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…relying on external contract manufacturing partners,” says Andrew Edman, industry manager for product design, engineering, and manufacturing at Formlabs in Somerville, Mass. “Even manufacturers that continue to be highly vertically integrated depend on external vendors for components that go into their finished goods,” he adds. “Outsourcing production, whether via traditional manufacturing methods, or more cutting-edge practices like on-demand 3D printing,…
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…enables Auburn engineers and their partners to conduct three-dimensional non-destructive interrogation of mission-critical metal parts as well as provide real-time process monitoring of the additive manufacturing process. Researchers are able to confirm internal dimensions of structures and assess the quality of not only the finished part, but the manufacturing process itself. Bart Prorok, professor of materials engineering and principal investigator…
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…and service GreyOrange technology. “We partner with some of the most prominent warehouse logistics and supply chain organizations in the world, and our goal is not simply to optimize their operations, but to co-create a warehouse automation system that can scale to fit the needs of their desired future state,” said Chris Barber, vice president and CEO, North America, GreyOrange.…
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…associates develop these skills and partner with the community to bring in new talent. “We’ve been working to define the challenge and socialize solutions to address the upcoming skills gap. For example, we’re working on an apprenticeship program to help associates gain experience working with robotics,” she said. “We also think these positions offer a solution for baby boomers who…
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…part of the Epson Advantage Partner Program. The authorized system integrators are hand-selected by Epson based on automation experience, technical competency, and Epson Robots portfolio expertise. The new program will help them grow their business through sales of Epson Robots and makes it easier for customers to find the best system integrators for their automation projects. Epson authorized system integrators…
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CoreTech System Co., Ltd. (Moldex3D) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Wittmann Battenfeld, a global manufacturer and supplier of plastics processing equipment on July 5, to collaborate on new innovations in liquid silicone rubber (LSR) injection molding. The MoU was signed on behalf of Moldex3D by Dr. Rong-Yeu Chang, CEO and on behalf of Wittmann Battenfeld by David…
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…Honeywell Intelligrated’s network of integration partners. Honeywell Intelligrated, headquartered in Mason, Ohio, is an internationally recognized material handling automation and software engineering company. The SRSI team will employ Honeywell Intelligrated’s line of high-speed conveyor and sortation systems, automated storage and picking systems and intelligent software as essential components of their optimized distribution center solutions. “We are very excited to announce…
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…Prelude Ventures and Mainspring Capital Partners. The funding will support the launch of Fortify’s Discovery Partner Program and the growth of the Fortify team. This follows a previous seed round this year of $2.5M. Fortify’s “Fluxprint” technology combines magnetics and digital light processing (DLP) 3D printing to produce composite parts with optimized mechanical properties. This is achieved by precisely orienting…
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…Microsoft will become OpenAI’s preferred partner for commercializing new AI technologies The companies will focus on building a computational platform in Azure of unprecedented scale, which will train and run increasingly advanced AI models, include hardware technologies that build on Microsoft’s supercomputing technology and adhere to the two companies’ shared principles on ethics and trust. This will create the foundation…
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…HP’s sustainability mission involves engaging partners and customers in closed-loop, circular supply chains that harvest material waste and direct it back into to future product designs. In that vein, the company is working with partners on NextWave Plastics, what it claims is the first global network of ocean-bound plastics supply chains. Watch this video to learn more about some of…
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…this revolutionary printer and will partner with ARL and the Advanced Manufacturing, Materials, and Processes (AMMP) Program to advance the leadership and innovation of the world’s strongest military. According to the U.S. Army Additive Manufacturing Implementation Plan, the Army has been using additive manufacturing (AM) for two decades to refurbish worn parts and create custom tools. Once developed, the Army…
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…clients looking for a long-term partner to deliver safe and stable maintenance operations for multiple-years to decades at a time, Oceaneering’s Digital Innovation Design Team was tasked with developig simulation-based demos. As CM Labs’ advanced suite of real-time simulation and visualization software, Vortex Studio offered Oceaneering a user-centric prototyping tool, streamlined for the deployment testing, training and customer engagement simulations.…
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…According to Stock, due diligence, partner selection and contracting began at ProMat in April 2017 and was completed by July. Prep work for the changeover began in August. “There was some minimal infrastructure needed in the DC to integrate an electric run for robot charging stations and some drops for robot induction areas,” says Stock. “Otherwise the physical setup of…
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…now offered by UR sales partners Advanced Control Solutions, HTE Technologies, Ralph W. Earl Company, and Applied Controls. Cale Harbour, vice president of product marketing at Advanced Control Solutions(ACS), stressed how the new Training Center enables ACS to move from simply being a vendor to becoming a trusted partner and product expert. “From a business perspective, being able to offer…
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…launched Manhattan Automation Network, a partner program with robotics and automation vendors to speed up deployments. The increasing difficulties that DC operators are having finding enough associates, combined with the rapid maturity of sensor and guidance technology, are driving a strong market, vendors agree. “The huge driver for us is the labor challenge operations are facing,” says Karen Leavitt, chief…
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