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ABI Research examines and ranks 11 PLM solution providers

Automation Mag

The companies evaluated and ranked are as follows: Market leaders : PTC, Siemens, Dassault Systèmes Mainstream : Autodesk, ARAS, SAP, Infor, Oracle Followers : Epicor, Propel, NEC “Overall, the PLM software market is a well-defined ecosystem with clear industry leaders for both process and discrete manufacturing industries.

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Robotic grippers developed to pick up delicate, heavy objects

Control Engineering

“It is difficult to develop a single, soft gripper that is capable of handling ultrasoft, ultrathin, and heavy objects, due to tradeoffs between strength, precision and gentleness,” said Jie Yin, corresponding author of a paper on the work and an associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at NC State.