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September Hardware Roundup: Chainless Bikes & Liquid Hinges

Our roundup video host this month is Panos, a Technical Project Manager here at Fictiv! He’s adding a multi-language spin to this month’s roundup. We’re diving into chainless bikes, robotic grippers, and the first robot-assisted remote heart surgery. ‍ Hardware Knowledge UAV Turbines has successfully completed the first flight of a drone with a microturbine […]

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Looking Ahead: The Future of Manufacturing in 2020 and Beyond

Manufacturing is a key component of economic growth. However, in August 2019, with the global trade war raging, the direction of manufacturing growth in the U.S. was below the neutral 50.0 threshold for the first time in a decade. The index then fell again in September almost two more percentage points, causing the weakest growth since […]

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August Hardware Roundup: Mega Chips & Origami Robots

Our roundup host this month is Swetha, a manufacturing engineer on our operations team! This month, we’re taking a look at origami robots, stick-on health sensors, and autonomous flight. Hardware Knowledge These origami-like soft robots are fully untethered and move in response to external stimuli. + A tiny, two-legged PCB robot. The Air Force is […]

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July Hardware Roundup: Solar Sails & Robotic Actuators

Our roundup host this month is Drew, our Content Marketing Manager here at Fictiv! We’re diving into brain-machine interfaces, prosthetic arms, and robotic actuators. Hardware Knowledge Tesla is working on building a giant new casting machine to produce the Model Y frame in almost a single piece. Sumitomo has developed an “energy harvester” tire that […]

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June Hardware Roundup: Liquid Motors & Cell Tower Balloons

Our June Hardware Roundup video host is Kat, a Software Engineer here at Fictiv! Our highlights this month include cell tower balloons, unique robotic designs, and tariff tension updates. ‍ Hardware Knowledge The time-intensive CNC process behind Apple’s new Mac Pro grille design. + End-of-life AirPod impact. Rivian’s battery system can transition to stationary energy […]

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2019 State of Hardware Report

2018 was full of challenges (old and new) for product developers bringing new products to market. Agility is key in the midst of trade tensions 62% say tariffs have increased their material/component costs More teams are turning to local options for prototyping and production manufacturing Bridging the production gap is still high risk 30% of respondents don’t […]

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