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Hole-in-One Robots in Teaching and Metalforming
Trustworthy generative AI teaches robots 60 difficult, dexterous skills and metalforming. Digital twins can mimic the operations down to every tool…
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David Rogers
Ratio of Finished Cost to Material Cost: The Idiot Index
Musk prioritizes manufacturing innovations through a simple ratio dubbed the "idiot index." Beyond the giga press, Tesla seeks to die cast nearly all…
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David Rogers
There's Nothing More Manual than Industrial Automation
Who, what, where, and how products will be produced has never been more uncertain. Platform shifts are requiring companies to rethink what industrial…
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David Rogers
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Operator-less in the Air, Field, and Factory
Reinforcement learning is autonomously controlling and diagnosing real-world systems in defense, agriculture, and industrial operations.
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David Rogers
August 2023
Ultra-large Press and Single Digit Microns
Hyundai unveils an ultra-large servo press for their Alabama facility, while Elon Musk seeks single digit micron precision for all parts at Tesla…
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David Rogers
Paying for Defects in Leading Edge Manufacturing
Apple will only pay for working chip dies from TSMC for the iPhone A17 chip, is that unique? Automotive and commercial aviation OEM-Supplier dynamics…
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David Rogers
Race Between Technologies in Cathodes & Cobots
NMC and LFP cathodes duke it out for dominance while new funding looks to scale new battery chemistries, LMFP and LMX. Generative AI assist supply chain…
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David Rogers
TSMC's New Fab in Germany
The rumors have long been cooking. Reuters said that it took 40 rounds of talks. But now the news is finally here: TSMC is building a fab in Europe. I…
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Manufacturing Technology Only Validated at Production Scale
Another petrochemical plant operates with only AI. Quality tests predicted in real time. The world’s first soft exoskeleton improves worker hand…
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David Rogers
Material Impact: LK-99 Manufacturing is Not Guaranteed
Powdered metal defects' impact on Pratt-Whitney jet engines and graphene scale-up show a hard road ahead for producing advanced superconducting material…
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David Rogers
Batteries Not Included For Quality & Efficiency
Building battery cell manufacturing facilities comes without batteries included. Manufacturers must select their own sites, designs, contractors, and…
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David Rogers
July 2023
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