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Digital Factory Revenues to Jump From $59B to $375B in 2030, Says ABI Research

December 19, 2019 · Report indicates "opportunities abound" for both the manufacturing sector and technology vendors.

2019 State of Supply Chain Innovation Survey

December 18, 2019 · Discover which tech solutions your organization should consider investing in—and which you can pass on—for now.

Sintratec supports Daimler Buses in 3D Production

December 17, 2019 · Instead of using external service providers, Daimler Buses plans to set up its first service bases in 2020 as its own 3D printing centers for spare parts and individual­ized components.

Stratasys Appoints Yoav Zeif as New Chief Executive Officer

December 17, 2019 · Executive leader chosen to drive strategy, go-to-market and growth acceleration.

The Virtual Foundry Names its First Certified Sintering Partner for Metal 3D Printing

December 16, 2019 · Sapphire 3D has developed expertise in heat-treating “green” parts made from The Virtual Foundry's open-architecture plastic-infused metal Filamets to produce high-purity finished metal parts.

Employing Automation Technology for a More Efficient Digital Yard Management Process

December 16, 2019 · Employing technology to automate and improve the yard management process can yield enormous returns such as reducing wasted time, eliminating unnecessary costs, and expediting shipments.

Optomec 3D Metal Printing Technology Chosen by Navajo Technical University for NASA Mission

December 13, 2019 · Team from Optomec, Navajo Technical University, University of Alabama Huntsville, V&M Global Solutions to collaborate on NASA Additive Manufacturing Grant.

Healthcare Grant from Protolabs Leads to Innovative Feeding Tube Inventions

December 13, 2019 · MedStar Health device improves neonatal intensive care unit feeding while Cleveland Clinic Innovations' feeding tube enhances quality of life for patients.

Soft Robotics announces partnership with FANUC

December 12, 2019 · Soft Robotics, a robotics pioneer dedicated to solving the hardest workforce challenges, today announced a strategic partnership with FANUC, the world's largest maker of industrial robots, that will accelerate the adoption of integrated soft robotic solutions into high-growth automation markets worldwide.

CAASE20 Will Feature Simulation Training, IndyCar Night

December 12, 2019 · NAFEMS Americas, Digital Engineering present CAASE20 Conference in June

Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE Lab Consolidates Global Network

December 9, 2019 · Fifteen new disruptive projects and startups from Belgium, China, France, India, South Africa and the U.S. join the 3DEXPERIENCE Lab accelerator program.

Other Voices: Staying Connected to Harness the Potential of Industry 4.0 for Warehouse Operations

December 9, 2019 · Warehouse-specific connectivity issues must be dealt with at a holistic level, assessing the operation in terms of physical layout as well as by kind, size and location of goods, anticipated movement of goods, mobile devices, integration of historical trending data, and other related variables.

North American machine vision market falls 4.6% through third quarter

December 9, 2019 · Just over half of industry experts believe machine vision market will increase in the next six months, 38% believe sales will remain flat. Seven in 10 expect flat performance in the machine vision market, 24% believing sales will increase in the next six months.

SPACE 3D Launches and Makes Large-Scale SLA 3D Printing Affordable for Everyone

December 9, 2019 · Now, beginners, hobbyists and professionals can achieve fast, high-resolution and large-scale SLA 3D printing.

I AM Tomorrow Challenge: DSM and Partners Present Digital Platform for Additive Manufacturing

December 9, 2019 · Start-ups and partners in six-month challenge introduce digital workflow to boost adoption of additive manufacturing through digital design and simulation.

PROSTEP Participates in Funding Project on Autonomous Driving

December 6, 2019 · PROSTEP will provide its partners from industry and the research community with support for the testing and industrialization of project results and will also be developing the demonstrator for a traceability solution.

Xometry Acquires Shift On-Demand Manufacturing Marketplace

December 4, 2019 · Large manufacturing marketplace boosts global expansion in $100 billion category.

5 Impacts of Autonomous Freight Trucking on Supply Chains

December 4, 2019 · Autonomous trucking is a new technology that can truly benefit every step of supply chain management, it will bring large reductions in costs for companies and potentially address many of the issues facing the transportation and logistics industries.

Other Voices: The need for an evolved supply chain in e-commerce

December 3, 2019 · Supply chains can improve customer experience by making it easy to send data up and down the chain, with real-time information delivered via APIs and automated updates.

Autonomous Vehicles for Fulfillment and Delivery a ‘$250B revolution,’ Says IDTechEx

December 2, 2019 · Suppliers following a traditional model of equipment sales should consider "a subscription platform in their business model to offer maintenance and upgrades, especially cloud-based software updates."

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