Category: R & D

June 22, 2022

By early 2023, the BMW Group will have a digital scan of every one of its vehicle plants worldwide. In this way, the company is systematically merging the real and virtual worlds and tapping into the enormous potential for highly […]

June 15, 2022

Digital transformation in industry is continuing at a rapid pace, even in an uncertain market. These solutions and Industry 4.0 technology enable businesses to take full advantage of the data they collect by streamlining work, reducing the risk of error […]

May 18, 2022

The Bovay Civil Infrastructure Laboratory Complex, located in the basement of Thurston Hall, has a new tenant: a roughly 6,000-pound industrial robot capable of 3D printing the kind of large-scale structures that could potentially transform the construction industry, making it […]

May 18, 2022

Today, manufacturers are advancing on their digital transformation journey, betting on innovative technologies like cloud and AI to strengthen competitiveness and deliver sustainable growth. Nearly two thirds of manufacturers already use cloud solutions, according to McKinsey. The actual work of […]

May 6, 2022

Intel continues to lead the R&D rankings, spending $15.2 billion on R&D last year., The top 10 raised spending 18% last year, and 21 companies invested $1 billion or more on R&D in 2021. Total R&D spending by semiconductor companies […]

May 5, 2022

Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced today that its Arlington, Virginia campus just outside Washington, D.C. will serve as the company’s global headquarters. The aerospace and defense firm’s employees in the region support various corporate functions and specialize in advanced airplane development […]

April 28, 2022

Essentium, Inc., a worldwide leader in industrial additive manufacturing (AM), today announced the Essentium High Speed Extrusion (HSE™) 3D Printing Platform and industrial materials were used to conceptualize, design, prototype, and manufacture ten functional Worlds Protect COVID-19 breathalyzer kiosks in […]

April 28, 2022

Stratasys Ltd. (NASDAQ: SSYS), a leader in polymer 3D printing solutions, today announced it has published its inaugural report on environmental, social and governance (ESG) activities, following GRI (“Global Reporting Initiative”) Standards for sustainability reporting. The comprehensive report outlines the […]

April 18, 2022

Industrial automation manufacturer, Banner Engineering, has introduced Snap Signal, a new IIoT product line, that captures data from nearly any industrial machine’s device and converts it to a common protocol, enabling an upgrade to Industry 4.0 and higher productivity. Monitoring […]

April 14, 2022

Here are six key trends which we think will have a major impact on the 3D printing industry and those using the technology in 2022 and beyond. 1. The New Era: Bigger, Faster and Cheaper 3D printing/AM technologies are developing […]