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Additive Manufacturing

Braskem | March 22, 2022

Braskem, the Americas' largest manufacturer of polyolefins and a market leader and pioneer in industrial-scale biopolymer production, announced the addition of polyethylene (PE) and glass fiber reinforced polypropylene (PP) filaments to its 3D printing product portfolio. Braskem's PE and glass fiber reinforced PP filaments are easier to print, exhibit less warpage, exhibit minimum shrinkage, and exhibit superior interlayer adhesion compared to other comparable products on the market.
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ABB Robotics | January 15, 2020

Leading robotics supplier, ABB Robotics recently announced a new feature for its RobotStudio software which allows users to program robots for use in additive manufacturing in a matter of minutes. The update to its simulation and offline programming software, part of the PowerPac portfolio of RobotStudio, is said to give manufacturers the ability to go from the CAD design to final modelling stages in under 30 minutes, without the need for manual programming. ABB says the new 3D Printing PowerPac...

BISTel | July 07, 2020

BISTel, the world leader in engineering equipment systems and AI applications for semiconductor smart manufacturing announced today that registration for BISTelligence 2020 is now open. BISTelligence 2020 is a virtual, year-round tradeshow room dedicated to providing manufacturers access to the latest AI, cloud and edge solutions for smarter manufacturing. With all of the world’s tradeshows cancelled in 2020 and uncertainty over their status for 2021, BISTel is providing this new platform ...

Robotics and Automation

FANUC America | December 01, 2022

Micropsi Industries today announced that its artificial intelligence (AI)-based software MIRAI is now compatible with numerous robots produced by FANUC, a leading supplier of robotics and factory automation in Japan, and its U.S. subsidiary FANUC America. With MIRAI, FANUC customers can now add valuable hand-eye coordination to multiple FANUC industrial and collaborative robots (cobots) to handle difficult-to-automate functions such as cable plugging and assembly. Using AI, the MI...