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This week, the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, or ARM, Institute announced two new project calls. The Pittsburgh-based organization is seeking proposals for the use of augmented reality for manufacturing and sustainment and for the use of artificial intelligence and robotics in depot factories, as well as auditors for its training endorsement program. ARM-TEC-21-03, the special call for technology projects, will award a single project up to $4.8 million, while the ARM-EWD-21-05 education and workforce development call said that up to 10 endorsement auditors will be reimbursed for costs in a one-year contract. The ARM Institute is a public-private consortium dedicated…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.92
The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute recently announced that three consortium member projects were selected from over 100 proposals submitted to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) Organic Industrial Base (OIB) Modernization Challenge held earlier in 2024. The ARM Institute is a DoD Manufacturing Innovation Institute and a member of the Manufacturing USA Network. Providing resources for U.S. manufacturers that utilize advanced robotics and AI, the Institute connects more than 400 member organizations across industry, government and academia. OIB process took over a year before selection The OSD ManTech Program hosted representatives from five…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.83
…said it has agreed to acquire Schneider Electric Motion USA for $115 million in cash. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2021. “SEM is expected to help our expansion into automation and robotic applications through advanced motion-control solutions,” said Matthijs Glastra, chairperson and CEO of Novanta. “The business is also anticipated to increase Novanta’s exposure to the life sciences and medical end markets while broadening our access to sophisticated automation integrators.” Bedford, Mass.-based Novanta said it combines proprietary technology expertise and competencies in photonics, vision, and precision motion with the ability to solve complex technical…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.64
…Fellowship program supports the AIM Higher Consortium, a Defense Manufacturing Community. “The ARM Institute is proud to support Defense Manufacturing Communities,” stated Matt Fischer, senior new business development manager at the ARM Institute. “These regional clusters are integral for strengthening U.S. defense manufacturing capabilities, and our fellowship program in partnership with the AIM Higher Consortium is critical to advancing much-needed robotics and AI solutions.” The AIM Higher Consortium supports an industrial production ecosystem that combines advanced metals and materials with Industry 4.0 technologies such as robotics, artificial intelligence, and additive manufacturing (AM). As ARM Institute Fellows, Clark and Ravasio will…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.57
…TIA, engineering platform to help both machine builders and manufacturing end users. At the show in Detroit, Siemens plans to display its variable-speed drives, servomotors, motion controllers, PLC (programmable logic controller) automation, robotic integration, network connectivity including RFID, and advanced edge technology. The company will also display its Real-Time Locating Systems (RTLS), a scalable industrial system that provides the locations of people and tangible assets such as robots for better process monitoring and management inside the digital factory. Siemens at Automate Siemens Industry will be at Booth 2040 during Automate from June 6 through 9. The company said it also…
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…million. “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 while allowing customers to optimize production based on their specific application needs. Desktop Metal, ExOne both 3D printing pioneers…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.48
…the potential of this technology at the IDTechEx Show USA 2018 when they showcased a carbon fiber bike with substantially reduced lead times and development costs. Other companies attracting attention from investors in 2019 are disruptive start-ups offering technological innovations. Such start-ups include Impossible Objects, which raised almost $10 million prior to announcing an additional $4.1 million for their CBAM printer; Fortify, which has raised $12.5 million for an aligned fiber vat photopolymerization printer; and newcomer Arris Composites. In May 2019, start-up Arris Composites announced it closed $10 million in Series A funding, led by NEA. Arris has spent the…
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…announced the opening of its new U.S.-based office, Cimcorp USA, in Norcross, Georgia. Located in a business and technology park and incorporated in February, Cimcorp will open its U.S. office during the second quarter of 2016. The location will provide Cimcorp’s sales and service team with a local home base in the Southeast market, which has a large projected growth for intralogistics, warehouse automation and manufacturing. Cimcorp is looking to expand its sales and service activities to its customers in its target markets, including tire manufacturing, consumer packaged goods, food and beverage, and retail and e-commerce. “Due to its central…
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…last month, the ARM, or the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, Institute announced that it was funding 11 new projects as part of its Technology Project Call program. ARM was founded in 2017 and is funded by the U.S. Department of Defense. It has over 380 members, which span governmental, commercial, and educational sectors throughout the U.S. As part of the Call program, members of its networks are invited to submit proposals that align with ARM’s advanced manufacturing vision and goals. The proposal period for this specific call ended on Aug. 12, 2022. “Project Calls are crafted in collaboration with the…
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…new training and demo center and will provide additive manufacturing electronic (AME) services locally from the United States. The new headquarters will become the company’s main sales, customer support, logistic and training center. The new facility is being established for the benefit of the company's customers and prospective industry partners. Nano Dimension is also hiring additional personnel in the United States for its AME fabrication facility, producing high-performance electronic devices (Hi-PEDs). “From here the company will launch our AME Service Bureau. There we shall convert digital electronic CAD/CAM files into sophisticated Hi-PEDs, ready to be installed in electronic assemblies and…
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Industrial automation has been a manufacturing mainstay for decades, but the rapid growth of collaborative robots promises to help businesses of all sizes. How do the latest cobots stack up against their industrial cousins, and for which applications are they ideal? In addition, advances in sensors, motion control, and machine learning have enabled some industrial robots to become more collaborative. At the same time, cobot arms and certain mobile robots have gotten bigger in response to industry demand. Are the technologies converging? Date: Wednesday, June 29, 2022 Time: 3:00 p.m. EDT This webinar will examine the state of cobots, new…
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…the victims of the pandemic. Massivit 3D’s high-speed additive manufacturing technology allows for the supply of hundreds of face shields off each machine every day. In addition to devoting all of its manufacturing resources to producing and donating thousands of face shields to medical teams at local hospitals with a less than one-day turnaround, the company has also made available to all, the optimized 3D print files of the newly developed face shields. The Massivit 3D global network of customers and distributors are also making Massivit 3D printers available for this effort, supplying face shields to health workers in their…