Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.40
…it launched in the 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 robotic grinding cell from ABB Value Provider MESH Automation; a vision guided FlexLoader machine tool tending cell; and the Cobot FlexTrainer education cell for interactive classroom training. “ABB has continually developed cutting-edge products and support programs…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.25
…application for the new geometry kernel is the Dyndrite Additive Toolkit, designed to improve 3D printing workflows. The toolkit directly imports CAD design files, maintains original spline data and uses the data to drive additive manufacturing processes. Dyndrite says working directly with CAD data provides numerous advantages over STL files. “STL is a 30-year-old format that, while helping to launch the 3D printing revolution, now serves as a major bottleneck in additive workflows,” stated Dyndrite in its initial product announcement. “STL files are difficult to safely modify and typically require time-consuming manual repair work prior to being used. Additionally, their…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.23
…into four tracks: Simulation-Driven Design, Simulation Governance & Democratization, Manufacturing Processes & Additive Manufacturing, and Business Strategies & Challenges. However, the path to truly democratized simulation requires both technological and cultural changes. Digital Engineering spoke with some leading industry organizations about progress toward this democratization, and some of the remaining challenges and opportunities. We spoke to Matthew Ladzinski, vice president, Americas and special projects, NAFEMS; Joe Walsh, CEO of the ASSESS Initiative; Malcolm Panthaki, co-founder and executive committee member, Rev-Sim.org and VP of Analysis Solutions at Aras; and Chris Smith, senior analyst and cloud computing SME at Smart2Market. Digital Engineering:…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.36
…industry depends on how well its technologies integrate with manufacturing systems. CNC robotics is an example of this integration, helping to catapult the industry to where it is today, according to TSINFA. “CNC robotics” refers to the combination of computer numerical control (CNC) machines with cutting-edge robotics. CNC machines use pre-programmed software to control their movement and operation. Types of CNC robots include Cartesian, cylindrical, and SCARA robots. The potential benefits from such robots include increased efficiency and productivity, improved accuracy and precision, and reduced labor costs. These machines can perform complex tasks with high consistency and accuracy, making them…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.34
There’s plenty of interest in deploying additive manufacturing (AM) technologies for production applications, yet a number of factors, including cost, complexity, and a scarcity of industrial-grade materials, has stymied companies’ efforts to make a serious transition to the new model. The tide is starting to turn thanks to a spate of new industrial-grade AM technologies and more recently, a wave of new advanced material choices that are making it easier and more affordable for companies to 3D print production-grade parts. New high-performance materials tuned to withstand harsh environments and that exhibit properties on par with injection molded parts are giving…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.33
…a reason why a lot of people think about additive manufacturing, because they're not constrained by the limits of molding. It gives companies new design freedom.” Micro technology for massive impact Fang has been studying properties of light and microfabrication for more than 20 years. For the past 10 of those years, he has been a faculty member at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A big part of his work, which takes place in MIT's Nanophotonics and 3D Nanomanufacturing Laboratory, involves studying common 3D printing approaches that expose a material to light to harden, or cure, it. One such approach,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.19
…done in areas such as design practices, standards and manufacturing processes. Nano Dimension’s Switch software enables designers to prepare production files for electronic circuits to be printed on a DragonFly 2020 3D printer. Image courtesy of Nano Dimension. “Existing modeling and simulation software does not address 3D printed electronics directly, which can make design tedious and harnessing the extra capabilities of printing technologies difficult,” says Ken Church, CEO of nScrypt. “Many experts in 3D printed electronics design have found ways to use combinations of design software packages to achieve complex multi-layer devices, using features such as adjustable material properties through…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.09
…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…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.09
…added. “The current $20 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. ABB Robotics to demo multiple systems at Automate ABB said highlights of its Automate booth will include demonstrations of its cobots, rebranded ABB AMRs (formerly from ASTI), and collaborative industrial robots, as well as relevant applications…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.93
…focused on rounding out key functions in supply chain, manufacturing, and quality,” said Allgood. Falls and electrocution are among the leading causes of workplace fatalities, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Utilities inspection and maintenance are dangerous and often occur in difficult weather conditions. Sarcos' Guardian XT, which recently completed beta development, is a roughly humanoid design with two arms and stereo cameras that can be mounted in a lift basket for work at height while keeping the operator safely on the ground. The Guardian DX is a variant for the defense industry. With HP Reverb virtual…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.52
…structures with respect to environmental impact, architectural freedom, and manufacturing costs,” said Mark Girolami, program director for data-centric engineering at the Turing. MX3D Smart Bridge in Amsterdam center. Credit: Thea van den Heuvel Government helped enable innovation As governments worldwide strive to build smarter cities, this research project will help experts improve the design, operation, and safety of future 3D-printed structures and IoT systems under all conditions, said the partners. MX3D noted that the support of the city of Amsterdam, stadsdeel Centrum, and its chief technology office were essential to the project's success. In addition, the project enalbed the company…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.29
…than photolithography and microfabrication,” he said. “We looked into additive manufacturing and screen printing, which eliminate the need for a clean room and are nonrigid compared wth traditional silicon.” “We have a close relationship with one retailer, which was looking for purpose-built sensors for its 54,000 SKUs, some of which are highly dependent on grasp,” said Hussein. “It is pushing the boundaries for tactile manipulation more than any other warehousing company.” Touchlab is ANA Avatar XPRIZE finalist Touchlab was recently named one of the 15 finalists in the ANA Avatar XPRIZE, in which competitors are developing means for people to…