I want to find out how much I should adjust. Physically, I can see the gap. I can input the adjustment level. The system will tell me physically how could I improve 5%. Wow, that's good. I made a 5% improvement. Your boss also knows. And your paycheck got the $150 increase this month. Why? Because my contribution to the process quality improved, so I got the bonus. That's real-world feedback. TROND: Let me ask you one last question about how this is going to play out; I mean, in terms of how the skilling of workers is going to allow this kind of process. A lot of people are telling me about the ambitions that I'm describing...and some of the guests on the podcasts and also the Tulip software platform, the owner of this podcast, that it is sometimes optimistic to think that a lot of the training can just be embedded in the work process. That is obviously an ideal. But in America, for example, there is this idea that, well, you are either a trained worker or an educated worker, or you are an uneducated worker. And then yes, you can learn some things on the job. But there are limits to how much you can learn directly on the job. You have to be pulled out, and you have to do training and get competencies. As you're looking into the future, are there these two tracks? So you either get yourself a short or long college degree, and then you move in, and then you move faster. Or you are in the factory, and then if you then start to want to learn things, you have to pull yourself out and take courses, courses, courses and then go in? Or is it possible through these AI-enabled training systems to get so much real-time feedback that a reasonably intelligent person actually never has to be pulled out of work and actually they can learn on the job truly advanced things? So because there are two really, really different futures here, one, you have to scale up an educational system. And, two, you have to scale up more of a real-time learning system. And it seems to me that they're actually discrepant paths. JAY: Sure. To me, I have a framework in my book. I call it the four P structure, four P. First P is principle-based. For example, in Six Sigma, in lean manufacturing, there's some basic stuff you have to study, basic stuff like very simple fishbone diagram. You have to understand those things. You can learn by yourself what that is. You can take a very basic introduction course. So we can learn and give you a module. You can learn yourself or by a group, principle-based. The second thing is practice-based. Basically, we will prepare data for you. We will teach you how to use a tool, and you will do it together as a team or as individual, and you present results by using data I give to you, the tool I give to you. And it's all, yeah, my team A presented. Oh, they look interesting. And group B presented, so we are learning from each other. Then after the group learning is finished, you go back to your team in the real world. You create a project called project-based learning. You take a tool you learn. You take the knowledge you learn and to find a project like a Six Sigma project you do by yourself. You formulate. And then you come back to the class maybe a few weeks later, present with a real-world project based on the boss' approval. So after that, you've got maybe a black belt but with the last piece professional. Then you start teaching other people to repeat the first 3ps. You become master black belt. So we're not reinventing a new term. It really is about a similar concept like lean but more digital space. Lean is about personal experience, and digital is about the data experience is what's the big difference. TROND: But either way, it is a big difference whether you have to rely on technological experts, or you can do a lot of these things through training and can get to a level of aptitude that you can read the signals at least from the system and implement small changes, perhaps not the big changes but you can at least read the system. And whether they're low-code or no-code, you can at least then through learning frameworks, you can advance, and you can improve in not just your own work day, but you can probably in groups, and feedbacks, and stuff you can bring the whole team and the factory forward perhaps without relying only on these external types of expertise that are actually so costly because they take you away. So per definition, you run into this; I mean, certainly isn't worry-free because there is an interruption in the process. Well, look, this is fascinating. Any last thoughts? It seems to me that there are so many more ways we can dig deeper on your experience in any of these industrial contexts or even going deeper in each of the frameworks. Is there a short way to encapsulate industrial AI that you can leave us with just so people can really understand? JAY: Sure. TROND: It's such a fundamental thing, AI, and people have different ideas about that, and industry people have something in their head. And now you have combined them in a unique way. Just give us one sentence: what is industrial AI? What should people leave this podcast with? JAY: AI is a cognitive science, but industrial AI is a systematic discipline is one sentence. So that means people have domain knowledge. Now we have to create data to represent our domain then have the discipline to solve the domain problems. Usually, with domain knowledge, we try with our experience, and you and I know; that's it. But we have no data coming out. But if I have domain become data and data become discipline, then other people can repeat our success even our mistake; they understand why. So eventually, domain, data, discipline, 3 Ds together, you can make a good decision, sustainable and long-lasting. TROND: Jay, this has been so instructive. I thank you for spending this time with me. And it's a little bit of a never-ending process. JAY: [laughs] TROND: Industry is not something that you can learn it and then...because also the domain changes and what you're doing and what you're producing changes as well. So it's a lifelong -- JAY: It's rewarding. TROND: Rewarding but lifelong quest. JAY: Yeah. Well, thank you for the opportunity to share, to discuss. Thank you. TROND: It's a great pleasure. You have just listened to another episode of the Augmented Podcast with host Trond Arne Undheim. The topic was Industrial AI. And our guest was Professor Jay Lee from University of Cincinnati. In this conversation, we talked about how AI in industry needs to work every time and what that means. My takeaway is that industrial AI is a breakthrough that will take a while to mature. It implies discipline, not just algorithms. In fact, it entails a systems architecture consisting of data, algorithm, platform, and operation. Thanks for listening. If you liked the show, subscribe at augmentedpodcast.co or in your preferred podcast player, and rate us with five stars. If you liked this episode, you might also like Episode 81: From Predictive to Diagnostic Manufacturing Augmentation. Hopefully, you'll find something awesome in these or in other episodes, and if so, do let us know by messaging us. We would love to share your thoughts with other listeners. The Augmented Podcast is created in association with Tulip, the frontline operation platform that connects the people, machines, devices, and systems used in a production or logistics process in a physical location. Tulip is democratizing technology and is empowering those closest to operations to solve problems. Tulip is also hiring. You can find Tulip at tulip.co. Please share this show with colleagues who care about where industry and especially where industrial tech is heading. To find us on social media is easy; we are Augmented Pod on LinkedIn and Twitter and Augmented Podcast on Facebook and YouTube. Augmented — industrial conversations that matter. See you next time. Special Guest: Jay Lee.

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CNC24 erhält 8,25 Mio. Euro für seine Beschaffungsplattform in Serie A (Future Industry • B2B • Berlin)

Startup Insider

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2022 27:49

In der Mittagsfolge sprechen wir heute mit Willi Ruopp, CEO und Co-Founder von CNC24, über die erfolgreich abgeschlossene Finanzierungsrunde in Höhe von 8,25 Millionen Euro. CNC24 ist eine digitale B2B-Beschaffungsplattform, über die individuelle Präzisionsbauteile beschafft werden können. Das Technologieunternehmen schafft mit seiner Plattformlösung einen transparenten Prozess für die Beschaffung von Fertigungsteilen und digitalisiert die Wertschöpfungskette bis hin zu einem vollautomatisierten Beschaffungsprozess. Durch das globale Netzwerk an Lieferanten kann das Unternehmen nach eigenen Angaben jederzeit freie Kapazitäten, eine hohe Materialverfügbarkeit sowie eine termintreue Lieferung der Bauteile gewährleisten. Die mechanischen Komponenten werden individuell nach Kundenspezifikation hergestellt. Zu den Fertigungsverfahren des führenden Online-Marktplatzes für den Maschinenbau zählen u.a. Drehen, Fräsen, Blechbearbeitung und additive Fertigung. Der datengetriebene Ansatz ermöglicht einen reibungslosen Matching-Prozess zwischen Bauteil und den Werkzeugmaschinen von über 500 Fertigungspartnern auf der ganzen Welt. Dazu setzt CNC24 auf ein marktgerechtes Pricing, indem die angebundenen Hersteller ihre Angebotspreise eigenständig kalkulieren und in Echtzeit auf verfügbare Produktionskapazitäten zugegriffen werden kann. Zur Qualitätskontrolle durchlaufen alle Teile einen zusätzlichen Prüfprozess im hauseigenen Messzentrum, bevor sie ausgeliefert werden. CNC24 wurde im Jahr 2019 von Willi Ruopp und Marlon Gerat in Berlin gegründet. Mittlerweile vertrauen u.a. Siemens, BASF, die Diehl Gruppe, Qualcomm, Krones, Carl Zeiss, Vishay, Cern, Fanuc, Syntegon, Jonas & Redmann, Fraunhofer und das Max-Planck-Institut auf die Lösung des Jungunternehmens. In einer Series-A-Finanzierungsrunde hat das Berliner Startup nun 8,25 Millionen Euro unter der Führung von Future Industry Ventures eingesammelt. Der von SBI und Redstone gegründete Fonds legt seinen Investitionsschwerpunkt auf Technologien, die die Industrie 4.0 prägen. Dafür investiert der Risikokapitalgeber zwischen 2 und 10 Millionen Euro in europäische Startups in der Früh- und Wachstumsphase. Zum Portfolio gehören u.a. Exein, Palturai und Flyability. Coparion, EquityPitcher Ventures und Seedcamp haben sich ebenfalls an der Serie A beteiligt. Zudem haben Business Angels, wie die Wefox Founder Fabian Wesemann und Dario Fazlic die Finanzierungsrunde unterstützt. Das frische Kapital soll dem internationalen Ausbau der Sales Aktivitäten, der Produktentwicklung und dem Teamausbau zugutekommen. One more thing wird präsentiert von OMR Reviews – Finde die richtige Software für Dein Business. Wenn auch Du Dein Lieblingstool bewerten willst, schreibe eine Review auf OMR Reviews unter https://moin.omr.com/insider. Dafür erhältst du einen 15€ Amazon Gutschein.

Talk Shop with Kyle Feat. Craig Zoberis and Jelle De Roovere

Technical Sales and Marketing

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2022 28:57

Welcome back to “Talk Shop,” a series of open-ended, casual conversations with industrial manufacturing and marketing leaders. This episode will feature Craig Zoberis and Jelle De Roovere from RoboJob, a precision machine-cutting automation service.RoboJob is based in Belgium and has installed its software in over 1,300 CNC machines, milling, turning, and other precision machines over 15 years. Their US outfit is based in Chicago, represented by Craig, discussing some of the space's developments, challenges, and future. It has been a challenge to find skilled labor for manufacturing in Europe and America; RoboJob has stepped up to the challenge to make highly skilled precision machining capabilities flexible and accessible to smaller businesses, and easier to operate.Many machinists have walked off the job or want to focus on more creative tasks, but typical machining requires plenty of tending, monitoring, and intervention. Collaborative robotics tools have been a solution, but many require DIY solutions and time sunk into trial and error development. RoboJob is a consistent and purpose-built product where results are instantaneous and starts delivering a return once installed within a week.Industrial manufacturers have their hands tied, and priorities stretched thin with developing many solutions for many problems. As a result, there isn't a one size fits all solution, but the right solution for the right issue. Using suitable machines (FANUC robotics), understanding the market, and developing an easy-to-use system, RoboJob has lowered the skill gap needed to operate CNC machines. When paired with the right machines, the system is robust and bulletproof.Remote servicing and operation is another crucial factor for RoboJob systems, giving manufacturers a quick turnaround time from when a problem arises to return to operation. In addition, the internet and availability of connected machines have provided the ability for RoboJob, whether from its US base or Belgian headquarters, to assist manufacturers as simply as a Facetime call. Manufacturers bogged down in more traditional methods have had issues adapting and pivoting to newer solutions. When adhering to a Pareto principle of automizing 80% of the grunt work and focusing on the 20% that drives revenue, Manufacturers can realize more gains with far less effort. RoboJob has also taken this principle to heart by making a product that can serve 80% of the market and people's needs.Labor shortage and machine underutilization are two are the two top issues manufacturers are butting heads with. Automation tackles these two sides of the same coin by allowing quick hirings for entry-level jobs while simultaneously having skilled machinists focus on more engaging tasks. This is the challenge RoboJob is meeting in this 21st century in a world where market disruptions keep manufacturing on its toes. RoboJob is confident about the future of the industrial industry. First, however, we must adapt our approach. Manufacturers can tackle these problems by concentrating on user-friendly automation. RoboJob solutions help restore your company's profitability, competitiveness, and flexibility. Furthermore, these robots will assist in making our sector more appealing to highly qualified technical professionals.#RobotsInManufacturing #robojob #automation __________Subscribe For More Video Content :https://www.youtube.com/kylemilan__________Say Hi on Social:LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylemilan/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kylejmilanFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/KyleJMilan/__________Connect For Business:MFG Tribe: https://mfgtribe.comMFG Tribe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mfgtribe/Technical Sales University: https://training.technicalsal...

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Cobots, Hollywood, and New Applications for Robotics with FANUC America's Jerry Perez

Manufacturing Happy Hour

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2022 40:09

Welcome to another episode of Manufacturing Happy Hour recorded in front of a LIVE audience. A couple months ago at IME West in Anaheim we had a chance to sit down with Jerry Perez, FANUC America's Executive Director of Global Accounts. FANUC is one of the biggest names in industrial robotics in the world, so you can probably guess that this is a very robot-centric conversation. Make sure to visit http://manufacturinghappyhour.com (ManufacturingHappyHour.com) for detailed show notes and a full list of resources mentioned in this episode. Stay Innovative, Stay Thirsty.

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Sagenhafte Dax-Gewinne und die "Optimus”-Vision