Protolabs Reaches Agreement to Acquire 3D Hubs, Creates the World’s Broadest Digital Manufacturing Offer for Custom Parts

MAPLE PLAIN, Minn.–Proto Labs, Inc. (NYSE: PRLB), a global technology-enabled digital manufacturing leader, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 3D Hubs, Inc. (“3D Hubs”), a leading online manufacturing platform that provides engineers with on-demand access to a global network of approximately 240 premium manufacturing partners. The transaction creates the world’s most comprehensive digital […]

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Zestron’s Cleaning Chronicles blog reminds us of some basic principles. When components are soldered to a PCB, flux residues remain present on the board. That’s a fact. What happens next is important.

Gartner Predicts Demand for Robotic Goods-to-Person Systems Will Quadruple Through 2023

COVID-19 Accelerates Demand for Non-Invasive Technologies to Ensure Social Distancing in Warehouses Through 2023, demand for robotic goods-to-person (G2P) systems will quadruple to help enforce social distancing in warehouses, according to Gartner, Inc. With G2P systems, the robots deliver the goods to a person who remains in one place. “Fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic is […]