Eckhart SOLUTIONS COMPANY SUPPORT CONNECT Contact ECKHART BLOG News and ideas from the front lines of Industry 4.0 U.S. Army Selects Eckhart to Improve Howitzer Artillery Loading Automation June 15, 2021 | Share post: The U.S. Army has selected Eckhart to design and build automation to increase the rate of fire for Self-Propelled Howitzers. By way of the SPARTN Fire Faster program, the Army Applications Laboratory managed a competitive process in which hundreds of potential industry partners were evaluated before selecting and funding five companies to lead the artillery loading modernization effort. Read More Construction Equipment OEM June 6, 2021 | Share post: Eckhart FotF delivered an end-to-end operational review to prioritize how this OEM can meet its 5-year growth plan. Read More Eckhart Featured in Plastics Engineering May 2021 Issue May 19, 2021 | Share post: Warren, Michigan – May 19, 2021 – Eckhart has been highlighted as a key player in polymer additive technologies for assembly aids within the automotive industry. In Plastics Engineering’s May 2021 issue, Eckhart demonstrates how their innovations lead to efficient tools that help workers build vehicles in record time, while creating a safer and more […] Read More Universal Robots Handpicks Systems Integrators to Deploy ActiNav Next-Generation Machine Loading May 7, 2021 | Share post: WARREN, Mich – May 10 , 2021 – To better serve the demand for Universal Robotic’s ActivNav flexible machine loading system, UR names Eckhart as a listed ActivNav Solutions Provider to aid end users in loading system deployments. Universal Robots’ ActiNav Handles Challenging Picking Task The ActiNav flexible machine loading system combines real-time autonomous motion […] Read More Applied Fiber and Eckhart Sign Agreement to Deliver Next Generation Automated Fiber Rope Termination Technology March 30, 2021 | Share post: WARREN, Mich – March 30, 2021 – To support worldwide demand, Applied Fiber is licensing its fiber rope socketed termination technology to select industry partners. Licensed partners will have access to Applied Fiber’s substantial portfolio of products, applications and service to expand the use of terminated fiber rope globally – growing market potential and new […] Read More Eckhart Announces Joseph Andrew as General Manager of North Vernon Operations July 14, 2020 | Share post: North Vernon, Indiana – July 14, 2020 – Eckhart, an Industry 4.0 advanced manufacturing solutions provider, has named Joseph Andrew as General Manager of North Vernon Operations. Joseph most recently served as Commercial Business Unit Director & North American Operations board member for Faurecia Clean Mobility where he was a key leader in profit, business growth, […] Read More Eckhart Welcomes Mike Stob as Chief Financial Officer June 2, 2020 | Share post: Warren, MI – June 2, 2020 – Eckhart, an Industry 4.0 advanced manufacturing solutions provider and portfolio company of LFM Capital since June 2015, has named Michael (“Mike”) Stob as Chief Financial Officer. Mike most recently served as Corporate Controller at JR Automation Technologies, a leading designer and developer of custom automation equipment for a variety […] Read More Industry 4.0 Webcast with Creaform May 19, 2020 | Share post: Brad Kaiser from Creaform joins Brian Pesta on Eckhart’s Industry 4.0 Webcast Series. Brad gives us an inside look at the latest scanning & 3D measurement automation technology. We also walk through a simulation of a robotic inspection cell, featuring Eckhart AGV’s and Creaform’s MetraSCAN-R technology. Brad Kaiser is the Sales Manager for […] Read More Eckhart to Participate in 6th Annual Manufacturing Summit February 24, 2020 | Share post: Dan Burseth, Vice President of Business Development at Eckhart, will be a keynote speaker at the Manufacturing Summit hosted by the Grand Traverse Area Manufacturing Council on Tuesday, March 3rd from 7:30am – 12:30pm at the Hagerty Center in Traverse City, MI. This years’ event will focus on interaction with technology, including live demonstrations of […] Read More Eckhart Industry 4.0 Podcast Series #4 – 3M Robotics February 20, 2020 | Share post: Robotic material removal is now simpler. We’re finding that awareness of this corner of the automation world is low and that hand grinding a weldment remains one of the most dangerous and toughest jobs in a plant. We’re out to change that with our friends at 3M and Kuka. On this episode, I’m speaking […] Read More Eckhart Grows Specialty Automation Capability with 3M and KUKA February 18, 2020 | Share post: WARREN, Mich. & ST. PAUL, Minn. – Eckhart, an Industry 4.0 solutions provider, today announced participation in the 3M (NYSE:MMM) Robotics Network with a focus on the automation of metal finishing processes using KUKA’s innovative ready2_grind pre-configured and coordinated application package. All three companies seek to grow the role of robots as an alternative to […] Read More 3D-Printed Jigs and Fixtures Help Eckhart Boost Productivity, Safety and Quality February 13, 2020 | Share post: February 11, 2020 by Aaron Pearson, Vice President of Public Relations and Analyst Relations at Stratasys: It was a pleasure to have Andy Storm, president and CEO of Eckhart, sharing his company’s extraordinarily extensive work applying 3D printing to tooling applications at the ARC Industry Forum in Orlando, Fla., this past week. The theme of the conference was driving digital transformation in industry, and additive manufacturing is certainly having a very tangible impact on how Eckhart engineers industrial solutions that improve the effectiveness of production lines while enhancing operator safety. 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