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UK’s four largest robots heading to new aerospace innovation facility in Sheffield

E&T

Aerospace automation specialist Loop Technology will take delivery of seven FANUC robots, including four of the largest industrial robots ever ordered in the UK, as part of a new aerospace project looking to solve composites manufacturing challenges.

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Composites Innovator Installs Six-Axis Robotic Filament Winding Cell

Plastics Today

Additional investment in simulation software boosts Carbon ThreeSixty's composite manufacturing capabilities for automotive, aerospace, energy, and defense applications.

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UIUC engineers bring composite additive manufacturing tech to campus

AU Manufacturing

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) has added a new additive manufacturing machine by Continuous Composites to its campus in an effort to print large and lightweight structural composites like those used in aerospace structures.

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iCOMAT and CGTech Push New Frontiers in Composite Part Manufacture

MEM

CGTech, the developer of VERICUT verification, simulation and optimisation software, is announcing an exciting reseller agreement with Bristol-based iCOMAT, pioneer of the first-ever defect-free tape-steering process for composite component production. Together, we can push new frontiers in automated composite part manufacturing.”

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Weber State University installs Impossible Objects CBAM 3D Printer to Advance Aerospace Research

Additive Manufacturing

The future of aerospace and defense research is predicated on advanced material capabilities. The Miller Advanced Research and Solutions (MARS) Center at Hill Air Force Base in Utah just upgraded their current CBAM system and envisions a big opportunity for composite-based additive manufacturing.

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The Evolution of Robot System Integrators: Building a Successful Partnership

i4.0 today

System integrators (SIs) serve as a valuable link between robot suppliers and automation end-users. At the same time, they offer a direct route-to-market for robot suppliers who may otherwise struggle to penetrate particular niche sectors. FANUC’s robots are known for being simple to install, easy to programme and user-friendly.

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Robotics, automation & the new era of materials science

Manufacturer's Monthly

This has led to significant advances in energy storage materials, flexible electronics, advanced composites , additive manufacturing , and novel biomedical materials for prosthetic implants, drug release and mRNA vaccines just to name a few. In our experience, robotics complements our human expertise and input, rather than replacing it.