Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.81
…solutions for health care workers to help fight the COVID-19 crisis in the Washington area and around the world. The company has created a design for reusable face shields and is providing them to health care teams in hospitals around the Greater Washington Metro area. The company also just opened up its patented design of its sterile 3D printer by waiving licensing fees globally for any application of the printers related to fighting the current public health pandemic. Face shields The face shields, which Robotic Research is printing on standard industrial 3D printers at its robotics engineering facility in Clarksburg,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.74
…collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs; and the COVID-19 Maker Challenge, a joint event by Challenge America and the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Innovation Ecosystem. “Both of these opportunities seek to tap into the amazing innovation we’ve seen to date from the entire AM community during this crisis,” says America Makes Executive Director John Wilczynski. “This industry is uniquely positioned to take on these challenges as we have the ability to rapidly design and test products that will solve very real problems for frontline workers.” Fit to Face-Mask Design Challenge: Now until April 26, 2020 The America Makes Innovation…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.71
…to support manufacturing as it mobilizes in response to COVID-19. MxD’s three CARES Act-funded programs will focus on supply chain resiliency and transparency, rapid and secure medical device deployment, and pharmaceutical industry production optimization. “We did not have a pandemic in mind as we built our expertise and strategy—but with our focus on supply chain and cybersecurity issues, MxD was made for this moment, ” says MxD CEO Chandra Brown. “Our programs support both immediate and long-term efforts to address critical shortages, develop capacity for response among manufacturers, and secure the industry during these unprecedented times.” Supply Chain Risk Alert…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.65
…Siemens’ automation controls in the first quarter of 2021. “COVID-19 underlined the incredibly rapid and flexible nature of our combined factory automation technologies and additive manufacturing capabilities compared to traditional manufacturing and demonstrates how vulnerable the global manufacturing supply chain is to unexpected disruptions,” says Tim Bell, head of Additive Manufacturing, Siemens. “Working together with Nexa3D, we are bringing decades of proven Siemens factory automation experience and technology to additive manufacturing to help customers mainstream mission critical production tools for future manufacturing strategies.” Throughout COVID-19, both companies continue to expand their product portfolios as well as their partnerships and collaborations.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.45
…a critical tool to help combat the spread of COVID-19 and to help educate people how to ease back into normal routines, from taking mass transportation to safely sharing a meal with family and friends. Hexagon’s MSC Software has released an on-going series of simulations aimed at raising public awareness of the importance of social distancing and wearing protective coverings like masks. In its latest simulation, the company explores the impact of ventilation in social settings, specifically for a group dining together in indoor conditions. The simulation aims to replicate the physical behavior of airborne droplets from those who are…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.42
…of the fundamental hurdles to wresting control over the COVID-19 outbreak. To help break the logjam, companies hailing from the 3D printing and medical research worlds are combining forces to innovate new solutions to address the shortage of nasal swabs. 3D printer manufacturer Stratasys is pooling resources with a lesser known 3D printer company to market and promote 3D printed nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs to healthcare providers and U.S. testing centers. Instead of leveraging its own 3D printer technology, Stratasys is lending its sales and marketing muscle and healthcare industry presence to start-up firm Origin, helping the firm more easily distribute…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.34
…and foldable field hospital that could aid in the COVID-19 pandemic. “Two years ago, I had the idea for an expandable chamber that could be deployed on the International Space Station with the ability to monitor astronaut health,” Ning says. “When COVID-19 started to spread, I thought this idea could be useful on Earth.” The two-year, $265,000 grant is a part of the “EArly-concept Grants for Exploratory Research” (EAGER) program that funds early stage research with transformative potential. The first step in Ning’s project is to develop a stretchable sensor that fits to a patient’s chest and abdomen. “It will…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.27
…and Windform P1 isotropic material. To help defeat the COVID-19, in less than 24 hours, CRP Technology has manufactured in-house several functional prototypes of emergency valves for reanimation device and link-components for emergency respiratory masks for assisted ventilation. For the manufacture of both types of components, the CRP Technology’s Rapid Prototyping Department has used the 3D printing technology called HSS (High Speed Sintering) and the Windform P1 isotropic material. “Following the intensification of the emergency due to the lack of fundamental devices for the care of patients affected by COVID-19,” says Franco Cevolini, vice president and technical director, CRP Technology,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.25
…from 7% last year to 14% in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic contributed to the rise in AM use—companies surveyed said they were using AM processes to make quantities of supplies at scale or at least to create the molds used to make the products so assembly lines could keep moving. Fifty-seven percent of manufacturers surveyed said they increased 3D printing for production parts to keep their supply chains flowing during the pandemic; in addition, nearly a quarter (24%) have gone all-in with AM while another quarter are ramping up to meet supply chain needs. “As borders closed to prevent the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.85
…global health crisis caused by the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, Siemens is making its Additive Manufacturing (AM) Network (along with its 3D printers) available to the global medical community to speed design and production of medical components. The AM Network connects users, designers and 3D-print service providers to enable faster production of spare parts for machines like ventilators. The Siemens AM network is available globally. According to the company, starting today doctors, hospitals and organizations in need of medical devices as well as designers and service providers with medically certified printing capacities can register for free access to the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.83
…brought about by limited labor availability and, most recently, COVID-19 social distancing requirements,” said Bart J. Cera, president and COO of VARGO. “The marriage of these application-based technologies, like Kindred’s pick and place robots, teamed with the appropriate distribution center design, equipment and execution software, provides our customers with highly efficient and industry-leading distribution solutions. We look forward to continuing to partner with Kindred in bringing the latest technologies to our customers.” To create a safe working environment for its employees amid the COVID-19 outbreak, Kindred and VARGO customers use SORT AI-powered warehouse robots to increase social distancing measures. Rather…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.75
…a Technology Corps A Resilient Manufacturing Advisory Council “The COVID-19 pandemic crisis response has shown the challenges for the U.S. manufacturing supply chain in meeting emergency and surge response needs,” IACMI CEO John Hopkins says. “Greater adaptability and resilience of the domestic manufacturing base is necessary for our national security and global competitiveness.” National Manufacturing Guard Background In response to the dimpact of the COVID-19 pandemic on U.S. manufacturing, including the challenges uncovered related to the security and responsiveness of manufacturing supply chains in our country, the CEOs of all 15 Manufacturing USA Institutes have created a decisive set of…