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Protolabs reports that its board of directors has unanimously elected Robert Bodor to succeed Vicki Holt as the company’s president and chief executive officer effective March 1, 2021. Holt is retiring after leading the company for the past seven years. Holt will remain CEO during this transition time and continue to serve on the board through May 2021. Rob Bodor,…
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VELO3D has formed a U.S.-wide partnership with GoEngineer. GoEngineer will operate as an extension of VELO3D, dedicating resources to educate designers about the potential of SupportFree technology for their designs, as well as sales and service expertise supporting the complete solutions portfolio including Flow pre-print software, Sapphire metal AM printer, and Assure quality assurance and control system. GoEngineer reportedly will…
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Getting orders to customers quickly, accurately and at a competitive price attracts customers to omni-channel retailers like Office Depot. As one of the biggest providers of office supplies in the U.S. market, Office Depot ships about 600,000 packages each day to customers across the United States in what involves a mix of e-commerce, retail and business-to-business (B2B) orders. Fulfilling orders…
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Los Angeles-based Port Logistics Group (PLG), an omnichannel logistics services provider, recently announced it has teamed up with Wilmington, Mass.-based Locus Robotics, a provider of autonomous mobile robots for warehouses for a major initiative at PLG’s facility in Chino, Calif., in which PLG will deploy more than 150 autonomous mobile robots, or LocusBots, for its fulfillment processes. The companies said…
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Stratasys Ltd. has signed an agreement to acquire 3D printing start-up Origin Inc. in a transaction for total consideration of up to $100 million, including cash and stock. The merger enables Stratasys to expand through innovation in the mass production parts segment with a next-generation photopolymer platform. Subject to various approvals and other closing conditions, the acquisition is expected to…
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PrinterPrezz is a company invested in combining polymer and metal 3D printing, nanotechnologies and surgical expertise to design and manufacture next-generation medical devices. “Solvay works with companies across the additive manufacturing (AM) ecosystem to offer production-ready high-performance 3D printing solutions to the healthcare industry,” says Christophe Schramm, AM business manager for Solvay Specialty Polymers global business unit. “This partnership will…
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dSPACE is offering its comprehensive solutions for data-driven development of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving (AD) on the Microsoft cloud computing platform Azure, the company says. dSPACE will work with Microsoft to offer research and development engineers in the automotive industry an end-to-end solution that is scalable, secure, efficient and agile, dSPACE reports. The development of ADAS/AD…
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The Indy Autonomous Challenge will bring together collegiate teams from around the world next October to run autonomous race cars around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s famed 2.5-mile oval. To get to the starting line, collegiate teams have been working since 2019 bringing together interested faculty and students, writing business plans and raising funds. The challenge, set for Oct. 21-23, is…
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Structur3d—a company in the advanced additive manufacturing market space for soft materials—makes available the Inj3ctor Platform, a new desktop solution for injection molding rubber parts. The company is advancing and solidifying 3D printing’s role within industrial manufacturing by expanding its material capabilities to create new products with factory-grade rubber materials, like silicones and polyurethanes, the company reports. The Inj3ctor is…
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Hyundai Motor Group and SoftBank Group today agreed on the main terms of a transaction pursuant to which Hyundai Motor Group will acquire a controlling interest in Boston Dynamics in a deal that values the mobile robot firm at $1.1 billion. The deal came as Hyundai Motor Group envisions the transformation of human life by combining world-leading robotics technologies with…
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The IoT Edge platform from ClearBlade uses Edge AI technology to help companies and organizations monitor and predict performance for industries, including rail, manufacturing, retail, aerospace and agriculture. Eric Simone, an alumnus of Purdue University’s College of Science, founded ClearBlade in 2007 after working at IBM. “Our platform is empowering a new industrial revolution,” Simone says. “Our secure, reliable and…
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DENSO Corp., a global mobility supplier that develops advanced technology and components for many vehicle makes and models, has selected the Aras platform to build an engineering bill of materials (BOM) platform to better digitally manage data. DENSO has been operating on an engineering BOM system that it previously built to fit its business processes by combining multiple open systems,…
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AMFG, provider of manufacturing execution system 〈MES〉 software for additive manufacturing, is collaborating with HP to enable data streaming and connectivity for HP Jet Fusion systems through AMFG’s MES software. The collaboration aims to solve a barrier to unlocking the full potential of additive manufacturing: The lack of connectivity across the AM workflow. AMFG and HP have taken steps to…
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In the face of growing e-commerce activity and an uncertain economy, shippers are turning to advanced technology to guarantee a smooth customer experience and reduce costs. This white paper outlines technologies and services that will have a big impact on shipping businesses in 2021 and beyond, including: Blockchain Artificial intelligence and machine learning Internet of Things 3D printing Autonomous mobile…
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Materialise NV introduced its new Mimics VR Viewer, bringing virtual reality (VR) capabilities to its 3D modeling platform. The VR environment in the Mimics Viewer provides clinicians with a complement to 3D printed anatomical models, allowing for faster and lower-cost visualization through more interactive models for planning, education and communication. “3D printed anatomical models continue to provide irreplaceable value for…
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
