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Source: Realtime Robotics Realtime Robotics today announced that Valiant TMS will integrate its Optimization-as-a-Service offering with customers’ manufacturing operations. The company said its technology generates optimized motion plans and interlocks to shorten cycletimes in multi-robot cells.
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is to leverage additive manufacturing to reduce maintenance cycletimes, curb supply chain backlogs, and place manufacturing capabilities at or near the point of need. All parts require an appropriate six-digit source, maintenance and recoverability (SMR) code and exist in a digital repository for information sharing and tracking.
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