Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering is testing out a wearable exoskeleton robotic suit that workers can don to lift heavy loads effortlessly without risk of injury or strain. Dubbed the “RoboShipbuilder”, the suit gives the workers superhuman strength so they can lift heavy equipment and other materials as they assemble enormous cargo ships at the … Read more
Supply chain management-more than just faster-to-be-cheaper Managing a supply chain is key to the survival of all businesses large and small. The bigger the business, the more critical it gets because profit margins depend on fast turnaround without damage or flaws. Success depends on many factors-it isn’t enough to just go faster and pay bottom … Read more
In this week’s video of the week, we are going to take a look at the SFINX, an imaginative concept excavator developed by the Swedish heavy machinery operator Volvo: Volvo Excavator Concept Machine The computer animated video shows what an excavator might look like at some point in the future. It includes a glass-encased cabin … Read more
Here’s a special sneak preview of just some of what you will find this week on the Bahrns blog. Just a few months ago, the idea of a wearable robotic suit that gave the user superhuman powers was simply an April Fool’s joke. But thanks to a shipbuilding company in Korea, it’s now a reality. … Read more
The US Patent Office has issued a patent for technology that can synchronize the movement of Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs). When applied as a manufacturing solution,the new technology could eventually reduce or even eliminate the need for conveyor-driven assembly lines. AGVs are unmanned vehicles that can be used to move, manipulate or package products within … Read more
Yaskawa Electric Corporation has purchased a US company that makes parts for solar energy generators. Solectria Renewables — which is based in Lawrence, Massachusetts — will become the wholly-owned subsidiary of the Japanese machinery maker under the deal. The terms of the acquisition were undisclosed. Solectria makes high performance photovoltaic inverters for residential, commercial and … Read more
You’ve heard of iPhones, iPods and even iPads. But what about an iCampus? That’s the name of a new online training program now being offered by Intelligrated, the Cincinnati-based provider of automated materials handling solutions. iCampus is a learning management program covering occupational safety, Intelligrated equipment and general maintenance training. It was designed by OSHA-authorized … Read more
In the battle of nerves that has been brewing between House Republicans and the Democratic-majority Senate over an extension of the Highway Trust Fund … the Senate blinked first. In a vote of 81-13, the Senate held their noses and voted to pass the $10.8 billion House-passed Highway Trust Fund bill, which extended funding of … Read more
Students from two Peoria high schools will participate in a national robotics competition thanks to sponsorship from the maker of large-scale dust suppression equipment. Dust Control Technologies, which also happens to be headquartered in Peoria, is footing the bill to send a team composed of 20 students from Notre Dame High School and Quest Charter … Read more
Two of the world’s largest cargo shipping lines — Maersk and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. — have reached a deal that allows them to share vessels on some of the world’s busiest trade routes for the next decade. The move comes just weeks after government regulators in China nixed a wider alliance that would have … Read more
