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Marshall Aerospace and Defence is using advanced 3D printing from Stratasys to manufacture, flight-ready parts for several of its military, civil and business aircraft, while producing specific ground-running equipment at a lower cost than aluminum alternatives, the company reports. The company is a large privately owned and independent aerospace and defense companies. Marshall already has several pieces of 3D-printed ductwork…
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ANSYS and BMW Group are creating a holistic simulation tool chain for developing autonomous vehicle (AV) technologies. The simulation tool chain will enable automated and autonomous driving (AD) with the first vehicle launch expected in 2 years. BMW Group is leveraging ANSYS' engineering simulation solutions and experience to speed up the development of a safety-focused solution for the validation of…
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ProMat 2021 will feature a new Robotics and Automation Solution Center in the North Hall of McCormick Place. From AS/RS and G2P to AGVs and AGCs to autonomous mobile robots and articulated robotic arms, this new Solution Center will showcase how these solutions play a vital role in improving receiving, storage, assembly, picking, sortation, packing and shipping operations. “High competition…
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Siemens Digital Industries Software has launched the latest version of Solid Edge software, which features numerous enhancements that the compant says will enable small and medium-sized manufacturing companies to accelerate product development and manufacturing processes. Through new features such as augmented reality, expanded validation tools, model-based definition and 2D Nesting, Solid Edge 2020 provides next-generation technologies to enhance collaboration and…
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Despite all the moving and shaking in each-picking applications, pallets underpin the majority of storage and transportation. In a connected facility, optimal palletizing means the flexibility to satisfy customers by efficiently building, stabilizing, storing, loading, moving and presenting those pallets. Palletizing can be broken into two broad segments: manufacturing and warehousing. Production lines producing pallet after pallet of a single…
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ANSYS is streamlining and simplifying the product life cycle through new functionalities released in ANSYS 2019 R2. With an ANSYS Mechanical user experience, simplified simulation of complex electronics and a new ANSYS Fluent workflow that speeds meshing of dirty geometries, ANSYS' simulation engineering solutions help enable digital transformation, the company says. With new functionalities in ANSYS 2019 R2, including new…
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Siemens took the first step toward bolstering its digital design and manufacturing portfolio with low-code application development capabilities via the integration of Mendix with its MindSphere Internet of Things (IoT) platform. The Mendix for MindSphere integrated solution brings AI-assisted, visual model-based development capabilities to the IoT world, allowing business users or design engineers without formal coding experience to create their…
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Markforged announces that four of its 3D printers will be featured on BattleBots, a television series premiering on June 7 on the Discovery Channel and June 12 on the Science Channel. As reportedly the only 3D printer company hosted by BattleBots during filming, Markforged produced more than 160 parts for 29 teams onsite—all within the two weeks of filming. The…
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As autonomous vehicles and unmanned aerial drones are adopted for more applications, advanced control systems will be required to direct them safely, particularly in crowded urban environments. Researchers at Aarhus University in Denmark are working on ways to develop these controllers, and to integrate artificial intelligence to improve their operation. The team is also designing and 3D printing is own…
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Autonomous Drone Technology When Amazon announced earlier this year that they were evolving their Prime two-day shipping offer in the U.S. to a one-day program, the response was terrific. But they (Amazon) know customers are always looking for something better, more convenient, and there may be times when one-day delivery may not be the right choice. Can Amazon Deliver Packages…
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With a focus on what’s coming next in the supply chain and aimed at an audience of C-level executives, the first annual NextGen Supply Chain Conference took place at the Chicago Athletic Association April 16-17. Held at one of the city’s landmark hotels, the two-day event brought together an impressive lineup of industry experts, speakers and academics—all of whom came…
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Holy robots! It seems that most everywhere you look in the past couple of months there are robots. And they are almost always doing something new. To start, look at the news coming out of the ProMat and Automate shows in April, where robots dominated even though there were many more than 1,000 exhibitors with supply chain solutions. The introductions…
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Artec 3D announces the availability of Artec Studio 14, offering features such as expanded CAD/CAM functionality, integration with Artec Micro, an industrial desktop 3D scanner with a point accuracy of up to 10 microns, and target-free registration for tripod-mounted, long-range 3D laser scanner Artec Ray. Additionally, users can now directly export unlimited numbers of open and closed contours in polyline…
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Rand 3D will showcase its suite of training solutions for PTC products in booth K4 at LiveWorx 2019 held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston, June 10-13, 2019. “Training can increase a team’s productivity by ensuring they understand how to effectively use the software, but for this to happen two critical components must come together,” says Meghan…
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There was a time when a graphics card was only added to a workstation to rapidly display graphics. Today, design engineers are not only creating more realistic renderings of their models—which requires a powerful graphics processing unit (GPU)—but also using simulation and analysis software upfront in the design process. There are new use cases for GPUs in product design, including…
GENISOM AI makes ICRA debut at conference in Vienna
World's first omni-modal evaluation including tactile sensing for…
Ultrasonic sensing enhances robotics perception
North America’s largest automation and robotics event takes place June 22-25
