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Hexagon Places Bet on Next-Level Manufacturing for Sustainable Automotive Design

Manufacturing giant makes a $100 million investment in Divergent Technologies and its DAPS digital factory solution.
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Will Robots Find a Place in the Smart Home?

For developers and engineers, emerging “social robot” applications are still a work in progress.

Purdue, Eplan, Rittal Establish Partnership

January 14, 2026 · The 5-year collaboration centers around the Purdue Polytechnic Institute.

Delta Demos AI-Enabled Cognitive Cobot

August 26, 2025 · The showcase also features the debut in Asia of Delta’s Collaborative Robots (Cobots) and the AI Cognitive Module, which combined, enable intuitive human-robot collaboration for electronics assembly, automotive, and logistics.

New Program Empowering Women in 3D Printing Launches

November 21, 2024 · The initiative kicks off with a dress debut and a roundtable featuring prominent female designers and creators, including FashionTech designer and engineer Anouk Wipprecht.

Mitsubishi Invests in ThinkIQ for Manufacturing

January 9, 2024 · ThinkIQ and Mitsubishi Corp. team up to accelerate digital transformation for manufacturing and supply chains in Japan.

Enterprise SaaS Joins NVIDIA Inception

January 5, 2024 · NVIDIA Inception is a program that enhances startups with technological advancements, NVIDIA reports.

Hexagon Places Bet on Next-Level Manufacturing for Sustainable Automotive Design

December 28, 2022 · Manufacturing giant makes a $100 million investment in Divergent Technologies and its DAPS digital factory solution.

CESMII and SME Form a Smart Manufacturing Executive Council

October 25, 2022 · Mission of new council is to accelerate adoption of smart manufacturing in the U.S., organizations explain.

Zuken Improves Digital Twin Creation

August 30, 2022 · E3.series 2022 delivers enhancements for 3D data visualization.

SymphonyAI Industrial Launches MOM 360

May 16, 2022 · MOM 360 delivers composable smart manufacturing applications enabling manufacturers to scale deployments flexibly.

Cincoze Offers Line of Embedded Computers

April 26, 2022 · The company builds computers suitable for regular and critical systems at the heart of intelligent manufacturing applications.

Sustainability Challenges Persist for EV Makers

April 19, 2022 · Hexagon releases new report, "Recharging the Automotive Market," finding obstacles within the electric vehicle segment.

SME and CESMII Join Forces to Enhance Smart Manufacturing

November 15, 2021 · CESMII and SME will strategically combine their networks and resources to advance smart manufacturing adoption and address the “digital divide” by connecting manufacturers to technical knowledge.

SME Recognizes its 20 Influential Academics in Smart Manufacturing 

June 4, 2021 · These educators are teaching smart manufacturing methods and technologies that are being developed today for use tomorrow.

Hexagon Acquires DP Technology

November 2, 2020 · DP Technology is a developer and supplier of computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) technology. 

Wichita State University and Deloitte Join Forces to Launch New Smart Factory 

September 11, 2020 · Industry 4.0 immersive experience center demonstrates smart factory technologies reshaping business today, organizations say.

New ALPHACAM Release Built to Help Manufacturers Create Smart Factories

May 15, 2020 · Enhancements to automation, clamps, nesting and solid machining in latest release.

IDC Forecasts Strong Growth for the 3D Scanner Market

February 3, 2020 · An important factor contributing to this growth is the continued migration of professional-level features into more affordable scanners.

CLASS Software Framework Makes Modena Smarter in Real-Life Setting 

December 29, 2019 · The CLASS framework is powering smart city applications, from digital traffic signs and smart parking to air pollution simulation and pedestrian avoidance applications.

CAMWorks Version 2020 Provides CADCAM Tools for Smart Manufacturing

December 20, 2019 · With Version 2020, the CAMWorks Additive Manufacturing module, powered by Materialise, has extended 3D printing functionality to SolidWorks Assemblies.

Will Robots Find a Place in the Smart Home?

November 1, 2019 · For developers and engineers, emerging “social robot” applications are still a work in progress.


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