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…intelligence (AI) capabilities in industrial manufacturing is not only critical for economic transformation but also a stepping stone toward sustainable competitive advantages, according to new research from ABI Research, a global tech market advisory firm. The research found that despite the nearly equal number of installed bases of AI-enabled end devices in both markets, the United States has an edge…
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…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…
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Robots Replacing 20 million Manufacturing Jobs Oxford Economics, global forecasting, and quantitative analysis firm have released a new report that predicts robotic machines will displace about 20 million manufacturing jobs across the world over the next decade. Robots are increasingly capable of performing tasks that were previously relied on human hands. This robotic revolution is propelled by technological advances in…
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…car manners” while saving thousands of dollars on prototyping via additive manufacturing. “Obviously in a shop like this you need a lot of tools…one of the tools we have that’s been amazing for us lately is the 3D printer we have from LulzBot.” —Tom Nelson, Builder and Fabricator at Nelson Racing Engines LulzBot hardware is made in the USA using…
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The National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM), parent organization of America Makes, has entered into a formal collaboration agreement with Digital Engineering, to advance the additive manufacturing/3D printing industry. America Makes and its membership community of more than 220 organizations share a common goal to accelerate additive manufacturing and 3D printing to increase the U.S. global manufacturing competitiveness.…
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…and president of Nano Dimension USA. “It prints both the conductive material and the dielectric material, and so allows for a part to be built up with the two materials placed in X, Y and Z in accordance with the designer’s goals, starting from the bottom and building up in layers.” Nano Dimension’s systems use two families of inks. Optimized…
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…shortfall and skills gap in manufacturing. Activities on April 11, the last day of the event, will include theater sessions focused on working in automation, culminating in a networking session from 12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. for job seekers to connect with exhibitors who are specifically looking for new employees. Registration for the show floor and the Automation Works! day…
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…and technical data for additive manufacturing (AM), according to the company. With TRACE, users have a simple and streamlined process with a user-friendly interface that enables traceability through all aspects of the AM workflow. It also maintains all the relevant information required for the safe and compliant operation of additive manufacturing facilities. The tool has benefited from feedback received during…
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…important part of ‘smart machining’ manufacturing processes. CappsNC provides capabilities to quickly develop measurement programs offline and run these programs directly on CNC machine tools in a similar way to a CMM. Measurement results are used to adjust machining process parameters such as calculating precise work offsets, dynamic tool compensations and other critical data feedback in an automated process together…
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…their operations.” About DB Schenker USA DB Schenker is one of the largest integrated logistics service providers in the United States with more than 7,000 employees in 39 branches and 55 logistics centers providing over 21 million square feet of distribution operations to its clients. DB Schenker offers land transport, air and ocean freight, as well as comprehensive logistics solutions…
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…looming skills gap in the manufacturing industry that we need to bridge by all means possible. Facilitating knowledge creation and access to our cobots is an important step in that direction.” Stefan Stubgaard, Head of Global Competence Center at Universal Robots, adds that the Academy modules have received positive feedback from users around the world: “This learning resource is now…
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…schools will tour 35 high-tech manufacturing locations in the county Oct. 6 as part of National Manufacturing Day. Students will see firsthand the state-of-the-art technologies used in today’s manufacturing and discuss the processes with the highly skilled professionals during facility tours scheduled throughout Oakland County during the morning-long event. “The goal of our third annual Manufacturing Day in Oakland County…
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…the Retail, Transportation & Logistics, Manufacturing and Healthcare industries. As a total solutions provider, we possess a long history of developing innovative products and solutions that meet the ever-changing demands of industry. In fact, it is our dedication to exceeding customer expectations that’s resulted in us having the widest range of innovative high-performance products and solutions in the industry. We…
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…company is headquartered in Minneapolis, USA. HighJump has additional operations in Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and China. HighJump serves over 4,000 customers across the retail, consumer products, automotive, aerospace, pharmaceutical, and food/beverage industries. HighJump has developed a cloud-ready underlying technology platform called the “HighJump One Platform” which is consistently recognized for being one of the industry’s most flexible and…
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…Judith Marks, CEO of Siemens USA, said infrastructure is the “core” of who we are as Americans. Siemens operates 60 U.S. manufacturing centers. “We can’t do that without a competitive U.S. supply chain,” Marks said. Siemens uses 36,000 suppliers, with 5 million purchasing orders a year with 8 million invoices a year. “To us, we have to leverage infrastructure,” she…
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