Day: July 24, 2017
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Toshiba launches three new industrial robots aimed at automated picking applications
Toshiba Machine has launched three new industrial robots. The three new models are part of the company’s TVM series of vertically articulated robots, and all have “high cost performance and reliability”, says Toshiba. The TVM series is designed primarily for use in transfer and assembly processes in the automobile components industry and enables high productivity in…
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Airbus chooses Stratasys system to 3D print components for new aircraft
Stratasys has been chosen by Airbus to supply 3D printing and additive manufacturing systems for the production of components for aerospace company’s new plane. Airbus has already used the Stratasys FDM 3D Production System to produce 1,000 flight parts for use on its A350 XWB aircraft. The 3D printed parts use a resin called Ultem…
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Opec and big oil eyeing electric cars with trepidation, says Bloomberg
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Opec, and big oil companies around the world are looking at the growing popularity of electric cars anew, and revising their forecasts, according to a new report by Bloomberg New Energy Finance. The prospect of a massive trend that shows consumers turning away from petrol-driven vehicles would have huge…