Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.40
April 10, 2020
…in the medical supply chain—and more help is needed. Universities (and some high schools, and individuals working in livings and garages) across the country have converted their engineering departments and 3D print labs into make-shift factories for churning out PPE. On-demand manufacturing and prototyping operations, as well as manufacturers of other types of products, have converted all or part of their capacity to address the shortages. Hobbyists and makerspaces are pitching with 3D-printed face shields and hand-sewn masks. In Italy, an engineering startup called Isinnova 3D printed venturi valves (which connect oxygen masks to respirators) that were needed to help…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.81
December 27, 2021
…As the largest national consortium working to advance to state of robotics in manufacturing, and the skills needed to operate them, we at the ARM Institute are most looking forward to continuing to work with our 330+ member organizations to solve some of the biggest challenges preventing manufacturers from using robots, and ultimately, growing manufacturing in the U.S. Prather: The return of in-person events is going to be huge for 2022 on so many fronts. Not only will in allow for all of these needed conversations around things like interoperability to happen, but it will get many end users back…
