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Automation

How to Use Automation to Recession-Proof Your Business

Oct. 28, 2024
Discover how automation isn't just about cutting costs—it's becoming a vital strategy for businesses to survive and thrive during economic downturns.
Podcast: Manufacturing's Mid-Year Review — How's It Going?
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Podcast: Manufacturing's Mid-Year Review — How's It Going?

July 2, 2024
In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Robert Brooks, Editor-in-Chief of American Machinist combs through the data to see how the manufacturing industry is...
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Fun Innovations Friday

Game On: How Gamification Transforms Mundane Assembly Tasks Into Motivating Challenges

April 12, 2024
Treating work like a game sounds like a win-win for productivity and employee happiness, but researchers at West Virginia University found some surprising results from their experiment...
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Industry Trends

2023: The Year of AI

Dec. 19, 2023
A lot happened on the scene regarding artificial intelligence this year. Here are our top stories of AI including implementation, developments, and more.
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Embrace the Edge

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Rethink Robotics RE Cobot line
Collaborative

IMTS 2024: Rethink Reacher (RE) Line of Cobots Offer High Precision for a Variety of Industrial Tasks

Sept. 10, 2024
Rethink Robotics unveiled the Rethink Reacher line of cobots that includes 7 models handling payloads up to 66 lb. and a wide range of accessories.
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Caracol Heron AM
3D Printing

IMTS 2024: Large-Format, Robotic Additive Platform Makes Its U.S. Debut

Aug. 30, 2024
Making its IMTS debut, Caracol’s Heron AM hardware-software platform works with robots from the likes of Kuka to produce industrial large-scale 3D printed parts for key vertical...
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Automation

Rethink Robotics Is Back and Making Its Renewed Debut at IMTS 2024

Aug. 29, 2024
The company that pioneered the cobot movement with its adorable robots ceased operations in 2018 and sold off its assets, but now they're back and ready to make a big splash at...