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Archives for May 9, 2018

Fictiv raises $15 million for its virtual manufacturing platform

May 9, 2018 by Sam Francis

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Startup company Fictiv says it has raised $15 million in Series B funding. 

The funding round included Accel, Intel Capital, FJ Labs, Tandon Group, Stanford-StartX Fund, and Bill Gates.

The on-demand manufacturing services provider also demonstrated new workflow optimization tools and unveiled offices in Guangzhou, China.  [Read more…] about Fictiv raises $15 million for its virtual manufacturing platform

Filed Under: Design, Industry, Manufacturing, News Tagged With: fictiv, sinovation, virtual manufacturing

Automatica preview: Robotics innovations of today for the smart production concepts of tomorrow

May 9, 2018 by Sam Francis

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Automatica is probably the world’s leading showcase event for the robotics and automation industry.

This time around, Robotics and Automation News is highly pleased to announce that we are an official media partner for the biennial trade show.

Event organisers are previewing some of the main robotics innovations for smart production concepts that will be at the show next month.  [Read more…] about Automatica preview: Robotics innovations of today for the smart production concepts of tomorrow

Filed Under: Features, Industrial robots, Industry Tagged With: automatica, collaborative robots, epson robots, event, fanuc, kuka robotics, stäubli robotics

Rakuten Super Logistics partners with inVia Robotics to integrate autonomous mobile robots into US warehouses

May 9, 2018 by Sam Francis

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inVia’s robotics-as-a-service platform and picker robots to support Rakuten Super Logistics e-commerce fulfillment and warehouse productivity

inVia Robotics, a provider of warehouse automation solutions for e-commerce fulfillment centers, says that Rakuten Super Logistics has deployed inVia’s autonomous warehouse robotics technology within its Nevada operations.

Using the inVia Picker robots and cloud-based robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) management system, the company expects to increase its e-commerce fulfillment and warehouse productivity by more than 300 percent as the solution scales with data collection and optimization.

Rakuten Super Logistics is a leading national e-commerce order fulfillment company that has been on the forefront of order fulfillment technology since 2001.  [Read more…] about Rakuten Super Logistics partners with inVia Robotics to integrate autonomous mobile robots into US warehouses

Filed Under: Logistics, News, Transportation Tagged With: invia robotics, rakuten super logistics, warehouse robots

Pioneering renewable energy project benefits from precision motion control

May 9, 2018 by Sam Francis

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Heason Technology delivers EtherCAT motion solution for Swift TG’s novel WindSurf vertical axis wind turbine

Swift TG Energy Scotland, the renewables technology division of the Swift TG Group, has developed an innovative active-pitch Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) called WindSurf – where multi-axis EtherCAT motion control executes CFD derived algorithms to dynamically position aerofoil blades in real-time – offering increased efficiency and operability over similar technologies, as well as challenging the location siting limitations of the Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine (HAWT).

Heason Technology, the leading motion systems designer and manufacturer, has worked closely with STGES’s engineers from the initial WindSurf design concept and through the project’s development stages – providing prototype systems and application support for a tightly synchronised six-axis EtherCAT system that manages all of the motion control, maths functions and I/O interfacing as a single stand-alone solution.

The basics for the WindSurf VAWT comprises five individual 6 metre high vertical aerofoils that are arranged and supported on upper and lower “spider arms” that drive the generator.  [Read more…] about Pioneering renewable energy project benefits from precision motion control

Filed Under: Features, Manufacturing Tagged With: heason, kollmorgen, swift energy, windsurf

Automotive industry could gain $160 billion through smart factory adoption, says report

May 9, 2018 by Liv

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Capgemini has announced a new report by its Digital Transformation Institute which reveals that the automotive industry can expect to achieve $160 billion in productivity gains annually from smart factory adoption from 2023 onwards.

The report, Automotive Smart Factories: How Auto Manufacturers can Benefit from the Digital Industrial Revolution, which surveyed more than 320 automotive manufacturers, demonstrates that the automotive sector has set more aggressive targets for smart factory initiatives compared to other sectors.

A global top 102 automotive manufacturer can expect to realize an additional $4.6 billion or a 50 percent growth in operational profits annually within five years of a full smart factory implementation.  [Read more…] about Automotive industry could gain $160 billion through smart factory adoption, says report

Filed Under: Features, Industry, Manufacturing Tagged With: automotive industry, capgemini, smart factory

Autonomous Solutions wins Edison Award Gold Winner for Tractor Concept

May 9, 2018 by Anna

Autonomous Solutions, Inc. (ASI) was voted a Gold winner in the 2018 Edison Awards in April for its work in the development of the Autonomous Tractor Concept with CNH Industrial and its brands Case IH and New Holland Agriculture.

The Edison Awards, celebrating 31 years of honouring the best in innovation and excellence in the development of new products and services, made the announcement at the April event at The Capitale in New York City.

ASI is the autonomous technology provider for CNH Industrial, parent company of Case IH and New Holland Agriculture and jointly announced the Autonomous Tractor Concept with those companies in late 2016.

[Read more…] about Autonomous Solutions wins Edison Award Gold Winner for Tractor Concept

Filed Under: Industry, News Tagged With: asi, autonomous tractor, edison awards

Infineon receives quality award from Toyota’s Hirose Plant

May 9, 2018 by Anna

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Infineon Technologies AG has received an award from Toyota for continuously outstanding product quality.

The auto maker’s Hirose plant presented its Honour Quality Award to the Munich-based chip maker for its CAN transceivers – devices that enable various electronic control units (ECU) in the car to exchange data.

Achieving zero defects in automotive electronics is becoming increasingly important in light of many new functionalities such as automated driving.

[Read more…] about Infineon receives quality award from Toyota’s Hirose Plant

Filed Under: News, Transportation Tagged With: infineon technologies, toyota

Formlabs integrates with Autodesk’s generative design software, Netfabb

May 9, 2018 by Anna

Formlabs, the designer and manufacturer of 3D printing systems, is to streamline its user integration with Autodesk’s Netfabb Software.

Users in Netfabb will be able to connect directly to PreForm, Formlabs’ print preparation software, create and modify their own support strategy to optimize parts for the Form 2 and easily hollow and add lattice structures and perforation holes to their models to save print time and materials use.

Users of Netfabb within PreForm will be able to use Netfabb mesh repair, and, for the Fuse 1 SLS 3D printer, 2D and 3D packing algorithms will optimally place parts within the build volume.

[Read more…] about Formlabs integrates with Autodesk’s generative design software, Netfabb

Filed Under: Computing, News Tagged With: autodesk, formlabs, netfabb

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