industry 4.0 Archives - Open Electronics https://www.open-electronics.org/tag/industry-4-0/ Open source electronic projects Mon, 27 Aug 2018 13:15:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://www.open-electronics.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-logo-32x32.jpeg industry 4.0 Archives - Open Electronics https://www.open-electronics.org/tag/industry-4-0/ 32 32 32754084 Python on ESP32: easy for beginners, powerful for professionals https://www.open-electronics.org/python-on-esp32-easy-for-beginners-powerful-for-professionals/ https://www.open-electronics.org/python-on-esp32-easy-for-beginners-powerful-for-professionals/#respond Mon, 06 Aug 2018 13:55:09 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=24764 The ESP32 from Espressif is one of the most popular low-power microcontrollers with integrated WiFi and Bluetooth on the market. That is why we have decided to share a tutorial with you on how to get started with the ESP32 and Zerynth Studio. As an article on the Espressif website states: “Zerynth has provided the […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/python-on-esp32-easy-for-beginners-powerful-for-professionals/feed/ 0 24764 Arduino Automation & Robotics Contest: Help the Industry 4.0 Development https://www.open-electronics.org/arduino-automation-robotics-contest-help-the-industry-4-0-development/ https://www.open-electronics.org/arduino-automation-robotics-contest-help-the-industry-4-0-development/#respond Fri, 27 Apr 2018 08:23:59 +0000 https://www.open-electronics.org/?p=23927 Arduino has today launched a global contest that challenges users of its open-source electronics platform to create innovative products that help advance the development of Industry 4.0 automation and robotics applications. The contest is being run in partnership with electronics and automation distributor Distrelec, and is hosted at the Arduino Project Hub. Contestants are required to […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/arduino-automation-robotics-contest-help-the-industry-4-0-development/feed/ 0 23927 The First Desktop Waterjet Cutter by WAZER, 500% funded in 2 days on Kickstarter https://www.open-electronics.org/the-first-desktop-waterjet-cutter-by-wazer-500-funded-in-2-days-on-kickstarter/ https://www.open-electronics.org/the-first-desktop-waterjet-cutter-by-wazer-500-funded-in-2-days-on-kickstarter/#respond Thu, 15 Sep 2016 07:42:38 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=18258 Amazing product and 500% funded in only two days, here is Wazer, the first desktop waterjet cutter, that will be also open sourced (the hardware part at least): WAZER is the first waterjet cutter that can fit in every workshop. It cuts through any material and is compact and contained, making it, clean, safe and […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/the-first-desktop-waterjet-cutter-by-wazer-500-funded-in-2-days-on-kickstarter/feed/ 0 18258 3D printers in space: NASA releases open source files https://www.open-electronics.org/3d-printers-in-space-nasa-releases-open-source-files/ https://www.open-electronics.org/3d-printers-in-space-nasa-releases-open-source-files/#respond Sun, 24 Jul 2016 08:34:30 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=17774 Crew members aboard the International Space Station (ISS) recently put a very interesting thing into orbit—a 3D printer. The printer, created in tandem by Lowe’s and a company called Made in Space, could be used to produce tools and items needed in case of an emergency, or just for everyday use. The printer was installed […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/3d-printers-in-space-nasa-releases-open-source-files/feed/ 0 17774 BCN3D Technologies releases open source files for BCN3D Sigma 3D printer https://www.open-electronics.org/bcn3d-technologies-releases-open-source-files-for-bcn3d-sigma-3d-printer/ https://www.open-electronics.org/bcn3d-technologies-releases-open-source-files-for-bcn3d-sigma-3d-printer/#respond Tue, 31 May 2016 08:22:19 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=17325 Barcelona based 3D printer developer BCN3D Technologies decided to further embrace the additive manufacturing open-source philosophy with their latest initiative, Open Source 360º. As part of the initiative, the company has announced that it will share all of its engineering, design, and fabrication information used in the manufacturing of their flagship product, the BCN3D Sigma […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/bcn3d-technologies-releases-open-source-files-for-bcn3d-sigma-3d-printer/feed/ 0 17325 The Biggest 3D Printers In The World https://www.open-electronics.org/the-biggest-3d-printers-in-the-world/ https://www.open-electronics.org/the-biggest-3d-printers-in-the-world/#respond Thu, 26 May 2016 08:22:17 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=17288 The technology of additive manufacturing is capable of resolutions of only a few microns. On that basis, 3D printing is usually considered a technology to make small, precise, and detailed objects. Quite frankly, this notion is a mistake. 3D printing can go small, certainly, but it can also go BIG. Here are the biggest 3D […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/the-biggest-3d-printers-in-the-world/feed/ 0 17288 Stratasys Automotive and Entertainment Forums – 7th-8th June in Los Angeles https://www.open-electronics.org/stratasys-automotive-and-entertainment-forums-7th-8th-june-in-los-angeles/ https://www.open-electronics.org/stratasys-automotive-and-entertainment-forums-7th-8th-june-in-los-angeles/#respond Tue, 17 May 2016 08:22:00 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=17173 Stratasys announces its Automotive and Entertainment forum in June, 7th-8th Los Angeles (CA). You can register here if interested. In the same event, it would be possible to see two of the most impressive 3d printer that Stratasys makes for the professional market: the J750 printer and the Objet1000 plus. Stratasys J750 is the ultimate […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/stratasys-automotive-and-entertainment-forums-7th-8th-june-in-los-angeles/feed/ 0 17173 Stratasys Announces Winners of the Twelfth Annual Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge https://www.open-electronics.org/stratasys-announces-winners-of-the-twelfth-annual-extreme-redesign-3d-printing-challenge/ https://www.open-electronics.org/stratasys-announces-winners-of-the-twelfth-annual-extreme-redesign-3d-printing-challenge/#respond Fri, 06 May 2016 08:22:27 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=17064 Stratasys Announces Winners of the Twelfth Annual Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge. Zachary Trippodo, a student at Fairfield Ludlowe High School in Fairfield, Connecticut designed an underwater hotel and it won him first place in the Art & Architecture category of the Stratasys 2016 Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge. Trippodo’s hotel design expands – quite literally – […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/stratasys-announces-winners-of-the-twelfth-annual-extreme-redesign-3d-printing-challenge/feed/ 0 17064 New ORNL study: A full overview of metal 3D printing technologies and their bright future https://www.open-electronics.org/new-ornl-study-a-full-overview-of-metal-3d-printing-technologies-and-their-bright-future/ https://www.open-electronics.org/new-ornl-study-a-full-overview-of-metal-3d-printing-technologies-and-their-bright-future/#respond Tue, 03 May 2016 07:21:36 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=17053 Metal 3D printing is currently being used for the development of some of the most exciting 3D printed parts around, from airplane engine components to space-bound satellites. But the reality is that metal 3D printing encompasses a very diverse group of technologies that are piled together, even though they use different techniques for forging different […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/new-ornl-study-a-full-overview-of-metal-3d-printing-technologies-and-their-bright-future/feed/ 0 17053 MakerBot will no longer make its own 3D printers https://www.open-electronics.org/makerbot-will-no-longer-make-its-own-3d-printers/ https://www.open-electronics.org/makerbot-will-no-longer-make-its-own-3d-printers/#respond Sun, 01 May 2016 08:22:03 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=17016 MakerBot has announced that it will no longer manufacture its own hardware. Over the course of the next six months, the company will transition the building of its 3D printers and other products to Jabil, a contract manufacturer with facilities in China. As a result, the company will shut down its manufacturing operations in the Industry […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/makerbot-will-no-longer-make-its-own-3d-printers/feed/ 0 17016 Anyone can steal 3D-printed products by just listening to the sounds the printer makes https://www.open-electronics.org/anyone-can-steal-3d-printed-products-by-just-listening-to-the-sounds-the-printer-makes/ https://www.open-electronics.org/anyone-can-steal-3d-printed-products-by-just-listening-to-the-sounds-the-printer-makes/#respond Tue, 19 Apr 2016 09:23:06 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=16927 New industries, new intelligence… a worrying security leak could damage the just-in-time production companies! A new discovery has revealed a fundamental security flaw in today’s 3D printers. Researchers at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) say that by simply recording the noises a 3D printer makes while it’s printing, it’s possible to reverse-engineer the design […]

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]]> https://www.open-electronics.org/anyone-can-steal-3d-printed-products-by-just-listening-to-the-sounds-the-printer-makes/feed/ 0 16927 An Arduino-Powered Laser Engraver That You Can Build https://www.open-electronics.org/an-arduino-powered-laser-engraver-that-you-can-build/ https://www.open-electronics.org/an-arduino-powered-laser-engraver-that-you-can-build/#respond Tue, 09 Feb 2016 09:20:23 +0000 http://www.open-electronics.org/?p=16259 MichielD99 is a 16 year old Belgian teenage maker. It is amazing that, with the tools and materials available today, a young person, really any person, can create something as sophisticated and professional-looking as this laser engraver. To drive the machine, he used an Arduino UNO with two NEMA-17 stepper motors and stepper motor drivers […]

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