FRIEDBERG, Germany -Friday, September 8th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- voxeljet AG (NYSE: VJET) (the “Company”, or “voxeljet”), a leading provider of high-speed, large-format 3D printers and on-demand parts services to industrial and commercial customers, today announced the release of its first 3D printing system based on its new High Speed Sintering (HSS) process, scheduled for November 2017 at formnext trade fair in Frankfurt, Germany. The company’s material sets so far have focused on tooling and pattern making applications, but with HSS voxeljet will be entering the thermoplastics market with the ability to directly manufacture end-use products.

Sample HSS parts.

Usable for all kinds of plastic applications

In addition to voxeljet’s present solutions portfolio, the new HSS process enables printing of parts with properties and qualities similar to Selective Laser Sintering, Multi Jet Fusi ... Read more »

OSAKA, Japan -Friday, September 8th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Panasonic has just released a video introducing its global smart factory solutions business. The video features interviews with clients and explains in a clear and straightforward manner, the unique capabilities of Panasonic’s Smart Factory Solutions, including the "automatic model change over" and "error recovery by remote operation" features.

URL: http://news.panasonic.com/global/stories/2017/50431.html

According to the president of Panasonic Smart Factory Solutions Co., Ltd., Hiroyuki Aota, "The manufacturing department requires improvements not only in the automation of work but also in productivity and quality across the entire production process and factory as a whole."

As a result, Panasonic has implemented the integrated line management system, "iLNB," to connect a diverse range of machinery together, and enabling real-time c ... Read more »

MENLO PARK, Calif. -Friday, September 8th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Red Digital Cinema, the leading manufacturer of professional digital cinema cameras, and Leia Inc, the leading provider of lightfield holographic display solutions for mobile, announced today a long-term exclusive partnership to bring the world’s first lightfield “holographic” smartphone -- the HYDROGEN ONE -- into the hands of consumers in the first half of 2018.

The strategic partnership will leverage RED’s expertise in digital content creation and deep connections in the film industry as well as Leia’s proprietary lightfield display technology and software platform to disrupt the world of mobile entertainment. The Hydrogen program will feature stunning holographic content and 3D sound for movie viewing, interactive gaming, social messaging and mixed reality.

RED was founded by Jim Jannard, with a mission to disrupt the cinema industr ... Read more »

Gilat Telecom contracts more than 3 Gbps on SES Networks’ O3b satellite fleet to serve the ever-growing needs of businesses and consumers in the country

LUXEMBOURG -Friday, September 8th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SES Networks’ longtime customer in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Gilat Telecom, has expanded the satellite capacity under contract with SES Networks in the country, now topping more than 3.0 Gbps.
Gilat has been providing Kinshasa, the capital and largest city in DRC, with expansive internet connectivity services for many years, and has seen unprecedented network reliability and resiliency from the SES Networks service. The company has now also launched service over SES’s O3b Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite fleet to a second DRC location, bringing fiber-equivalent internet to customers in Lubumbashi.
Gilat Telecom is based in Israel, and offers satellite and fiber-based connectivity services in Africa, ... Read more »

MILWAUKEE-Friday, September 8th 2017 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE:ROK) today announced that its Board of Directors has elected President and Chief Executive Officer Blake D. Moret as Chairman of the Board effective January 1, 2018. Moret, 54, succeeds Keith D. Nosbusch, who has served as chairman since 2005 and remains as a director. The Company will continue to have an independent lead director.

Donald R. Parfet, Lead Director, said: “Since Blake became CEO and joined the Board in July 2016, he has demonstrated that he is exceptionally well qualified to lead the Company and the Board. Blake is a champion of the Company’s high performance culture with an extraordinary ability to inspire and connect with customers, employees, partners and the leadership team. The Board is confident that this leadership structure will continue to drive the Company’s success.”

Moret began his career in 1985 as a sales t ... Read more »