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xRS Week: AR-VR Training Apps Get More Accurate with Physical Props, Eye Tracking, and Hand Tracking

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…interact with any degree of precision with nearby computer-generated assets or interfaces, focal rivalry, and vergence-accommodation conflict (VAC) represent a critical threshold for quality [in AR head-mounted displays],” the paper points out. SimSpray application incorporates Sixense's technology and replica equipment that reflects how the operation is performed in real life. Image courtesy of Sixense. Eye tracking brings new insight In…


Materials Madness: AM Gains Traction for Production Applications

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…styrene acrylate), part of MakerBot’s Precision Materials for its METHOD X industrial-grade 3D printer, is an engineering-grade material with high weather-resistant properties, making it optimal for outdoor applications like electrical box covers, gardening equipment, and automotive side view mirror housings. MakerBot’s new Precision ASA material is optimized for outdoor applications. Image Courtesy of MakerBot ASA has mechanical properties similar to…


Manufacturing in the USA vs. China: AI could be the tipping point

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…software and building hardware, including precision tools, servers for cloud services, and robots, to accelerate its digitalization effort. However, despite the government’s will to transform the industrial sector, small- and medium-size manufacturers, which represent a significant proportion of the manufacturing sector in the region, are less incentivized to follow the government guidance in adopting AI and automated operations. For these…


Epson Announces SureColor T3170x Compact Printing Solution with Refillable Ink Tanks

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…Epson PrecisionCore MicroTFP printhead with Precision Droplet Control to produce output with crisp lines and clarity, the company says. Whether printing from a roll or the Auto Sheet Feeder, the 4.3-in. color LCD touchscreen makes tasks simple and intuitive, and integrated wireless and Wi-Fi Direct connectivity, allows users to easily print from virtually anywhere in the office using a tablet…


FMI: Rapid industrial automation remains a turning point of collaborative robots market

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…labor cost coupled with high precision work and high regional demand for collaborative robots. Estimated to exhibit an impressive CAGR of ~26% during the period 2019-2029, growing automotive and electronic and semiconductors industry, incessant technological advancements, and enhanced range of applications of collaborative robots will remain instrumental to the market growth, according to the report analyst. The East Asia Market…


Optimizing Engine Design with Metal Additive Manufacturing

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Renishaw, a precision engineering and manufacturing technologies company, worked with Michigan-based Cobra Aeroto to improve the engine manufacturer’s design processes for aircraft and motorcycle engines. After completing the project with Renishaw, Cobra Aero invested in an AM 400 system to increase its in-house additive manufacturing (AM) capabilities. To optimize the design of its engine cylinders and to gain expertise in…


Robotics Engineering Takes to the Seas

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…Race, a Station-Keeping Challenge, a Precision Navigation Challenge, a Payload-carrying Challenge, a Collision-Avoidance Challenge and a Search and Discover Challenge. All but the Fleet Race and Payload-carrying Challenges are intended to be accomplished fully autonomously. Interestingly enough, the Station-keeping and Search and Discovery Challenges have direct applicability to several start-up companies. One company has designed a fleet of sailing robots…


METHOD X Brings Real ABS 3D Printing to the Desktop

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…supports allows dimensional accuracy and precision typically associated with higher-grade and more expensive industrial 3D printers, Makerbot officials said. Specifically, they claim METHOD X can print parts that are up to 26% more rigid and up to 12% stronger than modified ABS formulations used on most existing desktop 3D printers. In addition, the 100°C Circulating Heated Chamber significantly reduces part…


Nano Dimension Introduces DragonFly LDM for Continuous Digital Manufacturing of Electronics

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…of the successful DragonFly Pro precision system, which is dedicated to printing electronic components such as multilayer printed circuit boards (PCBs), antennas, capacitors and sensors. The DragonFly LDM is already available through Nano Dimension’s global sales channel. In Germany, the launch of the DragonFly LDM was already initiated by Nano Dimension’s reseller, Phytec New Dimension. Nano Dimension’s DragonFly LDM extends…


U.S. Army Research Lab Selects 3D Systems to Develop Metal Powder 3D Printer

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…printer’s unprecedented large scale and precision will enable more efficient design and production of long-term durable parts with reduced material usage, as well as faster time to market with parts going into the field. The printer’s build envelope is planned to be 1000x1000x600 mm, with ability to build minimum wall thickness of 100 µm and layer thickness of 30 µm.…


Nano Dimension Sells DragonFly Additive Manufacturing System to Istituto Italiano di Technologia

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…capabilities.” The multi-material DragonFly Pro precision additive manufacturing system allows electronics designers and electrical engineers to 3D print conductive metal and dielectric polymer simultaneously, for in-house prototyping and small batch production. With the need for electronics, automotive, defense, consumer, and medical device manufacturers to provide a wide range of electronic components, the ability to prototype 3D printed circuit boards in…


2019 NextGen Supply Chain Awards winner recap

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…condition monitoring. The goal is high-precision predictions of machine performance and efficiency that pinpoint specific maintenance needs in real time. “We’re enabling this through a proprietary Cloud platform called the Digital Vault. It is helping connect diverse building systems and creates insights for buildings and occupants,” says Sinha. Blockchain: IBM There are plenty of ways for the electronic parts supply…


Renishaw Supplies Metal Additive Manufacturing Equipment to Knust-Godwin

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…manufacturing machines to Knust-Godwin, a precision machining company located in Katy, TX. The high-productivity machine, designed for serialized industrial manufacturing, helps Knust-Godwin to reduce lead times for its customers. Knust-Godwin has history of machining large, complex parts for oilfield instrumentation. The company first introduced additive manufacturing as a new technology to help improve the efficiency and productivity of tools in…


VELO3D Intelligent Fusion Technology to 3D Print Metal Parts on the Supersonic Jet

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…XB-1 has functional, performance, and precision requirements, so Boom turned to VELO3D to leverage its deep market expertise and customer support partnership. VELO3D’s Intelligent Fusion technology provides a level of control, design freedom, and quality assurance that is critical in challenging design environments such as supersonic aircraft performance. With VELO3D, Boom hopes to use metal additive manufacturing to accelerate aircraft…


HxGN 2019 where AR/VR meets Metrology; Epson Releases Augmented Reality Remote Assist

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…with roots in metrology and precision measurement technologies, recently hosted the annual user conference, HxGN Live (June 15-18, Las Vegas, Nevada). Over the last decade, the company has steadily expanded through growth and acquisitions into simulation, autonomous vehicles, location-based intelligence, and manufacturing, among others. One of the most popular demos on the show floor is the Birdly, a VR flight…


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Automate 2026: Forklifts, physical AI, vision systems and more from day three in Chicago
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