Found in News & Content, with a score of 11.15
…Tae-Ho Kim, and a team in SFU's Additive Manufacturing Lab have researched how the intracies of origami and bioinspired motion can help robots perform diagnostic procedures. They have replaced the traditional blood-pressure check by replicating the folding mechanisms of the leech in their design of 3D-printable origami sensors. The leech-inspired origami (LIO) sensors can be integrated onto the fingertips of a humanoid sensing robot. The research was published in the journal npj Flexible Electronics from Nature Publishing Group. “Our origami-inspired…
Found in News & Content, with a score of 13.54
…Asia-Pacific group this week announced its “innovative-Automation” manufacturing concept, based on its “three I's” or innovations of digital engineering transformation, letting machines do what they can do beyond human abilities, and advanced collaboration with people. Omron Automation Americas is based in Hoffman Estates, Ill. In November 2021, the industrial automation provider acquired a 10% stake in collaborative robot maker Techman Robot and opened a proof-of-concept center in Novi, Mich. California center to work on controllers Omron said its California expansion…
Found in News & Content, with a score of 12.00
…health monitoring. Dive said it uses large-format additive manufacturing (LFAM) techniques and a novel system architecture to rapidly produce the DIVE-LD at a fraction of the time and cost of existing AUVs. Unmanned offerings to provide ocean intelligence Anduril and Dive said the integration of the next DIVE-LD iteration with the Lattice OS autonomy software “will further disrupt this segment of the market.” “We built Dive to make undersea exploration safer, smarter, and cheaper and to offer customers the highest…
Found in News & Content, with a score of 29.76
…3D printer to an aerospace customer. The additive manufacturing system is designed for faster production and larger, mission-critical parts, according to Velo3D. “I believe that the Sapphire XC will quickly become the gold standard in advanced metal additive manufacturing,” stated Benny Buller, founder and CEO of Velo3D. “Because our customer is already utilizing our end-to-end production solution, they can immediately and seamlessly move parts to Sapphire XC to achieve a phenomenal production rate increase.” “We made a huge effort to…
Found in News & Content, with a score of 24.72
…Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp. The Pflugerville, Texas-based additive manufacturing company said it expects use the $346 million in cash from the deal to fund organic growth initiatives. Founded in 2013, Essentium said it develops industrial 3D printing solutions across systems, materials, software, and services “to enable a new distributed and sustainable manufacturing footprint.” The company claimed that its ecosystem can quickly create high-quality parts that match the strength of injection molding in full-scale production at a very low total cost…
Found in News & Content, with a score of 14.72
FANUC America Corp. and the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC) yesterday announced that they have decided to co-market the stackability of their respective industry-recognized certifications to help meet the acute shortage of skilled industrial robotics and automation operators. “The collaboration between FANUC and MSSC will provide a major benefit to employers looking to fill Industry 4.0 robotics and CNC technical positions,” said Paul Aiello, director of the CERT Education Group at FANUC America. “The entire manufacturing industry in the U.S.…
Found in News & Content, with a score of 7.43
…and microfabrication,” he said. “We looked into additive manufacturing and screen printing, which eliminate the need for a clean room and are nonrigid compared wth traditional silicon.” “We have a close relationship with one retailer, which was looking for purpose-built sensors for its 54,000 SKUs, some of which are highly dependent on grasp,” said Hussein. “It is pushing the boundaries for tactile manipulation more than any other warehousing company.” Touchlab is ANA Avatar XPRIZE finalist Touchlab was recently named one…
Found in News & Content, with a score of 12.58
…of innovators who will apply robotics in manufacturing to benefit the Pittsburgh-West Virginia area. The Advanced Robotics in Manufacturing, or ARM, Institute this week opened applications for its fellowship program in support of the AIM Higher Consortium. Artificial Intelligence in Metals and Manufacturing (AIM) Higher is led by Catalyst Connection with more 30 academic, economic development, technology institute, and manufacturing partners from around the region. The program is funded by the Department of Defense Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation…
Found in News & Content, with a score of 29.48
…to acquire Oqton, the creator of the Manufacturing Operating System, for $180 million. The MOS platform is designed for flexible production environments that increasingly use a range of advanced manufacturing and automation technologies, including additive manufacturing. “We are excited about joining with 3D Systems and look forward to leveraging their knowledge, resources, and ability to continue to innovate and deliver solutions that help companies accelerate the adoption of additive manufacturing in production environments,” stated Dr. Ben Schrauwen, co-founder and CEO…
Found in News & Content, with a score of 17.68
…mobile robots got $58 million in August. Manufacturing, supply chain robots climb in August 2021 In terms of robotics applications, industrial automation for manufacturing raised $692 million in August 2021, including some of the aforementioned additive manufacturing companies. Such companies raised about $140 million in July. The global market for industrial controls and factory automation will grow from $133.1 billion in 2021 to $197.8 billion by 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.2%, predicted Research and Markets…
Found in News & Content, with a score of 21.29
…orbit. In April, Launcher purchased a metal additive manufacturing system to print Inconel parts, and it recently added another one that prints titanium. “Rocket engine turbopump parts typically require casting, forging, and welding,” said Max Haot, founder and CEO of Launcher. “Tooling required for these processes increases the cost of development and reduces flexibility between design iterations. The ability to 3D print our turbopump—including rotating Inconel-shrouded impellers, thanks to Velo3D’s zero-degree technology—makes it possible now at a lower cost and…
Found in News & Content, with a score of 29.38
…“Today is a game-changing moment for the additive manufacturing community,” stated Kent Rockwell, chairman of ExOne. “I see incredible opportunity for our customers in working with Desktop Metal and look forward to supporting this new and combined business.” More and more businesses turning to additive manufacturing expect systems that address their requirements across speed, cost, resolution, and part size, said the companies. Desktop Metal said its acquisition of ExOne will create a comprehensive portfolio combining throughput, flexibility, and materials breadth…
