Factory Signal Briefing — May 04, 2026
Advanced Manufacturing · 3D Printing · CNC · Robotics · AI Vision
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Formes et Volumes 3D prints composite lamination tool using Caracol LFAM
Formes et Volumes, a France-based machine shop specializing in prototypes, molds and professional models, recently partnered with LFAM specialist Caracol to produce a large-scale composite…
ABB Robotics launches OmniVance autonomous surface finishing cell
ABB Robotics said its new OmniVance Collaborative Surface Finishing Cell automates repetitive sanding and polishing tasks The post ABB Robotics launches OmniVance autonomous surface…
DAIMON Robotics Wants to Give Robot Hands a Sense of Touch
This article is brought to you by DAIMON Robotics . This April, Hong Kong-based DAIMON Robotics has released Daimon-Infinity , which it describes as the largest omni-modal robotic dataset…
GM’s US manufacturing investments surpass $6B in one year
The company’s latest commitments totaling $830 million will support SUV and truck production at major facilities in Michigan and Ohio.
Waste Free 3D Printers Could Transform the Future of Color 3D Printing
Where are all the full-colour 3D models? The post Waste Free 3D Printers Could Transform the Future of Color 3D Printing appeared on Fabbaloo .
The creator of Roomba is back with a furry robot companion
Colin Angle, the maker of the Roomba and the man who helped put 50 million household robots into people's homes, is back with a new robot. But this one is designed as a companion, not a…
Inside Colin Angle’s bid to build companion robots with Familiar Machines & Magic
Familiar Machines & Magic, Colin Angle's new robot startup, is developing a quadruped 'familiar' to succeed in a challenging category. The post Inside Colin Angle’s bid to build…
FlexiHook – Print-in-Place Foldable Coat Hook #3DPrinting #3DThursday
Robota shares: Introducing FlexiHook, the ultimate 3D printable coat hook designed for both functionality and style. This innovative hook is crafted in a single piece with an articulated…
Image AI models now drive app growth, beating chatbot upgrades
Appfigures finds visual model launches generate 6.5x more downloads — but most don’t convert that spike into revenue.
Anthropic and OpenAI now agree on one thing: selling AI requires a lot more than just the AI
Anthropic, Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, and Goldman Sachs are launching a new AI services company to help mid-market businesses adopt Claude. The article Anthropic and OpenAI now…
Case Study: How an Enterprise Tech Team Went from Dozens to 2,000+ Fine-Tuning Configurations
This blog post was originally published in expanded form at RapidFire AI’s website. It is reprinted here with the permission of RapidFire AI. The Use Case An AI-forward team at a Fortune 500…
The Math You Need to Start Understanding LLMs
Once you peel back the hype and mysticism, large language models (LLMs) are a fascinating application of statistical models, effectively what you get when you dial a basic auto-complete…
PureCutCNC v0.0.3 released
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Pushed a few updates to PureCutCNC this week — version 0.0.3 is out. STL model operations are now in a first usable state — you can import a 3D model and get rough and finish toolpat
Project complete: I machined the bottom plate/nut for my motorcycle brake pedal extender. It has tapered edge faces to mirror the angled bottom of the moto pedal while keeping the bolt vertical at 90°. I also included photos of the fixture I needed to create to mill the bottom side of the extender.
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Original post: [https://www.reddit.com/r/hobbycnc/comments/1sxb252/the\_most\_complex\_part\_ive\_made\_on\_my\_genmitsu/](https://www.reddit.com/r/hobbycnc/comments/1sxb252/the_most_complex…
Newbie - trying to figure out how to fix this issue with this ring print.
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Hey all, new to FDM, but seasoned in CAD using rhino for god knows how long. Trying to figure out how to fix this issue. Did it first time round, then i adjusted z-hop from off to on @ 0.2mm…
Help choosing a CNC for cutting carbon fiber plates (up to 10 mm)
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Hey everyone, I’m getting into CNC machining and my main goal is to cut carbon fiber plates between 1–10 mm thick (for drone frames and similar parts). What’s confusing me is that almost no…
First ever Inlay for Mother’s Day present
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I completed my first ever inlay on a cutting board for Mother’s Day of her dog. it was done on a altmill 4x4 cnc machine. maple and walnut. pretty happy with it. I attached the photo it’s…
Wisconsin lost thousands of manufacturing jobs in 2025 - WPR
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A combination of the unpredictability of the Trump administration tariff policy and aging demographics/automation is also part of the recent job decline/story.
Why is it only us makers who dislike this stuff
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i found some in the wild, I went to one of the biggest flee markets in the us, I kept seeing these 3d print slop every where and I really don’t understand why is it only us printer people…
Just got back into building Computer vision system ,after a 3-month break — still at 100% JSS on Upwork.
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I focus on real-time computer vision where things aren’t perfect — low light, movement, occlusion, and unpredictable environments. Recently worked on a [buck tracking system for Dale &…
Is there a notable increase in demand for privacy-preserving AI/ML with the advent of LLMs? [D]
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While browsing through this subreddit, I encountered this [old discussion post ](https://www.reddit.com/r/MachineLearning/comments/i74r2b/discussion_how_is_the_demand_for_machine_learning/)a…