Realities of the Virtual Kind in Manufacturing February 2, 2022 A key enabler of virtual reality/augmented reality will be bandwidth — and the imminent adoption of 5G could make it good enough in applications where it isn’t now.
Robot sales in North America have strongest year ever in 2021 February 2, 2022 New Association for Advancing Automation (A3) report shows $2 billion in sales (39,708 units) in 2021 – up 28% over 2020 and 14% ahead of previous high in 2017
Custom Products, Standard Training January 18, 2022 Tooling U-SME proves the most helpful training to Iowa’s Rosenboom because employees learn things online that are immediately applicable.
Robots Grab New Capabilities August 18, 2021 As cobots work their way into machine shops, users are finding many new jobs for them.
FANUC and Manufacturing Skills Standards Council Offer Combined Certifications July 28, 2021 FANUC America and the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council have aligned to co-market the stackability of their industry-recognized certifications, representing a major step toward helping the U.S. overcome its shortage of skilled workers.
Medical Manufacturing Gets Smarter October 28, 2021 More flexible machines and more automation are remaking the future of health care.
Recovering From Supply Chain Strain October 6, 2021 Aerospace and defense sectors are emerging from the pandemic more resilient while other sectors, including automotive, struggle meet demand.
NextFlex helps to build flexible electronics infrastructure, workforce October 1, 2021 NextFlex, formed in 2015, facilitates innovation in flexible hybrid electronicds—an emerging technology—and fosters domestic manufacturing of them, including workforce development.
Flexible electronics firm wrings fitness, physical information out of perspiration October 1, 2021 Epicore partnered with PepsiCo to develop and manufacture a wearable sweat analyzer device and branded it with the name of the food and beverage giant’s sports drink. The Gatorade Gx Sweat Patch and App system is marketed to athletes and fitness enthusiasts.
AWS, Google, Microsoft apply expertise in data, software to manufacturing October 20, 2021 Calculated use of an increasing variety of information-gathering tools is turning Big Data into Even Bigger Data and democratizing access to the information collected.