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Lumafield gets top startup nod. REGO-FIX opens new Center for Machining Excellence. Stratasys partners with aerospace giants. America Makes and SwRI launch AM-focused defense initiatives. Leadership updates and other news from Mazak, Starrett, and more.
AMT Tech Report: Issue #345
The drape. The cream rises to the top. ML in photovoltaics. Toy production coming back stateside? Dashboard wine.
AMT Tech Report: Issue #344
They've Got the CHIPs. Data witness protection. Robot whisperers need not apply. Bulletproof - Nothing to lose! VTEC just kicked out Nissan, Yo!
AMT Tech Report: Issue #343
ISO 10218 (2025) patch notes. Toyota's woven city. EV d'Elegance. AM201: metal 3D printing. Concert makes the stage.
AMT Tech Report: Issue #342
Apple's big bite. FANUC's playing 4D chess. Microsoft's quantum leap. Lifelong learning. Text-to-CAD.
From Sports to Manufacturing: VR Training Changes the Game
While NFL teams usually limit their rookies’ play, quarterback Jayden Daniels led the perpetually inept Washington Commanders deep into the playoffs and rewrote record books. His secret? Virtual reality training. Imagine what it can do for manufacturing.
Powering Technology and Human Progress
Just as early humans’ original tools were constrained by their power sources, today’s modern technological advances are limited by their access to sufficient and reliable supplies of electricity.
Additive, Digital, Generative: Emerged and Emerging Tech
New technologies don’t appear with the speed and certainty of throwing a switch. They grow, evolve, and then seem to emerge.
Testbeds for Smarter Manufacturing
New technology is a growth engine for manufacturing, but change risks disruption and enormous costs. Incrementally rolling out new equipment and software using technology testbeds helps refine and optimize processes before production deployment.
AMT Tech Trends: When In Rome, Be American
Episode 129: Steve shares some updates with the testbed’s vision system. The Tech Friends discuss how to handle the snow and their 2025 goals. Elissa reports Italy’s efforts in 3D printing using marble waste.