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Intevac | January 03, 2023

Leading thin-film processing systems supplier, Intevac, Inc., recently announced that it has entered into a long-term joint development agreement with a major supplier of glass and glass ceramic materials. The partnership’s specific terms are to remain confidential. The agreement requires Intevac to maintain five years of exclusivity for the client who has agreed to deploy the TRIO platform for consumer electronics applications. One clause stipulates a minimum of $100 millio...

Manufacturing Technology

Picnic | August 20, 2022

Picnic Works, a Seattle-based developer of kitchen automation technology, today announced a partnership with Minnow Technologies, a neighboring Seattle IoT startup that has developed the Pickup Pod™, a self-service pickup solution for foodservice operators. The partnership leverages the expertise of both companies to help commercial kitchens, stadiums, large franchises, universities, and commercial food service providers envision and enable end-to-end food automation services. This include...

Propel | August 13, 2020

A value chain is a culmination of all the business processes involved in the production process. Not to be confused with a supply chain, which focuses only on the technical processes of creating a finished product.Value chain activities include both primary and secondary activities. Primary activities are the actual steps included in building a product, including inbound and outbound logistics, operations, marketing and sales, and, finally, services....

ST Robotics | April 01, 2021

ST Robotics has introduced the ST R18 Delta Robot System, the newest addition to the low-cost industrial robot line. The ST R18 Delta industrial robot turnkey system is based on the Igus drylin® delta robot but operated by ST's K11R robot controller, resulting in even higher speeds, with the potential to complete a typical 12-inch circuit in just 500 milliseconds. ST's RoboForth software is simple to program and combines robot motion, allowing moving objects to be sele...