For years, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Argonne National Laboratory have been trying to develop a solid lubricant that could eventually replace oil.

Autodesk has announced the newest version of Netfabb, their additive manufacturing and design software. Netfabb provides a toolset for managing printers, setting up models, simulating prints, and generating lattices. Netfabb 2019.0 brings enhancements to simulation, latticing, cloud storage, machine workspaces, and more.

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OMAX Corporation, makers of the OMAX®, MAXIEM®, and GlobalMAX JetMachining® centers as well as the new ProtoMAX®, is celebrating 25 years of leading waterjet technology.

ABB launched at Automatica 2018 in Munich its OmniCore, a significant step towards a new era in manufacturing. The OmniCore controllers are designed for maximum performance and reliability during the robust 24/7 operations of factories making products with increasingly shorter lifecycles. The controller’s high path accuracy also increases throughput and decreases cycle times.

EcoInnovation is a New Zealand company manufacturing innovative water-driven turbines for the microgeneration power market. The company’s PowerSpout turbines are sold around the world as a domestic power source.

Gothenburg, 23 July 2018: SKF today announced the introduction of its SKF Ultrasonic Leak Detector TKSU 10. Simple to operate, this device utilizes ultrasonic technology to locate leaks in compressed air or vacuum systems.

A battery-powered fully-autonomous robot system, which can scan kiwifruit orchards and offer growers a full picture of their crop via accurate data, drew the interest of many in the horticultural industry at Fieldays.

Combilift has launched what it says is the first purpose-built order picker for long products.

Kyocera Corporation (President: Hideo Tanimoto) announced today that it has developed a new ultra-durable coating technology and base material for indexable industrial cutting tool inserts to improve steel machining.