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…manufacturing of functional, complex 3D plastic and rubber parts. Adaptive3D's flagship resin is Elastic ToughRubber 90, a durable, printable photopolymer elastomer. The company said it serves high-throughput manufacturing, while maintaining low cost of production and superior material performance. Adaptive3D has received strategic capital from leading materials companies including Covestro, Arkema Group, West Pharmaceuticals, Applied Ventures, and Royal DSM. It noted…
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…raw materials such as paper, plastic, rubber, steel, and metal. AMRs move around the facility autonomously. They do so using technologies such as lidar, machine learning, and the cloud, as well as vision-based navigation. Thanks to their flexibility, they are often used for repetitive tasks that were previously carried out by human workers. Certain mobile robots can also safely collaborate…
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…including consumer electronics, auto components, plastics, food and beverage, lab automation, appliances, and medical device manufacturing.” FANUC widens range of SCARA robots FANUC America said its family of four-axis SCARA robots has grown to include the SR-3iA, SR-6iA, SR-12iA, and new SR-20iA models, with 3kg, 6kg, 12kg and 20kg (6.6 to 44 lb.) payload capacities, respectively. They have a reach…
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…automatically adjust for steel versus plastic.” “The only way for robots to move forward is to build libraries of skills and determine what the function is like,” said Nikovski. “To achieve one-shot learning is a holy grail. There are technologies that allow learning a single trajectory that allow for starting state and goal location with simple dynamic moves and primitives.”…
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…PET from post-consumer bales of plastic soft-drink bottles, which it recycles into reusable flakes or pellets (rPET) and sells to end markets as feedstock for new containers and packaging. The company is investing $24 million to double its capacity. “As a leader in the recycling of post-consumer PET bottles, the precision and accuracy of AI and robotics has aided our…
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…lowest number of bags, reducing plastic use. After being packed, orders are loaded into a temperature-controlled Kroger Delivery van, which can store up to 20 orders. It uses machine learning to optimize delivery routes, considering factors like road conditions and optimal fuel efficiency. The Monroe CFC measures 375,000 sq. ft., includes seven “modules,” and carries thousands of popular grocery products.…
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…almost every industry sector including plastics, metals, medical devices, automotive, pharma, semiconductors, and electronics. With Rapid Machine Operators available by subscription for less than $2,100 per month, manufacturers can increase profits by an average of $110,000 per year for each unit installed, said Rapid Robotics. The RaaS model, which is similar to software as a service and transfers costs from…
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…handle and containerize agricultural products, plastic resins as well as other commodities. The company’s commitment to quality and customer satisfaction has driven exceptional growth. In a little over a decade, Ray-Mont grew from a single terminal in Montreal to the largest exporter of containers in Canada, with operations coast to coast and more than 400 employees. So they turned to…
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…platform, users can print engineering-grade plastics and carbon fiber materials, while also exploring applications with experimental metal 3D printing solutions. METHOD’s modular platform lets users easily switch between six extruders that allow them to print different base and model materials. MakerBot is continuing to identify additional industrial 3D printing materials for the METHOD platform. For more information, visit Makerbot.com.
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…Ogasawara says. “I chose nylon plastic (PA 12) for its material. SLS [selective laser sintering] was the method we used to print in the nylon material as it’s suitable for very complex structures like X VEIN, and there was no need to use support material.” Ogasawara and his co-creator Kumeda used Autodesk Fusion 360 and applied generative design to keep…
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…order picking of products in plastic crates or trays. Working closely with Kwik Trip, the supplier designed the layout and a custom automated solution based on the facility’s expected throughput and business needs. They determined high-density storage would enable the optimal use of storage space for Kwik Trip’s sizeable fast-moving inventory with bagged products stored in around 80,000 plastic trays…
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…of Summit Tooling and Summit Plastics, a precision tooling and injection molding services provider specializing in small-to-medium prototype injection molds for the domestic market. This acquisition will expand Fathom's domestic injection molding capabilities, companies report. “Summit's focus on customers during the design, prototyping and low-volume production stages of a product's life cycle perfectly aligns with Fathom's unique customer value proposition.…
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…has made way for high-performance plastics and high-performance carbon fibers. These high-performance thermoplastics are lightweight and resist high temperatures that lead to fuel optimizations. High-performance thermoplastics are the desired material in large industries such as electrical and electronics and industrial applications. Thermoplastics have seen increasing demand in emerging economies such as India and China. A rousing demand in consumer electronic…
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…goods grew by 56%, and plastics and rubber saw a 51% increase. Automotive orders increased 39% in 2020. “In 2020, we saw two trends in particular that propelled growth in non-automotive orders for robotics technology,” said John Bubnikovich, Chief Regional Officer – North America, KUKA Robotics. “First, the automation competence level in general industry has grown, and that matured into…
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…printers' material capabilities beyond standard plastics,” says Charles Mire, CEO and co-founder of Structur3d. “Our Inj3ctor platform spotlights our shift to industrial manufacturing markets and demonstrates how additive manufacturing can lead the way toward the factory of the future. The technology opens the door for product developers and manufacturers to accelerate research and prototyping while reducing risk in supply chain…
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Cybernetix Ventures’ event kicks off Robotics Tech Week 2026 slate of events
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