Manufacturer's Monthly

JULY 28, 2024

Richard Petterson (right) oversees production at Tindo’s Adelaide facility, Australia’s only solar panel manufacturer. Image: Tindo Solar Manufacturers’ Monthly spoke with Richard Petterson, CEO of Tindo, to learn more about his company’s journey in becoming Australia’s only solar panel manufacturer.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 25, 2024

Source: ASTM International ASTM International today announced the appointment of Andrew G. Kireta will succeed Katharine Morgan, who served in the role since 2017 and will retire after a “ distinguished 40-year career with ASTM.” ASTM offers visibility into global standards development.

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Gary Mintchell

APRIL 25, 2023

The first time edge compute and edge applications came my way was through IT companies—Dell in 2015 and HPE in 2017. Even though you might expect the natural “edge” in manufacturing would lie with the automation vendors, such is not the case. They both still have edge devices and “edge-to-cloud” strategies.

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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. ” MassRobotics startups find success across sectors The startups in Massachusetts’ robotics ecosystem support a range of industries, particularly in manufacturing, defense, and logistics.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2024

He highlights the challenges of reshoring manufacturing, the implications of political campaigns on robotics, and the importance of tariffs and immigration reforms. based company has been engineering and validating its inventory drone system since it was founded in 2017. The Mountain View, Calif.-based

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2024

Multiple sources told The Robot Report a funding round fell through at the last minute, which caused the company to lay off its staff and close its doors. A big problem, according to multiple sources, is that robotics manufacturers have their own operating systems, many of which have become easier to use over the years.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 4, 2024

Source: Kiwibot Consolidation among mobile robot providers is not limited to warehouses. “This move not only strengthens our position in the market, but also connects the manufacturing expertise from Asia with the AI development in the West securely.” Kiwibot today announced that it has acquired AUTO Mobility Solutions Co.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Source: Quasi Robotics Quasi Robotics Inc. “We’ve worked closely with leaders in life science, manufacturing, and healthcare to develop Cloud Connect 2.0,” stated Tom Dolan, sales director of Quasi Robotics. Founded in 2017, Quasi Robotics develops AMRs for materials handling and intralogistics transport.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Source: ANYbotics ANYbotics AG recently celebrated the production of its 100th ANYmal quadruped. ” ANYbotics spun out of ETH Zurich in 2016 and sold its first systems in 2017. . ” ANYbotics spun out of ETH Zurich in 2016 and sold its first systems in 2017. The 100th ANYmal passes locomotion testing.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Source: Daniela Rus Each year, the IEEE Awards Board selects a distinguished group of individuals to receive its highest honors. The event will bring together over 5,000 developers focused on building robots for aerospace and defense, healthcare, logistics, manufacturing, and other markets.

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Fastener News Desk

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Manufacturers’ Outlook Survey: Third Quarter 2023 The National Association of Manufacturers Q3 2023 Manufacturers’ Outlook Survey shows manufacturers’ with the lowest level of optimism among NAM members (65.1%) since Q2 2020. Concern about an unfavorable business climate was the highest in six years (Q2 2017).

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 25, 2024

Source: Outrider Between the automated warehouse and self-driving long-haul vehicles, there is the opportunity to add robotics to yard management. In 2017, we recognized that autonomously moving 50,000-lb. Source: Outrider Outrider patent efforts advance Outrider now has 11 issued patents and over 50 pending patents in the U.S.

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 21, 2025

Source | Zero Tolerance LLC Meet Murphy Forsyth. Murphy’s journey into the world of moldmaking began in 2017 when she started working part-time in Zero Tolerance’s front office while also managing parks for the City of Rochester Hills.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JUNE 12, 2024

Image: Maple Glass Printing Nick Birbilis, the co-founder of Maple Glass Printing, spoke to Manufacturers Monthly’ and explained how his company created novel glass 3D printing technology, and successfully commercialised it. The MGP catalogue Since it’s 2017, MGP has designed four printers. It was a novel concept.

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AU Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The new 2022 Queensland Procurement Policy reaffirms this government’s commitment to source more goods and services from small businesses and this Roadshow allows business owners to discover how they can benefit under the new policy,” the minister said. . The “Buy Queensland” approach was rolled out in 2017 and has since distributed over $75.5

Beverage 83

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 30, 2024

The company has been working on humanoids for more than a decade and has been an innovator since the introduction of the EVE robot, a predecessor to NEO, in 2017. While every humanoid robot manufacturer wants to avoid a collision with human beings, there will inevitably be accidents. The Beta prototype is a bit heavier.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Source: Nimble While warehouse automation today is limited to a few functions, improvements in artificial intelligence promise to change that. ” Founded in 2017, Nimble’s services include robotic fulfillment and transportation. Nimble said its AI technology has picked, packed, and handled millions of items.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

MARCH 27, 2024

The state’s Climate Change Act of 2017 establishes targets aimed at achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, with milestones along the way to track progress and ensure accountability. Meeting the Victorian Government’s ambitious targets demands innovation across various sectors, particularly in transportation and logistics.

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E&T

JANUARY 30, 2023

Following the successful trial on one engine, Emirates said it wanted to continue to develop the initiative with engine airframe manufacturers. Emirates’ first flight powered by SAF blended with jet fuel was in 2017, operating from Chicago O’Hare airport on a Boeing 777. It received its first SAF-powered A380 delivery in 2020.

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Mold Making Technology

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Source (All images) | APSX As moldmakers face increasing pressures to deliver faster and more cost-effective solutions, integrating 3D printing (3DP), machining and desktop injection molding into the process can offer significant advantages for both novice and advanced moldmakers. A mold produced on a desktop resin 3D printer.

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AU Manufacturing

AUGUST 2, 2022

Leading energy retailer and generator EnergyAustralia has joined forces with commercial eMobility manufacturer SEA Electric in a strategic partnership, which will assist in accelerating the transition to clean energy for the nation’s truck fleets. . Media Release by SEA Electric. car licence models through to 22.5t three-axle rigids.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 22, 2024

Source: Mendaera Josh DeFonzo, co-founder and CEO of Mendaera, offered new details about his startup’s technology and goals in an exclusive interview, as he announced the acquisition of operating room telepresence technology that Avail Medsystems developed. Butterfly Network won FDA clearance in 2017 for the Butterfly iQ for iPhone.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 18, 2024

Source | Delta Mold Inc. Source | Delta Mold Inc. we work hard to stay diversified and agile, to understand the needs and requirements of our customers, and to be their go-to source of injection and compression molds,” Ernie Young, Delta Mold president, explains. “As the primary mold builder in the southeast U.S.,

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) 98

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Foley

JUNE 7, 2023

Both enforcement agencies and consumers increasingly are focused on manufacturers’ supply chains. Just as importantly, manufacturers will face tangible reputational risks if forced-labor issues are exposed in their supply chains. Human rights enforcement frameworks increasingly have real teeth.

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AU Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The Arnott’s Group , one of Australia’s most iconic food manufacturers and CleanPeak Energy , a specialist distributed renewable energy company, have signed an agreement to transition the world-class Huntingwood manufacturing facility to 100 per cent renewable electricity by 2029. CleanPeak will then source an additional 17.3

Energy Optimization 84

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 29, 2024

Sources: Diligent Robotics, Adagy Robotics Almost half of all startups that began in 2021 were formed by women, according to human resources cloud software company Gusto. We’re really excited about logistics and manufacturing right now,” Shinkle said. Within the robotics industry, however, it’s a different story.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Image: EMVision Sydney-based MedTech manufacturer , EMVision, creates portable brain scanners for rapid stroke diagnosis, aiming to accelerate diagnostic speed and accuracy in both rural and urban settings. The EMVision supply chain EMVisions plans to retain manufacturing locally and has established a pilot production line at Macquarie Park.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 17, 2024

In the meantime, the company itself changed owners, from Google in 2013 to SoftBank in 2017 and most recently to Hyundai in 2020. Source: Boston Dynamics “Everything we understood, from the time of launching Spot as a prototype to it being a reliable product deployed in fleets, is going into the new Atlas,” Playter said.

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E&T

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The target would also help to provide investment certainty for vehicle manufacturers to increase their electric and green hydrogen offerings, the companies write. The firm first announced its intentions to produce such a vehicle in 2017 , although it has only become a commercial reality this month.

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 19, 2025

Source | Wepco Plastics Inc. This is a story that many manufacturing company owners can relate to, especially in the second generation when you have to change the narrative. Wepco Plastics discovered the book in 2017. EOS, founded by Gino Wickman, transformed Wepco Plastics. EOS stands for the Entrepreneurial Operating System.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Source: WeRide Guangzhou, China-based WeRide was officially listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market today under the ticker symbol “WRD.” ” Established in 2017, WeRide provides autonomous driving systems ranging from SAE Level 2 to Level 4. per American depositary share, or ADS. . million sq.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Manufacturing Supply Chain Insights. Manufacturing is the No. Many small and midsized manufacturers assume their limited profile shields them from being targeted in cyberattacks, the opposite is often true thanks to the supply chain. Given the interconnectedness of global manufacturing, cybersecurity can be a massive challenge.

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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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Manufacturer's Monthly

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Energy Renaissance is set to operate Australia’s first lithium-ion battery manufacturing giga-factory. Founded in 2015, Energy Renaissance has spent the past seven years building its technology and business planning to enter manufacturing at the ‘ Renaissance One ’ plant in Tomago, just north of Newcastle in the Hunter Valley.

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Canadian Manufacturing

MARCH 6, 2023

producer of the Clearly Canadian line of premium sparkling waters, announced the introduction of two new portfolio offerings to their lineup, the first major additions since the brand was re-introduced to mass distribution in 2017. Clearly Canadian, Grapefruit Essence TORONTO — The Clearly Food & Beverage Company Ltd.,

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Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 8, 2023

In early 2017, the International Agency for Research on Cancer classed welding fumes as ‘Carcinogenic to Humans’. Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) systems capture and extract welding fume at the source and are a proven way of reducing exposure. All workplaces should have fit-for-purpose LEV systems installed and regularly maintained.

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AU Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

While initially designed to be battery-powered, Vertiia has a unique airframe design that enables hydrogen to be used as a fuel source. AMSL Aero was founded by husband and wife, Andrew Moore and Siobhan Lyndon, in 2017 with the vision to decarbonise transport by developing the world’s most efficient eVTOL.

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