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Image - Innovative 3D titanium part sparks USC's race team to 3rd place finish at recent event Innovative 3D titanium part sparks USC's race team to 3rd place finish at recent event
Wayland Additive partnered with USC Racing's Formula SAE Team to produce and supply a stand-out titanium exhaust collector for their 2025 car. Utilizing additive manufacturing (AM) for production components on race cars is increasingly common practice. You might be tempted to think '3D Printing and Race Teams' -- yes, I've heard this before. But have you?
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Image - U.S. Army and academic researchers invent new copper alloy for lighter, yet more durable military and aerospace equipment U.S. Army and academic researchers invent new copper alloy for lighter, yet more durable military and aerospace equipment
U.S. Army researchers, in collaboration with academic partners, invented a stronger copper that could help advance defense, energy and aerospace industries thanks to its ability to endure unprecedented temperature and pressure extremes.
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The IM-X Series is a modular inspection system focused on an easy-to-use place and press measurement approach. The newly released model offers multisensor measurement capabilities, significantly increased stage sizes, and a world-first function to automate challenging and time-consuming part programming.


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  Industry News
Image - Renishaw's partnership with Irish Manufacturing Research could lead to advance aerospace optics manufacturing at scale (Watch Video) Renishaw's partnership with Irish Manufacturing Research could lead to advance aerospace optics manufacturing at scale (Watch Video)
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  Project Orbion: the first AI-enabled digital twin of the earth
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Image - Marposs' non-contact tool setter designed to control any type of tool directly on the machine -- at real cutting speeds Marposs' non-contact tool setter designed to control any type of tool directly on the machine -- at real cutting speeds
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  New metalworking machinery orders up nearly 15% over last year
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  Product Spotlight
Image - Keyence's newest 3D scanner uses AI to suggest the best way to measure each part (Watch Video) Keyence's newest 3D scanner uses AI to suggest the best way to measure each part (Watch Video)
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  High-performance waterjet features new mobile app that enables remote live cut monitoring
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Image - Universal Robots' new extended reach cobot engineered for complex welding and fast-paced bin picking in limited space Universal Robots' new extended reach cobot engineered for complex welding and fast-paced bin picking in limited space
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  Güdel's new CoboMover linear track allows 7,000 lb. robot to float above ground
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Image - YCM's next-gen 5-axis VMC: A workhorse for roughing, finishing and machining larger parts YCM's next-gen 5-axis VMC: A workhorse for roughing, finishing and machining larger parts
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  MMT's new Glebar P5K Gauging System scans multiple parts with a click of the mouse (Watch Video)
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Image - Muratec's new advanced loader automates sorting and handling sheet metal with precision Muratec's new advanced loader automates sorting and handling sheet metal with precision
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  New spindle gripper picks and places finished parts similar to a robot
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