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…of the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation established by the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014. “We’re so proud to be a part of Freshmade 3D’s success,” said Barb Ewing, CEO of the Youngstown Business Incubator. “Two of the three founders started their entrepreneurial career as part of our team. They are proof that Northeast Ohio is fast…
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…got $58 million in August. Manufacturing, supply chain robots climb in August 2021 In terms of robotics applications, industrial automation for manufacturing raised $692 million in August 2021, including some of the aforementioned additive manufacturing companies. Such companies raised about $140 million in July. The global market for industrial controls and factory automation will grow from $133.1 billion in 2021…
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…past year at the International Manufacturing Technology Show, or IMTS 2022, next month. The show runs from Sept. 12 to Sept. 17 at McCormick Place in Chicago. The Zurich, Switzerland-based company will display its GoFa collaborative robot equipped for welding; a live 3D printing demo featuring ABB’s 3D Printing PowerPac for ABB’s RobotStudio simulation and offline programming software; the MiniMAC…
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…increasingly sophisticated software, robots, and additive manufacturing make production quicker and more efficient. The software development journey typically starts with the creation of the user interface portion, as outlined by Maryville University. Programmers eventually move on to craft the code that processes, analyzes, and responds to the data collected by robots and other systems. Developers must constantly learn about specific…
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…for easier welding operations in manufacturing. “We developed xCognition to provide a synthetic brain for commercial industrial robots and cobots used in a range of applications, from consumer and PCB assembly to industrial manufacturing for the automotive and aerospace sectors,” said Massimiliano Moruzzi, CEO of Xaba, in a press release. “Our goal is to make it easier and much more…
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…million expansion of our U.S. manufacturing facility will allow us to serve the local market at a higher level, bringing us even closer to our customers as we provide them the technology, expertise, and support necessary to transform these challenges into resilient competitive advantages.” ABB Robotics & Discrete Automation is a unit of Zurich-based electrification and automation leader ABB Group.…
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…advanced technologies for eyewear marketing, manufacturing, and distribution. Specifically, industry applications of robotics and artificial intelligence can play a substantial role in boosting sales and the overall customer experience. This paints an optimistic picture for the global eyewear market in the coming years. Robots and automation modernize supply chains Robotics and automation have been instrumental in modernizing the supply chain,…
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…you can specify the preferred manufacturing method so the software can take it into consideration when it generates the topology. For more on this, read our online report on the VW Type 20 at Digital Engineering 247.com. The wheel of the new VW Type 20 concept van, designed with Autodesk Fusion's generative design. Image courtesy of Volkswagen Group. RoboCup brings…
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…the company. “For design and manufacturing engineers, one of the most frustrating processes is ‘dumbing down’ a CAD file to STL format, only to require subsequent re-injection of design intent into the STL printing process,” says Mark Walker, lead software product manager at Stratasys. “This software is engineered to do away with this complexity, letting designers reduce iterations and design…
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…printing is moving into mainstream manufacturing and onto production lines, according to the report, due to significant, recent evolution in printers and printer consumables. It is now possible to print bigger and more intricate items than ever in a wide range of materials. Materials covered in IDTechEx's report include photosensitive resins, thermoplastic powders, thermoplastic filaments, metal powders, metal wire and…
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…startups, pioneering solutions in the additive manufacturing and blockchain technology arenas, are teaming up to offer an offering aimed at delivering trust to a new generation of on-demand spare parts produced as part of a digital supply chain. Data Gumbo, the provider of the GumboNet massively interconnected blockchain network, is working on a pilot project with Fieldmade, an Oslo, Norway-based…
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…Linux Foundation, bringing the fledgling additive manufacturing (AM) file format into one of the largest open source community. What benefits do 3MF's move bring to software and hardware vendors in the AM market? How will this change the dynamics between the established STL format and the emerging 3MF? For insights, we spoke to Luis Baldez, 3MF Consortium's newly appointed executive…
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…of an open platform for additive mass manufacturing, is collaborating with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) to find a solution for manufacturing COVID-19 test swabs. Over the last 2 weeks, Origin has quickly shifted its resources from being a 3D printer manufacturer to become a medical device manufacturer and has started production to address the shortage of COVID-19 test…
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…critical as is experience with additive manufacturing, which can provide a clear advantage for producing short runs of customized products. “Businesses will need to invest in the composite materials to meet their item requirements and the 3D printing infrastructure needed to produce custom items at the desired production scale,” Sappin says. Canoo’s modular “skateboard” is a universal underbody upon which…
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…Simulation Governance & Democratization Advancing Manufacturing Processes & Additive Manufacturing Addressing Business Strategies & Challenges The final conference schedule is due to be announced in February, but NAFEMS has already lined up an impressive group of keynote speakers. They include: Geoffrey Moore, consultant and author of Crossing the Chasm. Amir Husain, inventor and author of “The Sentient Machine”, as well…
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