Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.92
January 15, 2021
…2020 and with over 1,000 dental customers now using its printers for end-use parts. Key customers include Cartier, Celgene, Ford, Hasbro, Oral Arts, Stuller and Smile Direct Club. EnvisionTEC also has a broad library of over 190 materials, featuring photopolymer resins with material properties in-line with or exceeding those of thermoplastics and multiple FDA-listed and 510(K)-cleared resins for the manufacturing of medical devices. The company augments its material development efforts with a selectively open business model, leveraging relationships with major chemical companies such as Henkel Loctite, DSM Somos, Detax, Keystone and Arkema to sell third-party, industry-validated resins for use with…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.06
November 19, 2020
…numbers. Garr Tool Gorilla Mill GWS Tool Group M.A. Ford MasterCut Mitsubishi Materials OSG PCT Robb Jack TapExtension This initial group of companies will soon be joined by ISCAR, Kurt, Allied Machine, ProMax Premium, SGS Tools, Lyndex-Nikken, with more to come. The response has been quite positive. In a recent press release, OSG USA vice president Tak Aoyama noted that the company is hopeful about the partnership. “MachiningCloud has created an effective and efficient application that allows OSG's cutting tool data to be easily shared with our customer base. Their cloud-based application provides essential up-to-date details to help identify the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.13
July 10, 2020
…a Porsche 911 into a 911 RS, and a Ford Mustang 1966 into a GT350H. To solve some of the toughest challenges posed by the clients, the ABcar Oldtimers employs a very modern technique—3D printing, powered by printers from Zortrax. For example, “the thin needles in the display of tachometers and speedometers mounted in the vehicles provided by Mercedes Benz were beautifully crafted with a crescent moon at their tips. These are no longer produced. It is possible to order similar ones cut with a diamond blade. However, they would be shaped in a standard pattern, losing the unique spirit…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.64
June 26, 2020
…mid-April, Bloomberg reported that a dozen workers at a Ford plant in Plymouth, Mich., were “experimenting with wearable social distancing devices that could be deployed more widely once the carmaker reopens idled manufacturing plants.” The smartwatches, a joint effort between Samsung Electronics and Radiant RFID, use Bluetooth technology “to detect proximity and clustering of workers.” If two people are standing too close to one another, the watch vibrates and displays a color-coded, “danger Will Robinson” warning that tells them to break it up. Ford also announced that it expects to use thermal-imaging scanning technology as workers enter a facility to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.03
April 17, 2020
…more than 60 countries at companies such as Toyota, Ford Motors, Raytheon, ABB and CABKA North America. In addition to helping MiR grow its AMR installations across the United States and Latin America, these partnerships better enable the CSIs to offer customized solutions for their end users’ specific applications. According to Darryl King, vice president of sales at JMP, “Our goal is to help drive the adoption of automation technology by providing the expertise to deliver solutions and support our customers during their journeys. For 30 years, JMP has been providing exceptional customer experiences while delivering the very best automated…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.09
March 25, 2020
…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 strapping…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.92
March 11, 2020
…in more than 50 countries at companies like Toyota, Ford and Raytheon. The MiR250 battery is based on the large-capacity models, featuring 48v architecture (instead of 24v) for longer runtime and double the charging speed. The can add 3 hours of operation in a 24-hour period. To further reduce downtime, batteries can be swapped in 2 minutes. MiR has updated a number of standard components in the MiR250 to give the robot a longer life-time and allow it to operate effectively in industrial environments. “The MiR250 is one of the few logistics automation robots of its size built solidly enough…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 21.61
November 19, 2019
…how the pioneers of 3D production in manufacturing: Electrolux, Ford, and Caterpillar, have continued to push the industry forward with innovations in materials, speed, and costs. Electrolux | 3D Print On Demand to Lower Costs As the company moves toward “smart factories” for the production and manufacturing of its domestic appliance products, Electrolux, a Swedish domestic appliance manufacturer, is embracing 3D printing for the manufacturing of spare parts on demand. With this initiative, Electrolux engineers are solving problems that affect both the manufacturer and the customer. For example, an on-demand service for 3D printing of spare parts lowers the manufacturer’s…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.36
September 11, 2019
…more than 50 countries at companies such as Toyota, Ford Motors, Raytheon, ABB and CABKA North America. The robots help manufacturers and other organizations keep up with ever-changing customer demands with flexible and easily adaptable production facilities. For example, Teamvantage, an injection molding and contract manufacturer, implemented a MiR100 robot with a hook (a MiRHook100) this summer at its warehouse in Forest Lake, Minnesota. “Teamvantage recently embarked on a warehouse optimization project, part of which was to implement an autonomous robot to efficiently transport product between our warehouse and production floor and to enable our employees to focus on more…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 19.02
June 14, 2019
…more than 20 years. Created in collaboration with Henry Ford Health System in Detroit with Dr. Dee Dee Wang, MD, FACC, director of Structural Heart Imaging, and leveraging the Henry Ford Innovation Institute's patented workflow, Mimics Enlight is intended to support patient selection and planning for structural heart and vascular therapy. The software includes consistent methods of taking critical measurements. This enables clinicians to reliably plan and screen patients for cardiovascular procedures. The TMVR workflow provides a streamlined, easy-to-use clinical workflow for planning complex procedures to correct mitral regurgitation, a disease affecting nearly one in 10 people age 75 and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 35.77
May 28, 2019
…all avenues of its product development and manufacturing processes, Ford is pursuing a pilot project to jump-start the design of tools and fixtures, including making it easier for plant floor workers to produce components on their own without help from experienced experts. Ford’s Cologne, Germany, pilot plant maintains a small-scale manufacturing line, which develops cars years before they go into production. As part of their efforts, the team has been honing an optimized workflow to create jigs, tools and fixtures at local plants using 3D printing techniques as opposed to subbing out the components to external partners. Ford has established…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.05
May 24, 2019
…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 has…
