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09/26/2025

ABBRobotics has supplemented its RobotStudio Suite with the new RobotStudio AI Assistant, driven by generative AI.

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ABB Robotics has enhanced its industry-leading RobotStudio Suite with the new RobotStudio AI Assistant, harnessing the power of generative Al.

09/25/2025

PolyFlex, part of Nefab Group, is expanding its plastics packaging manufacturing and processing operations with a new 137,000-square-foot facility in McMinnville, Tenn. The facility is designed to enhance thermoforming and extrusion capabilities, supporting increased production efficiency, in-house material processing and sustainability efforts.

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PolyFlex, part of Nefab Group, has opened a new facility in Tennessee to enhance thermoforming and extrusion capabilities, supporting in-house material processing and sustainability efforts.

09/25/2025

Your shop needs the right information to make the right offset or swap out a tool to correct the issue. Find out what to look out for in our upcoming edition of Smart Shop Essentials, stay tuned for "Bypass the Bottleneck" this October.

09/25/2025

Schneider Electric has announced a strategic collaboration with the City of Conroe, Texas, to modernize and expand its water infrastructure.

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Schneider Electric has announced a strategic collaboration with the City of Conroe, Texas, to modernize and expand its water infrastructure.

09/24/2025

Precision is more than a number on a spec sheet. It’s about trust. Trust in your machines, your process, your people.

How do you build trust? Through calibration—not just as a compliance requirement, but as a practical, everyday tool for keeping production on track. More to come in October's edition of Smart Shop Essentials.

09/24/2025

Fujifilm Global Biotechnologies today celebrated the grand opening of its new manufacturing site in Holly Springs, N.C.

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Fujifilm Biotechnologies today celebrated the grand opening of its manufacturing site in Holly Springs, North Carolina.

09/24/2025

Our Associate Editor Cary Gitter chats with SMART Factory Director Kartik Iyer about TRUMPF’s latest innovations at FABTECH 2025 in Chicago.

09/24/2025

"Whether you’re running a high-volume line, a job shop or a prototype lab, calibration plays a crucial role in ensuring your equipment performs as intended," writes Dan Skulan, head of metrology solutions at Renishaw Engineering.

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Whether you’re running a high-volume line, a job shop or a prototype lab, calibration plays a crucial role in ensuring your equipment performs as intended.

09/24/2025

Caracol AM, the Italian large-format additive manufacturing company, has cut the ribbon on a 10,000-sq-ft U.S. headquarters and production center in Austin, Texas.

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Caracol S.r.l., the Italian large-format additive manufacturing (AM) company, has cut the ribbon on a U.S. headquarters and production center in Austin, Texas.

09/23/2025

A lil’ throwback from a couple weeks ago at , where we had the pleasure of talking with and learning about the power of precision with their Flexible Robotic Wet Machining 🤖💦⚙️

09/23/2025

Siemens and several machine tool manufacturers—including GROB Systems, TRUMPF Inc., Chiron, Renishaw Engineering and Heller Machine Tools—have formed an alliance that provides for a systematic exchange of engineering, manufacturing and machine data.

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Siemens and several machine tool manufacturers have formed an alliance that provides for a systematic exchange of engineering, manufacturing and machine data.

09/23/2025

Kodiak Robotics Inc. and Roush Industries Inc. have announced that Roush has delivered the first Kodiak Driver-equipped autonomous truck off its production line.

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Kodiak Robotics Inc. and Roush Industries Inc. have announced Roush has delivered the first Kodiak Driver-equipped autonomous truck off of its production line.