The OnGo Alliance today announced that Ericsson has won an OnGo award for "Excellence in OnGo Industrial IoT Deployment." The first annual OnGo Awards highlights the market impact of shared spectrum in the 3.5 GHz CBRS band. Ericsson was selected based on its accomplishments deploying OnGo-based 4G private networks for six use cases at the Ericsson [...]
As an end user, you may never have to work with artificial intelligence from a developer’s perspective, but knowing how it works is key to ensuring its successful use. Fortunately, the technology can explain itself. Though the use of artificial intelligence (AI) is increasing across the industrial automation spectrum, many in industry are still unclear about [...]
The Future Flight Challenge brings together 16 UK organisations, Terra Drone and Sky-Futures, to build an autonomous drone system for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS). A UK project is aiming to develop and test a remotely operated drone system for challenging industrial and urban environments. The consortium, led by specialist drone command and control system [...]
Zetec has posted an on-demand webinar on how to maximize the capabilities of full matrix capture (FMC) and the total focusing method (TFM) algorithm. The webinar, presented by Guy Maes, Sales Engineer Director UT for Zetec, is designed for NDT service providers, technicians, and asset-owners who are looking for insight and guidance on how to best [...]
10 x 24 cm is one of the most commonly used formats for radiographic films in industrial radiography and DÜRR NDT now supports this popular film format with the new DRC 1024 NDT flat panel detector. This panel offers a compact digital solution for inspection tasks on elongated structures, for example in weld seam testing where [...]
The PipeCheck 3 is the latest in the PipeCheck Series which has been used successfully in the UK water, gas and petrochemical industries for many years. With an established reputation for reliability and enhancing safety, the PipeCheck 3 is now housed in a more rugged and ergonomic case, developed with the operator in mind. PipeCheck 3 [...]
Another milestone for LMATS Australia! Mechanical Testing Services Pty Ltd (MTS), Brisbane’s leading NATA accredited testing facility has been acquired by LMATS (Laboratories for Materials Advanced Testing Services). Acquisition of MTS has further reinforced LMATS’ position in the Western industrial region of Brisbane, Queensland offering niche metallurgical and advanced NDT capabilities to MTS customers. MTS has [...]
We recently launched the Vanta iX in-line X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzer for automating material analysis and alloy identification (ID) on the manufacturing line. Like all Vanta electronics, the Vanta iX analyzer works fast while delivering reliable, actionable results to guide critical decisions. The system is IP54 rated and vibration tested for greater uptime in production facilities. [...]
Odyssey Investment Partners ("Odyssey") announced that a fund it manages has acquired Applied Technical Services, Inc. ("ATS" or "the Company"), a premier provider of high-quality testing, inspection, and calibration services, in partnership with Jim J. Hills, the Company's President, and the existing ATS management team. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. ATS, headquartered in [...]
ANYbotics, a maker of four-legged robots, has raised CHF20 million ($23 million) in its Series A financing round led by Swisscom Ventures. The startup says the funding will serve to accelerate the commercialization of its autonomous robots for industrial inspection applications. ANYbotics enhances safety and productivity in industrial operations through autonomous mobile robots capable of navigating [...]