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John Hitch

Senior Technology Writer, New Equipment Digest

Part man/ part machine, John Hitch hopes to broker a piece between humans and robots by showing them they're not so different. He also writes how the latest industrial technology and equipment can benefit manufacturers.

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MODEX 2016: AGVs' ETA No Longer a Guessing Game
Apr 04, 2016
Seegrid's Supervisor enhanced software for Vision Guided Vehicles allows humans to coordinate material handling retrievals and deliveries on the plant floor, making it as easy as finding out when the next subway train...
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All Aboard the Hyperloop Hype Train!
Feb 01, 2016
The Hyperloop, which would theoretically move at 760 mph and run off sustainable energy, sounds too good to be true. We'll find out soon, as two companies are on track to build them.
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Are Innovation Centers the Secret to Survival?
Sep 14, 2014
As far as evolution goes, the Galapagos Islands have nothing on today's constantly changing manufacturing environment. A recent report shows that innovation centers could be the key to staying on top.
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Father of Robotics Dies at Age 90
Dec 02, 2015
Joseph F. Engelberger, creator of Unimate, pioneered industrial robotics through his business savvy and incomparable forward thinking.
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Fashion Forward on the Factory Floor
Aug 11, 2015
The blue-collar image of America's working-class hero (and stiff) is on the verge of a high-tech makeover. And it will be here by the end of the decade.
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Evolution of a Revolution
Aug 17, 2015
Call it rapid prototyping. Call it additive manufacturing. Whatever you call it, 3-D printing is laying the groundwork for a new industrial revolution that could help us boldly go where no manufacturing has gone before.
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