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Chuck Jaws Achieve 77% Weight Reduction Through 3D Printing

Modern Machine Shop

Now, APG’s sister company uses 3D printed jaws more optimized to this process. One of the first applications the company found for metal 3D printing has proven to be a valuable business opportunity, both for serving internal needs of its sister machining business and now, those of outside customers as well.

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Turn-Key MetalĀ 3D Printing Meltio Robot Cell Launched

Metrology

Meltio has launched the Meltio Robot Cell, a turn-key metal 3D printing solution to boost the performance of industrial robotic arms in a safer, more reliable, and highly accurate way by controlling the entire process.

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3D-Printed Homes Get Boost From Montana

21st Century Tech

Montana this month gave a City of Billings contractor approval to build homes using 3D-printed walls for new construction in the state. The technology Tim Stark, the contractor, is using comes from Apis Cor , a Florida-based technology company that emphatically states on its website, “We print 3D buildings.”

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CEMEX Invests in COBODā€™S Revolutionary 3D Printing Tech

i4.0 today

CEMEX and COBOD have been working together over the last year to innovate in the 3D printing space. Through this partnership, they recently introduced a 3D printing solution that utilizes conventional ready-mix concrete in the building process. COBOD 3D printed Europeā€™s first building in 2017. About COBOD.

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ABB Closes Automation Skills Gap with New Robotics Education Package

MEM

ABB Robotics is continuing to close the global education gap in automation and prepare students for the future of work with the launch of a ready-to-use education package. Barriers include the lack of teachers trained in robotics and automation and the difficulty in incorporating robotics training into the curriculum seamlessly.

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ABB closes automation skills gap with new robotics education package

i4.0 today

ABB Robotics is continuing to close the global education gap in automation and prepare students for the future of work with the launch of a ready-to-use education package. The heart of the package is the Education Cell, which features a fully functional ABB GoFa collaborative robot.

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AI+3D Vision Platform ā€˜A Robot Integratorā€™s Dreamā€™

i4.0 today

At the Machine Vision Conference (MVC) , co-located with the brand-new BARA exhibition Automation UK , Scorpion Vision (Stand 21) will show how Mech Mindā€™s new generation AI+3D robot vision tech can support rapid development of 3D vision for robot picking challenges.