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Automated Storage & Retrieval Systems Automated storage and retrieval systems deliver extremely dense storage, improve productivity by supporting goods-to-person (or robot) picking, and deliver outstanding flexibility through its modular architecture. But not every AutoStore user gets the same value out of their system. The software that controls AutoStore makes a difference. Here are six ways the right software can help…
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To increase the funnel of production applications for Carbon's production partners and customers, ZVerse and Carbon have agreed to enter into a design partnership leveraging the ZVerse 3D Design On Demand Platform and Services optimized for the Carbon Production Network (CPN). “Our mission is to increase the pipeline of production applications for our digital manufacturing partners, at scale, by removing…
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The Master3DGage development team announces the third-generation, Master3DGage, a portable rapid 3D inspection and reverse engineering solution from Verisurf that enables machine shops to increase efficiency, improve part quality and reduce scrap. The complete hardware/software solution delivers automated “in-process” inspection to the shop floor, the company reports. “The New Master3DGage solution continues to close the loop in digital manufacturing workflow,”…
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Titan Robotics will showcase for the first time its industrial Hybrid Atlas 3D Printer with Pellet and Filament Extrusion capabilities at this year’s Additive Manufacturing Users Group conference. To demonstrate printing of production parts using materials on the Atlas 3D printer platform, Titan is partnering with three chemical companies serving the additive manufacturing industry: Arkema Inc., DuPont and NatureWorks. Titan…
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3Degrees, a 3D printing consultancy, announces the development of TRACE, a software tool designed to solve how to track, warehouse and validate key information about each item they print. “In working with companies around the world, one consistent question they’re asking is how to ensure they ‘re meeting all relevant standards in the design and testing of parts, as well…
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CNC Software announced that the 2019 Wildest Parts Competition has been revamped this year as the Masters of CAM Wildest Parts Competition, sponsored by Mastercam. Masters of CAM is an online platform for Mastercam users to submit stories about their experience and skills using CAD/CAM software to design and machine parts. New for 2019, at least one Masters of CAM…
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When it comes to software for maintenance in distribution centers, being integrated is not the same thing as being rigid. While the trend is toward adding more data and functionality into a single computerized maintenance management system 〈CMMS〉, insisting on having everything in one CMMS may not be the answer for every DC. On a practical level, many DCs have…
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Nikolai Ouchakov Title: Field Service Technician at OPEX Corp., a manufacturer of goods-to-person automated storage and robotic sorting products. Location: Toronto, serving Ontario and surrounding areas. Duties: On-site service and support for clients with OPEX equipment. Materials Handling Maintenance Repair and Operations (MHMRO): What are the most important skills for a successful technician? Ouchakov: Be interested in learning new things…
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SmartCAMcnc now provides a new software subscription option that cuts acquisition costs for computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software, the company reports, adding that high acquisition costs are often cited as an impediment for computer numerical control machine shops to obtain the CAM software they need. Basically, SmartCAMcnc is adding an annual subscription option to its existing “perpetual-use licenses.” New annual subscription…
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Is Amazon In-Sourcing or Creating a New Service? You Already Know Amazon didn’t get to where it is today (hitting a market cap of $1 trillion in Sept. 2018) by resting on its laurels. At the time I wrote this, Amazon’s market cap is $777.8 billion. We can all rest assured that Amazon is looking to get back up to…
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The North American forklift market shattered sales records last year, while technology in and around lift trucks helped push fleets to new levels of productivity and efficiency. Whether or not you adopted telematics, data collection technologies helped fleet managers control costs as the economy grew and business boomed. “We’ve talked about it for the past three years. The economy is…
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Business disruption, labor challenges and technological innovation have made an impact on everything inside the four walls in recent years. Organizations have adapted, invested and scraped for every operational efficiency, but one area has largely escaped this modernization. “We’re historically some of the most neglected folks in the industry,” says Tim Blohm, vice president of sales for dock equipment manufacturer…
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Jeff Burnstein Association for Advancing Automation (A3) Location: Ann Arbor, Mich. Experience: 36 years with the association, president for 12 years. Modern: Can you tell us about A3? Burnstein: We think we’re the largest trade group in North America for automation companies. We have 1,200 members in robotics, machine vision and artificial intelligence, representing the integrators, suppliers and end users,…
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The Robotic Industries Association (RIA), the industry’s North American trade organization, has announced the winners of the 2019 Engelberger Robotics Awards, the world’s most prestigious robotics honor. At a dinner in conjunction with the Automate 2019 Show and Conference in Chicago on April 10, RIA will honor Catherine Morris, group leader and director of automotive sales at ATI Industrial Automation…
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Fictiv has closed a $33 million Series C funding round to accelerate its transformation of contract manufacturing into a global digital ecosystem that enables fast, flexible hardware product development and production. Led by G2VP, with new investor Mitsui & Co. joining return partners Accel, Bill Gates, Intel Capital, Sinovation and Tandon Group, the round brings Fictiv’s total investment to $58…
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…
