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Stratasys Ltd. announces the appointment of Yoav Zeif as the company’s new chief executive officer, effective Feb. 18, 2020. Current Interim CEO Elchanan (Elan) Jaglom will continue in his role as chairman. Zeif brings global experience in industry transformation to Stratasys, having served in senior leadership roles for public and private multi-billion-dollar corporations, leading worldwide operations across industries and professional…
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The Virtual Foundry has named Sapphire 3D as the first certified sintering partner for its plastic-infused metal filaments. This Chicago-area firm has developed expertise in heat-treating “green” parts made from The Virtual Foundry’s open-architecture plastic-infused metal Filamets to produce high-purity finished metal parts. “In addition to their proficiency with our materials, the team at Sapphire 3D also shares our vision,…
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Improving the Yard Management Process There are over 100,000 warehouses, distribution centers, and manufacturing plants in the U.S. alone. With nearly 4 million retail stores and eCommerce websites to support, their supply chain and logistics processes must be as efficient as possible. 5.5 million trailers make 500 million shipments (facility to facility or facility to store) every single year all…
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Optomec announces its LENS Directed Energy Deposition (DED) 3D Printed Metal system will be used to print bi-metallic rocket engine parts that will go to the moon in 2024 as part of a grant from NASA for additive manufacturing research and education as it relates to space technology and applications. Work on this grant is a collaboration between the Navajo…
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Protolabs has announced MedStar Health and Cleveland Clinic Innovations as joint winners of the Cool Idea Award: Healthcare Grant. These grants provide in-kind manufacturing services to support development of medical products, spurring innovation in the field. “Protolabs is proud to champion innovation in the medical field,” says Vicki Holt, president & CEO of Protolabs. “These healthcare grants and the manufacturing…
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Soft Robotics, a robotics pioneer dedicated to solving the hardest workforce challenges, today announced a strategic partnership with FANUC, the world’s largest maker of industrial robots, that will accelerate the adoption of integrated soft robotic solutions into high-growth automation markets worldwide. Soft Robotics’ disruptive mGrip modular gripper system and automation solutions have enabled the successful implementation of robotic applications in…
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EDITOR'S NOTE: The CAASE20 event has now been converted to a virtual conference in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. For ore information visit the CAASE20 website. While the temperatures are dropping outside, the team at NAFEMS Americas and Digital Engineering (DE) are gearing up for the summer, when simulation experts from around the country will converge for CAASE20 (the…
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Dassault Systèmes announces new milestones for its 3DEXPERIENCE Lab open innovation laboratory and accelerator program. Furthering its mission to “nurture disruptive innovations that positively impact society,” Dassault Systèmes has extended the 3DEXPERIENCE Lab’s reach by welcoming new startups, incubator partners and fab lab partners into its global ecosystem. The announcement was made at the 3DEXPERIENCE Lab Rendez-vous event December 3…
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Editor’s note: The following column by Matt Meersman, vice president of sales for JLT Mobile Computers, is part of Modern’s Other Voices column, a series featuring ideas, opinions and insights from end-users, analysts, systems integrators and OEMs. Click here to learn about submitting a column for consideration. The first wave of industrial automation saw the wide-spread use of computers and…
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North American sales of machine vision systems and components contracted 4.6% comparing year-to-date numbers, to $2.07 billion through September, according to new statistics released by the AIA, the industry’s trade group and part of the Association for Advancing Automation (A3). Machine vision systems saw a decrease of 2% year over year, at $599.9 million. This category includes smart cameras and…
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A new entry into the desktop 3D printing category is giving users the capabilities of SLA printing in an easy-to-use, high-performance, stylish design, according to the manufacturer. Now, beginners, hobbyists and professionals can achieve fast, high-resolution and large-scale SLA 3D printing capabilities at an affordable price. SPACE 3D reportedly combines the best of SLA printing: high speed, accuracy and large-scale…
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Royal DSM, a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, recently presented a digital platform for additive manufacturing at Formnext. The platform, designed by DSM and partners as part of the company’s I AM Tomorrow Challenge, seeks to fill a gap in the additive manufacturing value chain. Now, DSM is looking to attract manufacturers from a wide range…
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PROSTEP AG is actively participating in key funding projects for the validation and verification of autonomous driving functions such as V&V and SET Level 4to5, which were recently approved by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi). As the vendor-independent PLM consulting and software company, PROSTEP will provide its partners from industry and the research community with…
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Xometry, a large marketplace for on-demand manufacturing, has acquired Munich, Germany-based Shift, another large on-demand manufacturing marketplace, which is based in Europe. Through the acquisition, Xometry will accelerate its international expansion into 12 new countries, leveraging a worldwide network of over 4,000 manufacturers. “Global expansion is a key step for us,” says Xometry CEO Randy Altschuler. “Many of our customers,…
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Cybernetix Ventures’ event kicks off Robotics Tech Week 2026 slate of events
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Preview the manufacturing and warehouse robots and software that will be on…
