NED Week in Review - Oct 18th, 2026
Also inside: why one designer 3D prints inside a tub of gel
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October 18, 2026
IN THE
SPOTLIGHT
Teradyne, Bright Machines Plan to Link Robot and Test Data
The planned collaboration would combine cobot, board test, and assembly data so electronics makers could trace defects back to their source.
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TOP
STORIES
Cutter & Buck Takes AutoStore Lessons From Washington to Texas
The apparel brand’s new Grand Prairie site runs 50,502 bins with 32 robots and links goods-to-person picking to embroidery and shipping.
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Why One Designer 3D Prints Inside a Tub of Gel
Printing directly into reusable gel removes the need for support structures, cutting waste and post-processing for prototypes and molds.
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Q-PAC Lab Earns First AMCA 270 Accreditation for Fan Array Testing
AMCA's independent tests confirmed the lab's data, giving engineers measured fan array performance instead of estimates from single-fan tests.
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EDITOR'S
CHOICE
Catch Electrical Motor Faults Vibration Sensors Can Miss
AssetWatch’s Electrical Monitoring places a wireless sensor in the electrical panel for continuous motor current monitoring.
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Hydraulic Torque Wrenches Hit 52,500 ft-lb for Heavy-Duty Bolting
Chicago Pneumatic THS and THL hydraulic torque wrenches use a twin-port interface compatible with other brands’ pumps and hoses.
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SL400AMR Stretch Wrapper Signals AMRs for Scheduled Pickups
Lantech’s SL400AMR rotary arm stretch wrapper wraps loads at floor level, so AMRs can drop off pallets without ramps or conveyors.
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Compact Robots Speed Assembly, Welding Work
ABB Robotics’ IRB 1700 and IRB 1700ID robots handle 13 to 26.5 lb (6 to 12 kg) payloads across five variants on OmniCore controllers.
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Connectors Pair Power and Signal
Bulgin’s 6000 Series Hybrid Buccaneer connectors are IP68-rated and tested at 32.8 ft (10 m) depth for two weeks.
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