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Is AI all its cracked up to be?
If planet Earth had been created one year ago, the human species would be just ten minutes old. Putting this into context, the industrial era would have kick-started a mere two seconds ago. In this article, Stephen Parker, CEO of Parker Software, examines whether artificial intelligence is all it’s cracked up to be.
Patents awarded in US and UK for guidance-and-beyond technology
The company who pioneered the first ever camera-based Parking Guidance System (PGS), Park Assist has now announced that patent awards have been granted for its M4 Smart-Sensor System in both the US and the UK.The company claims that this recognition of Park Assist’s proprietary technology has established the M4 system as the world’s only patented camera-based PGS.
Hydraulic manufacturers seek IIoT-enabled systems
Hydraulic manufacturing companies are being driven to expand their presence across the globe thanks to the rising demand for energy-efficient, easily operable, and smart sensor-embedded hydraulic systems that are Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)-enabled.
Chomerics to showcase at Vehicle Technology Expo 2017
Parker Chomerics is showcasing its latest thermal management materials for battery cooling at Electric & Hybrid Europe including a range of thermal gels. The company will also be exhibiting its wider integrated solutions for the automotive industry on stand 404.The growing popularity of electric and electric hybrid vehicles has added further complexity to the tasks facing automotive electronic design engineers.
Knowing your poppets from your spools
Offering free advice to help engineers designing and specifying pneumatic systems, Festo aim to help customers select the best valve for their application.The intention is to give confidence when choosing from the company’s Blue Star Core Range of products, which are available for next day delivery and combine proven Festo quality with attractive pricing.
Raging against the automated machine
We all remember Tay? The chatbot from Microsoft, which turned out to be xenophobic and racist and certainly was a lesson in inefficient AI.The experiment, held on a dedicated Twitter account, quickly descended into chaos when the chatbot began sprouting Nazi support and offending Twitter users in various awful ways.
3D-printing improves the development of artificial reefs
Fake reefs may be less vulnerable to climate change and more durable in the changing ocean chemistry than natural reefs. Scientists are using 3D-printing technology that enables them to create fake reefs mimicking the texture and architectural structure of natural reefs in ways that haven’t been achieved in prior restoration efforts.Experimental installations of these 3D-printed reefs are now going on in the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, th...
Servo Fan kit increases motor torque by 25%
Parker aim to provide extra flexibility across all of its product ranges, and its Servo Fan kit, designed for use with the SMH/SMB series servo motors proves this.Most motors are specified with a maximum rating however this Servo Fan kit cools the motor, thus allowing extra performance over and above the specified torque rating, in this case as much as 25%.
E-Steering offers efficiency in commercial vehicle applications
Now offering complete E-Steering solutions to the commercial vehicle market, Parker Hannifin can work with bus, coach and truck OEMs to develop complete, easy-to-install pre-wired systems featuring Parker’s Electro-Hydraulic Pump (EHP) technology at their core.
Touchscreen LCDs reduce time to market for rugged equipment
A range of standard integrated LCD displays has been unveiled by Chomerics, a division of Parker Hannifin. TheCHO-TOUCH units were designed to reduce time to market and simplify the customer design experience by integrating touchscreens, optical bonding and high performance LCDs into a complete assembly that is ready for use straight out of the box.