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Soft Skills Prove a Sharp Edge in Plastics Manufacturing

Modern Machine Shop

It’s easier for them to subcontract it out,” says Mark Rohlfs, president and one half of the brother-and-sister ownership team of East Coast Precision Manufacturing. “Connecticut has a long history of manufacturing and machine shops,” Nancy says. All photos by Modern Machine Shop. We have Sikorsky.

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Europe has a key role to play in the development of robots, humanoids

Robotics Business Review

Source: Adobe Stock While headlines often spotlight U.S. With over 140 years of experience, the company integrates software and engineering to optimize manufacturing, energy, and automation processes. The Munich-based company specializes in combining AI with robotics for user-friendly solutions to complex manufacturing challenges.

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Robotics leads a revolution on the farm, explains HELUKABEL

Robotics Business Review

Source: Adobe Stock The agriculture industry is faced with tremendous changes driven by climate change, a growing global population, and the increasing scarcity of resources such as water and farmable land. “Having uniform communications standards, which are used by all manufacturers, would help resolve this issue.

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Smelt spout robots can improve safety, productivity in North American pulp and paper mills

Robotics Business Review

Source: Valmet Recovery boilers represent a significant capital expenditure in the pulp and paper industry. Robotic technology for smelt spout cleaning has been available since 2008, but it has only recently entered North American paper mills. Source: Valmet.

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Medical Device Design Considerations with Additive Manufacturing

Additive Manufacturing

The medical device market has historically been one of the pioneer industries using additive manufacturing (AM) for production. In fact, according to FDA’s analysis of medical device clearances, additive manufacturing has been used in medical device production as early as 2008 (Ricles, L & Oh, S. RAPID, May 2014).

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Vietnam’s production of rare earth materials soared in 2022

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From 2008 to 2018, China exported nearly 408,000 metric tons of rare earths, which amounted to 42.3 ASM said a longer-term agreement with the Vietnamese firm, which is ultimately owned by China's government, would provide it with a multi-source feedstock option and additional supply security for its processing plant in South Korea.

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Top 10 Modern Machine Shop Articles of 2023

Modern Machine Shop

These harmonics always exist, and Schmitz notes that understanding the source of milling harmonics and their relationship to vibration can help improve parameter selection. Aerotech Machining has weathered downturns, including both the 2008 financial crash and the drop in aerospace orders during the COVID-19 pandemic.