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Vietnam’s production of rare earth materials soared in 2022

E&T

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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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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Rethink Robotics relaunches with cobots, AMRs, mobile manipulation

Robotics Business Review

The company started developing cobots in Boston back in 2008, but it had to revamp its product line and find new owners. See the table below for a quick overview of Rethink Robotics’ new Reacher line: Source: Rethink Robotics Mobile robots part of new offerings Rethink Robotics introduced its first-ever autonomous mobile robots (AMRs).

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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.

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Making high tech medical gels with Australian spinifex grass

Manufacturer's Monthly

In 2008, the Dugalunji Aboriginal Corporation (now Bulugudu Ltd) and The University of Queensland were awarded an Australian Research Council Discovery Grant to explore the Aboriginal and Western scientific knowledge of spinifex grasses.

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Amazon reportedly planning to cut 10,000 jobs

E&T

Amazon could "axe 10,000 workers" after economic forecasts predict slow growth, The New York Times and The Washington Post have reported, citing sources close to the matter. . Overall, the company's stock is down about 41 per cent for the year, more than the 14 per cent drop in the S&P 500, and is on pace for its worst year since 2008.

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5 Tips for Running a Profitable Aerospace Shop

Modern Machine Shop

The company runs out of a 70,0000-square-foot facility in Bloomingdale, Georgia, where it has met success and weathered downturns, including both the 2008 financial crash and the drop in aerospace orders during the COVID-19 pandemic. For over 30 years, Aerotech Machining has served the demanding aerospace market.

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