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Samsung increases stake in Rainbow Robotics, establishes Future Robotics Office

Robotics Business Review

They had developed Hubo, a bipedal robot that won the $2 million first-place prize in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ( DARPA ) Robotics Challenge Finals in 2015. .” Researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technologys ( KAIST ) Humanoid Robot Research Center founded Rainbow Robotics in 2011.

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Mars Wodonga set to be first manufacturer to hit renewable energy milestone

Manufacturer's Monthly

CST offers a powerful solution by capturing and storing solar energy, in the form of high temperature heat, for use at any time, making it an ideal fit for our steam-based manufacturing needs.” Earlier this year, Mars globally announced that since 2015, GHG emissions in the company’s value chain have been reduced by 16% or 5.7

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PTDA welcomes new member, MEM Industrial

Design World

In 2015, the company opened a parts side–Midwest Industrial Supplies. Following the 2019 merger of the two ventures, MEM Industrial LLC was formed. MEM Industrial, LLC (Wichita, Kan.) began in 2003 as a rebuild shop for electric motors, gearboxes and pumps. Today, MEM is the largest U.S.

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Jim Balsillie gives $10M to new policy organization The Canadian Shield Institute

Canadian Manufacturing

chief executive Jim Balsillie has donated $10 million to form a new policy organization meant to boost Canada’s prosperity and resilience. It will be its own organization but will have links to the Council of Canadian Innovators, an industry group Balsillie co-founded in 2015. Former BlackBerry Ltd.

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Look Back at 2014 & 2015 “30 Under 30” Program

Fastener News Desk

The program ran in 2014 & 2015 and then it was put on pause as so many young fastener professionals had been recognized in those two years. Criteria used to choose the 30 will include information submitted on the application forms. Thanks to Fastener News Desk I was able to retrieve the information on this program.

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Australia’s compostable plastics revolution

Manufacturer's Monthly

The company was formed through a merger between Cardia Bioplastics and Stellar Films in 2015. They degrade over an extremely long time and eventually form microplastics, which are hazardous. “On “Without this, they become essentially useless. That’s the key difference.”

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IMTMA and AceMicromatic Group join hands for productivity excellence in manufacturing through a strategic partnership

Dinesh Mishra

IMTMA and AceMicromatic Group have partnered to host National Productivity Summit since 2015. About IMTMA IMTMA formed in 1946 is the apex body and single point of contact for the machine tool industry in India.