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The University of Houston’s Cullen College of Engineering has unveiled a laboratory donated by the Omron Foundation, the charitable arm of automation solutions provider Omron in the United States. Designed for electrical and computer engineering students, the lab includes advanced technologies and equipment donated by Omron. At the lab’s opening ceremony, UH faculty and Omron representatives looked at a variety…
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Evonik Corporation and Evolve Additive Solutions, Inc. have announced a joint development agreement where the companies will work together to formulate Evonik’s thermoplastic materials to be used in Evolve's selective thermoplastic electrophotographic process (STEP) additive manufacturing solutions. The initial development efforts will focus on polyamide 12, PEBA, transparent polyamide, and polymer of the polyamide 6 series. Evolve’s STEP technology will…
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Markforged announces Blacksmith, the first artificial intelligence (AI) software to make metal 3D printers able to correct minute deviations in product output. The product was announced in latter May 2019 at the RAPID + TCT Additive Manufacturing Conference in Detroit, and will ship to first customers later this year. Markforged says Blacksmith “makes manufacturing machines ‘aware’ so they can automatically…
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As part of a wide-scale effort to integrate 3D printing into all avenues of its product development and manufacturing processes, Ford is pursuing a pilot project to jump-start the design of tools and fixtures, including making it easier for plant floor workers to produce components on their own without help from experienced experts. Ford’s Cologne, Germany, pilot plant maintains a…
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The RAPID+TCT 2019 annual conference and trade show, produced by SME, convened on May 20-23. Several thousand attendees and 400-plus exhibitors had access to more than 100 additive sessions in the Motor City of Detroit, home to GM, Ford and Chrysler. Though autonomous vehicle technology and 3D printing’s role in automotive surfaced as relevant topics at the show, the auto…
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To say there’s a lot going on with autonomous vehicle development is an understatement. There’s the vehicles themselves, which include LIDAR, radar, a vast array of sensor technologies, and the sophisticated artificial intelligence algorithms that power the autonomy. There are the smart cities in which the cars will interact as part of their excursions as well as a sophisticated ecosystem…
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Jabil has announced an additive manufacturing agreement with Renault F1 Team to speed the development and delivery of 3D-printed racecar parts for the Renault R.S.19, competing in the 2019 Formula One World Championship. Through the Jabil Additive Manufacturing Network, Renault F1 Team will gain fast and efficient access to top-quality parts. “We’re excited to be part of Renault F1 Team’s…
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Drones - Are They Ready To Transform Transportation, Or Are They Just A Sideshow? If you combine the public’s fear of a robotic takeover with a mashup of Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds,” you end up with this Audi parody commercial about drones (watch the video to the right). Ominous swarms of black octocopter drones descend on innocent bystanders, dropping packages…
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The ExOne Company, a provider of 3D printing machines, materials and services to industrial customers, has announced its initial X1 25PRO beta machine partnership with Kennametal Inc., a company involved in material science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. During the beta period ExOne and Kennametal will have an opportunity to evaluate the new X1 25PRO machine and trial test new materials…
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Materialise, a software developer and 3D printing company largely known for its advances in the medical and automotive fields, hosted a meet-and-greet and factory tour at its facility in Plymouth, MI, on May 19, the night before RAPID+TCT event would start 30 minutes away in downtown Detroit. Several dozen customers and partners of Materialise, including Siemens, BASF and Stratasys, along…
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Royal DSM, a global science-based company has partnered with Adaptive3D, an additive manufacturing polymer resin supplier, to help produce, distribute and sell Adaptive3D’s newest product, Soft ToughRubber, a new 3D printable photopolymer. The new material allows manufacturers to explore applications in medical models and consumer products such as audio earbuds and footwear. The partnership will guarantee the availability of the…
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Essentium showcased the Essentium High Speed Extrusion (HSETM) 3D Printing Platform in action at RAPID + TCT 2019, making its public debut in the US. Essentium also demonstrated use cases for its electrostatic discharge (ESD) safe 3D printing material, which it says is critical to protect electrostatic-sensitive devices in electronics manufacturing, oil and gas and aerospace industries. Essentium says the…
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The latest Identify3D suite is designed to integrate intellectual property protection, manufacturing repeatability and traceability into a solution that counters the constantly evolving security threats faced by manufacturers throughout the digital manufacturing process. Identify3D says its Protect application enables industrial designers to create a secure container that encrypts manufacturing build files and couples them with business and production licensing rules.…
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Materialise NV has partnered with HP, Nikon and Essentium to bring improved productivity and connectivity to additive manufacturing operations. Materialise also announced that it will release a new version of its 3D printing operations management software, Streamics 8 in June 2019, and the availability of Materialise Simulation 2.0 as an optional module with Materialise Magics 23. HP and Materialise Collaborate…
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Maplesoft has announced a new release of MapleSim, a system-level modeling tool. From digital twins for virtual commissioning to system-level models for complex engineering design projects, MapleSim is designed to help organizations reduce development risk, lower costs and enable innovation. The latest release provides improved performance, increased modeling scope and more ways to connect to an existing toolchain, according to…
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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…
