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Printed electronics developers have started launching the technology into the third dimension, throwing off the constraints of flat, 2D architectures to integrate electronics directly into a product’s geometry. Until recently, electronics companies designed and manufactured components, systems and layers in 2D. Then they finished off the lengthy process by performing steps like drilling, pressing and plating to connect the separate…
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Sigma Labs, Inc., a developer of quality assurance software for the commercial 3D printing industry, has launched Printrite3D Production Series that introduces the Production Dashboard and provides production managers with metrics, insight and actionable information during the production process. This launch comes at a time when many predict that the use of 3D printing of metal parts will increase in…
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In June 2019, long-time additive manufacturing industry vet Ron Hollis took over as president and CEO of MFG and set about rebuilding the manufacturing marketplace. To DE readers, he may be best known as the founder of custom parts services company Quickparts.com in 1999. He led the firm through a period of rapid growth until 3D Systems acquired it in…
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The current capabilities of additive manufacturing (AM) are the result of 30 years of invention and innovation. Yet there is so much about the technology that remains a promise. Currently most 3D printers used for AM can use only one material; a select few can print a product with two materials. The long-term vision for AM materials research is to…
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Diversey Care, a division of Sealed Air, has taken home two of the ISSA Innovation Awards presented at the ISSA/INTERCLEAN North America exhibition in Las Vegas. The awards recognize groundbreaking products and services in the cleaning and sanitation industry. The winners were the TASKI swingo 2100 micro-rider and TASKI Intellibot SWINGOBOT 755, two floor cleaning machines. The TASKI swingo 2100…
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Quanergy Systems Inc., which provides solid-state lidar sensors, and CITIC Capital Acquisition Corp. today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement that will result in Quanergy being listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Quanergy said it plans to use the $278 million in funding to continue its growth strategy, including accelerating research and development,…
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About six years ago, the CEO of Toyota Research Institute published a seminal paper about whether a Cambrian explosion was coming for robotics. The term “Cambrian explosion” refers to an important event approximately half a billion years ago in which there was a rapid expansion of different forms of life on earth. There are parallels with the field of robotics…
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Benteler EV Systems GmbH, Beep Inc., and Mobileye Vision Technology Ltd. this week announced a partnership to develop and produce fully electric and autonomous shuttle buses in North America. The companies plan to have the people movers on public roadways by 2024. The trio said the partnership will be fruitful because each company has years of experience in different aspects…
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Nano Dimension Ltd. announced this week that it has signed and closed a definitive agreement to acquire Formatec Holding B.V., which includes its two subsidiaries - Admatec Europe B.V. and Formatec Technical Ceramics B.V. Waltham, Mass.-based Nano Dimension has paid a total cash sum of $12.9 million for the company (net of its cash). Formatec Holdings, which based in the…
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As fleets of mobile robots, drones, and other automated systems grow, manufacturers and systems integrators need a lightweight, reliable way to connect and manage them. Cloud Ground Control offers CGConnect, a credit card-sized micro-modem that it said is hardware-agnostic and easy to install. Able to fit in the palm of your hand, CGConnect can link an uncrewed system to Cloud…
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Powermat Technologies last week announced its PMT350 600W wireless power platform, the next generation in its family of platforms based on the company’s SmartInductive hybrid inductive/resonance technology. Building on the company’s previous-generation 40W, 200W, and 300W platforms, Powermat’s new 600W platform is optimized for mid-power industrial, micro-mobility (e-bikes, e-scooters, golf carts), robotics, medical and telecom applications. The company demonstrated its…
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Horizon Surgical Systems (Horizon), a California-based robotics company utilizing robotics and artificial intelligence as part of ophthalmic surgery procedures, announced the world’s first cataract surgery performed using its Polaris platform. The procedure was completed by Uday Devgan, M.D., FACS, a cataract surgeon based in Los Angeles. Horizon said the procedure marks a pivotal step toward a new standard of precision…
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Honeywell Intelligrated & The Apparel Logistics Group Honeywell Intelligrated has partnered with The Apparel Logistics Group – a leading provider of third-party logistics (3PL) and order fulfillment services for apparel, footwear, and accessories – to more than triple its daily e-commerce order output by installing new automated material handling solutions. Honeywell’s technology and support services will help to: Increase productivity…
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Challenge of Scalability in the Ecommerce Warehouse Perhaps no warehouse has to deal with a greater level of volatility and unpredictability as an ecommerce or omnichannel fulfillment center. When you look at a line chart of ecommerce growth over the last five years, it has been remarkably consistent. According to Statista, in the U.S. alone, retail ecommerce growth rose from…
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Tompkins Robotics today said it has partnered with IAM Robotics to automate the removal of completed order containers from a sortation process and place empty containers in position. It said the new xChange system is the first to to combine a fully automated unit-sortation system with a robotic container-removal system. This offering can help reduce distribution costs and labor requirements…
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