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From 3D printing to additive manufacturing – the missing narrative

Additive manufacturing – a mindset about future-responsible fabrication. Evolve Additive Solutions is a company that provides a strategic perspective often missing in communication. What’s in a name? 3D printing is probably one of the most unfortunate names a new technology has ever been saddled with. Any introduction of a product or service on this naming basis has to jump the chasm of disbelief and incredulity,...

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Sidestepping robotics when things get floppy

Wonderment at the wonderfulness of robotics is easy: rethinking the processes where we use robotics less so. Automation not easy with floppy materials Automation and robotics have only made limited progress in clothing manufacture, because it’s difficult for the hardware to deal with the floppy, flexible fabrics involved. Many steps in the garment production process are already widely automated, from the field to the yarn to the weaving and...

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Visualising the (truly) autonomous world

Changing perceptions by showing us what infrastructure-free localisation enables autonomous vehicles to see Mapping autonomous capabilities There’s a whole lot of talk about autonomous vehicles – whether in the air, on the roads or in our factories. Generalising horribly, most of the discussion is pretty vague, and this vagueness probably has a lot to do with basic ignorance on the subject.  There also seems to be...

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