Topic: Manufacturing

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UPS Partners with Matternet to Transport Medical Samples via Drone across Hospital System

March 27, 2019 · First FAA sanctioned use of a drone for routine revenue flights involving the transport of a product under a contractual delivery agreement.

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3D Hubs Announces $18 Million in Funding to Boost Autonomous Manufacturing Platform

March 27, 2019 · New funding to help the company further automate its manufacturing outsourcing solution expand platform's global network and U.S. presence with new office in the states, 3D Hubs reports.

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Autonomous Cargo Drone Does Heavy Lifting

March 27, 2019 · Sabrewing has designed two hybrid-electric aircraft that can autonomously deliver hundreds of pounds of cargo to remote locations.

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Wohlers Report 2019: Record Growth in Additive Manufacturing Materials

March 26, 2019 · Revenue from metals grew an estimated 41.9%, continuing a five-year streak of more than 40% growth each year.

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NVIDIA GTC 2019: Data Science Workstation, Purchase of an Interconnect Vendor, Safety Force Field in Autonomous Driving, and More

March 25, 2019 · There are sufficient demos and talks of rayt racing, but the biggest announcements have more to do with autonomous cars, machine learning and data centers.

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Meeting Design and Regulatory Challenges of Autonomous Air Taxis

March 25, 2019 · Frankfurt Airport manager Fraport is working with Volcopter to potentially use electric, vertical take-off multicopter (eVTOLs) to carry passengers through an urban transport network.

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Renishaw to Showcase Multi-Laser AM Innovations at AMUG 2019

March 21, 2019 · Advanced automotive technology on display will include LED heat sinks, a low-cost, high-volume headlight component with no post-processing required.

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CNC Software Updates Name of Wildest Parts Competition

March 15, 2019 · Masters of CAM is an online platform for Mastercam users to submit stories about their experience and skills using CAD/CAM software to design and machine parts.

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Maintenance Repair and Operation Technician Spotlight: Nikolai Ouchakov, OPEX Corp.

March 14, 2019 · The Modern MRO team sat down with an automated storage and robotic sorting technician to give you an idea of what is like working in the field.

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Taking a Look at Why Amazon Is Bringing Logistics In-House

March 14, 2019 · Amazon's worldwide shipping costs were fifteen times higher in 2018 than in 2009, so you don't have to puzzle over the reason why they are looking at their own in-house transportation and logistics services.

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Fictiv Secures $33M Series C to Scale Cloud-Based Contract Manufacturing Platform

March 11, 2019 · Funding intended to help Fictiv build hardware products via platform investments and expansion of its global manufacturing network, company says.

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Aurora Flight Sciences’ Aircraft Takes Flight with 3D Printing

March 6, 2019 · Aurora teamed with Stratasys to develop a notably complex 3D printed jet-powered UAV.

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3D Printing Increasingly Prescribed for Medical Apps

March 4, 2019 · HP's Director of 3D Printing, Lee Dockstader outlines 3D printing opportunity in healthcare.

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North American robot shipments hit record with big non-automotive growth

March 1, 2019 · Shipments to non-automotive companies grew 41% to 16,702 shipments for the year, with food and consumer goods driving nearly 50% of the growth.

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Making Autonomous Vehicles Smarter

March 1, 2019 · Combining real-world info and simulated conditions to build a data set.

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3DEO More Than Doubles Production Capacity in Q1 2019

March 1, 2019 · During the year 3DEO printed over 30,000 paid parts for customers across various industries including medical, aerospace, defense, consumer and industrial equipment.

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FELIXprinters Launches Large Build Envelope Industrial Additive Manufacturing Solutions

February 14, 2019 · FELIXprinters introduces the Pro L and XL Systems, expanding its industrial range of additive manufacturing machines.

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Modern’s System Report: Robots at GEODIS

February 12, 2019 · The global 3PL turned to mobile collaborative robots to rev up its e-commerce fulfillment operations. One measurable result: a 2x improvement in productivity.

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Rize Receives Frost and Sullivan Award for Best Practices in Technology Innovation for Zero-Emissions Polymer Additive Manufacturing

February 11, 2019 · Award given to Rize for technology innovation best practices for zero-emissions polymer additive manufacturing.

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America Makes Announces Qualified Database of Material Properties for FDM Additive Manufacturing of Resin

February 8, 2019 · Database released to the Institute and its members to enable use of ULTEM 9085 Resin for aerospace interiors.

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