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Software is enabling Modine Manufacturing to optimize its supply chain with predictive analytics and prescriptive execution recommendations.

The Grasping Neural Process trains robots to infer invisible physical properties from a history of attempted grasps, and then use the inferred properties to guess which grasps would work well in the future.

Engineers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS) here have developed a new system that combines sensor technology, data acquisition and AI-based data evaluation for condition monitoring and predictive maintenance.

According to Info-Tech, companies should adopt Smart Manufacturing 5.0, which combines the innovations of Industry 4.0 with a focus on human-centric, resilient and sustainable practices.

WASHINGTON —The National Association of Manufacturers has released a report on artificial intelligence that examines why the technology is important and explains how leading companies are using it to improve productivity.

AKRON, OH—An air intake manifold made of 100 percent recycled nylon has won an Automotive Innovation Award in the Power Train Category from the Society of Plastics Engineers.

TOKYO—Researchers in Japan have developed a new additive manufacturing technology for making high-precision parts with lightweight magnesium alloys.

AUBURN HILLS, MI—FANUC America has opened its new 650,000-square-foot West Campus facility here. The expansion increases the footprint in Michigan to more than 2 million square feet and is part of FANUC’s strategic investment plan to support and advance industrial automation in North America. The West Campus represents a $110 million investment built on 67 acres of land.

VERNON HILLS, IL—Mitsubishi Electric Automation Inc. has introduced the ARIA (Automated Robotic Industrial Assistant), its latest pre-engineered workcell. 

MESQUITE, TX—General Dynamics (GD) has opened a new assembly plant here to manufacture metal parts for advanced artillery projectiles.