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Renishaw Extends CMM Inspection Reach with PH20 PLUS 5-Axis Touch-Trigger System
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Renishaw Extends CMM Inspection Reach with PH20 PLUS 5-Axis Touch-Trigger System

M4SNews • 20 Sept 2026

Toyota Targets 400,000 Factory Robots from 2028, Led by Wheeled Humanoid Eley
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Toyota Targets 400,000 Factory Robots from 2028, Led by Wheeled Humanoid Eley

M4SNews • 20 Sept 2026

Memory Chip Shortage, Rare Earth Revival Top IndustryWeek's Weekly Review
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Memory Chip Shortage, Rare Earth Revival Top IndustryWeek's Weekly Review

M4SNews • 20 Sept 2026

Chip Constraints, Rare Earth Resolve, and the AI Imitation Problem: What Held Manufacturing's Attention This Week
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Chip Constraints, Rare Earth Resolve, and the AI Imitation Problem: What Held Manufacturing's Attention This Week

M4SNews • 19 Sept 2026

Quickparts Commits Nearly $6 Million to Scale Space and Defense Additive Manufacturing
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Quickparts Commits Nearly $6 Million to Scale Space and Defense Additive Manufacturing

M4SNews • 19 Sept 2026

KLS Martin pairs titanium implants with polymer-printed surgical guides
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KLS Martin pairs titanium implants with polymer-printed surgical guides

M4SNews • 19 Sept 2026

SoftBank Agrees to Acquire Robotics and AI Institute from Hyundai, Deal Under CFIUS Review
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SoftBank Agrees to Acquire Robotics and AI Institute from Hyundai, Deal Under CFIUS Review

M4SNews • 19 Sept 2026

Heller HF 5500 FLEX to Headline Mills CNC Innovation Day in Leamington Spa
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Heller HF 5500 FLEX to Headline Mills CNC Innovation Day in Leamington Spa

M4SNews • 19 Sept 2026

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Renishaw's PH20 PLUS Pushes Touch-Trigger Reach to 300 mm
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Renishaw's PH20 PLUS Pushes Touch-Trigger Reach to 300 mm

M4SNews • 19 Sept 2026

Toyota Plans 400,000-Robot Factory Deployment from 2028, Led by Wheeled Humanoid Eley
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Toyota Plans 400,000-Robot Factory Deployment from 2028, Led by Wheeled Humanoid Eley

M4SNews • 19 Sept 2026

Manufacturing Wellness Report: Industry Scores 49 out of 100 as Tools Outpace Habits
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Manufacturing Wellness Report: Industry Scores 49 out of 100 as Tools Outpace Habits

M4SNews • 18 Sept 2026

When Rack and Pinion Beats Ball Screws and Linear Motors on Long-Travel Axes
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When Rack and Pinion Beats Ball Screws and Linear Motors on Long-Travel Axes

M4SNews • 18 Sept 2026

Renishaw Extends CMM Reach: PH20 PLUS Delivers 300 mm Inspection Working Length
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Renishaw Extends CMM Reach: PH20 PLUS Delivers 300 mm Inspection Working Length

M4SNews • 18 Sept 2026

Centralised SDV Architectures Move Calibration Into the Core Workflow
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Centralised SDV Architectures Move Calibration Into the Core Workflow

M4SNews • 18 Sept 2026

Sandvik Coromant's First Manufacturing Wellness Report: Strong Foundations, Uneven Execution
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Sandvik Coromant's First Manufacturing Wellness Report: Strong Foundations, Uneven Execution

M4SNews • 17 Sept 2026

Teaching Robots by Watching Humans: OLogic Brings Egocentric Learning to RoboBusiness 2026
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Teaching Robots by Watching Humans: OLogic Brings Egocentric Learning to RoboBusiness 2026

M4SNews • 17 Sept 2026

Standardising Hydraulic Fluids: How Kalitta Air Cut Complexity Across a Mixed Freighter Fleet
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Standardising Hydraulic Fluids: How Kalitta Air Cut Complexity Across a Mixed Freighter Fleet

M4SNews • 17 Sept 2026

Renishaw Extends 5-Axis CMM Reach with PH20 PLUS Touch-Trigger System
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Renishaw Extends 5-Axis CMM Reach with PH20 PLUS Touch-Trigger System

M4SNews • 17 Sept 2026

Renishaw is introducing the PH20 PLUS 5-axis touch-trigger system for coordinate measuring machines (CMMs), a direct replacement for its established PH20 head. The new system offers an over 50% increase in inspection reach compared to the original PH20, significantly improving access to features deep inside parts and in hard-to-reach areas.
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Renishaw is introducing the PH20 PLUS 5-axis touch-trigger system for coordinate measuring machines (CMMs), a direct replacement for its established PH20 head. The new system offers an over 50% increase in inspection reach compared to the original PH20, significantly improving access to features deep inside parts and in hard-to-reach areas.

M4SNews • 17 Sept 2026

SWISSto12 and Mitsubishi Electric sign MoU, with 3D printing at the core of next-gen payloads
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SWISSto12 and Mitsubishi Electric sign MoU, with 3D printing at the core of next-gen payloads

M4SNews • 17 Sept 2026

Subaru Corporation puts onsemi’s Embedded Power Platform to the test for future electrified vehicles
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Subaru Corporation puts onsemi’s Embedded Power Platform to the test for future electrified vehicles

M4SNews • 17 Sept 2026

Agility Robotics Puts a Price on the Factory Humanoid
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Agility Robotics Puts a Price on the Factory Humanoid

M4SNews • 17 Sept 2026

Manufacturing Wellness Score of 49: Industry Has the Tools, Not Yet the Habits
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Manufacturing Wellness Score of 49: Industry Has the Tools, Not Yet the Habits

M4SNews • 16 Sept 2026

Local production as the strategy
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Local production as the strategy

M4SNews • 16 Sept 2026

A 1-Day Event Built Around One-Hit Machining
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A 1-Day Event Built Around One-Hit Machining

M4SNews • 16 Sept 2026

Hydraulic Fluid Strategy Becomes a Fleet Reliability Lever for Mixed-Fleet Operators
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Hydraulic Fluid Strategy Becomes a Fleet Reliability Lever for Mixed-Fleet Operators

M4SNews • 16 Sept 2026

InOrbit Open-Sources OpenRobOps Fleet Management Platform With ISO 21423 Reference Implementation
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InOrbit Open-Sources OpenRobOps Fleet Management Platform With ISO 21423 Reference Implementation

M4SNews • 16 Sept 2026

Universal Robots Unveils Gen 7 Cobot Platform at IMTS 2026, Built for Physical AI
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Universal Robots Unveils Gen 7 Cobot Platform at IMTS 2026, Built for Physical AI

M4SNews • 16 Sept 2026

SWISSto12 and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation sign MoU, with 3D printing at the core of the partnership
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SWISSto12 and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation sign MoU, with 3D printing at the core of the partnership

M4SNews • 16 Sept 2026

Manufacturers Score 49 Out of 100 on Wellness — Tools Are There, Habits Are Not
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Manufacturers Score 49 Out of 100 on Wellness — Tools Are There, Habits Are Not

M4SNews • 15 Sept 2026

Three Openings for Every Graduate: Inside Manufacturing's 1.3 Million-Worker Skilled Trades Gap
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Three Openings for Every Graduate: Inside Manufacturing's 1.3 Million-Worker Skilled Trades Gap

M4SNews • 15 Sept 2026

A one-day showcase with a clear agenda
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A one-day showcase with a clear agenda

M4SNews • 15 Sept 2026

Shared DNA: What Surgical Robots and Warehouse AMRs Demand From Their Operators
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Shared DNA: What Surgical Robots and Warehouse AMRs Demand From Their Operators

M4SNews • 15 Sept 2026

Renishaw Launches PH20 PLUS: 300 mm Inspection Reach for 5-Axis CMM Measurement
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Renishaw Launches PH20 PLUS: 300 mm Inspection Reach for 5-Axis CMM Measurement

M4SNews • 15 Sept 2026

SWISSto12 and Mitsubishi Electric Sign MoU, Pairing 3D Printing with Satellite System Integration
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SWISSto12 and Mitsubishi Electric Sign MoU, Pairing 3D Printing with Satellite System Integration

M4SNews • 15 Sept 2026

Volkswagen's Osnabrück Defence Pivot Preserves 1,400 Jobs — Barely a Dent in Its 100,000-Role Restructuring
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Volkswagen's Osnabrück Defence Pivot Preserves 1,400 Jobs — Barely a Dent in Its 100,000-Role Restructuring

M4SNews • 15 Sept 2026

Manufacturers may know where their data is, but many are still struggling to govern it, unify it, and put it to work in AI applications, according to new research from data and AI platform company Cloudera.
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Manufacturers may know where their data is, but many are still struggling to govern it, unify it, and put it to work in AI applications, according to new research from data and AI platform company Cloudera.

M4SNews • 15 Sept 2026

1.3 Million-Worker Gap: Manufacturers Turn to Upskilling, Apprenticeships and AI
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1.3 Million-Worker Gap: Manufacturers Turn to Upskilling, Apprenticeships and AI

M4SNews • 14 Sept 2026

One-hit machining takes centre stage
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One-hit machining takes centre stage

M4SNews • 14 Sept 2026

Renishaw XC100 environmental compensator targets 0.4 ppm laser calibration accuracy
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Renishaw XC100 environmental compensator targets 0.4 ppm laser calibration accuracy

M4SNews • 14 Sept 2026

Autonomous sugarcane fleet moves from experiment to infrastructure in South Florida
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Autonomous sugarcane fleet moves from experiment to infrastructure in South Florida

M4SNews • 14 Sept 2026

NOEMI Aerospace Taps Syensqo Composites for All-Electric Amphibious Seaplane
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NOEMI Aerospace Taps Syensqo Composites for All-Electric Amphibious Seaplane

M4SNews • 14 Sept 2026

Metal Powder Works to Scale Non-Thermal Powder Production From 100 to 800 Tons by 2027
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Metal Powder Works to Scale Non-Thermal Powder Production From 100 to 800 Tons by 2027

M4SNews • 14 Sept 2026

SeQent Acquires Open Automation Software to Connect Plant Signals to Resolution
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SeQent Acquires Open Automation Software to Connect Plant Signals to Resolution

M4SNews • 14 Sept 2026

China Sets 70% NEV Target and Bets on Smart-Road Autonomy
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China Sets 70% NEV Target and Bets on Smart-Road Autonomy

M4SNews • 14 Sept 2026

Three Openings for Every Graduate: The Math Behind Manufacturing's Skilled Trades Gap
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Three Openings for Every Graduate: The Math Behind Manufacturing's Skilled Trades Gap

M4SNews • 13 Sept 2026

How Wraith Systems Cut Costs by 3D Printing Its HOTAS Housings
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How Wraith Systems Cut Costs by 3D Printing Its HOTAS Housings

M4SNews • 13 Sept 2026

Mills CNC to Host Innovation Day Technology Show in 2026, Headlined by Heller 5-Axis Mill-Turn Debut
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Mills CNC to Host Innovation Day Technology Show in 2026, Headlined by Heller 5-Axis Mill-Turn Debut

M4SNews • 13 Sept 2026

Renishaw Unveils XC100 Environmental Compensator, Targeting 0.4 ppm Laser Calibration Accuracy
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Renishaw Unveils XC100 Environmental Compensator, Targeting 0.4 ppm Laser Calibration Accuracy

M4SNews • 13 Sept 2026

SeQent Acquires Open Automation Software, Extending Alarm Notification Into Edge-to-Cloud Data Connectivity
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SeQent Acquires Open Automation Software, Extending Alarm Notification Into Edge-to-Cloud Data Connectivity

M4SNews • 13 Sept 2026

A Target That May Already Be in Reach
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A Target That May Already Be in Reach

M4SNews • 13 Sept 2026

IMTS 2026 Conference to Tackle Conversational AI on the Shop Floor
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IMTS 2026 Conference to Tackle Conversational AI on the Shop Floor

M4SNews • 13 Sept 2026

Ultrasound Could Solve Tactile Sensing's Wear Problem for Physical AI
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Ultrasound Could Solve Tactile Sensing's Wear Problem for Physical AI

M4SNews • 13 Sept 2026

The 1.3 Million-Worker Question: How Manufacturers Are Confronting the Skilled Trades Gap in 2026
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The 1.3 Million-Worker Question: How Manufacturers Are Confronting the Skilled Trades Gap in 2026

M4SNews • 12 Sept 2026

Wraith Systems Cuts HOTAS Housing Costs with 3D Printing from 3D Systems
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Wraith Systems Cuts HOTAS Housing Costs with 3D Printing from 3D Systems

M4SNews • 12 Sept 2026

Mills CNC to Unveil Heller HF 5500 FLEX at Innovation Day Technology Show
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Mills CNC to Unveil Heller HF 5500 FLEX at Innovation Day Technology Show

M4SNews • 12 Sept 2026

Renishaw Unveils XC100 Environmental Compensator, Targeting 0.4 ppm Laser Measurement Accuracy
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Renishaw Unveils XC100 Environmental Compensator, Targeting 0.4 ppm Laser Measurement Accuracy

M4SNews • 12 Sept 2026

Torrie to Make the Case for a Unified Field Robotics Ecosystem at RoboBusiness 2026
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Torrie to Make the Case for a Unified Field Robotics Ecosystem at RoboBusiness 2026

M4SNews • 12 Sept 2026

SeQent Acquires Open Automation Software, Extending Alarm Platform Down to the Controller Level
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SeQent Acquires Open Automation Software, Extending Alarm Platform Down to the Controller Level

M4SNews • 12 Sept 2026

A target the market is already chasing
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A target the market is already chasing

M4SNews • 12 Sept 2026