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The premier HxGN LIVE event of 2020, HxGN LIVE Smart Manufacturing | Detroit, will take place May 19-20, 2020. Part of the HxGN LIVE series, Hexagon’s annual digital solutions conference, this event will feature smart factory solutions for anyone in manufacturing. This two-day event welcomes hundreds of business leaders from around the nation to the Motor City, joining together to…
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At 3DEXPERIENCE World in Nashville earlier this week, Stratasys announced its new J826 3D printer. At roughly half the price of the other devices in the J8-series PolyJet line, the new model is targeted at users with more limited budgets and space. The printer provides full PANTONE-validated color and multi-material 3D printing, and is targeted at designers that need to…
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Increased order volumes, customer requirements, and a shrinking labor force are putting significant pressure on fulfillment centers to ship more orders at an ever-increasing pace. Traditional, labor-intensive, cart-based picking are unable to keep pace. To meet these demands, many are adding collaborative, autonomous mobile robots to their fulfillment warehouses to increase productivity of their current workforce, speed up order fulfillment,…
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OTTO Motors, the industrial division of Clearpath Robotics Inc., today announced its entrance into the Japanese market. The move marks Ontario-based OTTO’s first expansion outside North America. OTTO Motors produces self-driving vehicles that move materials within manufacturing and warehousing facilities. OTTO is partnering with Altech, a specialized trading company that imports advanced machinery and equipment from Europe and the United…
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Artec 3D, a developer and manufacturer of professional 3D hardware and software, announces new educational bundles that include its professional 3D scanners and 3D Systems’ Geomagic 3D education software suite. With built-in automated features and tracking technology, Artec 3D’s scanning hardware is intuitive for any age. When paired with Geomagic software, the process of digitally engineering, measuring and inspecting real-world…
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VELO3D and Honeywell Aerospace, a user of additive manufacturing (AM) technologies with knowledge across various platforms and applications, have announced a partnership to qualify VELO3D’s Sapphire system as a manufacturing platform for 3D print production of aircraft components. The Sapphire system was selected for its capabilities for building complex geometries without the requirement of support structures. The VELO3D Sapphire system…
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Best Buy is a worldwide omnichannel electronics retailer enriching the lives of their customers though technology. To compete in today’s fast-paced ecommerce environment, Best Buy is revolutionizing its supply chain network, creating logistical efficiencies that seemed impossible in the past. Starting with re-designing each of its regional distribution centers, or RDCs, and then creating metro ecommerce centers, or MECs, to…
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Despite being an industry focused on the movement of goods, until very recently, the materials handling industry had flourished using a fairly basic assortment of checkpoints and transactions. Aside from time elapsed, so much of what happened in the movement of goods went unmeasured. In its efforts to respond to unprecedented consumer demands, the industry has labored under operational holdovers…
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Universal Robots (UR) has launched its new cobot leasing program in collaboration with DLL, a global vendor finance company. The new partnership enables all manufacturers, regardless of size or capital equipment budgets, to reap the benefits of automation without worrying about cash flow and seasonal fluctuations. “We’re leveling the playing field by enabling all manufacturers to immediately put cobots to…
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Editor’s note: The following column by Bo Hagler, CEO of LiveSource, 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. As manufacturers play in a rapidly growing — and fiercely competitive — global market, prescriptive analysis is allowing…
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Is This the Golden Era of Tech Use? Supply chain technology always evolves, changes to meet the needs of the global supply chain, and offers huge benefits. With the new year, we take a moment to reflect on the state of the industry and the trends shaping it for the remainder of the year. The supply chain technology trends 2020…
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UST Global, leading digital transformation solutions company, announced a partnership with GreyOrange, a global software and mobile robotics provider that leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to optimize fulfillment operations. GreyOrange is the only company that integrates software and robots built together into a Fulfillment Operating System that continuously solves distribution center challenges. The partnership with GreyOrange is part of…
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Target is strong. Kohl’s is weak. Meanwhile, Walmart is building a new retail empire. However, “We could go away at any minute,” said Walmart CEO Doug McMillon in mid-November. And then he added at that CNBC event: “I didn’t understand how much of a digital transformation was needed (when I first started). That is still underway.” McMillon became CEO in…
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…
