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Locus Robotics’ CEO Rick Faulk as he discusses how robotics can dramatically improve the makeup and efficiency of any fulfillment facility. Get Rick's answer to these and more questions as he discusses the shifts that companies need to work through on their automation journeys, discusses the shortcomings of traditional cart picking, and shows how multi-bot picking significantly increases productivity and…
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Hitachi has acquired the robotic system integration business of JR Automation Technologies, LLC, a builder of production lines and logistics systems using industrial robots. Founded in 1980, JR Automation has grown from a North American to a global player by designing, building, and adjusting entire production lines in the automotive, aerospace, e-commerce, and medical device industries. The company employs more…
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Combining Robotics, Automation, and Digital Technologies As markets demand not only efficiency but agility and flexibility from supply chains, next-generation models are successfully combining robotics, automation, and digital technologies to drive superior performance. According to MHI and Deloitte, there are two primary well-known forces driving investments in technology in the supply chain and logistics industry: Customer demands and workforce shortage.…
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Q: What is your number one takeaway from ProMat 2019? Bob Petersen: It was amazing to look out at the show and see the strength of automation. Companies need to find ways to make life easier for workers from automotive lines to direct store delivery. Automation is the story across the board. There is clearly an imperative to make operations…
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Q: What is your number one takeaway from ProMat 2019? Greg Conner: Overall demand for material handling equipment and systems as well as software is at an all time high. People are under great pressure to deliver orders faster and faster, yet there is an unprecedented shortage of labor. Demand for automation is real and increasing. Interestingly enough, the equipment…
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Q: What is your number one takeaway from ProMat 2019? Matt Wicks: You asked for one but I’ve got three – robotics, robotics, robotics. The show has historically been all about traditional material handling equipment. And it was still there. But we have clearly moved into the age of robots at ProMat. Traditionally, robots have been confined to manufacturing. Warehousing…
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A research team at Kansas State University 3D printed batteries using freeze casting and hybrid MoS2-graphene aerogels. The process uses inkjet printing and freeze casting to control the microstructure and macroporosity of the structures during printing. Ink droplets (consisting of a molecular MoS2 precursor missed with graphene oxide nanosheets) are frozen during the 3D print process using a cold substrate…
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Benjamin Nenert, designer and specialized technician of Porsche, is the winner of the 2019 edition of Weerg 3D Printing Project Award. “Among the many nominations received on our Facebook and Instagram pages, we have chosen to award this project because it represents an example of simple creativity, as well as an intelligent integration of 3D and CNC technologies,” says Matteo…
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The Saint Thomas Academy Experimental Vehicle Team (EVT) placed second overall, and first in the U.S., in the high school division of the NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge. The team tied for first with a European Space Consortium for high school students worldwide but then lost the tiebreaker. In addition to its performance completing the course and mission tasks (video),…
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The Lubrizol Corporation's Lubrizol Engineered Materials business will showcase its specialty materials for 3D Printing (3DP) technologies along with the latest product release Estane 3D ECO TPU: a renewable-sourced grade with over 30% bio-based content in booth #133 at RAPID + TCT 2019, May 21-23, 2019 in Detroit, MI. Lubrizol Engineered Polymers has launched Estane 3D TPU F95A-030 BR ECO,…
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The latest release of Siemens PLM Software's Simcenter Amesim system simulation software helps accelerate digital twin creation through ease of use and democratized access to system simulation, the company notes. By extending Modelica support and integration with other Simcenter solutions, Simcenter Amesim helps users to set up a toolchain throughout the development cycle. With the latest release, Siemens Digital Industries…
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The European “Bionic Aircraft” research project has reached yet another milestone for additive manufacturing: For the first time, CENIT reports that components can be printed directly from the CATIA V5 CAD system. This is made possible with the interface developed by CENIT. All process steps, including post-processing, can be mapped in CATIA V5. Now, exact data is available in CATIA…
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The news of the fire at the Notre-Dame cathedral was devastating to Bernard Charles, CEO of Dassault Systemes. From his official twitter account, he wrote, “My heart is filled with sadness. Notre-Dame de Paris on fire. Our history and values shared by so many in the world who share our pain. I think about my Friend Frank Gehry who first…
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The partnership between Sintratec and the Southern Union State Community College (SUSCC) has resulted in the donation of a piece of equipment for students’ use ahead of a new program offering at the college this fall. Sintratec founder and CEO, Dominik Solenicki, travelled from Switzerland to SUSCC’s Opelika campus to hand over the Sintratec Kit for the college’s Additive Manufacturing…
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KineoWorks from Siemens PLM Software is a software component that automatically computes collision-free motion, solving complex path-planning problems in applications such as robot simulation/control and virtual assembly/disassembly verification. KineoWorks version 7.0 includes various new features described as follows. KineoWorks version 7.0 comes with a new standalone application—Kwik—for accelerating your KineoWorks application development. Kwik has a simple and ergonomic graphical interface…
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…
