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FATHOM has acquired GPI Prototype & Manufacturing Services, LLC, a metal additive manufacturing services provider. Midwest Composite Technologies acquired FATHOM and ICOMold in 2019. With the GPI acquisition all four companies will be moving forward under the FATHOM brand. The combined company is positioned for growth as a leading privately held digital manufacturing company in the United States, and now…
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Dyndrite welcomes five new vendors to its Developer Council, on the heels of an announcement with first member HP. The council was formed to help evolve the Dyndrite platform, industry standards and create seamless customer experiences by cross-leveraging tools that elevate the industry as a whole, the company says. The new members are: Additive Industries, Currax, Open Additive, Photocentric, and…
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In advance of the 2020-2021 school year, PTC has made the Onshape Education Suite’s newly-released Enterprise plan available free-of-charge for K-12 schools and universities that register through November 20, 2020. The newest version of the cloud-based, remote learning suite is offered alongside the Onshape Education Standard plan to help alleviate the burden experienced by educational STEM programs during the COVID-19…
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A recent “Trends in Global Manufacturing” survey has revealed three times the level of Industrial IoT adoption than just two years ago. The survey, jointly conducted by SME and Plataine, a provider of Industrial IoT and AI-based optimization solutions, was conducted before the COVID-driven shutdown in the spring of 2020, and indicates progress toward widespread implementation of digital manufacturing. A…
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Like many other conferences, the annual IOT World conference went online, kicking off this week. The looming threat of COVID-19 and its widespread impact are reflected in the show's content lineup. Sam Lucero, Sr. Principle Analyst, IoT Services & Technologies, Omdia, said the impact of COVID 19 on IoT is complex, but not all bad. He characterized the nature of…
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Keysight Technologies, IPG Automotive (which develops virtual test driving technology) and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication specialist Nordsys are collaborating to design and develop a modular test platform that the companies say will accelerate the validation of advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and functions for autonomous driving. The three companies have established a multi-year collaboration to create a solution – the Autonomous Drive…
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In late July, 3MF Consortium announced it's joining the Linux Foundation, bringing the fledgling additive manufacturing (AM) file format into one of the largest open source community. What benefits do 3MF's move bring to software and hardware vendors in the AM market? How will this change the dynamics between the established STL format and the emerging 3MF? For insights, we…
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Dyndrite, providers of the accelerated geometry kernel used to build additive manufacturing (AM) hardware and software solutions, announce a long-term licensing agreement with HP to help power their next-generation cloud and edge-based digital manufacturing solutions, the companies report. The collaboration is designed to bring performance, efficiency, automation, and extensibility to the company's growing portfolio of digital manufacturing products, the companies…
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In what is reportedly one of its largest single orders to date, Stratasys, has announced that Latvia-based specialist aerospace additive manufacturing service provider, AM Craft, has purchased four large-scale production-grade Stratasys F900 3D Printers to provide certifiable 3D printed parts for a much wider range of aircraft interior applications. This includes everything from aircraft seating, paneling and ducting, as well…
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Key players in the short-distance movement of goods under roof, out in the yard, on jobsites and for customer deliveries, lift trucks play a leading role in the modern supply chain. Ranging from basic models meant to handle small loads and guided by humans to large models that offer an array of advanced features, forms and functions, today’s lift trucks…
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While certain features on lift trucks come and go, three constants remain: safety, ergonomics and maintenance. Ultimately, that trio is all about reducing wear and tear on lift truck operators and the equipment itself. All three are focused on making both trucks and their operators highly valued productivity resources in the plant and warehouse. This brings up an interesting question:…
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The COVID-19 outbreak has brought new realities to light that, just a few months ago, seemed unimaginable. Stay-at-home orders are keeping many people close to home. And social distancing – along with frequent cleaning of technology devices, hands, and surfaces – is widely accepted as the new norm. That doesn’t mean that adopting these new precautionary measures has been easy,…
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Rex Brown is a fast-growing, e-commerce expert in sourcing, branding and distribution. The company currently processes 2.5 million orders per year for customers ranging from major household name brand Unilever to small and medium-sized enterprise brands. After deploying a fleet of modular sortation robots, the company will have the capacity to process more than 10 million orders each year. Rex…
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The ExOne Company reports that the nickel-based alloy Inconel 718 has been certified as Third-Party Qualified, the company’s highest designation of material readiness for its metal 3D printers. Frequently used in the aerospace, energy and automotive industries, Inconel 718 is known for high strength and hardness, with strong resistance to corrosion, chemicals and extreme temperatures ranging from sub-zero to 1300°F.…
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TDK Corporation is partnering with Origin, a company dedicated to additive mass manufacturing. Origin creates 3D printers that can print a wide variety of products with performance characteristics and tailored to mass manufacturing. “We think of Origin like the Apple of 3D printers; they own the platform, which is the 3D printer but their end customers choose which app to…
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Ultrasonic sensing enhances robotics perception
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