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Stäubli opens fourth site in North America

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Stäubli announced the opening of a new training facility and service centre in Novi, Michigan (USA). The facility provides support for Stäubli customers in all industrial sectors with a special focus on the automotive industry.

The new facility will also serve as a sales, service and engineering center for Stäubli’s robotic, fluid and electrical connector customers.

This new site is in line with the current growth strategy of Stäubli group, focusing on organic growth as well as targeted acquisitions, ensuring its clients receive innovative and comprehensive products and technologies.

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DuPont releases new thermoplastic for automotive components

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DuPont Transportation & Advanced Polymers, a newly formed business segment within DowDuPont’s Specialty Products Division, is introducing DuPont Hytrel HTR8745 BK320, a new grade of TPC-ET developed for blow moulding of constant velocity joint (CVJ) inboard boots.

An industry leader in co-polyester elastomer solutions for CVJ boots, DuPont has engineered a next-generation, high-performance thermoplastic elastomer with excellent heat and fatigue resistance.

“Introduced in 1984 for automotive CVJ outboard boots, Hytrel is the industry standard for excellent balance of grease resistance, high-temperature durability, low-temperature flexibility and historically proven performance,” said Laurent Lefebvre, marketing manager, DuPont Transportation & Advanced Polymers.

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Christie’s in New York to auction painting produced by artificial intelligence for around $10,000

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A painting produced by artificial intelligence will be auctioned by Christie’s in an auction tomorrow – Thursday, 25th October 2018 – in New York.

The portrait, called Edmond de Belamy (main picture), is believed to be the first piece of AI art to go under the hammer at a major auction house and is created by French art collective “Obvious”.

The AI system compares its own portraits against ones made by human artists and works on them until it is unable to tell the difference between the two.  [Read more…] about Christie’s in New York to auction painting produced by artificial intelligence for around $10,000

Bright Machines raises $180 million for ‘software-defined and totally automated manufacturing’

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Startup company Bright Machines has raised almost $180 million in Series A funding to expand its “software-defined manufacturing” and “totally automated manufacturing” offerings.

Bright Machines describes software-defined manufacturing as the application of artificial intelligence to the $7 trillion manufacturing industry.

The term “software-defined” is generally applied to computer networks, in the reasonably well-known phrase software-defined networks or networking.  [Read more…] about Bright Machines raises $180 million for ‘software-defined and totally automated manufacturing’

ArcelorMittal: sale agreed for four EU steel plants

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ArcelorMittal has received a binding offer from Liberty House Group for the acquisition of ArcelorMittal Ostrava (Czech Republic), ArcelorMittal Galati (Romania), ArcelorMittal Skopje (Macedonia) and ArcelorMittal Piombino (Italy).

The four assets are part of a divestment package the Company agreed with the European Commission during its merger control investigation into the Company’s acquisition of Ilva S.p.A (‘Ilva’).

Transaction closing is subject to the completion of the Company’s acquisition of Ilva, and conditional on EU approval and the conclusion of information consultations with local and European Works Councils.

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Festo opens development centre in Boston, USA

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Automation specialist Festo has officially opened its first development centre for components and automation solutions specifically for the life science market in Boston, USA.

The USA is at the forefront of the global life science market. This is where most industry-relevant innovations and new technologies emerge.

In order to participate in these developments at an early stage, Festo began setting up a Technical Engineering Center (TEC) in Boston at the end of 2017.

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Swisslog and Savioke introduce new autonomous service robot to healthcare industry

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Swisslog Healthcare, in conjunction with robotics company, Savioke, have launched Relay robot, a new autonomous service robot for application in healthcare settings.

Initially deployed for pharmacy and laboratory pick-up and delivery, the Relay robot helps hospitals optimize labor productivity.

Cory Kwarta, North America president, Swisslog Healthcare, says: “Today’s healthcare environment challenges nurses, lab techs, and pharmacists to decide how they spend their valuable time.  [Read more…] about Swisslog and Savioke introduce new autonomous service robot to healthcare industry

Softwear launches new automated industrial sewing system with machine vision

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Softwear Automation has launched a new automated industrial sewing system. The next generation of its Lowry Sewbot is now available worldwide.

The company says the new system includes features such as fully automated loading, flaw detection, sewing, seaming, cutting, labeling and re-stacking all enabled by revolutionary machine vision technology.  [Read more…] about Softwear launches new automated industrial sewing system with machine vision

DJI launches new Phantom drone for construction surveying

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DJI, a maker of civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, has launched its new drone, the Phantom 4 RTK.

The company is emphasising its application in construction surveying. (See video below.)

DJI says the Phantom 4 RTK is a high-precision aerial survey drone that combines centimeter-level navigation and positioning with a high-performance imaging system to improve survey efficiency and accuracy, reducing operational difficulty and cost.  [Read more…] about DJI launches new Phantom drone for construction surveying

Automated storage and retrieval systems market to witness double-digit growth in Asia

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The automated storage and retrieval systems market is expected to grow at an annual rate of 7.6 percent during the period 2018-2028, according to a report by Fact.mr.

North America is likely to maintain its lucrativeness in the automated storage and retrieval systems market, accounting for nearly 30 percent revenue share of the global market in 2018.

The report says that opportunities will not be limited to developed regions alone. Automated storage and retrieval systems market in Asia-Pacific excluding Japan is likely to register the highest annual growth rate throughout the forecast period.  [Read more…] about Automated storage and retrieval systems market to witness double-digit growth in Asia

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