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If last year’s “Annual Warehouse and Distribution Center (DC) Equipment Survey” reflected the need to quickly ramp up on systems, this year’s survey still indicates a bullish outlook, albeit a more cautious one. With multiple years of strong economic growth, expanding e-commerce, and low unemployment, many DC organizations are weighing their next steps for keeping pace with flush economic times.…
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Aurora Flight Sciences has been developing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for more than three decades. Aurora teamed with Stratasys to develop a notably complex 3D printed jet-powered UAV. Aurora Flight Sciences in Manassas, VA, has been developing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for both the civil and military markets for many years. However, with advancing customer needs and requirements, its research…
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Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, has announced the opening of a new sales and service location in Reno, Nev. “The Reno-Sparks area has steadily developed into a significant distribution region, with plenty of growth opportunities and large facilities supporting a variety of industries,” said Craig Kelly, branch manager of Crown Lift Trucks in Sacramento.…
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Additive manufacturing is rapidly being adopted in the healthcare sector. A Fact.MR report predicts that the global market for 3D printed medical devices could reach revenues of more than $1.7 billion by 2022. QY Research puts the global 3D printed dental market alone at $260 million in 2018, reaching $930 million by 2025. In 2018, printer giant HP announced new…
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Robots were shipped to North American companies in record numbers last year, with more non-automotive companies installing robots than ever before, according to new statistics from the Robotic Industries Association (RIA), part of the Association for Advancing Automation. In 2018, 35,880 units were shipped, a 7% increase over 2017. Shipments to non-automotive companies grew 41% to 16,702 shipments for the…
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Headquartered at the Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey, The U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (U.S. Army ARDEC) is the primary research and development group for the US Army’s armament and munitions systems. The ARDEC team works on advanced materials and technologies with a focus on material properties. This effort led ARDEC to expand into additive manufacturing, specifically,…
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Deep learning (DL)—one of the newest trends in artificial intelligence—has driven remarkable progress in the development of autonomous driving systems, but the driverless car has a long way to go before it crosses the finish line. One factor holding the technology back is its need for massive amounts of data for training, testing and validation. The growing fleet of driverless…
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Three or four years ago, generative design started to garner industry attention, first as a new design principle, later as a series of AI-like software that generates optimal topology or geometry based on user-defined input (such as loads, stresses, weight limit or mass limit). But very quickly, early adopters came to realize a piece of the puzzle was missing: manufacturing…
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Creative Fields reports that the turbulent flow simulation around the DrivAer vehicle was solved successfully using CF-MESH+in combination with ESI Group's OpenFOAM. CF-MESH+ is a fully automated CFD meshing software solution that features capabilities for mesh generation in arbitrary complex geometries. The generic DrivAer model for external flow was introduced in 2011 to narrow the gap between the overly simplified…
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a common part of the technology landscape, in hardware and software, including the use of machine learning and deep learning. Design engineers will be challenged to use both deep learning and machine learning in their own design processes to more quickly explore the design space and optimize final designs, as well as incorporate deep learning…
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3DEO experienced significant growth in 2018, its second full year of operation. During the year 3DEO printed over 30,000 paid parts for customers across various industries including medical, aerospace, defense, consumer and industrial equipment. “We are very proud of what we accomplished in 2018 working hand-in-hand with end-use customers. We are also very excited for what’s to come in 2019.…
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FedEx SameDay Bot With the FedEx SameDay Bot, retailers will be able to accept orders from nearby customers and deliver them by bot directly to customers’ homes or businesses the same day. FedEx is collaborating with companies such as AutoZone, Lowe’s, Pizza Hut, Target, Walgreens and Walmart to help assess retailers’ autonomous same-day and last-mile delivery needs. On average, more…
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Women make up only 13% of the engineering workforce. That’s a pretty alarming statistic, and to change it, there is an active effort underway to foster interest in engineering among young female students, including DiscoverE’s recent Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, celebrated on February 21. Timed to last week’s event, Siemens PLM Software showcased its own rendition of a…
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…
