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…grant from NASA for additive manufacturing research and education as it relates to space technology and applications. Work on this grant is a collaboration between the Navajo Technical University (NTU), who is acting as the lead on the project, with the Marshall Space Flight Center Advanced Manufacturing Center (MSFC), University of Alabama Huntsville (UAH), V&M Global Solutions and Optomec. The…
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…into 3D shapes using additive manufacturing,” says Carmel Majidi, associate professor of mechanical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. “When combined with conductive fluids or elastomers, they can also be used to make soft, flexible and stretchable circuits, sensors and radio antennae.” Morphing Materials One approach to building soft robots is to use “shape-memory” materials, which change shape and stiffness in…
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…development in advanced metal additive manufacturing. NTU purchased the directed energy deposition machine with a National Science Foundation grant for use in its new Center for Advanced Manufacturing, expected to open in 2020. “We are creating a state-of-the-art lab with leading-edge technology that spans the whole metal additive manufacturing ecosystem right here on the Navajo Nation, giving our students access…
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…that develop products using additive manufacturing. Navigating the Ecosystem DRM is a broad, end-to-end strategy, one that promises to help control product designs and documentation as well as part quality and equipment use, explains Koen Neutjens, business development manager at Belgium-based Materialise NV. Perhaps more importantly, it assures that people can only print parts on authorized machinery at authorized facilities.…
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…productivity and connectivity to additive manufacturing operations. Materialise also announced that it will release a new version of its 3D printing operations management software, Streamics 8 in June 2019, and the availability of Materialise Simulation 2.0 as an optional module with Materialise Magics 23. HP and Materialise Collaborate on Industrial-Scale 3D printing Materialise has expanded its collaboration with HP, developing…
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…robots have been confined to manufacturing. Warehousing and distribution was just too chaotic for the technology. There were too many variations to accommodate, and the equipment was too slow and not economically viable for warehouses and DCs. But now, we’ve hit a confluence of advanced technology and market demand spurred by labor challenges. At the show, you saw mobile robots…
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…tech disruptors such as Airbnb, applied to manufacturing. Airbnb matches those seeking short-term living accommodations with those who happen to have extra space that can accommodate travelers. Thus, a whole new ecommerce infrastructure was born to satisfy the backpackers and budget-conscious travelers who previously didn’t have an option; and the homeowners who previously didn’t have a good way to offer…
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…particularly for the food and manufacturing industries. Search Supply Chain 24/7 “Brexit” With the government’s preliminary deal yet to be approved by Parliament, and the date of departure just a few months away, businesses are finding that it’s necessary to stockpile goods and resources, just in case things don’t go to plan. For this, they need a huge amount of…
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Applied Automation Technologies (AAT) and DMG MORI have set up a partnership for on-machine measuring software. The companies will offer this software technology as a solution within the DMG MORI Qualified Products (DMQP) program. Having the ability to perform CMM (coordinate measurement machine) measurement and metrology tasks is an important part of ‘smart machining’ manufacturing processes. CappsNC provides capabilities to…
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…Gold-level member, Rapid Prototype + Manufacturing LLC. (rp+m), has delivered a comprehensive ULTEM 9085 Type I Database for Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) Additive Manufacturing (AM) to America Makes and its membership community to further the use of the Type I certified material for aircraft interior components. “The qualification of the ULTEM 9085 material and the establishment of the material properties…
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…approach. In particular, SLA additive manufacturing, which uses photopolymerizable resin and a light source to cure the cross-sectional layers of geometry making up the part, can be especially slow since performance is limited by the need to initiate time-consuming separation or recoating steps between the layers of the output. Print speeds in most available SLA systems range from only a…
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…round, led by Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), to advance the global commercialization of its metal 3D printing technology. Combined funding since its 2015 inception is now at $438 million. KDT is an investment firm focused on finding and funding innovative and emerging technologies. KDT is a subsidiary of Koch Industries, one of the largest privately-held companies in America with over…
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…to disrupt the future of manufacturing. Here are five trends Micropsi Industries believes will make a difference in 2019: 1) Adoption of artificial intelligence in factories and manufacturing will accelerate. The industry has invested in sensor and data technology over the past years, and now it is time to apply advanced analytics and AI to factories. Another development is the…
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…customers who have used RightHand’s technology and rank it highly with respect to range, rate, and reliability. It was clear that their systems can provide users with a long-term competitive advantage.” “RightHand Robotics developed a comprehensive, integrated solution that resonates with a wide variety of e-commerce companies,” said Andy Wheeler, General Partner at GV. “The founding team of roboticists at…
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…that are based on sensor technologies such as radar, laser/lidar, camera, ultrasonic, DSRC [dedicated short-range communications] and GPS.” Software such as Simcenter Prescan allows automakers to train their artificial intelligence programs to make the right decision not only in routine events but also in uncommon but imminent events. For example, how would the autonomous pilot react to an elephant crossing…
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