Mackart Additive

Design News | June 15, 2020

A recent survey of manufacturers shows that 56% of those polled said they have implemented some form of AR/VR technology into their organization over the last 12 months. Another 35% said they are considering doing so. More than a quarter, 27%, said they have fully deployed an AR/VR solution and are looking to scale further. AR/VR platform company, Grid Raster, has released the results of the survey. The questions explore trends in how companies are using AR/VR. Roughly 215 respons...

Robotics and Automation

businesswire | August 16, 2023

Novarc Technologies Inc., a leading provider of advanced robotics solutions, announced today the company has successfully completed a Series A fundraising round with Caterpillar Venture Capital Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc. ((NYSE: CAT), a global leader in the manufacturing of construction and mining equipment). Caterpillar joins Graham Partners, Export Development Canada (EDC) and other syndicate investors, and provides strategic support to Novarc's vision to acc...

manufacturing | February 05, 2021

Luokung Technology Corp. (NASDAQ: LKCO) has led an interactive location-based services in China. It has announced eMapgo Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. ("EMG") and Beijing New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd. (BAIC BluePark New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., Ticker: 600733.SH) ("BAIC BJEV") have decided to associate with the development of autonomous driving projects for BAIC BJEV's electric vehicles (EVs). EMG already worked with BAIC BJEV and provided HD map s...

IndustryWeek | April 09, 2020

Metal and carbon fiber 3D printer manufacturer Markforged is partnering with Neurophotometrics to produce Fiberflex Rayon, a 3D printed nasopharyngeal swab for use in diagnostic testing for COVID-19. The team is currently producing 10,000 swabs per day, with plans to scale to 100,000 per day. Identifying COVID-19 infected patients is the best way to slow down the spread of the disease, but we’re seeing a lot of issues with wide-scale testing, said Greg Mark, CEO and founder of Markforged. ...