Industrial Web Talk

New System Helps Hand Dexterity In Stroke Patients

B. Davis — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:00:58 +0000

A new system developed by Oxford University and their researchers is said to help temporarily improve hand dexterity for patients who have suffered from a stroke. Through the application of small electric currents, they hope this will help with the rehabilitation process.

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Equipment Manufacturer Utilizes Smartphones

B. Davis — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:00:40 +0000

Air Burners, Inc. a heavy equipment manufacturer in Florida is using the advantages of smart phones, well, to their advantage. By using the smartphones essentially as scanners, the employees in the field are able to scan QR codes to get instant access to the operating manuals and service information that they need.

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X-Rays Go Green

B. Davis — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:19:48 +0000

One manufacturing company is taking “going green” to a new level. National Wire & Cable has added X-rays to list of things in our society “going green.” Thanks to X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) technology, lead is eliminated from the equation and the environmentally friendly standards of REACH are maintained.

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Asbestos Case Ruled In Favor Of Manufacturers

B. Davis — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:00:11 +0000

A case deciding whether equipment manufacturers should be at fault for their machines being used with products made of asbestos on U.S. Navy ships was ruled in favor of the manufacturers. The California Supreme Court protected them from liability stating that if they had ruled with the plaintiffs, ‘absurd results’ could’ve transpired.

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Potential For Robots To Think For Themselves

B. Davis — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:00:40 +0000

The future of household robotics could involve them helping out in the kitchen. A demonstration from Technical University in Munich sees adding instructions such as “making sandwiches” or “popping popcorn” to the list of applications robots may someday be able to do by themselves.

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