EU Automation

ifm | July 02, 2020

Door handles are known to be a breeding ground for germs. Opening doors without touching the handle with your hands can therefore help reduce the spread of infections. That is why tool designers at ifm set out to develop a door handle that allows you to open and close doors with your forearm. The hygienic door handle (article number E12731) consists of two plastic pieces which can be mounted on round 20-22 mm ø door handles using four screws without damage or drilling holes. The parts are...

Manufacturing Technology

ThinkIQ | August 24, 2022

ThinkIQ, a pioneer of digital manufacturing transformation SaaS, today announced that the Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CESMII), the United States' national institute on Smart Manufacturing, will now be licensing its technology to power CESMII's Smart Manufacturing Innovation Platform (SMIP). The CESMII SMIP is uniquely positioned to drive adoption of Smart Manufacturing more broadly in the United States through powerful open interfaces, and democratized informat...

Samsung | June 11, 2020

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., on June 10 announced that it has received UL’s Zero Waste to Landfill validation of Gold level and above for all of its global semiconductor operation sites. This signifies that Samsung’s semiconductor sites in South Korea, the U.S. and China meet the requirement of more than 95% waste diversion through methods that do not involve thermal processing. In particular, the Samsung DSR building in Hwaseong, Korea, home to most of its local sem...

Manufacturing Global | June 01, 2020

John Robinson, Strategic Client Advisor, Digital Supply Chain, SAP provides his point of view on the future of industry 4.0 in manufacturing. The global supply chain has experienced a level of disruption that has never been seen before. Every manufacturer is impacted by the crisis in some way and for many of them it poses an existential threat. Prior to 2020, Industry 4.0 was an area of great interest to many manufacturers. It was an exciting subject with huge potential bene...