Gary Mintchell

AUGUST 30, 2024

The company is alive and well as a part of a conglomerate since 2017. Speaking of robotics and collaborative robotics—my last post mentioned Universal Robots. UR leaps on the AI bandwagon at IMTS announcing an AI-powered machine tending solution. This enables faster batch changeovers by eliminating the need for fixtures.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Aeronautical engineer and pilot Andrew Moore began developing the craft in 2017, having worked as a helicopter design engineer. Andrew and co-founder Siobhan Lyndon, who has extensive experience in operational management at Google, formed AMSL Aero in 2017 to develop Vertiia. “In

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Manufacturing & Logistics IT

JULY 5, 2017

provider of logistics solutions for manufacturers and distributors since 1992, has been selected by Supply & Demand Chain Executive as a recipient of a SDCE 100 Award for 2017. Westfalia Technologies, Inc.,

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Robotics Automation News

OCTOBER 26, 2023

In 2017, the US Department of Defense’s Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) pegged the losses at $170 billion. There is a wide disparity between different organizations’ assessments of the revenue and job losses caused by counterfeit chips. billion annually. […]

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Plastics News

JANUARY 3, 2023

Ultima is owned by a group of local investors led by Greg Riedford, who previously co-founded compounder Omni Plastics LLC. Omni was acquired by Celanese Corp.

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Robotics Automation News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Data published by Exotec says that, since the company’s first delivered site in 2017, its warehouse robots have covered a distance of 28,791,005 kilometres (17,889,901 miles) – equivalent to 37 return trips to the moon. The company says its Skypod robots have logged over 5 million kilometres (3.1

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2024

Its robot density has increased by 6% on average each year since 2017. Its robot density has grown by 5% CAGR since 2017. However, the IFR said Japan’s robot density has grown by 7% on average each year from 2017-2022. This shouldn’t come as a surprise, as South Korea was the most automated country in 2020 and 2021.

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Plastics Today

AUGUST 11, 2023

Heralded as a model for the world when it was launched in 2017, the plastic bag ban has faltered as smugglers from neighboring countries step in to meet demand.

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

For the first time since 2017, we’re in a ne… Read more on Cisco Blogs It’s hard to believe that Cisco Partner Summit 2023 is right around the corner in Miami Beach, Florida on November 6th – 9th. Yes, you read that correctly.

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Canadian Manufacturing

OCTOBER 30, 2024

” The automated distribution centres feature technology provided by METRO’s automation partner, Witron, a German Company with whom METRO has been working since 2017. “The opening of METRO’s Toronto Fresh DC represents a major milestone,” said Dan Gabbard, Vice President of Logistics and Distribution, METRO Inc.

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Gary Mintchell

JANUARY 5, 2023

Since their announcement of Mindsphere in 2017, Siemens has taken explicit steps to refocus the company away from being a hardware manufacturer in favor of being software and services provider. Since 2017, Siemens’ gross profit margin averaged 35.5% compared to 28.8% in the previous 5 years.

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Universal Robots

MARCH 27, 2017

Today’s manufacturers are continually looking for ways to produce high-quality products more efficiently and affordably so they can keep up with their competitors locally and globally. Canadian based company, Robotiq works with manufacturers helping them to automate their businesses and to overcome workforce challenges.

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MRPEasy

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

About MPW Precision After a German industrial organisation successfully acquired their previous long-standing manufacturing enterprise in 2017, entrepreneurs Maurice and Paul Watson promptly decided to go at it again […].

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

MAY 18, 2023

Ever since the WannaCry attack in 2017, ransomware has remained one of the most significant cyber threats worldwide. Ransomware is a type of malicious software that encrypts data on a victim’s… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

billion on Cruise since 2017. Motional , the $4 billion joint autonomous vehicle venture created in 2017 by Hyundai and Aptiv, lost one of its main financial backers. Automotive parts supplier Delphi acquired nuTonomy in 2017 for $450 million. Hyundai and Aptiv partnered in 2017 on Motional. GM also said Cruise lost $2.7

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Robotics Automation News

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

FCSM was established in Brownstown, Michigan, in January 2017 […] In what is being described as “a pivotal moment” in the commercialization of hydrogen fuel cell systems, GM and Honda have started production at their 50-50 joint venture production facility, FCSM.

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Plastics Today

JANUARY 13, 2023

In 2017, a worker became ensnared in a cluster of moving sheet extrusion rollers, which ultimately caused his death.

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Robotics Automation News

APRIL 8, 2023

Unibio was the Wealth Club’s first ever single company Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) offer to its clients in 2017. Producer of high quality, sustainable protein for the global animal feed market Unibio has announced an investment of approximately $70 million from the Saudi Industrial Investment Group (SIIG).

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Manufacturing & Logistics IT

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

Gartner, Inc. has released its ninth annual Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 ranking. The ranking recognises companies across the healthcare value chain that demonstrate leadership in improving human life at sustainable costs.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2024

Initially launched in 2017 as a collaboration between Swift and Carnegie Robotics, the Duro line includes high-precision GNSS receivers and software for accurate positioning in challenging environments. Carnegie Robotics supports off-road autonomy “Since 2017, we’ve focused on off-road autonomy,” explained Embrescia.

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Plastics News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

in a 2017 from Peninsula Packaging. The closure of a thermoforming plant in Exeter, Calif., represents the last of five plants acquired by Sonoco Products Co.

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Plastics News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

in a 2017 from Peninsula Packaging. The closure of a thermoforming plant in Exeter, Calif., represents the last of five plants acquired by Sonoco Products Co.

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Robotics Automation News

AUGUST 3, 2022

Blink, ever since its pompous acquisition by Amazon back in 2017, has come a long way both in terms of technology and extensibility. Automation of Smart gadgets has become the norm to sync seamlessly with our blazing hot lifestyle. And what better way to automate your Office security than with Blink Cams? And one of […].

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

MARCH 16, 2023

In early 2017, my husband and I were traveling in Thailand when he had a terrible accident. Despite all the best efforts, he was unable to recover, and I was forced to say goodbye in an ICU in… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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Robotics Automation News

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

In 2017, Cleveron discovered that a Chinese company had registered under its name an invention previously already invented by Cleveron. In 2018, […]

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 26, 2024

MassRobotics this month announced that resident startups have raised more than $1 billion since its founding in 2017. “It was apparent to us in 2017 that Silicon Valley was busy with autonomous vehicles, and competition for new graduates or moderately experienced people was vicious,” he told The Robot Report.

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Plastics News

AUGUST 15, 2022

15 against Alabama extrusion firm ABC Polymer Industries LLC over a 2017 fatality at its factory. The federal government brought a criminal case Aug.

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Robotics Automation News

AUGUST 1, 2022

Honda, originally a Japanese company, was wholly acquired by Guangzhou Automobile Group in 2017. Honda has started the construction of its new electric vehicle production plant in China.

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Robotics Automation News

JULY 27, 2022

Founded in 2017, Elite Robot says its robots give retailers and factories more choice, control and flexibility over their productions by managing the back-end of the production. Shanghai-based Elite Robot says it has raised “tens of millions of dollars” in its Series C funding round.

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Plastics Today

AUGUST 18, 2022

The employee was pulled through the rollers of plastic sheet machinery and died as a result in 2017.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 6, 2024

Kireta succeeds Katharine Morgan, who served in the role since 2017 and will retire after a “distinguished 40-year career with ASTM.” He joined the organization ‘s board of directors in 2014, serving as chair of the audit and finance committee in 2017, vice chair in 2018 and 2019, and chair of the board in 2020.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

JANUARY 29, 2024

billion CNY in 2017 to 25.9 in 2017 to 18.5% billion in 2017 to CNY 30.8 in 2017 to 14.9% The market size of recombinant collagen-based functional skincare products advanced from CNY 800 million in 2017 to CNY 4.6 The market size of medical dressings in China increased from 6.7 billion CNY in 2027. billion by 2027.

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Plastics News

OCTOBER 28, 2022

million in penalties after an employee was severely injured in a machine, the seventh time since 2017 that a worker has been hurt by the company's failure to lock out equipment, federal regulators said. OSHA also said there have been at least 13 serious incidents at the plant caused by exposure to burn and amputation hazards since 2017.

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Mold Making Technology

MAY 2, 2024

“Since taking over the testing in North America back in 2017, we have learned so much and continue to implement better techniques within our testing. ” In 2017, Autodesk partnered with Beaumont Advanced Processing to provide material characterization services for Autodesk Moldflow.

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NIST Manufacturing

AUGUST 17, 2022

She had several positions culminating as the Center Director in 2017 until she MassMEP and Board Chair Dennis Leonard announced the hiring of Kathie Mahoney to serve as the next President/CEO of MassMEP. Mahoney began her MEP career at MassMEP.

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