Manufacturing

Outrider opens first-in-industry test site dedicated to distribution yard automation Outrider Advanced Testing Facility now operating in Brighton, Colorado GOLDEN, Colo. (PRWEB) August 24, 2021 Outrider, the pioneer in autonomous yard operations for logistics hubs, today announced the opening of the Outrider Advanced Testing Facility, the first-ever test site dedicated to distribution yard automation technologies. Located in Brighton, Colorado, this 200,000-square-foot distribution yard with 49 dock doors operates 16 hours per day, five days per week and will expand to 24-hour operation in 2022. This test facility is being used to validate Outrider’s autonomous capabilities, supporting the scaling of deployments...

2-year Backlog in Biologicals Manufacturing Hinders Medical R&D, Development of New Therapies for COVID-19 A shortage of Contract Development and Manufacturing Organizations (CDMOs) has put a severe strain on treating COVID and other post-viral syndromes; especially for products developed for regenerative medicine. Dr. Ian White, President and CSO of Neobiosis, explains how this shortage has caused a 2-year backlog on desperately needed medical technologies. The demand for biologicals skyrocketed so quickly that supply has not been able to keep pace. There is a gap between research and manufacturing that has been highlighted by COVID-19. America is in desperate need of...

Support for the Chinese Megaproject: Solar Glass Production with Grenzebach Pattern Glass Lines Environmental protection in China: With the help of Grenzebach, new pattern glass production facilities are being built for this purpose, specially designed to manufacture solar panels (PresseBox) ( Asbach-Bäumenheim, 21-07-20 ) China shares the worldwide goal to protect the environment, reduce CO2 emissions, and focus on renewable energies. With the help of Grenzebach, new pattern glass production facilities are being built for this purpose, specially designed to manufacture solar panels. China’s leadership places a clear emphasis on renewable energies: on September 22, 2020, China’s President Xi Jinping...

Universally and Securely Fastened (PresseBox) ( Furtwangen, 21-07-20 ) Many things that hardly draw notice are nevertheless of elementary importance within the overall context. For example, it would be hard to conceive building jigs without side thrust pins to hold parts – which is precisely why Ganter developed the series GN 415. They are more compact and adaptable than the previous versions. Side thrust pins are practically indispensable elements of jig construction and are available in a wide range of variants. Nevertheless, there are applications that demand particularly compact designs that should also be easy to adapt to different requirements....

Blackstone receives subsidy and operating permit for 3D battery production Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR (PresseBox) ( BAAR, Switzerland, 21-07-21 ) Blackstone Resources AG (SWX: BLS) is pleased to announce that its German subsidiary, Blackstone Technology GmbH, has received the official operating-permit from the authorities of the city of Döbeln to start production of 3D printed Li-ion battery-cells. In addition, the Sächsische Aufbaubank, SAB, today approved subsidy-funding for the investments. Blackstone Technology GmbH is building manufacturing facilities for the production of 3D printed battery-cells in Döbeln, Saxony, Germany. Production will start in September 2021 after the installation...