Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.98
February 01, 2020
…for the company’s commercial strategy and business execution in the Americas region. He has more than 25 years of GM, engineering and technology management experience. He holds a B.A. from California State University, Long Beach, and M.A. from Fuller Theological Seminary.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.43
December 20, 2019
Optomec announced that Alex Hodik has assumed responsibilities as general manager, Asia Pacific for Optomec. For the past 14 years, Hodik has been helping leading manufacturers improve their performance with additive manufacturing in the Asia-Pacific Region. Before joining Optomec, Hodik served as the general manager for BigRep Asia Pacific. Prior to that, Hodik held different roles at Stratasys, including territory manager ANZ & Thailand, regional Customer Support management, and Applications management. Hodik has developed expertise in a variety of additive manufacturing technologies. “Optomec is a pioneer and true innovator of Industrial Metal AM and Printed Electronics solutions” says Hodik. “I…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.31
May 24, 2019
…sessions in the Motor City of Detroit, home to GM, Ford and Chrysler. Though autonomous vehicle technology and 3D printing’s role in automotive surfaced as relevant topics at the show, the auto sector was just one focal point among many on the 3D printing landscape being discussed at the event. Joe Louis, famed boxer, greets guests upon entering the Cobo Center for the RAPID+TCT 2019 annual conference. “This event is an annual celebration of additive manufacturing and the achievement and dedication of this community,” 2019 SME President Mark Michalski said in his opening remarks. “In just one generation, this technology…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.09
October 19, 2018
…the summit pointed out, there is a precedent: When GM decided to adopt robotics, it published its results and encouraged its suppliers to adopt the technology. The idea was that sharing would move the technology forward faster and GM would still benefit. People like me and my colleagues in the materials handling media can play a role, but we’re always going to get a sanitized view since companies, especially publicly-traded companies, are reluctant to share their struggles with a new technology. But there needs to be a forum for sharing what works, what doesn’t work and how to get there…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.80
September 11, 2018
…experience in manufacturing, including a stint with robotics at GM. Parrott’s message: While most of us think of robotics as futuristic – and there is a lot of work to be done to adapt robots to the uncertainty, unstructured environments and large variety of SKUs that is common to distribution – they’re actually here and in the field now. Robots are already doing palletizing, layer picking, case picking and piece picking in distribution, as well as horizontal travel. They’re just not doing it in large numbers. One another note – while there are a lot of vendors trying to tackle…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.65
July 20, 2018
General Motors (GM), like other automakers, is using 3D printing technology to create parts for its new vehicles, and has already leveraged the technology for prototyping and other design-related activities. The company also plans to expand its use of the technology to improve manufacturing processes at its production facilities. According to an article in Automotive News, the company believes the technology could save them millions in annual production costs. During a press tour of GM’s Lansing Delta Township assembly plant, the company’s director of global manufacturing integration, Dan Grieshaber, said that the company has 3D printers in most of its…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.53
April 09, 2018
…says Parrott, who began her career in robotics at GM in the 1980’s, has been the ability for the robot to “see what a person can see when the robot doesn’t know what’s coming.” For that reason, piece picking robots have primarily been used in manufacturing or distribution applications like case palletizing that involved low SKU counts or low volume products that didn’t have a lot of variation. “In e-commerce fulfillment, you’re dealing with random totes and thousands of SKUs,” she says. What’s changed in the last few years is the low cost of computing, powerful but lower priced sensors,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.14
November 19, 2017
…previous investment in self-driving technology, Cruise Automation, sold to GM for $1B last year. Embark plans to quadruple its engineering team within the next year and aggressively expand its testing fleet to show their technology is ready for the nation’s highways. “We are committed to proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that this technology is safe and reliable,” said Rodrigues. “That means performing extensive tests and working with our partners in the government to get it - and the market - ready.” Related: ‘Last Mile’ Solution for Driverless Trucks Download: Analysis of Truck Driver Age Demographics Across Two Decades
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.37
July 01, 2016
…Nigel C. Blakeway, Omron Industrial Automation Business (IAB), Senior GM, Robotics Business Development. “Our acquisition and integration of Adept Technologies, Inc. robots and Delta Tau Data Systems, Inc. precise motion control technologies into the Omron family lets us offer a wide range of best-in-class products. The remarkably innovative and synergistic solutions made possible by these products, our application know-how, and engineering support will ensure manufacturers stay competitive in challenging business conditions prevalent today and into the future.” Innovation designed for the future As global manufacturing comes under even more pressure to cut costs, shorten supply cycles and operate across global…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.54
March 11, 2016
…to date, founder Kyle Vogt told Reuters. General Motors (GM) and Cruise did not disclose the value of GM’s acquisition, but Re/code reports that the acquisition cost GM “over $1 billion. “We will be committing considerable resources to recruit and grow the capability of the team,” GM President Dan Ammann told Reuters. GM’s goal is to use Cruise’s technology and its people to accelerate plans to launch autonomous vehicles, potentially as part of ride sharing fleets, “as soon as possible,” Ammann said. He did not offer a specific time frame. GM’s acquisition of Cruise is the latest in a rapid…
