The 14th edition of Automation Expo was held in late September. Once again, the exhibition witnessed record participation and an overwhelming response from exhibitors, visitors and well-wishers. Dr M ArokiaswamyThe 4-day event showcased a lot of new products and state-of-the-art technologies. Apart from major global automation companies that are also present in the Indian market through their subsidiaries, a large number of companies, domestic and overseas, including those from the SME segment, participated in the show. There were also a number of startups in emerging technologies like 3D printing, IIoT, diagnostic tools, robotics, and the works. As is the practice, ... Read More
An emerging technology with great promise, 3D printing or additive manufacturing has come of age but is still a work in progress. A Phenomenal SuccessThe fact that 3D printing, or additive manufacturing (AM) is an emerging technology with disruptive potential is not in dispute. For a technology that was invented in the early 1980s, it took nearly three decades to capture the popular imagination. Confined earlier to rapid prototyping, development of fast printers and newer materials, including metal substrates and above all, digital technologies facilitating collaborative design has brought it to centre stage now. But a work in progress it essentially is, with several... Read More
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