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Industry Trends

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Manufacturer assessing drug discovery data.
Antares Vision customers can now access Spherity's secure digital ATP credentials, reducing manual steps for DSCSA compliance.
Dec. 1, 2025
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Metalforming industry shows steady outlook as rising orders offset softer shipping and modest workforce changes, PMA reports.
Nov. 25, 2025
What We're Watching: CATL's Salt-Based Batteries Claim 90% Cost Cut
Learn about CATL's bold push into ultra-low-cost sodium batteries and what the shift could mean for the industry.
Nov. 19, 2025
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What We're Watching: The Hype vs Reality of Solid-State Batteries
With automakers finally moving from promises to production, are solid-state batteries truly ready, or will they remain an EV buzzword?
Nov. 5, 2025

New Products

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TPL vision HPS bar light
TPL Vision's HPS Bar Light delivers 2,500,000 lux with 800 ns rise time; 250MM Angle Changer enhances beam control and FoV uniformity.
Dec. 11, 2025
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Ghost Robotics manipulator arm
Ghost Robotics’ Manipulator Arm adds 6 degrees of freedom (DoF) control for remote handling tasks.
Dec. 11, 2025
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Fuchs BluEV H2 ICE 10W-30 engine Oil
Fuchs Lubricants' BluEV H2 ICE 10W-30 uses additive technology for hydrogen combustion requirements.
Dec. 10, 2025
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Southco EC Damping Hinge
Southco's EC Damping Hinge uses an embedded torque engine to prevent panels from slamming shut.
Dec. 10, 2025

Plant Operations

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Worker gathering printed, flat carboard boxes ready for assembly off the line.
Learn how direct-to-object printing with full traceability and rapid changeovers is reshaping packaging at Norwalt's Open House demo.
Dec. 2, 2025
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Group touring an industrial factory.
Go behind the scenes with Tampa Bay packaging OEMs in February 2026 for guided plant tours and live equipment insights.
Dec. 2, 2025
Podcast: How to Blend Tech and Shop Floor Experience for Successful Predictive Maintenance
In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, explore how plants can use predictive maintenance tech without losing the human insight needed to solve real problems...
Nov. 17, 2025
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Motion's Learning & Development Center in Birmingham, AL.
Sharpen your plant's skills—Motion's 2026 Learning & Development Center courses cover technical training, professional development, and Microsoft programs.
Nov. 12, 2025

Videos

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Engineering Unplugged: Watch Inventors at Play
Enjoy a break and watch professionals, enthusiasts, and genius minds alike come up with the craziest ideas and bring them to life.
Dec. 12, 2025
Inside the Stretch Test Lab | Boston Dynamics
Go inside Boston Dynamics' Stretch Test Lab to see how the warehouse robot is put through real-world challenges.
Nov. 13, 2025
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What We're Watching: A First Look at the 1X Neo, the $20K Humanoid Home Robot
WSJ tests the 1X Neo, a $20K humanoid home robot showing how close—and far—we are from true human-robot collaboration.
Oct. 29, 2025
What We're Watching: Exowatt Revives 1800s Tech to Power the AI Era
Can 1800s technology power our AI future? Exowatt’s modular energy system promises nonstop, low-cost renewable power.
Oct. 22, 2025

Research and Development

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Computing power technology and performance concept. Super powerful CPU or microchip in the hand of a robot or AI, artificial intelligence, with lightning bolts, sparks of electricity.
Generative AI in secure environments, private 5G testbeds, and on-prem edge computing are powering smarter industrial, mobility, and energy solutions.
Oct. 30, 2025
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Workplace Exoskeletons: 4 Myths That Need to Go
Exoskeletons are becoming vital safety tools, but common myths continue to cloud their real potential in the workplace.
Oct. 23, 2025
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Quantum computer
Quantum computing breakthroughs are speeding AI, improving manufacturing efficiency, and setting new benchmarks for future hardware.
Aug. 21, 2025
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LUSHADE BLACK Structural Black Pigment Absorbs Over 99% of Light
Ishihara Sangyo's LUSHADE BLACK pigment features infrared reflectivity to help reduce surface heating in coatings.
Aug. 21, 2025

Great Question

Technology Innovations

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Richtech Robotics ADAM service bartender robot
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From a drink-pouring humanoid to a stair-climbing vacuum lift to a robotic cat, these robots show how odd—and fascinating—automation can get.
Sept. 19, 2025
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Conceptual illustration of a humanoid robot crossing the finish line—symbolizing the ambition, balance, and spectacle of the World Humanoid Robot Games.
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Robots run, dance, and tumble at Beijing's first World Humanoid Robot Games—equal parts tech showcase and toddler-like comedy.
Aug. 15, 2025
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Another Robot Wants to Do Your Laundry—This Time It's Figure 02
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Figure's CEO, Brett Adcock, takes the Figure 02 humanoid robot home to put its laundry skills to the test.
Aug. 1, 2025
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Needle-Free Flu Vaccines? Scientists Say Dental Floss Could Deliver ImmunityMaybe.
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Researchers are testing floss-based vaccines, and early results suggest this method could actually work.
July 25, 2025

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