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The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute recently announced that three consortium member projects were selected from over 100 proposals submitted to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) Organic Industrial Base (OIB) Modernization Challenge held earlier in 2024. The ARM Institute is a DoD Manufacturing Innovation Institute and a member of the Manufacturing USA Network. Providing resources for U.S. manufacturers that utilize advanced robotics and AI, the Institute connects more than 400 member organizations across industry, government and academia. OIB process took over a year before selection The OSD ManTech Program hosted representatives from five…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.73
The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute recently announced a continuation of its public-private cooperative agreement with the Department of Defense (DoD) Manufacturing Technology Program. The $35.4 million agreement will continue ARM Institute’s funding as a national Manufacturing Innovation Institute for through 2028, with an option to renew the contract again for another five years. If the DoD accepts the further renewal offer, ARM Institute's total possible primary investment increases to $70.4M over 10 years. The Institute’s original agreement with the DoD provided funding through January 2023. Following a successful review by the DoD Joint Defense Manufacturing Council (JDMC) in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.55
The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, or ARM, Institute last week said that it has evaluated and selected seven more training programs to endorse. The ARM Endorsement Program is a thorough evaluation process intended to identify the organizations that most effectively prepare students for careers in manufacturing working with robots. “Millions of manufacturing jobs may go unfilled in the coming years if we do not work to correct the manufacturing workforce gap,” said Lisa Masciantonio, chief workforce officer at the ARM Institute, in a release. “Effective training programs are critical to course-correcting, engaging the next generation of manufacturers, and helping to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.78
…International Inc. today announced a strategic partnership with Intellistore USA, an intralogistics and automation provider. Intellistore will join ResGreen’s distribution network, selling, integrating, and installing its storage systems with ResGreen’s software and mobile robots. Intellistore plans to integrate its automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) with ResGreen’s open-architecture BotWay software, automated guided vehicles (AGVs), and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). “We are excited to add Intellistore to our expanding list of distributors,” said Parsh Patel, CEO of ResGreen, in a release. “The company’s employees are dedicated to introducing our leading-edge, AI-based solutions to its extensive customer base.” “The partnership showcases our…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.58
ASTM International this week said that the Advanced Manufacturing Robotics, or ARM, Institute has awarded it funding to develop a roadmap for guidance and adoption of advanced robotics technologies. In partnership with the institute, ASTM also plans to host its 4th Specialty Workshop on Discovery & Market Analysis for Robotics in Manufacturing of Space and Hypersonic Components. The workshop will be on Oct. 4 and 5, 2023, at ASTM headquarters in West Conshohocken, Pa. Interested parties are required to register their interest in attendance. The main goals of the workshop, which the ARM Institute funded in a recent project call,…
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The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, or ARM Institute today announced that it will award a total of $3.26 million across eight new projects that identify challenges facing U.S. manufacturers and propose technology solutions. The institute said it has funded and managed more than 150 robotics, artificial intelligence, and workforce development projects to date. “Our selections in this latest project call address diverse areas of need in manufacturing – from identifying and road-mapping needed robotics developments to directly creating solutions for the problems that manufacturers are facing today,” stated Dr. Chuck Brandt, chief technology officer of the ARM Institute. “These projects…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.18
…its full potential,” stated Milton Guerry, president of SCHUNK USA, on LinkedIn. “Whether investigating automation possibilities for the first time, or re-deploying automation equipment for a new task, Automation Explorer brings major opportunity for understanding automation process potential while also digitalizing and simplifying deployment tasks.” SCHUNK, whose U.S. offices are in Morrisville, N.C., is a leader in tooling, gripping, and automation technologies. The family-owned company said it has about 3,500 employees in eight plants and 34 directly owned subsidiaries and distribution partners in more than 50 countries. Automation Explorer to provide realistic experience “Automation Explorer will take the term 'digital…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.19
…each month and record-high turnover numbers. More than 100,000 manufacturing jobs were unfilled for U.S. consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies as of July 2022, according to a recent Consumer Brands Association (CBA) analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The result of these job vacancies is slowed production and stagnant growth. It also means employee retention is key. Robotics and automation are not only helping to fill the labor gap, but they also help make traditionally undesirable jobs easier and safer. “We’re never trying to displace anyone in a facility, as much as empower a company to repurpose staff…
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The ARM, or Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, Institute has announced the addition of job-matching functionality on its national workforce resource: RoboticsCareer.org. This new functionality connects workers and students to manufacturing jobs, apprenticeships, and internship opportunities that match specifically their skills and goals. Job-matching is the latest development on RoboticsCareer.org that also includes a robust database of 16,700+ training programs for robotics careers in manufacturing, digital profile creation for students and job seekers, skills definition for robotics career pathways, and the ARM Institute’s Endorsement Program, which recognizes the nation’s most effective robotics training programs for advanced manufacturing. The ARM Institute is…
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…part of their partnership, Hokuyo is using Lumotive's top-tier manufacturing partners and engineering expertise to bring their advanced sensing products to market faster. The company said its technologies, distribution network, and services support materials handling and other industrial applications. Founded in 1946, Hokuyo Automatic said it is a pioneer and a global leader in manufacturing sensors for factory, logistics, and process automation. Its products include collision-avoidance sensors, safety laser and obstacle-detection scanners, optical data-transmission devices, laser rangefinders or lidar, and hot-metal detectors. Hokuyo has about 2% share of the industrial lidar market, according to YOLE Intelligencer. Click on image to…
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…company. Beyond Festo's booth, Festo Didactic will have Robotic Manufacturing Production System (MPS) training stations at AUBO Robotics USA, Booth 4413, and SICK Inc., Booth 1332. The MPS is used to teach the core competencies of robotic material handling and vision. The MPS stations will be outfitted with a 360-degree Safety Awareness package that consists of two area scanners tightly integrated through a safety PLC. To facilitate training, Festo and SICK said they developed a training curriculum covering the basics of robot safety and risk mitigation using an easy-to-follow six-step method. Festo presents at conference At 10:00 a.m. EST on…
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…fast-growing robotics industry,” stated Chris Blake, CEO of maxon USA. maxon develops and manufactures brushed and brushless DC motors, as well as gearheads, encoders, controllers, sensors, spindle drives, and entire mechatronic systems. The company said its drives are useful where the requirements for precision are stringent, such as in NASA's Mars rovers, surgical power tools, humanoid robots, and industrial automation applications. To maintain its more than 60 years of leadership, maxon said it invests a “considerable” share of its annual revenue in research and development. The company has more than 3,500 employees at nine production sites and is represented by…