Manufacturing Tecnology

5 AI Trends Profoundly Benefiting Business Bottom Lines  Expert cites machine learning advancements creating immediate, actionable value to drive data literacy, elevate cognitive insights and increase profitability in kind  By Merilee Kern, MBA   In today’s tumultuous business-scape amid increasingly intricate, and often vexing, marketplace conditions, curating and mining data to drive analytics-based decision making is just no longer enough. For competing with maximum, sustained impact and mitigated opportunity loss, it’s rapidly monetizing data that’s now the name of the game—particularly when spurred by artificial intelligence (AI). Indeed, emerging AI methodologies are helping forward-thinking companies achieve and sustain true agility, fuel growth...

10 Reasons the Energy Mix Matters Now More Than Ever    By Merilee Kern, MBA   As the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions gains momentum, the undercurrent of seismic cultural shifts is creating a challenging business landscape for energy companies to flourish. Indeed, varied energy-specific concerns continue to dominate the news cycle—both intra-industry related to technology modernization, scalability, adaptability, generational recruitment and more as well as environmental, societal and cultural issues of consumer resonance.   With energy companies a crossroad, Southern Gas Association CEO Suzanne Ogle is weighing in with some consequential insight. “I have a unique perspective on the importance...

The Bostik Pro™ Mobile App for Building Professionals   Bostik, a leading global adhesive specialist in construction, has released a mobile app designed specifically for building professionals. The Bostik Pro™ Mobile App is available in over 12 countries and multiple languages, providing users with easy access to product information, distributor addresses, and calculators to make their daily tasks easier. The app has been developed to help construction industry professionals improve productivity and efficiency by providing them with instant access to Bostik's range of products and solutions. With the app, professionals can search for products by category or name, and find...

Newly released Tuff-N-Nuff® with Rapid-Edge technology is a self-fastening rockshield product, designed with hook-and-loop closure for quicker and less costly installation. The product protects pipeline coatings from direct impact during backfill operations. Tuff-N-Nuff® Rockshield Product with New Rapid-Edge Self-Fastening Technology Quicker, Safer, and Less Costly Installation Reduce installation costs by over 50% Eliminates the need for tape, as required by all other rockshields Significantly decreases personnel required in the trench during installation, resulting in a safer worksite Ease of installation, including artic temperatures Industry-leading impact resistance with superior performance and protection capable of withstanding the impact of rocks up to...

Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. Introduces Powerful Module Allowing Users to Configure Two Networks Using One Module  The newly introduced iQ-R Series CC-Link IE TSN Plus module allows dual network communication, easy configuration, simple diagnostics using one software environment, simplified wiring, and much more.  Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. announces the iQ-R Series CC-Link IE TSN Plus module which supports CC-Link IE TSN and EtherNet/IP™ networks in one module. CC-Link IE TSN is an open industrial network technology that combines gigabit Ethernet bandwidth with Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) allowing for high-speed motion control, safety, and standard communication I/O devices. EtherNet/IP networks allow...