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Materialise Receives FDA Clearance for Cardiovascular Planning Software Suite

June 14, 2019 · Introductory Workflow, Mimics Enlight Mitral provides support for transcatheter mitral valve replacements

Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) launches “robot as a service” leasing program

June 13, 2019 · New option lowers financial barriers for investing in autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), enables immediate ROI and offers mobile robots at as little as $5.49 per hour

RIA: North American robot orders down slightly in Q1 2019

June 13, 2019 · North American companies ordered a total of 7,876 robots valued at $423 million during the three months, a decline of 3.5 percent in units and 3.2 percent in dollars compared to the first quarter of 2018.

HP Opens New 150,000-Square-Foot 3D Printing and Digital Manufacturing Center of Excellence

June 12, 2019 · The Center will be targeting R&D, engineering, co-development, and sustainable innovation for the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Masters Gallery puts safety first in their Warehouse

June 11, 2019 · After experiencing steady organic growth in an industry where regulatory oversight expands every year, a food manufacturer puts worker safety and ergonomics first in its new 175,000-square-foot plant and warehouse.

Marshall Aerospace and Defence Works with Stratasys Technology to 3D Print Final Flight Parts for Aircraft Program

June 11, 2019 · The company also builds ground-running equipment on the Stratasys Fortus 450mc 3D printer in tough Nylon 12 material at lower cost than aluminum production.

ANSYS and BMW Group Partner to Jointly Create Simulation Tool Chain for Autonomous Driving

June 11, 2019 · New agreement drives development of autonomous driving technology for the BMW iNEXT, the next-generation autonomous vehicle.

MHI to hold pre-selection event for new Robotics and Automation Solution Center at ProMat 2021

June 10, 2019 · Lease deadline for the pre-selection event is July 17.

Siemens Adds Augmented Reality for Enhanced Visualization and Collaboration to Solid Edge 2020

June 10, 2019 · New simulation validation capabilities help to improve quality and reduce costly prototypes, company says.

Solving the Palletizing Puzzle

June 7, 2019 · Palletizing presents an interesting microcosm of digital transformation, where data about products, machine performance and manual labor must work in concert.

ANSYS 2019 R2 Strengthens Digital Thread Between Design, Engineering and Manufacturing

June 7, 2019 · Latest ANSYS release accelerates digital transformation across every industry.

Siemens Melds Mendix with MindSphere to Boost IIoT Development

June 6, 2019 · The low-code environment opens up IoT app development to non-programmers while encouraging greater design iteration.

Markforged 3D Printers to be Featured in the BattleBots 2019 World Championship

June 6, 2019 · Markforged helped 29 BattleBots teams compete for the title with metal-strength, lightweight parts.

Researchers in Denmark Apply AI to Autonomous Drones

June 6, 2019 · The AiR Lab designs and prints its own drone prototypes while developing hybrid controllers.

Amazon’s Drone Delivery Program is “Taking Off”

June 5, 2019 · Amazon, within months, moves closer to its goal of a drone delivery solution that scales to meet the needs of customers.

NextGen Supply Chain Conference 2019 Highlights

June 5, 2019 · Held at the iconic Chicago Athletic Club, this two-day conference brought together a broad spectrum of supply chain experts, academics, vendors and senior-level executives to discuss what’s coming around the next corner for supply chain management.

While you were sleeping, robots took over

June 4, 2019 · It seems that most everywhere you look in the past couple of months there are robots. And they are almost always doing something new.

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