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TRUMPF Acquires Mate Precision Technologies, Broadening Tooling Compatibility
Fabricators running mixed machine brands gain access to a wider pool of punching and bending tooling under one supplier.
July 15, 2026
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Bosch Locks In $225 Million Federal Deal to Power $2 Billion Silicon Carbide Plant in Roseville
Bosch has finalized a $225 million direct-funding agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce, backing the company's push to turn its Roseville, Calif., site into a full-scale...
July 13, 2026
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Glowing ferroalloy in a metallurgical plant
AMG opens sole U.S. chrome metal plant in New Castle, Pa., ending a 20-year import gap for a material critical to jet engines and rockets.
July 6, 2026
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ADAR One
Sonair's ADAR One earns SIL 2 / PL d certification — the first 3D sensor cleared for human-robot safety in AMR, AGV, and humanoid platforms.
June 30, 2026

New Products

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PW4214 Compact Remote Sealing System Serves Cleanroom Workspaces
PackworldUSA's PW4214 keeps the sealing head inside cleanrooms while the control module and touch screen stay outside the critical zone.
July 23, 2026
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VOYAGER M40 Video Borescope Finds Defects Faster
Fiberscope VOYAGER M40 industrial video borescope features a 5 in HD touchscreen and 4x zoom for real-time inspection.
July 22, 2026
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Digital Production Bundles Deliver Paperless Shop Floor Files
Datanomix's Digital Production Bundles automatically pair prints, setup sheets, tooling sheets and inspection plans to each machine.
July 22, 2026
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iSF Shop Floor CMM Runs Without Compressed Air or Lubrication
LK Metrology's iSF gets running within hours of installation, plugging in with a single cable and requiring no compressed air lines.
July 21, 2026

Plant Operations

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6 Design Factors That Could Be Harming Your Feeder Performance
Eriez's technical paper shows how poor hopper transition design quietly limits vibratory feeder capacity, wear life, and flow consistency.
July 16, 2026
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EMH Crane Breaks Ground on 24,000-Sq-Ft Ohio Expansion
EMH Crane broke ground on a 24,000-sq-ft expansion in Valley City, Ohio, adding capacity to build multiple crane systems at once.
July 9, 2026
Deadline Extended: Enter Your Product in the Industrial Innovation Awards 2026
The Industrial Innovation Awards 2026 deadline has been extended to June 12—equipment, software, AI tools, MRO solutions, and more are all eligible.
June 5, 2026
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Extrusion Tooling Maintenance: How to Clean, Inspect, and Reassemble Your Equipment
A helpful guide to cleaning, inspecting, and reassembling extrusion tooling—with the right tools, techniques, and reassembly tips to do it right.
June 4, 2026

Videos

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Off Spec: Watch Engineers Invent Anything
In this video, inventor Jake Laser sets out to build a wheelchair with robot legs for his dad, who has MS and can't get around to do the things he used to love.
July 17, 2026
Medical Supplier Achieves 300+ Picks Per Hour Combining AMRs and Voice-Directed Picking
NorthShore Care Supply uses AMRs and voice picking with Numina Group’s RDS BatchBot 2.0 for high-efficiency fulfillment.
April 14, 2026
Touring the ABB Robotics Headquarters | 2025
Inside ABB's Auburn Hills expansion: training, manufacturing, testing, and customer facilities—all in one tour.
March 16, 2026
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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.
March 6, 2026

Research and Development

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SKF Develops High-Performance Steel for Next-Gen Aeroengine Bearings
4:45 PM SKF's new ARCTIC15 steel alloy pairs with ceramic rolling elements to enable next-gen aeroengine bearing designs targeting up to 25% better fuel efficiency.
May 18, 2026
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Line of vertical motors at factory
Better reed critical frequency prediction reduces resonance risk in vertical motors, especially with VFD operation.
Feb. 11, 2026
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Gauge with inscription CARBON and arrow points to zero on a background of plane in sky.
The project focuses on converting biodiesel byproducts into low-carbon fuel feedstocks, reflecting continued R&D investment in circular manufacturing and waste-to-value technologies...
Feb. 5, 2026
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Hiroshima University Researchers Develop Non-Contact Vibration Monitoring for Industrial Robots
Researchers used a Mikrotron high-speed camera and DIC to capture full-field vibration data on industrial robots without sensors.
Jan. 13, 2026

Great Question

Technology Innovations

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How Small Can Manufacturing Go? Inside the World of Nano-Scale 3D Printing
Nano-scale 3D printing is already hitting production throughput. Here's what the engineering behind sub-micrometer precision actually looks like.
May 5, 2026
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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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