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Kurabo and Flexiv partner to develop KURAVIZON adaptive robot

Robotics Business Review

Founded in 1888 in Okayama, Japan, the company began as a textile producer and has since evolved into a diversified conglomerate with interests in chemical products, food services, and electronics. Since then, Kurabo Group has expanded globally with a presence in six countries including Brazil, Thailand, and Indonesia.

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The state of Australia’s defence manufacturing

Manufacturer's Monthly

In addition, Australia produces small arms ammunition, radar and electronic warfare systems, and is enhancing capabilities in missile manufacturing under the Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance initiative. trillion in 2016-17 to nearly $2 trillion in 2020-21. Where does the Australian defence sector fit into the wider economy?

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Phoenix Contact Announces U.S. Leadership Transition

Gary Mintchell

company as a Group Center of Competence and the overall Business Area (BA) structure that Phoenix Contact first implemented in 2016. Kevin Zak has been promoted to President of the BA Industrial Components and Electronics and will lead the Phoenix Contact U.S. Sales Subsidiary legal entity, Logistics, Government Relations, and ESG.

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Your Questions Answered on Cobots in Electronics Manufacturing

Universal Robots

Your Questions Answered on Collaborative Robots in Electronics Manufacturing. In 2016, robot sales to the electronics industry jumped more than 40%, putting it on par with the automotive industry—and it still continues to grow. For decades, the automotive industry was by far the leading user of robotics, but not anymore.

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Soft Skills Prove a Sharp Edge in Plastics Manufacturing

Modern Machine Shop

This is a far cry from its previous facilities, the 5,600-square foot shop Matt Danford wrote about in 2016 and the 1,000-square foot garage-and-basement combination Peter Zelinski wrote about in 2008. All photos by Modern Machine Shop. This range of clients has helped the shop weather downturns in any one market.

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Celestica welcomes Amar Maletira to board of directors

Canadian Manufacturing

Maletira was named the CFO of the Year by Silicon Valley Business Journal in 2016. He holds a BS in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Karnataka University in India and an MBA from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.

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Certifying Manufacturing Student Programs and Parts

Modern Machine Shop

” This changed in 2016 after Kooyers adopted Titans of CNC’s Building Blocks program, the implementation of which gave Kooyers more experience in manufacturing education. Kooyers’ experience would prove useful in the wake of the 2018 revision of the Carl Perkins Act, which spurred state education boards across the U.S.