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Manufacturing Technology Worth Applying
October 30, 2026 | Curated by
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A Glimpse at Production AM’s Next Phase |
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Rennscot Manufacturing bridges the gap between additive manufacturing as an innovation tool and additive as a production method. The Woburn, Massachusetts, contract manufacturer runs four EOS laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) machines today, with space wired for 12, and is on track to earn 80% more revenue in 2026 than in 2025. Its playbook: Skip design, target qualified applications, standardize on one machine builder and 2-3 material families, and avoid mixing powder lots to eliminate variability. The firm also positions machining expertise as a postprocessing advantage for organically shaped additive manufacturing (AM) parts. The goal is to flip its revenue mix from 80% machining to roughly 80% additive and additive postprocessing by the end of the decade. |
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CRRC Completes Production of Recyclable Wind Turbine Blade
Source: CompositesWorld
CRRC Corp. Ltd. completed production of a 110-meter recyclable wind turbine blade in late September 2026, achieving a raw material recovery rate exceeding 95% using reversible chemical debonding technology to separate resin from reinforcing fibers. |
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Anubis Prints Vacuum Gripper for Automated Palletizing
Source: Additive Manufacturing Media
Anubis 3D's Vac Stac modular vacuum gripper, spotted at Automate 2026, uses four SLS 3D printed components made from PA2200 material on an EOS P110 system with a 12-hour build time, targeting robotic palletizing and end-of-arm tooling applications. |
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AGCO to Pilot Agility's Digit Humanoid Robot at Kansas Factory
Source: The Robot Report
AGCO and Agility Robotics have signed an agreement to deploy Agility's Digit humanoid robot at AGCO's production facility in Hesston, Kansas, with a U.S. pilot expected to begin in 2027. Digit will initially handle parts sorting, stacking and intelligent tote placement. |
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AI Twin Flags Printed Circuit Board Faults Early
Source: Siemens
Siemens and NVIDIA have announced a collaboration to develop AI-powered printed circuit board (PCB) inspection workflows that use digital twins and synthetic data to prepare automated optical inspection processes before the first physical board reaches the production line. |
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Formic Implementing Physical AI in Production Environments
Source: Business Wire
Formic raised $50 million in a Series B funding to expand its Robot-as-a-Service (RaaS) platform from task-specific automation into general-purpose robotics across U.S. manufacturing facilities. |
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A Taste of Italian Machining Technology |
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Why Board Service Matters |
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