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Large Hybrid Steel Insert Solves Deformation, Dimensionality, Cycle Time Problems

Mold Making Technology

Results: Controlled dimensionality and acceptable cycle times were achieved for these large parts in an abrasive crystalline polymer. Still another concern was achieving acceptable cycle times while extending the life of the tool and preventing galling by this abrasive polymer.

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Warpage Waylaid Via Simulation

Mold Making Technology

Source: CAE Services Groupe Plastivaloire specializes in large, complex single- and two-shot molds for a variety of parts, primarily in automotive, molding components as large as bumpers and as small as air-duct actuators. In this role, he oversees operations at its nearby New Baltimore, Mich., plant, with 21 presses.

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Soft Skills Prove a Sharp Edge in Plastics Manufacturing

Modern Machine Shop

This includes the pandemic, when a surge in the medical market helped make up for lower demand in other markets — and for the challenges of moving into and renovating its current 10,000-square foot facility, which Mark and Nancy had only just purchased at the start of 2020.

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GrayMatter raises $45M Series B to ease robot programming for manufacturers

Robotics Business Review

Source: GrayMatter Robotics Like businesses in other industries, U.S. SK Gupta, Ariyan Kabir, and Brual Shah founded GrayMatter Robotics in 2020. GrayMatter automated manually intensive tasks at Lawrence Brothers. manufacturers face widening labor shortfalls and need automation to help fill those gaps. The Carson, Calif.-based

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NVIDIA picks 6 noteworthy autonomous systems of 2023

Robotics Business Review

Source: NVIDIA Outside the glare of the klieg lights that ChatGPT commanded this past year, a troupe of autonomous machines nudged forward the frontiers of robotics, according to NVIDIA. The end result, shown in the video below, was an efficient solution that reduced the cycle time of each inspection by 20%.

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Innovation With the Additive Advantage

Additive Manufacturing

SOURCE: Northrop Grumman. In 2020, Northrop Grumman shipped 10 rocket motor segments from Promontory, Utah, to the Kennedy Space Center, where the motor segments were assembled into two separate solid rocket boosters. Northrop Grumman has also advanced AM applications to space.

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Robotics innovation is key to reshoring the $1T apparel manufacturing industry

Robotics Business Review

Source: ARM Institute A staggering 97% of the apparel sold and worn in the U.S. PPE was rationed for medical professionals in 2020, but even that wasn’t enough. The polymer used in the stiffening process is easily removed through washing and can be recycled for multiple process cycles. Not only does this mean that the U.S.

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