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Lubrizol’s Powder TPU for 3D Printing Passes Skin Sensitization Tests

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…equipment needed to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. “After first developing a new innovative powder TPU for use with the market leading HP 3D printing platform, it is a great step forward for this material to pass this skin sensitivity testing protocol,” David Pascual, Lubrizol’s global commercial 3D Printing lead, says. Pascual adds, “This will benefit product designers who are developing…


Robotics and other digitized technologies may remake 3PL industry in post-pandemic world

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…the impact made by the COVID-19 pandemic has yet to realign the current third-party logistics (3PL) marketplace. But when it does, shippers may expect far greater reliance on innovative technologies requiring substantial capital investment. “Given the massive coronavirus windfall to omnichannel and e-commerce companies, some might think that 3PL’s have a tremendous opportunity,” says Michael Gravier, Associate Professor of Marketing…


Other Voices: In times of social distancing, essential businesses turn to autonomous robots

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…submitting a column for consideration. COVID-19 has affected businesses in wildly divergent ways. While the pandemic’s effects have brought service and hospitality businesses to a halt, companies producing vital healthcare and personal protective equipment or household staples and consumer electronics have seen skyrocketing demand. For the manufacturers, warehouses, and logistics firms that produce and distribute these goods, there is an…


Stratasys Organizes 3D-Printed Protective Gear Drive to Fight COVID-19

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…in its dedicated page for COVID-19 response. To put its plan into action, the company is calling on 3D printing shops and service bureaus with volume-production capacity. It also has an online form for institutions to request shipments of easily assembled protective shields. 3D printer maker Stratasys organized a face shield production project. Shown here are student workers with printed…


Charting A Short and Long-Term Course to Handle Peak Demand

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…and carriers alike. Ever since COVID-19 brought sports leagues, schools and many businesses to an abrupt halt, economies have been in various stages of recovery and reopening. Preparing for peak season is no longer as simple as increasing headcount. With a labor shortage and warehouse turnover reaching a five-year high in 2020, operations are critically strapped for workers just as…


Flexiv Robots Perform COVID Tests and Massages at World Artificial Intelligence Conference

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…arms can be used for COVID-19 testing and massages. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company said its robots take advantage of computer vision, force control, and artificial intelligence to complete a range of applications designed to help reduce human labor. When testing people for COVID-19, for example, Flexiv’s robot arms can independently swab people’s mouths and deposit samples in sterile containers.…


Purdue Engineering to Host Webinar on Advancing Freight Truck Automation

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…other vehicles.” Jain adds, “The COVID-19 pandemic has placed additional strains on the trucking industry. Advanced driver-centric automation of large trucks provides significant promise in both safety and driver efficiency. The webinar will provide insights from experts who are working together to accelerate the implementation of these emerging technologies.” For example, panelists will discuss a project in which Purdue Engineering…


Gartner: Demand for Dobotic Goods-to-Person Systems Will Quadruple Through 2023

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…one place. “Fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic is increasing demand for robotics in warehouses and distribution centers,” said Dwight Klappich, vice president analyst with the Gartner Supply Chain practice. “G2P systems are an easy and economical way to not only enforce social distancing, but also improve productivity.” While there’s a variety of technological solutions to address social distancing in warehouses…


eKAMI Advanced Robotic Instruction Project Receives $3M for Second Training Facility

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…the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said U.S. Rep Harold Rogers (R-Ky). eKAMI adds credentials track for incarcerated eKAMI has already had success retraining former coal miners and others to operate CNC machines, and they designed and produced face shields last year to meet demand from the COVID-19 pandemic. Ready Robotics partnered with eKAMI, providing its Forge/OS to help…


Using Inventory Accuracy and Yard Automation to Fight the COVID-19 Chaos

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Dealing With The Impacts of COVID-19 When the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) responded to an outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus in late-2019, the outbreak’s far-reaching consequences couldn’t have been predicted. Now here we are, dealing with the impacts of COVID-19 around the world. Whether they’ve sent their workforces home to work remotely, scaled back their…


Automation Spreads in Supply Chains

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…of growing automation options. The COVID-19 pandemic has reportedly accelerated e-commerce demand by five to 10 years, but every industry is looking for increased productivity, flexibility, and safety, not to mention scarce skilled labor. As more warehouses and distribution centers deploy mobile robots, they have to decide how to manage them. We hope to help operations managers sift through the…


Spanish Robotics Industry Rebounds From COVID-19, Says HowToRobot

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Robot installations in Spain increased sharply last year after three years of declining or modest growth, according to a new report from HowToRobot.com. A focus on robotics implementation is supporting the growth in sales, said the “2023 Market Overview of Robot and Automation Companies in Spain.” “The global labor shortages and market uncertainty triggered by COVID have increased the need…


EnvisionTEC to 3D Print Mass Quantities of Nasopharyngeal Swabs

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…printed nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs for COVID-19 testing. EnvisionTEC, as well as a growing number of their Envision One cDLM customers who have also registered with the FDA to take part in this endeavor, have the mass production capabilities to produce up to a million of the swabs per day. EnvisionTEC worked with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) to develop…


Honeywell to open advanced warehouse automation R&D center In Czech Republic

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…on by the impact of COVID-19 — Ben Cardwell, president of Honeywell Intelligrated “For businesses and consumers alike, expectations regarding e-commerce and logistics have changed rapidly, spurred on by the impact of COVID-19,” said Ben Cardwell, president of Honeywell Intelligrated. “This means a growing reliance on cutting-edge technologies that can automate and accelerate distribution centers, warehouses and other parts of…


MxD Awarded $15 Million to Boost U.S. Manufacturing’s COVID Response

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…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,…


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