Episode 134: Steve and Ben share their observations, insights, and takeaways from ProMat2025. Stephen provides a testbed update and a realization that robot programming is easy… until you have to program the robot to physically interact with another thing.
Innovating requires iterating. Bipedal robots. Are magnets life? Automation is a fast market. Security is for everyone.
Corn-fed smartphone. Robot arms — in space! Sandvik acquires Verisurf. The harmony of art and technology. Fox 3… D
How many words is a picture really worth? Like Stuxnet but good. Manufacturing's next lap. Honestly, could they just do the dishes?
With more than 1 million square feet of exhibit space already booked, IMTS is poised once again to be the strongest manufacturing marketplace in the Western Hemisphere. IMTS 2026 opens Sept. 14-19, 2026. View the floor plan and get exciting updates now!
The drape. The cream rises to the top. ML in photovoltaics. Toy production coming back stateside? Dashboard wine.
Currently spanning more than 1 million square feet, the IMTS 2026 floor plan reflects major changes driven by the technologies shaping the future of our industry.
From AM suppressor production to MIM's rediscovery and workholding’s increased complexity, manufacturing technology is rapidly reshaping the firearms industry, and the SHOT Show serves as a critical hub for innovation and collaboration
Episode 133: Elissa dives straight in with 3D printing 4D materials. The team voices their loathing of daylight savings. Steve wonders how it’s 2025 and hot dogs are still not the appropriate length with respect to the buns.
The drape. The cream rises to the top. ML in photovoltaics. Toy production coming back stateside? Dashboard wine.