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Generative AI and the metal fabricator

The Fabricator

Fabricators are tapping into AI’s potential, using it to automate presentations and seeing how it can help with strategic planning. And they’re just getting started.

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AI-powered App Turns Smartphone Camera into Remarkable Recycling Resource

Plastics Today

Simply scan a product, and the app tells you how much CO2 can be saved by recycling it and how best and where to dispose of it.

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Why is tube laser power not keeping pace with sheet lasers?

The Fabricator

Cutting with a tube laser? Know the differences between tube and sheet and adjust accordingly.

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Standard Bots raises $63M to bring cobot arms to market

Robotics Business Review

Standard Robots’ RO1 collaborative robot is currently in production. | Source: Standard Bots Standard Bots this week raised more than $63 million in total funding. Its new Series B round was led by General Catalyst and included participation from the Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund and Samsung Next. The Glen Cove, N.Y.-based company plans to use the fresh funding to expand its engineering team, accelerate the development of its series of next-generation robots in new sizes, and enhance t

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The Supply Chain in 2025: What to Expect

In 2025, the Supply Chain continues its evolution toward “Logistics 4.0,” inspired by Industry 4.0. Two major characteristics define this transformation: automation, driven by robotic solutions, and prediction, paving the way for an era of planning and simulation powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI).

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IndyCar sponsorship gives fabrication industry exposure on a grand scale

The Fabricator

Two-time Indy 500 winner Takuma Sato drove No. 75 at the iconic race held the Sunday before Memorial Day, a weekend when the sheet metal industry gained some significant exposure. AMADA was his car’s primary sponsor.

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Identco Introduces Rebranded Wire and Cable Labels for Efficient Identification

Control.com

Identco has redesigned and rebranded its TTL200 series of self-laminating wire and cable labels. The rebrand includes the new DuraWrap and DuraFlag name and an increased focus on readability.

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Researchers build flexible, soft robotic actuators

Robotics Business Review

Northwestern University engineers have developed a new soft, flexible device that makes robots move by expanding and contracting — just like a human muscle. To demonstrate their new device, called an actuator , the researchers used it to create a cylindrical, worm-like soft robot and an artificial bicep. In experiments, the cylindrical soft robot navigated the tight, hairpin curves of a narrow pipe-like environment, and the bicep was able to lift a 500-gram weight 5,000 times in a row without fa

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Don’t waste time getting tools in the press brake

The Fabricator

Operators shouldn’t have to spend an excessive amount of time setting up the brake. Clamping systems can help.

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