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G-Sound has come up with an advanced charging device with multiple utilities named ellipsis. This cool gadget will make it possible for users to listen to their favorite music while the phone is being charged. The high quality speakers of ellipsis will also allow users to make hands-free phone calls.

Bodkin Design and Engineering LLC (BD&E), is pleased to announce the award of a Phase 2 SBIR contract with the U.S. Air Force to build a performance and evaluation measurement system that will aid in the development of adaptive engine technology based on the sustainment and lean aircraft initiative. This program is a direct result of the success of BD&E's Phase 1 efforts to demonstrate snapshot hyperspectral imagery (HSI) of hydrocarbon flames at frame rates above 400 Hz. In Phase 2, BD&E will develop a custom, multi-modal sensor system that will focus on capturing HSI at frame rates as high as 2,000 Hz in the ultraviolet (UV) and short wave infrared (SWIR) bands to enable characterization of chemical species concentrations, local fuel-to-air ratios, and fuel mix temperatures inside a gas turbine engine or augmentor.

When a new product hits the market, many try to replicate it and add improvements to its design. One of the greatest troubles a company has when basing their model on an existing item is figuring out the placement and function of every piece. Providing businesses with viable workaround options, Hydrojet, Inc. has announced they are now offering reverse engineering services.

T/CCI provides the industry with the latest in innovative compressor designs, testing, manufacturing, and quality assurance. The state-of-the-art R&D lab and engineering test facility allows for advanced technology solutions to be fully tested. T/CCI's multi-million dollar R & D lab and engineering test facility offer advanced product design and validation capability. Test equipment include a calorimeter with 10 performance test points, five Ransco climatic chambers, eight modern durability stands, thermal shock, noise, dust, and liquid slugging equipment.

Hi-Craft Engineering, Inc., a Michigan-based low-cost leader providing high-quality injection molded products, is celebrating 40 years in business by continuing to proudly serve the automotive market and beyond. Additionally, in 2014 Hi-Craft purchased two 140-ton Toshiba Electric injection molding presses to continue its formidable operations support, each machine fitted with a new Star Automation Robot for the elimination of manual labor. This brings Hi-Craft Engineering's total press machine count to 38, ranging from 30-ton models to 620-ton variants.

Raframps, a loading solution division of Al Ameen Engineering, has announced the launch of their new center axle ramp model to help load/unload goods at various levels of heights as opposed to front axle ramps. Raframps are now one of the first local manufacturers of forklift ramps in the Gulf, where each individual ramps is load tested and certified before delivery. When contacted, Mohd Shahnawaz, the Managing Director of AL Ameen Engineering said, "We have been providing leading solutions for past 6 years, this new center axle basedramps will help facilitate quick loading/unloading at various heights which also includes L-shaped loading. We have field tested and this is the best solution to quickly load and unload materials at various heights." This innovative new product from the Raframps is bound to improve the loading and unloading experience of the local companies even further.

An independent third party referee, John Hayes founder and CEO of No Risk Automation, can help manufacturers in the automation process by eliminating the feeling of being pushed. Hayes explained, "It allows for the group to become a team and work together more collaboratively. In many cases the department that generated the process has little concept of the steps to take to get from concept to implementing the automation project. The ability to remove pressure from department budgets by having company senior management involved is very important. In many cases, changes are insignificant when lined up against company long-term goals."

The IMET Corporation is a contract manufacturing organization located in Southampton, PA. The corporation focuses on autonomous manufacturing systems, specializing in the industry of electronics engineering. For this New Year, they are offering top-notch electronic engineering and product development services to both new and returning clients.

The No Risk Automation newsletter reported that there are many critical success factors that will impact AGV companies referenced in a new by Radiant Insight report. The industry outlook and dynamics have specific market drivers which are culminating in key market opportunities (particularly in Food & Beverage and Automotive Industries). In this comprehensive report there is access to AGV market size, growth rate and forecast to 2020 In-depth quantitative information on key regional AGV markets including North America, Europe, Asia Pacific AGV market estimates and forecasts for key products/applications and market segmentation characterize the trends for market growth for AGV manufacturers. These data have to be contextualized. While interesting and informative the effectiveness of the technology often rests with the effectiveness of project management and implementation.

The No Risk Automation newsletter reported the US-based market intelligence company, Transparency Market Research (TMR), announced the addition of a new research report on the global mobile robotics market. The report, titled "Mobile Robotics Market (Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) including Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs), Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs)) - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2013 - 2019," studied the global mobile robotics market and its elementary segments in great detail. It predicted that the global mobile robotics market, which valued US$6,249.6 million in 2012, could grow at a CAGR of 12.6% from 2013 to 2019 and acquire market value worth approximately US$14,202.2 million by 2019. The growth of the market was primarily driven by rise in use of mobile robotics in domestic, industrial, agricultural, and medical applications.

Mercury Well Control (MWC) is announcing the expansion of their well control services into the North Sea market by opening an office in Aberdeen, Scotland. Chad Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, said, "Due to the demand for preventative well control services and better well control training solutions, we feel the timing is right to open the Aberdeen office."

Sanghavi Bothra Engineering Co. Pvt. Ltd. (SBECPL) is now offering Inconel 600 at reasonable prices. The company offers alloy formulated nickel and chromium for industrial applications that require high temperature resistance and corrosion. Inconel 600 has unique mechanical properties that exhibit the unification of high strength and welding properties. This non-magnetic alloy has a large portion of nickel, which equips the alloy corrosion that occurs from inorganic or organic compounds. This alloy resists the chloride ion and alkaline solutions. This alloy can be hardened and strengthened exclusively by cold works. In addition to Inconel 600, the company also offers Inconel 601 and Inconel 625.

John Hayes reported that after a new AGV (automated guided vehicle) system is purchased, the next step is not always clear. The automation trouble often starts when the distribution center managers or manufacturing plant managers meet the project implementation team. The implementation group does not know what the customer has said or what the sales rep has promised before this initial meeting. The team is rewarded for increasing project margins and will be very strict in the application of the contract and the specification. A customer advocate is needed. A customer project manager (often an experienced third party with extensive experience in these types of implementations) is needed. The project manager is the watchdog on the implementation on behalf of the customer.

No Risk Automation newsletter discussed automated guided vehicle (AGV) maintenance costs. Factored into the cost of maintenance should also be the amount of time required to respond and correct issues with the system on an ongoing basis. Many times the system slowly begins to perform at lower and lower system efficiency. When it gets to a point where production deficiency is visible and causing pain, the reduction from new high performance automation tools is shocking and frequently causes a great deal of acrimony.

Mintec Systems, one of Australia's leading custom software development firms, announced the publication of a number of new case studies on the company's website. Taken together, the studies give valuable insights into how custom-made software can benefit businesses and organizations by fitting more closely to their needs than off-the-shelf alternatives. Founded in 1979, Mintec Systems offers a wide range of information technology and software development services that can help clients cut costs and raise their levels of organizational effectiveness.

An independent third party referee, John Hayes founder and CEO of No Risk Automation, can help manufacturers in the automation process by eliminating the feeling of being pushed. Hayes explained, "It allows for the group to become a team and work together more collaboratively. In many cases the department that generated the process has little concept of the steps to take to get from concept to implementing the automation project. The ability to remove pressure from department budgets by having company senior management involved is very important. In many cases, changes are insignificant when lined up against company long-term goals."

The No Risk Automation newsletter reported on another algorithm in the literature titled, "A GA-Based Method to Reduce Material Handling." This genetic algorithm (GA), suggested authors SS Tseng, FM Chang, and YS Chu, is a way to decrease activities of material handling, waiting time, and material storage. They argued these issues are vital to increasing productivity. The research accurately suggested that in manufacturing the largest percent of product cost is related to material handling, which cannot add product value, but does waste costs. The authors extended this assertion noting that material handling accounts for 30 – 75% of the total manufacturing costs, but a good design of material handling can reduce the plant's cost by 15 -30%. AGV can be a buffer to decrease storage activities and decrease waiting times. While the efficacy of AGV solutions is not in question, the need to find an honest broker, a neutral third party, is vastly important. Hearing all sides of the AGV selection process is entering mediation and compromise is required.

Manufacturing organizations are producing products that often require an extraordinary amount of engineering knowledge, experience, and problem-solving. Louise Dickmeyer, President of PDP Solutions shared in the company blog, that the single focus for any manufacturer is to make a great product as efficiently as possible, and it is often a challenge to tell the "story of the day." Active content is critical to the success of all manufacturing companies.

According to No Risk Automation newsletter, without precise specifications about the automation required and the outcomes expected, automation vendors sell what they have and the results will be disappointing. Many people say that the devil is in the details; in this case there are major costs in the details. Ignorance costs money at the time of installation; it costs time and efficiency modifying processes to meet what has been provided. Worst of all DCs and manufacturers may not look far enough in long-range planning, only to discover a system is purchased that is not capable of handling the additional operations required in the near, mid, or long term.

Solar Light® is pleased to announce their organization has purchased the SPF Analyzer product line from Optometrics. The product will extend their wide range of SPF testing equipment sold to cosmetic companies, clinical research laboratories and formulators.

Falcon Survey Engineering Consultants, an eminent land surveyor in UAE is now offering a complete land survey of International standard and quality. The company provides reliable and conscientious engineering, land survey solutions to a myriad of infrastructure, developments and construction projects like road Infrastructures, Buildings and bridge development, high rise tower in the UAE and as well as in other Middle East Countries. The company offers land surveying solutions for international clients, consulting and construction companies and government sectors.In U.A.E.,they have delivered effective solutions for the complete land surveying task as they work with the latest technological advances in the industry. Apart from the technology, the company also uses modern surveying equipment like GPS GNSS (Trimble R10, Trimble R8, Leica VIVA GS15, Sokkia, etc.), Total Stations (Leica, Topcon, Trimble, and Nikon etc.), Auto Levels (Leica, Sokkia, Nikon, and Topcon etc.), Laptop, Computer drafting, Plotting tools, Vehicle, and many more.

The November issue of No Risk Automation, a monthly e-news publication, discussed the increased focus on ergonomic considerations for automation. Until recently ergonomics has not been a word associated with automated guided vehicles (AGVs). AGVs have been considered stand-alone pieces of equipment that moved pallets, large bins, and totes. This perception and usage is changing, as there are now a few select companies that are taking AGV technology and applying it to applications that directly interface with humans. From moving parts to people for picking or manufacturing to mobile build assemblies, AGVs are now more than ever working with people instead of replacing them.

The October issue of No Risk Automation, a monthly e-news publication, explored the differences between automation at the distribution center (DC) versus manufacturing plant floor. Automation in manufacturing is accelerating, due to the sheer number of movements of product and the ease with which transportation can occur. Generally most product in manufacturing is transported on pallets or in bins.

Al Ameen Engineering, LLC has announced the launch of three versions of pit style dock leveler under their brand “Raframps”. Raframps is well known as the leading loading solution company in UAE and has been making forklift ramps, dock levelers, loading containers and dock boards for past 5 years. The products named as Raframp D2-10, Raframp D2.5-10 and Raframp D3-10 are said to decrease the lead times and price of manufacturing the dock levelers. When contacted, Mohd Shahnawaz, the Managing Director of Al Ameen Engineering said, “We have been providing leading solutions for the past 5 years and these products will help meet local market demands and increase safety and productivity of warehouse operations team." He further added,” Over the years Raframps have improved the design by adopting best engineering technology and processes for making best dock leveler that can provide better productivity and safety in the long run. These features will be visible in these upcoming products.”

Magline, Inc., the innovative lightweight route distribution company, and Rotacaster, maker of the first multi-directional industrial wheel, developed the Self-Stabilizing truck, was just reviewed by independent Humantech Ergonomics. Michael Hoonhorst, Senior Consultant and Ergonomics Engineer for Humantech, explained the 4 categories of the 4 star review in a Humantech video: impact on ergonomic risk factors, adjustability, innovation, and intuitiveness. To view the entire video, go to: http://www.humantech.com/blog/video-product-review-rotacaster-wheels/.