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Motion Ai Opens New Facility in Minnesota

The facility features regional sales and support center, classrooms for employee and customer training, a regional fulfillment center, assembly and fabrication shops, a proof-of-concept design area and engineering labs.

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Fast-FlexMont2 project targets optimized, large-structure CFRP assembly

Advanced measuring and referencing methods, highly precise positioning technologies and continuous digital process control by Fraunhofer IFAM demonstrate automated rudder hinge assembly.

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Engel North America Launched Apprenticeship Program

Certified and registered within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the program lasts four years with a combination of on-the-job experience and classroom-based instruction.
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on EV Fine Print, AI for PD, Designing the '23 Escape & More

Reading the EV footnotes. . .using AI for developing fuel tanks. . .driving the Hyundai Kona N. . .styling the ‘23 Ford Escape. . .Mercedes safety. . .Consumer Reports on safety in seating. . .the Ariel Hipercar. . .Electrify America using batteries. . .Bosch building EV motors. . .the Dodge performance strategy. . .

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CompoTech, RTI collaborate on composite mast, telescopic boom for mobile cranes, davits

Cost-competitive carbon fiber-reinforced epoxy crane design uses CompoTech’s automated composites processes, eliminating welding or heat treatment and producing 50-70% stiffer structures.

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Markforged Partners With 3YourMind to Scale Automation of AM

3YourMind delivers end-to-end additive manufacturing workflow by integrating Markforged’s Eiger software to facilitate Industry 4.0 adoption.

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VMA Welcomes Caltrol Inc.

Caltrol, established in 1934, is an employee-owned company and Emerson Impact Partner.

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ABB Enters Strategic Partnership With Scalable Robotics

Scalable Robotics’ technology enables users to easily program welding robots without the need for coding.

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Broetje-Automation works with Boeing Germany, consortium in “Shimless Assembly” project

Foundation for future aircraft programs aims for -75% manufacturing time, -25% cost via end-to-end digitization, tolerance compensation and force-controlled joining.  

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Bosch Rexroth Moving to Larger Charlotte Facility

Bosch Rexroth will move its factory automation technology manufacturing into a “factory of the future” by summer 2024.