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This top 10 list, taken from Modern Materials Handling’s 23rd-annual Top 20 Systems Suppliers list illustrates an industry at the top of its game, clearing previous records with ease. When we revisit the list next year, the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic will likely be evident. However, since the crisis has made the supply chain’s critical importance abundantly clear, these…
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With engineering teams increasingly working remotely or from disparate locations, managing and monitoring 3D print jobs can be a challenge, taking time away from primary design responsibilities or becoming so burdensome that it eliminates 3D printing from the toolkit. MakerBot is seeking to address the complexities of managing 3D print jobs with a new cloud-based version of its 3D printing…
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Real-Time Innovations (RTI), a software framework provider for smart machines, has joined the Baidu Apollo autonomous driving partner ecosystem. Apollo is Baidu’s open-source full-stack software solution for driverless vehicles. The partner program includes OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, developer platforms and startups, and was formed “to accelerate the development and adoption of autonomous driving on the Apollo driverless operating platform,” according…
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General Motors (GM) is shifting its multi-decade road trip in additive manufacturing into high gear with accelerated efforts to expand tooling and manufacturing applications, including for its latest government contract to make ventilators and personal protective equipment (PPE) in the battle against COVID-19. GM has leveraged 3D printing for prototyping applications for years—in fact, 75% of the parts in the…
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Carnegie Mellon University Engineering and Public Policy (EPP) Ph.D. student Prithvi Acharya and his advisor, Civil and Environmental Engineering’s Scott Matthews, teamed up with EPP’s Paul Fischbeck. They have created a new method for identifying over-emitting vehicles using remote data transmission and machine learning that would be less expensive and more effective than current inspection/maintenance (I/M) programs, according to the…
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Editor's note: This article originally appeared in LM's sister publication, Supply Chain Management Review. DHL Supply Chain, is preparing for an anticipated surge in demand in the fourth quarter of 2020 by hiring additional workers and leveraging its investments in technology and infrastructure to support shippers. The third party logistics provider today announced that it will hire 7,000 associates through…
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ASM International publishes the full volume of ASM Handbook, Volume 24: Additive Manufacturing Processes in ASM Handbooks Online in the ASM Digital Library. The print volume wa scheduled to be published in August 2020. “ASM Handbook, Volume 24: Additive Manufacturing Processes,” edited by David L. Bourell, William Frazier, Howard Kuhn, and Mohsen Seifi, was developed to address the current and…
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Xin Ning, an assistant professor of aerospace engineering at Penn State University, specializes in developing materials for use in space. He has now received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to apply his research a little closer to home, with a stretchable sensor and foldable field hospital that could aid in the COVID-19 pandemic. “Two years ago, I had the…
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Building on the success of its field trial in June this year, a WarpSPEE3D 3D metal printer has again deployed and been put through its paces by the Australian Army during a two-week field exercise in the extreme heat and humidity of the Northern Territory. WarpSPEE3D is a large-format metal 3D printer that uses cold spray technology to enable faster…
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Attabotics, a provider of a “3D” robotic order fulfillment system, announced $50 million (U.S.) in Series C funding. The funding, announced Aug. 18 and led by Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board through its Teachers’ Innovation Platform (TIP), along with existing investor Honeywell, brings the company’s total funding to $82.7 million. The funds will be used to further accelerate Attabotics’ commercial…
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Warehouse Execution Systems Warehouse execution system software (WES) grew out of the need for automated distribution centers to throttle the release of order fulfillment through automation in a way that met customer delivery windows while keeping utilization high and steady. The first WES suppliers got a foothold in Distribution Centers (DCs) that were installing high-end, fixed automation like sortation systems.…
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MakerBot launches the new MakerBot CloudPrint software, designed to provide a 3D printing workflow for teams to collaborate around the world. MakerBot CloudPrint (formerly MakerBot Cloud) is a next-generation cloud-based 3D printing platform that enables individuals and teams to use 3D printing collaboratively, all from within their browser and across multiple devices. MakerBot CloudPrint combines the familiar software features from…
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IndyCar Scoop on Keeping Cockpits Cool In Indy500 drivers couldn’t take the heat—That’s the news that emerged after the July races in Indianapolis. How hot did it get? According to the report from Racer.com, “It was 90 degrees outside and at least 120 degrees inside everyone’s Indy car.” The problem: The new aeroscreen safety device was trapping heat in the…
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Geek+, a global provider of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), and Körber, a global supply chain technology leader from software to materials handling automation, announce the beginning of a global strategic partnership. Together, the two companies declare a joint commitment to provide businesses worldwide with AMRs that can enable efficient, flexible, and smart logistics solutions. With an already extensive portfolio of…
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MathWorks introduces Motor Control Blockset, an add-on product for Simulink for designing and implementing motor control algorithms. Now, motor control engineers can use reference examples and Simulink blocks for developing field-oriented control algorithms to spin brushless motors. The blockset extends the set of Simulink products for motor control design, enabling engineers to test algorithms with each design change, generate fast…
GENISOM AI makes ICRA debut at conference in Vienna
World's first omni-modal evaluation including tactile sensing for…
Ultrasonic sensing enhances robotics perception
North America’s largest automation and robotics event takes place June 22-25
