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The Field Office While currently booked full-time, my “field office“ - www.bobsperber.com - is where I’ve hung my freelance editor/writer shingle for decades.

this page was just a glimpse of what I used to do at www.bobsperber.com, which is largely dormant because I took a full-time position during Covid it turns out I’m at the same job.

Engineers working wth new materials play a socially relevant role to play for increasing EV range and ICE vehicle mileag...
08/17/2022

Engineers working wth new materials play a socially relevant role to play for increasing EV range and ICE vehicle mileage... both good for reducing carbon footprint.

Automotive design engineers have achieved lightweighting success with polypropylene for decades, but large interior panels present ongoing challenges. A new PP impact copolymer from ExxonMobil with greater ductility, high flow, and scratch resistance presents a solution.

A funny thing happened while I was minding my own business, researching industrial robots...
03/25/2021

A funny thing happened while I was minding my own business, researching industrial robots...

No, this isn’t a rant on robots replacing human workers. I’ve been there, done that. Today, I’m just sharing about how today, while requesting some market stats on robotics today, I was…

Smart use of AI by Amgen to keep syringes safe... 
03/21/2021

Smart use of AI by Amgen to keep syringes safe... 

In an industry first, the biotech leader has equipped — and validated — an inspection system with artificial intelligence (AI) to boost particle detection 70%, cut false rejects 60%, and differentiate pesky bubbles from unacceptable contaminants in syringes.

Sharing something I wrote from the heart about water and food access for people in need—globally and locally. ALSO: pl...
10/29/2020

Sharing something I wrote from the heart about water and food access for people in need—globally and locally. ALSO: please let me know if you have had involvement with local groups like 

Even barring greater civility at the top, ‘good guys’ can still make a difference, across the street and around the world. We all know that the human race has the weaponry to destroy it…

The future is in 3D: I just covered a companythat has created “the Spotify of 3D printing.” Click on an image in your ...
10/16/2020

The future is in 3D: I just covered a companythat has created “the Spotify of 3D printing.” Click on an image in your smartphone and the part pops out of your printer:

A new 3D printing solution lets you print packaging machine parts as easily as you stream music on Spotify. No skills are needed to click, print, and install the part you need.

Imagine clicking on a song in your music app, but instead of a song, a 3D-printed machine part came out of your speaker....
10/15/2020

Imagine clicking on a song in your music app, but instead of a song, a 3D-printed machine part came out of your speaker...

A new 3D printing solution lets you print packaging machine parts as easily as you stream music on Spotify. No skills are needed to click, print, and install the part you need.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution isn’t about technology, but a revolution in business processes and models that tech can...
07/30/2020

The Fourth Industrial Revolution isn’t about technology, but a revolution in business processes and models that tech can enable. Namely: Outcome–based pricing, updated with IoT and blockchain to bring a new kind of Machine-as-a-Service offering — the first, I believe, to bring a scalable example of the model to budget-crunched CPG/fast-moving consumer goods operations seeking to reduce the risk of acquiring manufacturing assets — just in time to deal with this unpredictable post-pandemic economy.  ‪

With Machine-as-a-Service (MaaS), suppliers and brand owners share a financial stake in uptime and profits. It also makes packaging automation immediately scalable for fast-moving consumer goods and healthcare products.

Sharing some recent Internet of Things developments with CPG, food, etc. readers of Packaging Digest...
07/21/2020

Sharing some recent Internet of Things developments with CPG, food, etc. readers of Packaging Digest...

What’s the greatest asset on your packaging line? Real-time data, when connected to your secure IoT network. These three projects show you how and why.Seeming

Into COVID-19 recovery: Industrial firms will increasingly rely on analytics. Research and advice on overcoming hindranc...
03/24/2020

Into COVID-19 recovery: Industrial firms will increasingly rely on analytics. Research and advice on overcoming hindrance shared here: 

Amid the human tragedy of COVID-19, a looming economic downturn has turned into an all-out meltdown. In the manufacturing/industrial world, organizations that already use analytics in some form wil…

Analytics will survive our changing IT/IIoT platforms, it dawns, as I come-off some cloud/analytics research and writing...
03/14/2020

Analytics will survive our changing IT/IIoT platforms, it dawns, as I come-off some cloud/analytics research and writing...and recalling a deep dive I did for Putman Media's food magazine waaaaay back in Oct. 1993.

Free Online Library: PC-based SPC. (statistical process control) by "Food Processing"; Business Food and beverage industries Food industry Quality management Statistical process control Usage

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