The Advanced Manufacturing Technology Opportunity Engine for October 2021 covers innovations in additive manufacturing, industrial automation, and robotics. Some of the innovations profiled include bacteria-sized robots, conductive material 3D printing, industrial-size 3D printing, multi-material printing with artificial intelligence (AI), AI-enabled industrial automation, and soft robotics.
The Advanced Manufacturing TOE covers global innovations and developments related to manufacturing and industrial automation on a monthly basis. Innovations are focused toward improving product traceability, energy efficiency and reducing environmental footprints, integrating product design and manufacturing aspects for reducing time-to-market. Research focus areas include rapid prototyping (additive manufacturing), lightweighting (multimaterial joining, plastics and metals manufacturing, carbon fiber-based composite manufacturing), smart robotics (agile robots, consumer robots, swarm robotics, cobots), monitoring and control (wireless control networks, human machine interface), and simulation and modeling (design and simulation software).
The Advanced Manufacturing and Automation (AMA) Cluster covers technologies that enable clean, lean and flexible manufacturing and industrial automation. Technologies such as three-dimensional (3D) and four-dimensional (4D) printing, wireless sensors and networks, information and communication technology, multimaterial joining, composites manufacturing, digital manufacturing, micro- and nano-manufacturing, lasers, advanced software, and printing techniques, are covered as part of this cluster. The technologies covered here impact a wide range of industries, such as the impact semiconductor, automotive and transportation, aerospace and defense, industrial, healthcare, logistics, and electronics industries.
Table of Contents
Innovations in Advanced Manufacturing- Bacteria-Sized Robots Break Down Toxic Substances
- Acs’ Pollutant Consuming Microbots Provide a Solution to the Micropollutants Problem
- ACS - Investor Dashboard
- Industrial-Size 3D Printers Provide a Huge Boost for the Rocket Industry
- Relativity Space's 3D Printed Rockets Provide High-Quality Space Exploration at High Production Speeds
- Relativity Space - Investor Dashboard
- Conductive Material 3D Printing
- The 3D Printing Technology Provides Printed Parts with High Conductivity
- Nottingham University - Investor Dashboard
- Ai-Enabled Industrial Automation
- Symbio Robotics Makes Quick Learning of Tasks and Execution by Industrial Robots Possible
- Symbio Robotics - Investor Dashboard
- Multi-Material Printing Technology with Machine Vision
- Inkbit's Dynamic Leadership to Emerge as a Key Strength
- Inkbit Demonstrates Exponential Revenue Opportunity from Various Verticals
- Desktop Sls-Based 3D Printer
- High Performance Collaborative Robots
- Faster and Cost-Effective Method for 3D Printing Antenna
- Electrically Operated Valves for Soft Robotics Applications
- Mobile Collaborative Robot Enabled with Easy Movement
- Industry Contacts
Companies Mentioned (Partial List)
A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:
- ACS
- Nottingham University
- Relativity Space
- Symbio Robotics
