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Q: What are the top warehousing challenges right now? A: The biggest challenge facing the supply chain industry right now is the ability to satisfy the increasing demand for quickly shipping goods direct to the consumer on top of the proliferation of SKUs. These challenges have driven the advancement in robotic storage and retrieval systems as well as more advanced…
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Advanced CAD users have lamented that some complex surfaces and shapes they could model with their software could not be manufactured due to the limitations of production technologies. However, the advances in additive manufacturing (AM) or 3D printing flipped the situation. Many CAD users found out their software couldn’t digitally model the complex shapes AM hardware is itching to print.…
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Metal additive manufacturing (AM) stands poised to expand its footprint in the manufacturing sector, transitioning from a proven prototyping tool and small-lot fabrication process to mainstream part production. But there’s a catch. Today’s AM technology isn’t predictable and repeatable enough to be cost-effective for companies that want to use AM to mass-produce parts. Currently, engineers must go through an iterative…
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Yale Materials Handling Corporation has announced the company’s first Edison Award, taking home gold in the autonomous work solutions category with its robotic reach truck. A panel of more than 3,000 executives from around the world recognized the Yale robotic reach truck for its use of innovative technology to expand the capability of lift truck-based robotics and address key business…
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The outbreak of COVID-19 has created a crippling effect, not only on service industries, but also on manufacturing enterprises, including 5G infrastructure vendors. Despite the current ongoing discussion on OpenRAN and open networks, most advanced 5G networks still rely on Tier One infrastructure vendors and their supply chain has been disrupted. The shortages of component manufacturing and/or network workforce deployment,…
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Lubrizol Engineered Polymers' new ESTANE 3D TPU M95A powder TPU has passed skin sensitization and cytotoxicity tests in accordance with ISO 10993-5 and 10993-10. This enables ESTANE 3D TPU M95A to be a material solution for product designers exploring 3DP for end-use applications that require skin contact. This achievement builds on Lubrizol’s aim to develop innovative materials safe for use…
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DATE: Thursday, April 23, 2020 TIME: 2:00 PM ET/11 AM PT Register Today! One of the new frontiers in Additive Manufacturing (AM) is the production of high-resolution, high-accuracy microstructures for industrial applications. These parts are not only difficult to prototype using existing 3D printers, they are often much more expensive and complicated to manufacture. In this webcast, we discuss a…
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With Pennsylvania under a statewide stay-at-home order, Dr. Guha Manogharan, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Penn State University, and his colleagues have had to migrate their classes to Zoom conferences. Guha teaches a graduate lab course on metal additive manufacturing (AM) and design, which typically involves designing and producing parts in AM hardware. With everyone staying home and connecting via…
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With Pennsylvania under a statewide stay-at-home order, Dr. Guha Manogharan, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Penn State University, and his colleagues have had to migrate their classes to Zoom conferences. Guha teaches a graduate lab course on metal additive manufacturing (AM) and design, which typically involves designing and producing parts in AM hardware. With everyone staying home and connecting via…
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The industrial automation sector was not in a great place before COVID-19 struck, having been slowed by flat capital expenditure and declining industrial production, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The virus has since closed factory after factory worldwide with workers sent home. The reality, according to GlobalData, is that despite much hype over the years, advanced factory…
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Limit Unplanned Downtime Sortation system downtime can cost an operation more than $10,000 per hour. When you consider the costs of overtime, reallocated and idle workers, shipping and truck expenses, they all quickly add up. And while the clock is ticking, your cost per case shipped continues to rise and your hard-earned consumer loyalty is also on the line. Take…
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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has opened a funding opportunity for rapid, high-impact projects that support the nation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Using funds appropriated by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, NIST will award the grants through the NIST Manufacturing USA National Emergency Assistance Program with no requirements…
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The current COVID-19 crisis has brought to light a critical problem in the medical supply chain in the U.S. With many supplies such as personal protective equipment (PPE) coming from overseas, healthcare providers face shortages of masks, gloves, face shields, and other supplies. In addition, the current supply of ventilators was woefully low even before the pandemic. With its rapid…
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Students at Camdenton High School are using 3D printers to help produce hundreds of face shields for healthcare workers at Lake Regional Hospital in Osage Beach, MO. The printers were provided by nearby Camdenton Middle School, which received them as part of a $16 million grant from the MU College of Education’s eMINTS National Center. “To see the face shields…
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…
