Topic: COVID-19

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Engineer Building Beyond-This-World Solutions for COVID-19 Challenges

August 24, 2020 · Xin Ning, assistant professor of aerospace engineering, was awarded a National Science Foundation grant to translate foldable space tools into medical equipment on Earth

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PTC Offers Enterprise Version of Onshape Education Suite for Free

August 14, 2020 · The cloud-based, Enterprise plan is designed for wide-scale implementation across global K-12 schools and universities to aid remote learning.

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SME and Plataine Industrial IoT Study Finds 3x Increase in Industry 4.0 Adoption

August 13, 2020 · Joint survey reveals manufacturers embracing digital manufacturing even before COVID.

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Warehouse Picking During the COVID-19 Pandemic with a Fetch Robotics Cart

August 10, 2020 · These are the emerging technologies that can help workers, customers practice social distancing more successfully intelligent automation, IoT and 5G may have come on the scene at precisely the right time.

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Shutdown’s Impact on Workstation Purchase, Electronics Manufacturing

July 16, 2020 · Lenovo and MacroFab discuss mobile workstation sales and PCB production during the new normal

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Manufacturing Technology Orders Down One-Third

July 15, 2020 · AMT report details effects of COVID-19 pandemic on sales.

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The Post-Pandemic DC

July 9, 2020 · As the economy begins to recover, distribution center operators will be challenged with not just operating efficiently, but safely. Emerging technologies may aid in the effort.

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Texas Turns to 3D Printing for PPE Production

June 26, 2020 · Industrial 3D Printer Join Efforts to Produce PPE

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The Post-Pandemic Warehouse and Distribution Center Workplace

June 26, 2020 · As the economy begins to recover, distribution center and warehouse operators will be challenged with not just operating efficiently, but safely - emerging technologies may help in the effort.

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Simulation Charts Course to “Next Normal” Manufacturing

June 26, 2020 · Siemens leverages hardware and software portfolio to help manufacturers promote workplace distancing.

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When Robotics Intersect a Pandemic

June 25, 2020 · Robotics and the technology that drives them have stepped up to the plate to assist health care workers and patients.

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Manufacturing Institute Sees Demand for Reskilled Workers

June 24, 2020 · eKentucky Advanced Manufacturing Institute (eKAMI) students, including displaced coal miners, find jobs during school closure; eKAMI's focus on reskilling workers extends to staff, who leverage 3D printers to build and donate masks for frontline healthcare workers.

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Hyster-Yale Group releases free operator training video content to support reopening

June 22, 2020 · The offer is meant to help businesses adhere to current health and safety protocols as they onboard the necessary labor to keep operations moving as the economy reopens.

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Study from Blue Yonder and WMG takes a long look at impact of COVID-19 on retail supply chains

June 12, 2020 · It is fair to say that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a jarring impact on retail supply chains in myriad ways, in terms of how retailers had to respond and react to a new way of handling their supply chain operations. That was made clear in the findings of a recent study published by Blue Yonder (formerly JDA), a provider of AI-driven and end-to-end supply chain management services, and WMG, an academic department at the University of Warwick, England that provides research, education and knowledge transfer in engineering, manufacturing and technology.

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Purdue Engineering to Host Webinar on Advancing Freight Truck Automation

June 8, 2020 · Webinar will focus on how to enhance safety, efficiency in light of COVID-19.

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3D Printing Fills Nasal Swab Void

June 8, 2020 · 3D printing companies and medical researchers are coming together to accelerate production of nasal swab designs to quickly address COVID-19-related shortages.

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Stratasys Announces Strategic Resizing to Accelerate Growth

June 4, 2020 · Measure reflects shift to leaner operating model.

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Top 20 Materials Handling System Suppliers 2020

May 18, 2020 · Although the coming year promises to paint a different picture, the industry continued to build upon record growth in 2019

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Harvey Mudd College Professor on Teaching Robotics, Circuit Design in Lockdown

May 11, 2020 · Harvey Mudd College Professor continues teaching circuit design and robotics lab courses under lockdown using take-home Arduino kits

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COVID-19 Has Brought Cloud Services to Forefront, GlobalData says

May 11, 2020 · The company's latest report, COVID-19 Impact on Cloud Services, reveals that the investment could now pay an unexpected dividend by transforming the way some businesses operate.

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