Manufacturers rely on tungsten carbide–cobalt for tools that must survive extreme wear.
Yet shaping the material remains one of industrial manufacturing’s most stubborn challenges.
Traditional methods waste costly raw materials and…
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ABB accelerates factory decarbonization with renewables and digital energy management program
ABB is advancing its Mission to Zero program at its Sasbach manufacturing site in Germany, demonstrating how on-site renewable energy, electrification and digital energy management can deliver meaningful emissions reductions while strengthening…
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The view from Zasche: Where human skill meets smart automation – the case for semi-automated bin picking
By Ulrich Schäfer, project engineer, Zasche Handling Manufacturers today are navigating an increasingly complex balancing act. High-mix production, persistent labour shortages, and stricter safety and ergonomic standards are stretching both…
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RC Mowers awarded Canoe Procurement Group cooperative contract
RC Mowers, a manufacturer of robotic and autonomous mowers, has been awarded a cooperative purchasing contract through Canoe Procurement Group of Canada, significantly expanding the company’s access to the Canadian public sector market. The…
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Engineered biochar turns sunlight into a powerful cleanup tool
Biochar engineered with artificial humic substances can dramatically amplify sunlight-driven chemical reactions, offering a new way to tackle environmental pollution using solar energy.
Researchers have shown that carefully tuning the…
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3D-printed system recovers rare earth minerals from industrial waste
A new U.S. startup is aiming to recover high-purity critical minerals from domestic waste streams using a technology that blends chemistry, materials science, and advanced engineering.
Supra Elemental Recovery Inc., a spinout from The…
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Micropolis Robotics appoints AfricAI as its exclusive continental partner
AfricAI has signed a multi-year exclusive distribution and deployment agreement with Micropolis Robotics, granting AfricAI sole and exclusive rights to commercialise, deploy, and scale Micropolis’s advanced robotics platforms across Africa,…
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Comau deploys in.Grid robot monitoring platform at Iveco plant to advance smart manufacturing
Comau has deployed its in.Grid Robot Monitoring platform at Italian transport vehicle manufacturer Iveco’s Valladolid plant in Spain, helping support the customer’s industrial digitalization strategy. Developed to enhance operational…
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Part-level 3D shape generation driven by user intention inference with preferential Bayesian optimization
Ramesh, A., Dhariwal, P., Nichol, A., Chu, C. & Chen, M. Hierarchical text-conditional image generation with clip latents. arXiv preprint arXiv:2204.061251, 3, https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2204.06125 (2022).
Rombach, R., Blattmann, A., Lorenz,…
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Risk maps for urban fire with geospatial model-based framework
Fire, I. & Standards, S. Global Plan for a Decade of Action for Fire Safety Global Plan for a Decade of Action for Fire Safety, Stand. Setting Comm. IFSSC (2021).
Hall, S. Fire loss in the united States During 2022. NFPA Research Report. No. FLX10…
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