Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 18.59
August 19, 2022
…the Robotics & Autonomous Systems Program at standards organization ASTM International. Speakers for the other RAC ’22 sessions include: Goods-to-Person Systems Keep Workers in the Loop: John Santagate, vice president of robotics at Körber Supply Chain Software, and William (Bill) Twickler, vice president of solutions at GXO Logistics Machine Tending and Welding With Cobots: Josh Pawley, founding partner at Vectis Automation, and Brian Havey, director of sales at VersaBuilt Robotics Piece Picking Gets Faster With Robotic Perception: Sandeep Sakharkar, CIO of GXO Logistics Other sessions include “Palletizing and the Next Frontiers for Mobile Robots.” More speakers will be announced soon,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.88
February 14, 2022
…worked to develop industry standards with members of the ASTM International standards committee. Exoskeletons could potentially reduce workplace back injuries in material handling by 20% to 60%, found the study, which was published in the Journal of Applied Ergonomics. “This is a critical advancement because work-related injuries to overburdened workers are a major factor contributing to the current dynamics in the labor market,” said HeroWear in reference to shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic. the Exo-LiFFT calculator. Source: Vanderbilt University HeroWear develops Exo-LiFFT Exoskeletons are now being used daily in factories, warehouses, construction sites, and other workplaces around the world to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.09
February 18, 2020
…Excellence (NCAME), which is a founding partner of the ASTM International Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (AM CoE). As part of the alliance agreement with the university, MTS will supply test equipment to Auburn's NCAME mechanical testing lab and share expertise to advance mechanical testing methods for additively manufactured materials and components. Auburn University's NCAME and MTS are working together to identify the mechanical testing advancements necessary for further adoption of additive technology. “MTS' applications expertise combined with deep knowledge of testing practices in the automotive, aerospace and biomedical industries, brings a unique perspective and set of qualifications to advance…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 31.57
August 23, 2019
…between Auburn, NIST, NASA and the global standards organization ASTM International. The nationally recognized organization conducts research, trains and educates graduate and undergraduate students, and develops and promotes technological innovations that advance the pace of the additive manufacturing industry. The new system is comprised of a customized digital radiology vault from Pinnacle X-Ray Solutions that accommodates additive manufacturing machines designed and built by Auburn researchers to fit within the X-ray vault. Thissolution enables Auburn engineers and their partners to conduct three-dimensional non-destructive interrogation of mission-critical metal parts as well as provide real-time process monitoring of the additive manufacturing process. Researchers…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 62.18
May 08, 2019
…meet safety and performance requirements in the aerospace sector. ASTM International’s additive manufacturing technologies committee (F42) is currently developing the four standards. “The industry uses standards to ensure that public safety, quality, and readiness levels are maintained,” said Shane Collins, general manager at Additive Industries North America and an ASTM member. “Once approved, these standards could be used to certify that parts are manufactured to the highest quality levels required by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration [FAA] through the part and process qualification procedures.” According to Collins, the new standards could help civil, commercial, and military aircraft manufacturers, as well…
