Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.99
February 16, 2021
…IoT solution provider, OnLogic now debuts the new Cincoze GM-1000, a rugged embedded computer, configurable with MXM form factor GPUs from NVIDIA and AMD. The system is designed for equipment manufacturers, system integrators, computer vision solution providers and end customers who need computing and graphics processing for machine vision, security, autonomous vehicles, medical imaging or edge AI applications. The global market for machine vision is expected to reach $31.1 billion by 2024, with a CAGR of 9.7%, according to BCC Research. Machine vision is used in industrial and manufacturing applications ranging from object positioning, inspection, measurement, identification and sorting. The…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.94
February 04, 2021
…leader in digital manufacturing services,” says Protolabs’ VP and GM of Americas, and incoming CEO, Rob Bodor. The new platform has a modern, user-friendly interface that lets engineers better manage their project requirements, collaborate easier with colleagues and see new levels of transparency into their orders. Like the previous platform, its flagship feature—interactive design for manufacturability (DFM) analysis—remains, but is more intuitive than ever before. “We listened to hundreds of our customers to learn about their design analysis and quoting needs and then built our new quoting platform around those needs,” says Mark Flannery, global product director for e-commerce at…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.24
January 19, 2021
…our customers,” says Rob Bodor, Protolabs’ current VP and GM of the Americas and incoming president and chief executive officer. “Our combined organizations will provide the market an industry-leading digital manufacturing solution to serve their needs from idea to prototype to full end-use part production. Together we can fulfill nearly every custom manufacturing need across the product life cycle.” 3D Hubs has facilitated the production of over 6 million custom parts and products through its digital platform. 3D Hubs provides customers with instant pricing and design feedback, and orders are fulfilled through vetted premium manufacturing partners in over 20 countries…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.46
December 31, 2020
…data are key to delivering mass-customization of parts and unlocking the full potential of large-scale AM,” says Ramon Pastor, GM and global head of 3D Printing and Digital Manufacturing, HP. HP’s COVID-related projects involved mostly the HP Jet Fusion printers capable of printing in polymer. The company also offers metal 3D printing via its HP Metal Jet technology, working closely with production partners such as Germany-based GKN and the San Francisco Bay Area-based Parmatech.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.41
December 15, 2020
…the board through May 2021. Rob Bodor, VP & GM, Americas, Protolabs “I am excited to announce that the Protolabs Board of Directors has named Rob as our next CEO,” says Holt. “Rob has been instrumental in building Protolabs into what it is today. Since joining the company, Rob has held a variety of leadership roles, including overseeing our largest region since 2015. He has more than doubled the revenue of the Americas’ business during his tenure and played an instrumental role in expanding the company’s services into 3D printing and sheet metal fabrication. Rob is a very strategic business…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.83
November 05, 2020
…full potential of large-scale additive manufacturing,” said Ramon Pastor, GM and Global Head of 3D Printing and Digital Manufacturing, HP Inc. “We are committed to relentlessly improving our capabilities and helping customers optimize and automate workflows, enable compelling new applications, and produce sustainable, high quality parts at scale.” The new Universal Build Manager leverages proprietary HP software and the Dyndrite Accelerated Geometry Engine. The new additive manufacturing build manager takes advantage of the GPU-accelerated processing and Python scriptability inherent to Dyndrite’s engine. According to the company, this combination enables customers to simplify and automate build preparation across their additive manufacturing…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.84
October 06, 2020
…strategic partners, Rockwell Automation and Microsoft,” said Tristan Hunter, GM Automation & Operational Technology at Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited, New Zealand’s largest company and responsible for 30% of the world’s dairy exports. “Moving data from our on-premise assets securely with context and providing new workflows for us to analyze and drive better outcomes is important to maintaining Fonterra’s high standards across our many plants globally.” Organizations can access Rockwell Automation solutions now via the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, and more solutions currently in development, according to the companies. The next phase of solutions will be available to joint customers of Rockwell…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.45
September 15, 2020
…when the outbreak began, Venture Beat reported, “Waymo, Uber, GM’s Cruise, Aurora, Argo AI and Pony.ai are among the companies that have suspended driverless vehicle programs in the hopes of limiting contact between drivers and riders” (“Coronavirus fears halt autonomous vehicle testing”). In theory, the significantly lighter traffic during the shutdown seems to offer an opportunity to ramp up road testing, but in practice, the 6-feet-apart social-distancing requirements make it difficult to run tests even with the smallest possible team—two people. “Near-empty roads create an abnormal condition,” notes Sovani. “This is not ideal for testing, because you don’t want to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.91
August 26, 2020
General Motors (GM) is shifting its multi-decade road trip in additive manufacturing into high gear with accelerated efforts to expand tooling and manufacturing applications, including for its latest government contract to make ventilators and personal protective equipment (PPE) in the battle against COVID-19. GM has leveraged 3D printing for prototyping applications for years—in fact, 75% of the parts in the 2020 Chevy Corvette prototype were 3D printed. Now, fresh off a commitment to add 17 new Stratasys FDM 3D printers, GM is expanding 3D printing into production-grade applications like tooling and parts manufacturing. Today, more than 700 GM employees are…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.53
July 16, 2020
…music by Ben Sound). View or Stream Rober Herman, GM Workstation and Client AI, Lenovo “We didn’t see a dramatic disruption in supply. Obviously, we saw a rush for mobile workstation products early on, but the supply chain has really settled down … The components we use are very specialized, especially the graphics card (GPU). Even with the high-end storage devices and the Intel Xeon CPUs, we didn’t see a big gap in the supply chain … We managed to stay on top of it. I expect other players did as well,” said Herman. “I personally wouldn’t worry about laptops…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.44
April 07, 2020
…downturns,” said Peter Van Alstine, Senior Vice President & GM for Retail at Berkshire Grey. “In this extraordinary business climate, RaaS makes it possible to address labor availability challenges, avoid costly new warehouse buildouts, and secure the fiscal benefits of complete robotic automation solutions without the traditional capital requirements.” Berkshire Grey’s robotic solutions have autonomously handled millions of items and containers in production facilities. They are now available via RaaS to solve challenges across critical supply chain operations: • Robotic Store Replenishment solutions are currently picking millions of items round-the clock for major retailers to automate break pack order picking.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.85
March 25, 2020
…address the serious shortage of ventilators at the hospitals. GM, Ford, and British carmaker McLaren are among those that have expressed a desire to contribute production muscle and design expertise, as reported by ABC. In Italy, one of the hardest hit countries, local brands Ferrari and Fiat are now in discussion with ventilator makers to see if they can boost production of the critically needed breathing apparatuses, according to New York Post. Like these carmakers, a number of well-known fashion designers are now joining the fight against the virus. According to this BBC report, doctors and nurses may soon be…
