Is Your Company Ready for the Robotic Revolution?
March 19, 2019
Robotics are making their way into warehouses and DCs around the world, but it's not an end-all. It takes a complete end-to-end solution, which means investing in the right type...
CNC Software Updates Name of Wildest Parts Competition
March 15, 2019
Masters of CAM is an online platform for Mastercam users to submit stories about their experience and skills using CAD/CAM software to design and machine parts.
60 Seconds with Jeff Burnstein, President of the Association for Advancing Automation (A3)
March 12, 2019
Modern's staff sat down with Jeff Burnstein of A3 to discuss Automation and the Automate event.
Manufacturing Awareness Signals a New Phase in Generative Design
March 1, 2019
Migrating from theoretically optimal topology to manufacturable shapes, generative design technology shows signs of maturity.
Deep Learning and Design Engineering
March 1, 2019
Designers incorporate AI and deep learning into new products and in their own design processes.
Jabil Offers Comprehensive Materials Services for 3D Printing
February 12, 2019
Engineering services and new innovation center can accelerate materials development.
ADAPT Consortium Looks to the Future of Additive Manufacturing
January 28, 2019
MIT's new initiative brings together manufacturers, 3D printing companies, academics
A3 announces call for 2019 Automate Launch Pad Startup Competition
January 16, 2019
Entrepreneurs vie for $10,000 cash award, spotlight at the April 8-11 Automate show and conference.
Giving Machines the Sense of Touch
January 1, 2019
It's important to remember that the sensor is still in the early stages of development, yet the technology represents a step closer to giving robots, prosthetics and electronic devices the...
RightHand Robotics Picking Up Where Amazon’s Kiva Systems Left Off
December 19, 2018
RightHand Robotics, a Somerville, Mass-based company founded in 2014 by Leif Jentoft and Yaro Tenzer, closed a $23 million Series B round for its RightPick robotic piece-picking technology.
5G Resources: CAD and Simulation in the Era of Supercharged Networks
December 11, 2018
Cloud CAD vendor Onshape and simulation software maker ANSYS discuss the impact of 5G on design engineering.
Use Design for Manufacture and Assembly to Read Error Signals from Manufacturing Shop Floor
December 3, 2018
DFMA lets the engineers get down to the fundamentals when it comes to quality performance and operations of final components.
Researchers Train Self-Driving on Virtual Roads
December 1, 2018
Programs learn to navigate in digital highways.
Artificial Intelligence Beyond the Hype
December 1, 2018
Advancements in computing and research are making AI applications much more feasible.
North American robotics orders to non-automotive companies surge to new records
November 29, 2018
Automotive (52%) and non-automotive (48%) segments are closer than ever in the history of RIA's reports dating back to 1984.
Formnext 2018 Pinpoints Anticipated Disruptions to Additive Manufacturing
November 27, 2018
Additive manufacturing hardware vendors shift from optimization for quality to optimization for speed and face competition from open-system material manufacturers.
AU 2018: Fusing Generative Design with Manufacturing Constraints
November 20, 2018
At company's annual user conference, Autodesk executives reveals efforts to bring manufacturing awareness to the AI-like generative design software.
Resilience and innovation at Gap Inc.
November 12, 2018
Just months before the start of the 2016 holiday season, one of Gap Inc.'s distribution centers was destroyed by fire. Here's the story of how resilience and innovation saved the...
AI Moves to the Network’s Edge
October 31, 2018
Harnessing increased compute power to address AI applications requires storage, cloud and infrastructure planning.
