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University of Waterloo Research Team Uses Maple, MapleSim to Support Autonomous Vehicle Development

May 17, 2019 · The Motion Research Group at the University of Waterloo's Centre for Automotive Research (WatCAR) has been contributing to the body of research around autonomous vehicles by working on a project related to self-driving vehicles.

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5G Concerns and Opportunities at IoT World 2019

May 15, 2019 · Anxieties and opportunities around 5G at IoT World 2019, One-Click VR from Luxion KeyShot, ASSESS Congress set for October

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RightHand Robotics expands partnership with Capacity LLC and Lightning Pick

May 15, 2019 · Winner of MHI Innovation Award announced its first put wall integration in a Capacity fulfillment center.

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RIA Standards Committee releases all-new methods and metrics for collaborative robot testing

May 14, 2019 · Although cobots have inbuilt sensors and safety mechanisms, application variety requires tests to ensure limits are appropriate for the type of human/robot contact expected.

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Sintavia Inaugurates 55,000-Square-Foot Advanced Manufacturing Facility

May 14, 2019 · Aerospace component production facility is open for business.

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Zebra Technologies celebrates 50 years of innovating at the edge

May 10, 2019 · Company now boasts more than 4,400 U.S. and international patents issued and pending based on organic innovation, and has recently made strategic investments in companies including Locus Robotics.

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HP Launches New 3D Printing Solution, Manufacturing Alliances and Digital Manufacturing Network

May 9, 2019 · HP's announcements center on getting 3D printed products to market faster, strategic connections with companies such as Siemens, Materialise and BASF, new TPU material and more.

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Techniplas: Combining Additive Manufacturing (AM), Generative Design, and AI to Explore Lightweighting

May 9, 2019 · In partnership with generative design software maker Paramatters, Techniplas offers free browser-based manufacturing portal to attract lightweighting projects

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New Aerospace Additive Manufacturing Standards in the Works

May 8, 2019 · ASTM International is creating safety standards for 3D printing parts.

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Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence Division Breaks Ground on New Center in Detroit Area

May 7, 2019 · Hexagon's Manufacturing Intelligence division is constructing a new expansion project on a site in Novi, MI, slated for completion in the fall of 2019.

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Encrypted Sensors Has Programmed Encryption onto FPGA Hardware Chip

May 7, 2019 · The company says it has applied to trademark it as an actual private network.

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Quintus Technologies HIP Enhances Serial Production for FIT Additive Manufacturing Group

May 7, 2019 · German AM specialist adopts integrated high-pressure heat treatment to optimize quality in 3D printed parts.

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Fictiv’s 2019 State of Hardware Report Shows Tariffs Add Complexity for Product Teams Trying to Get to Market

May 7, 2019 · The survey shows teams have instituted tariff engineering measures such as depending on local manufacturers for product assembly and new manufacturing platforms.

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AeroDef 2019: Security and Collaboration Challenges in the Era of Shifting Geopolitics

May 6, 2019 · At the aerospace and defense manufacturing show, attendees and panelists discuss transparency, collaboration challenges due to geopolitical changes, and opportunities in digital twins.

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YRC Freight Teamsters members sign off on National Master Contract

May 6, 2019 · The Teamsters said that this contract raises wages, restores a week of vacation, and protects benefits. This contract covers roughly 25,000 YRC Freight workers at its YRC Freight Holland, and New Penn subsidiaries and was approved by a 60% to 40% margin. While the votes are in, the contract will not go into effect until the YRC Freight Teamsters Joint Council 40, who rejected the contract, has the required votes.

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Digital Twins and Cyberphysical Security at AeroDef

May 3, 2019 · DE Video News May 3, 2019: Digital twins and cyberphysical security discussions at AeroDef Conf, ANSYS acuires EDA firm

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Think Outside the Cart: How AMRs Optimize Warehouse Fulfillment

May 2, 2019 · 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. Learn why many are turning to automation and robotics as a must-have to meet theses challenge – now and in the future.

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Think Outside the Cart: How AMRs Optimize Warehouse Fulfillment

May 2, 2019 · 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. Learn why many are turning to automation and robotics as a must-have to meet theses challenge – now and in the future.

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Automate 2019 Closes Last Show in Chicago With Record Attendance and Leads

May 1, 2019 · Hundreds of exhibitors have already reserved space for 2021 in Detroit, Innovative Mechatronic Systems wins 2019 Launch Pad Startup Competition.

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America Makes and Digital Engineering Collaborate to Advance Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing

April 30, 2019 · Peerless Media will work to promote National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining's additive manufacturing industry advancement efforts.

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