Connecting machines and facilities with IT systems opens up gigantic potential for more affordable and intuitive tasks. This is precisely where Bosch Rexroth‘s new CytroBox hydraulic power unit comes in. With its intelligent, energy-efficient modular design, CytroBox provides a new solution for the medium performance range up to 30 kW. With its incorporated IoT technologies, CytroBox is paving the way for consistently implementing Industry 4.0 concepts.
 
CytroBox is a hydraulic power unit for applications in the average performance range up to 30 kW. The current consumption is parametrized and optimized with regard to the existing electrical cabinet. Pre-set controllers in variable-speed pump drives adjust energy requirements on an separate basis.
 
The speed is flipped off during no load in order to save energy and is controlled under full load in a closed loop to the accurate pressure command value with a highly dynamic response. This saves up to 60 percent of energy compared to conventional power units. The high efficiency of the manifold block, which is manufactured using the 3D sand core printing method, also contributes to overall efficient operation. Made via additive manufacturing, the manifold block is up to 40 percent more compact and boasts improved flow channels. This grows oil flow, reduces pressure losses and minimizes the areas where leaks could occur because fewer plug screws are involved. The hydraulic power unit is also equipped with an active dewatering unit to protect against external contamination.
 
Cleverly connected to condition monitoring
 
Equipped with a sensor package and open interfaces, CytroBox is ready for use in connected environments. Integrated and wired sensors give information regarding the current filter, oil or drive condition. The collected data is then handled by the drive controller. With the help of Open Core Interface, data can be further prepared and integrated into modern machine concepts.
 
CytroBox also grants a connectivity option for operators. This makes it easy to understand the potential of IoT technologies as a pay-per-use service easily and without risk. All information regarding CytroBox - from the component and operating status or forthcoming maintenance work to predictive maintenance analyses is available via Rexroth's Online Diagnostics Network (ODiN). As a result, the information is always close to hand.
 
Full performance with the smallest footprint
 
Flexibility and space-saving designs are significant criteria when selecting components. The CytroBox mixes a small footprint with a compact design. This also consists of a tank with optimized de-gassing and flow. Thanks to a CFD simulation, the oil volume is reduced by 75 percent - going from 600 liters to a mere 150. The use of synchronous technology also saves space. The high-performance, water-cooled synchronous motors are up to 80 percent smaller than comparable asynchronous ones. All functions are brought together in a compact control cabinet. As a result, CytroBox can easily be integrated into existing production lines in a flexible, space-saving manner.
 
Lower noise emissions for improved worker comfort
 
Airborne sound is completely absorbed by the compact arrangement of components in one unitary housing and built-in sound insulating mats. This design ensures no sound leaks out. In order to reduce noise emissions stemming from structure-borne noise, the motor pump group is rigidly affixed to a polymer-concrete foundation. The damping bearings that would typically transmit the noise to the tank are completely eliminated. Even at a full load, CytroBox's noise emission is less than 75 dB (A). Comparable power units have an average noise level of 85 dB (A). This reduces the need for additional noise reduction measures, lowers costs and makes the work experience more pleasant, even when in direct proximity to the hydraulic power unit.



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CONCORDVILLE, Pa., June 18, 2019 — Southco, Inc., a global leader in engineered access solutions, has grown its line of electronic access control solutions with a compact electronic slide bolt that simplifies the upgrade from mechanical to electromechanical latching. The new EM-05 4 Series Slide Bolt combines an electronic lock with latch bolt state sensing and door sensing, allowing for simple monitoring of door and latch status.
 
Southco's EM-05 4 Series Electronic Slide Bolt features high energy efficiency, demanding no power draw to maintain its retracted or extended position. With its compact size, the lightweight 4 Series Electronic Slide Bolt can be effortlessly installed in tight spaces and is adaptable to various mounting demands. Simple to put in and operate, the economical 4 Series uses a spring-loaded, gear motor-driven mechanism that produces a secure and trusted alternative to solenoid solutions in high-volume dispensing and storing applications.
 
General Manager Steve Spatig adds, 'The new EM-05 4 Series Slide Bolt provides a simple, cost-effective upgrade to electromechanical access control that grants more energy efficiency and reliability than traditional solenoid solutions. With integrated latch bolt position sensing and door sensing, the 4 Series lets simple monitoring of door and latch status for added security.'



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The series of service enhancements UPS  reported today affect more or less 1.4 million postal codes in 41 countries and territories across the Asia Pacific region, enabling worldwide connectivity for over 22 million businesses.

Huawei Technologies is quickening projects to broaden sourcing away from the U.S. despite comments by President Donald Trump this weekend that he could ease the export constraints that have dealt a severe blow to the Chinese tech giant's growth plans.

International analysis firm ABI Research has observed that the global Warehouse Management System (WMS) market will be worth US$5 billion by 2025, growing at a CAGR of 13.9 per cent.

Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD has opened a worldwide design center at the company's headquarters in Shenzhen, gathering its designers from around the world under one roof to build much better cars.

relayr, a global industrial internet of things (IIoT) technology company, has moved into into a strategic contract with FLANDERS. FLANDERS is a global leader in electric machine repair, power systems engineering, custom manufacturing, integration, and the deployment of advanced technologies for the world's biggest machines with electric turning systems in heavy industry. Together, the companies are establishing and deploying remotely monitored, intelligent solutions with secured business outcomes to FLANDERS' global customers.
 
The partnership leverages relayr's artificial intelligence-based IoT technologies to disrupt how mainstream assets in high-demand scenarios are managed in heavy industrial environments, like mining, mills, and other manufacturing plants. This gives FLANDERS' customers access to new digital services to deeper reduce unanticipated downtime and improve asset results. Operators are supplied with ongoing and thorough insights into critical breakdowns and efficiency levels in a predictive fashion. The new digital services also lower capital expenditures and ensure maximum production of critical assets - which is guaranteed through relayr's parent company, Hartford Steam Boiler/Munich RE.
 
'The results of a digital transformation can be significant, and an increasing number of businesses across nearly every industry are embracing IoT solutions to enhance operational efficiency, maximize productivity, and typically change the way they do business for the better,' said Guneet Bedi, GM of the Americas for relayr. 'Our partnership with FLANDERS will have a far-reaching impact on our respective customers, and we're happy to begin working with them on this exciting new endeavor.'
 
For FLANDERS, the partnership includes a shift to a predictive service model, which offers uptime and business interruption guarantees. These assures are available through relayr's years of domain experience mixed with predictable algorithms that determine revenue and cost certainty for FLANDERS' customers. FLANDERS is also evaluating the offerings of a pay-per-use model for its custom manufactured products and services, an industry first in this segment.
 
'As we move additionally into the world of Industry 4.0, it is extremely clear that undertaking a digital transformation is a essential move in order for us to maintain to serve our customers with the world-class electrical expertise FLANDERS is known for,' said Shawn Collins, FLANDERS' Executive Director, US Regional Service Centers. 'relayr's expertise and thought leadership in IIoT, merged with our application knowledge, will yield solid business outcomes for our customers.'
 
Both relayr and FLANDERS have an agnostic position towards automation equipment for flexibility and agility to achieve success within the complexity of today's industrial environment.



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The most useful natural resource on the moon may be water. In addition to maintaining lunar colonists, it could also be broken down into its constituent elements—hydrogen and oxygen—and used to make rocket propellant.
 
Although the ancients called the dark areas on the moon maria (Latin for “seas”), it has long been clear that liquid water can’t occur on the lunar surface, where it would swiftly evaporate. Since the 1960s, though, scientists have hypothesized that the moon indeed harbors water, in the form of ice. Because the moon has a very small axial tilt—just 1.5 degrees—the floors of many polar craters stay in perpetual darkness. Water could thus concentrate and survive in such polar “cold traps,” where it might one day be mined.



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The development and Engineering Center California is said in the company’s 2 July press release to be the largest research facility outside of Germany, with over 180 engineers. It is to concentrate on carrying engineering innovations to the US market.
 
“The future of the Volkswagen Group will be defined by our success in developing new technology that is fashioned to meet our customers’ needs,” said Scott Keogh, President and CEO, Volkswagen Group of America. “As we roll out the next generation of electric and autonomous vehicles, innovation will increasingly define who we are.”
 
Also announced was a concept vehicle version of the iconic Volkswagen Type 2, known as the Type 20. The concept vehicle incorporates electric power and a bevy of experimental aspects. These consist of biometric identification, a digital assistant and a holographic infotainment system.
 
“We are excited to move into our next chapter as the IECC, to maintain designing innovations that will bring the Volkswagen Group vehicles into the future with cutting-edge technology,” said Nikolai Reimer, Senior Vice President of the IECC. “The Type 20 is a fantastic example of how we celebrate our heritage while striving to boost our technology.”



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The month of May reminded investors that they should be strategic in relation to investing in 2019 as volatility took hold of the capital markets as the U.S.-China trade deal that was supposed to happen morphed into an impasse. And so, more investors are starting to attain the importance of incorporating smart beta strategies into their portfolios, primarily current asset owners, according to a survey conducted by index and analytics provider FTSE Russell.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have been using facial recognition technology to analyze driver’s license data in numerous states, including three that distribute driver’s licenses to undocumented migrants, the Washington Post reports.

China is now looking to boost its dominance over the rare-earth minerals needful for myriad tech products, in part through regulations designed to enhance high-end industries. By doing this, however, Beijing risks driving investment into the rare-earth industry of its trade war foe, the U.S.

Assume that being able to arrange a night out ahead through Alexa by engaging in a naturally flowing conversation with the virtual assistant. This is exactly what Amazon showed off last week at its re: Mars conference when it unveiled a preview of Alexa Conversations. Found in Amazon’s Alexa Skills Kit, Conversations allows developers to combine voice apps in order to streamline certain functions.

As useful as old-fashioned fixed-wing and quadrotor drones have become, they still tend to be reasonably complicated, expensive machines that you really desire to be able to use more than once. When a one-way trip is all that you have in mind, you want something simple, reliable, and cheap, and we’ve seen a bunch of various designs for drone gliders that more or less fulfill those criteria.
 
For an even easier gliding design, you want to minimize both airframe mass and control surfaces, and the maple tree supplies some inspiration in the form of samara, those unique seed pods that whirl to the ground in the fall. Samara are really just an unbalanced wing that spins, and while the natural ones don’t steer, adding an actuated flap to the robotic version and moving it at just the right time results in enough controllability to aim for a specific point on the ground.
 
Roboticists at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have been playing with samara-inspired drones, and in a new paper in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters they explore what happens if you attach five of the drones together and then divide them in mid air.
 
Basically, a samara design acts as a decelerator for an aerial payload. You can think of it like a parachute: It makes sure that whatever you toss out of an airplane gets to the ground intact rather than just smashing itself to bits on impact. Steering is possible, but you don’t get a lot of stability or precision control. The RA-L paper details one solution to this, which is to collaboratively use five drones at once in a configuration that looks a bit like a helicopter rotor.
And once the multi-drone is right where you want it, the five individual samara drones can split off all at once, heading out on their own missions. It's quite a sight.
 
The samara autorotating wing drones themselves could understandably carry small payloads like sensors or emergency medical supplies, with these small-scale versions able to handle an extra 30 grams of payload. While they might not have as much capacity as a traditional fixed-wing glider, they have the advantage of being able to descent vertically, and can perform better than a parachute due to their ability to steer. The experts plan on improving the design of their little drones, with the goal of improving the rotation speed and improving the control performance of both the individual drones and the multi-wing collaborative version.



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German automotive manufacturers Daimler AG and BMW Group have announced the signing of an settlement on automated driving co-operation.
 
In their 4 July joint press release, the companies emphasized that the first goals were the development of driver assistance systems, automated highway driving and automated parking. The technology, once put together, will be separately implemented into the makers’ vehicles, as well as registered to other OEMs.
 
The collaboration will include more than 1,200 specialists from both companies working in the Mercedes-Benz Technology Centre in Sindelfingen, the Daimler Testing and Technology Centre in Immendingen and the BMW Group Autonomous Driving Campus in Unterschleissheim.
 
The long term contract is first projected to bear fruit in 2024 with the inclusion of the technology in passenger cars released by the businesses. The two are hopeful that the long-term nature of the co-operation will benefit in an automated driving platform.



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Moscow, Russia: July 08, 2019 - C3D Labs, provider of 3D software programming toolkits, introduced today that its brand-new C3D B-Shaper module is now obtainable. C3D B-Shaper lets AEC/BIM/CAE/MCAD developers work with polygonal mesh models by switching them to b-rep (boundary representation) bodies.
 
Established on C3D Labs own methods, C3D B-Shaper makes polygonal models ready to a broad range of applications:
•              Reverse engineering parts with 3D scanner files
•              Converting models from online product catalogs
•              Post-processing the output from CAE operations
•              Enhancing polygonal models by smoothing their grids, decimating surfaces, and applying compression algorithms
 
C3D B-Shaper is used standalone in CAD software, or together with the C3D Modeler geometry kernel and other segments in the company's C3D Toolkit.



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Japanese electric wire manufacturers are shifting their production and investment into high gear in Asia as they get ready for growth in the region’s electric vehicle market.

Seven & i Holdings' new mobile payment service has been hacked barely days after its launch, dealing a blow to a crucial element of the Japanese convenience store operator's digital strategy. Japan's second-largest retail group by sales on Monday rolled out 7pay, which lets users buy stuff with a smartphone app at Seven-Eleven Japan's roughly 21,000 stores nationwide.

President Trump’s trade war with China has been experienced everywhere. The latest casualty: the South Korean electronics giant Samsung Electronics.

Tmall, China’s biggest B2C platform under Alibaba Group, has formed a strategic partnership with VF Corporation (“VF”) to widen the global leader’s offerings of branded lifestyle apparel, footwear and accessories in China.