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Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has broken ground on the construction of a new expansion project on a 5-acre site in Novi, MI. Slated for completion in the fall of 2019, the 88,000-sq.-ft. building will house a technology showroom, a technical training center and a 15,000-sq.-ft. laboratory and calibration hub. The two-story office area will have glass walls and windows with…
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Encrypted Sensors, a cybersecurity company, has programmed a quantum computer-proof encryption onto a field-programmable gate arrray (FPGA) hardware chip. The company says it has applied to trademark it as an actual private network (APN), a hardware-based encryption system that functions without software controls or operating systems on which VPNs are based. The company’s non-algebraic encryption algorithm is considered by cybersecurity…
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A hot isostatic press (HIP) with Uniform Rapid Quenching (URQ) from Quintus Technologies will introduce a new benchmark for the FIT Additive Manufacturing Group. Coming online in September 2019 in FIT’s main facility in Lupburg, Germany, the press will enable the additive manufacturing (AM) specialist to boost productivity while responding to the industrial requirements for 3D printed metal series parts.…
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Fictiv released its fourth annual State of Hardware Report, highlighting the added burden of tariffs on an industry working to quickly and affordably bring products to market, according to Fictiv. The data-driven insights from this year’s survey found that companies across America, from large enterprises to small startups, have faced heavier supply chain and resource constraints when trying to get…
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Last week in Long Beach, California, aerospace and defense manufacturers, suppliers, and consultants marched into the downtown convention center for the annual AeroDef Conference, produced by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME). “I'm a competitor. I look out in the audience and I see my competitors, suppliers, and customers,” said Kevin Smith, sector VP of Global Operations, Northrop Grumman Aerospace…
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The International Brotherhood of Teamsters said late last week that Teamster members at YRC Freight, the largest subsidiary of less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services provider, have signed off on the national master portion of the new YRCW National Master Freight Agreement (NMFA). The Teamsters said that this contract raises wages, restores a week of vacation, and protects benefits. This contract covers…
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Report from AeroDef Conference (Long Beach, California) In Long Beach, California, aerospace and defense suppliers, contractors, and manufacturers gather for the AeroDef Manufacturing Conference (April 29-May 1), produced by the Society for Manufacturing Engineers (SME). A growing area of interest for the attendees is the deployment of digital twins—not just for objects, such as jet engines and helicopters, but also…
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The exponentially growing demand for ecommerce, next-day shipping, special handling and a shrinking labor pool is putting significant pressure on fulfillment warehouses to deliver orders faster and more efficiently. To meet this challenge, 3PLs and retailers need to “think outside of the traditional cart”. Join Mike Levans, Group Editorial Director of Peerless Media and Locus Robotics’ CEO Rick Faulk as…
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The exponentially growing demand for ecommerce, next-day shipping, special handling and a shrinking labor pool is putting significant pressure on fulfillment warehouses to deliver orders faster and more efficiently. To meet this challenge, 3PLs and retailers need to “think outside of the traditional cart”. Join Mike Levans, Group Editorial Director of Peerless Media and Locus Robotics’ CEO Rick Faulk as…
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Who is a better driver: the human or the artificial intelligence (AI)? That may depend on what you mean by “better.” For many AI systems, the hallmark of good driving is to be able to detect the lane ahead and place itself at the dead center of that lane. In general, this may be desirable, but there are situations where…
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Automate, one of North America’s largest showcases devoted to automation industry trends, leading-edge technology and business innovation, ended its eight year run in Chicago with record numbers. According to preliminary figures, more than 20,000 walked the show floor at the biennial event – an increase of 25% over 2017 – to see advancements in robotics, vision, motion and advanced automation…
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At the Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) conference in Chicago last month, a lunchtime conversation summed up the state of additive manufacturing/3D printing technology, and many other technologies. A large supplier to the aerospace industry was voicing a minor complaint about his company’s 3D printers to a representative from a competing 3D printer company. That representative, as you might expect,…
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In real life, we prize the judgment of people who can recognize their own innate biases and prejudices and are willing to be transparent about them. Can a sensor be built to behave with the same integrity? Alternatively, can a sensor be built to warn you when it has reasons to believe the data it has collected may be flawed,…
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The emergence of ubiquitous sensing and the Internet of Things (IoT) has sparked a migration of advanced processing, memory and communication resources to the network’s edge. In the process, these trends have caused a shift away from simple sensors to smart sensors, a move toward deploying greater intelligence at the data source. Yet the chain reaction does not stop there.…
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
