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A group of scientists from National University of Science and Technology (NUST) MISIS has developed an efficient and economical method of producing starting materials for additive printing—composite titanium/aluminum spherical powders. It will reduce the cost of the material, making it more affordable for the manufacturer and expanding the ability to create compact products of complex shapes for the aerospace industry.…
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UPM launches non-animal derived, ready-to-use hydrogels that mimic the in vivo environment to support cell growth and differentiation. The new GrowInk Bioinks product range is being launched at SLAS2020, and is ideal for a wide range of bioprinting applications, including cell encapsulation and scaffold preparation for tissue engineering, drug discovery and regenerative medicine. The two main components of GrowInk Bioinks—nanofibrillar…
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Renishaw, a precision engineering and manufacturing technologies company, recently launched its InfiniAM Sonic acoustic process monitoring software to complement its InfiniAM suite of additive manufacturing (AM) monitoring tools. InfiniAM Sonic enables engineers to detect acoustic events within the AM build chamber and turn this data into useful information about build quality. The InfiniAM Sonic package is installed into the RenAM…
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SmarTech Analysis, a provider of industry analysis and market forecasting data to the additive manufacturing industry, has released its first market study on the additive manufacturing of silicon carbide ceramics (SiC). In the report, the firm looks at upcoming development in the adoption of technologies for silicon carbide part production, resulting in an overall $530 million yearly revenue opportunity by…
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The Great Recession taught an unforgettable lesson in the value spent on forklifts and their operation. Since then, the conversation around forklift power sources has taken several twists and turns. First, a sizable migration began from internal combustion to electric, then fuel cells and lithium-ion alternatives became more broadly viable, and now driverless forklifts are in the mix. Steven LaFevers,…
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Lubrizol Engineered Polymers has announced the commercial release of its thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) ESTANE 3D TPU M95A, which is a certified TPU for HP’s Multi Jet Fusion 4200 series 3D printing solution. As a certified HP materials partner, ESTANE 3D TPU M95A has been developed in close collaboration with HP. Lubrizol’s materials development work was supported by an extensive beta…
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Not all products can be, nor should be, 3D printed. 3D printing will never rival the economies of scale found in mass-produced commodities, though the technology is becoming more capable and reliable. Jamie Howard According to Gartner, 47% of supply chain managers plan to use 3D printing in the next two years. This creates five unexpected benefits of bringing 3D…
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International TechneGroup Limited (ITI), developers of the CADfixTM CAD geometry translation and repair software, announce a new partnership with Simufact Engineering, part of Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division, a global operating software company providing process simulation solutions and services to manufacturing industries. The new agreement extends the integration of the CADfix geometry processing technology within Simufact’s manufacturing simulation software. The latest…
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STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor company serving customers of various electronics applications, and Fieldscale, an ST Authorized Partner and provider of simulation software, have joined forces to simplify development of touch-enabled user interfaces for smart devices containing ST’s STM32 microcontrollers. ST and Fieldscale now introduce support for ST’s Arm Cortex-based 32-bit microcontrollers to Fieldscale’s SENSE development platform. Fieldscale SENSE is an…
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With more buyers choosing click-to-door delivery in just hours, same day fulfillment has rocketed beyond just a preferred choice. In 2020, it’s fast becoming an expected standard. Whether a business is replenishing retail inventory or a consumer wants doorstep delivery, they’re hooked on the new immediacy. For business, it means unprecedented opportunity….as long as your fulfillment operation is same-day ready.…
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NewCold Burley, Idaho Square Footage: 180,00 square feet footprint, with AS/RS storage reaching to 140 feet high Products Handled: Frozen food SKUs: 2,000 SKUs Throughput: Facility was designed to handle 3,500 pallets per day in and out. People/Shifts: 100 employees. Facility operates 24/7. NewCold’s 190,000-square-foot distribution center in Burley, Idaho, makes the most of automation to reduce handling. But some…
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3D printing is one of the 20th century’s most catalytic inventions. The process empowers engineers to innovate in a revolutionary way, designing and building things we couldn’t have imagined even years ago. As the 3D printing trend continues to mature, what is the next step for this disruptive technology? Filemon Schoffer is co-founder and CCO of 3DHubs. In the early…
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Driven by the preferences of a younger generation, consumers are leading the push for more personalized products, putting pressure on design teams to deliver the goods while maintaining speed and flexibility in their engineering processes. Dassault Systèmes, in partnership with CITE Research, recently published the results of its CES 2020 survey on personalization, canvassing 3,000 consumers in the United States,…
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Demand for e-grocery Automating e-grocery processes has suddenly become essential. Nielsen and the Food Marketing Institute project spending on e-grocery to triple by 2022 and many grocers have already reached the point where using pickers as surrogate shoppers, traveling up and down store aisles pulling orders from shelves, has become unsustainable. The economics don’t make sense and the increased congestion…
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SQ4D Inc. (SQ4D) and its autonomous robotic construction system 〈ARCS〉 have built a large permitted 3D printed home. The home is 1,900 square feet and took 48 hours of print time, over an 8-day period. The home was entirely printed and built onsite using less than $6,000 in materials. Future print-time is expected to be cut in half on their…
Ultrasonic sensing enhances robotics perception
Cybernetix Ventures’ event kicks off Robotics Tech Week 2026 slate of events
Preview the manufacturing and warehouse components that will be on the…
Preview the manufacturing and warehouse robots and software that will be on…
