Manufacturing Process Control and Automation

Cobots in the manufacturing space   View web version 8 May 2024 — Issue 19 | Vol 9     Source Products   |   Webinar Library   |   Standards Cobots in the manufacturing space Taking over tedious, repetitive and sometimes physically demanding tasks, cobots are improving safety, reducing human error and increasing productivity in a variety of spaces. Follow along with GlobalSpec for a review of some of the cobots currently employed in the manufacturing space. Read more  → Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) Powder metallurgy and sustainability If you are a manufacturer of metal components, learn how your company's sustainability targets can be met by making powder metallurgy a critical part of your fabrication process. The net-shape capability of powder metallurgy

CHIPS Act direct funding reaches $23 billion: Who will be next?   View web version 1 May 2024 — Issue 18 | Vol 9     Source Products   |   Webinar Library   |   Standards CHIPS Act direct funding reaches $23 billion: Who will be next? The U.S. government said that these investments will help the U.S. to be on track to produce roughly 20% of the world's logic chips by 2030 and boost overall semiconductor manufacturing domestically. Read more  → S. Himmelstein & Company Overload/overrange — what's the difference? Two easily overlooked, yet extremely critical parameters when evaluating and specifying torque transducers are mechanical overload rating and electrical overrange. Each is important, but often confused and misunderstood. Click here to register to downloa

A new French e-bike doesn't need a battery   View web version 24 April 2024 — Issue 17 | Vol 9     Source Products   |   Webinar Library   |   Standards A new French e-bike doesn't need a battery The Pi-Pop is a sustainability-focused e-bike that doesn't use regular power cells. It uses a "sans" lithium-ion power thanks to an innovative design that substitutes an eco-friendly supercapacitor in place of a battery. Read more  → DigiKey Schneider Electric's harmony XVU 60 mm tower lights These tower lights are a range of visual or audible signaling units used for indicating, throughout 360° and at a distance, the various states or operation sequences of a machine or installation. The XVU enables quick and flexible installation, either directly on the