Silicon Valley Bank has announced it has provided a $50 million growth capital facility to Lumafield, a pioneer in advanced manufacturing technology that delivers AI-powered manufacturing intelligence to help companies improve product quality, accelerate development, and automate operations.
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The VOC event camera enables event-driven recordings with up to 900s before and after the event via various trigger options such as software, hardware, or motion inputs. This allows problems and their triggers to be identified and documented.
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Metal 3D printing is revolutionizing manufacturing, especially in high-value sectors such as aerospace, yet persistent defects and quality risks remain major hurdles. At Formnext 2025, BLT unveiled BLT-PrintInsight, a cutting-edge software solution designed to address these challenges by delivering comprehensive, data-driven quality management across the entire printing lifecycle.
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Artec 3D has announced the launch of Artec Studio Lite, a new, more accessible version of its industry-renowned software for 3D data capture and processing. Designed to make professional-grade 3D tools available to a wider audience, Artec Studio Lite delivers cutting-edge AI-powered photogrammetry alongside essential 3D processing and analysis capabilities, all in a streamlined, affordable package.
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ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions (ZEISS IQS) has announced the latest software updates for ZEISS INSPECT and ZEISS PiWeb, addressing the growing challenges of industrial quality control.
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Orders received by the German machine tool industry fell by 5 percent in the third quarter of 2025. Domestic orders were down by 15 percent, while export orders decreased slightly by 1 percent.
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New orders of metalworking machinery, measured by the U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report published by The Association For Manufacturing Technology (AMT), totaled $493.1 million in September 2025. This was a 7.2% decline from August 2025 but an 11% increase from September 2024.
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Nikon SLM Solutions and Swedish advanced analytics and visualization technology company Interspectral have announced a strategic partnership to deliver an advanced, integrated quality assurance and process monitoring solution for industrial metal additive manufacturing (AM).
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Agile Robots has announced the launch of its first humanoid robot. Agile ONE is designed for use in industrial settings, where it will work safely and efficiently alongside humans and other robotic solutions.
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For her outstanding contributions to the Bavarian economy, Dr. Heike Wenzel, CEO and Managing Partner of WENZEL Group GmbH & Co. KG and President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK) Aschaffenburg, has been awarded the Bavarian State Medal
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