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Setting Up the Building Blocks for a Digital Factory

Modern Machine Shop

The company long developed custom connectivity APIs to construct the information pipelines it requires, but this could mean over a year of effort for new machines and new controls. Crucial pieces of data were invisible from the user end, and the team would have to code without knowing if they were targeting the correct pieces of information.

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SonicSense robot hand perceives objects via acoustic vibration

Robotics Business Review

Researchers at Duke University have developed a system called SonicSense that gives robots a sense of touch by “listening” to vibrations. The researchers said this allows the robots to identify materials, understand shapes and recognize objects. It’s difficult to replicate that level of complexity in simulations.

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Groundbreaking Ultra Accuracy for GoFa Cobots

Fabricating & Metal Work

ABB Robotics recently launched Ultra Accuracy, a new industry-leading feature for its GoFa cobot family that delivers the highest level of precision available in cobots, enabling over 10 times greater path accuracy vs. other cobots on the market. ” The Ultra Accuracy’s path accuracy of 0.03

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CEMEX Invests in COBOD’S Revolutionary 3D Printing Tech

i4.0 today

CEMEX and COBOD have been working together over the last year to innovate in the 3D printing space. Through this partnership, they recently introduced a 3D printing solution that utilizes conventional ready-mix concrete in the building process. COBOD 3D printed Europe’s first building in 2017. About COBOD.

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CEMEX INVESTS IN COBOD’S REVOLUTIONARY 3D PRINTING TECH

Dinesh Mishra

CEMEX and COBOD have been working together over the last year to innovate in the 3D printing space. Through this partnership, they recently introduced a 3D printing solution that utilizes conventional ready-mix concrete in the building process. COBOD 3D printed Europe’s first building in 2017. About COBOD.

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Austin Texas plans for a 3D-printed 62-acre Community Development & Expansion to Feature Housing, Hospitality Amenities & First 3D-printed Hotel from ICON, Liz Lambert, and BIG

Additive Manufacturing

The relocation and expansion of El Cosmico to 62 acres will showcase entirely new architectural approaches made possible by large-scale 3D-printing including domes, arches, vaults and parabolic forms. “I ICON’s technology excels at creating soft shapes and curved surfaces, making it possible to bring this design vision to life.

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3D-printed rocket launch successful; second stage, less so

E&T

The Long Beach, California-based company's 110-foot-tall (33.5m) Terran 1 rocket, which is 85 per cent made of 3D-printed parts, lifted off on its debut flight around 11:25 p.m. Relativity's launch was intended to validate the company's supposition that its rocket's 3D-printed structure can withstand the forces of a launch off Earth.