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A Message from Dale Lombardo: Building Momentum Toward NAMRC 54

As we look ahead to NAMRC 54, I want to take a moment to recognize the outstanding success of NAMRC 53, hosted by Clemson University.

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  • NEWS DESK

    Machinery Orders Surge in October

    Cary Gitter December 10, 2025
    Orders of metalworking machinery came in at $538.9 million in October—up 9% from September and 40.3% from October 2024.
  • PRESS RELEASES

    OGP Names Panos Angelopoulos President of Global Sales

    PRESS RELEASE: Optical Gaging Products December 10, 2025
    Optical Gaging Products (OGP), a division of Quality Vision International Inc., a world-leading manufacturer of optical and precision multisensor metrology systems for industrial quality control, has appointed Panos T. Angelopoulos as president, global sales, succeeding R. Stephen Flynn, who is retiring after 31 years with the company.
  • CES

    Terragrit

    Staff Writer December 10, 2025
    Terragrit is a VC-backed startup founded by serial entrepreneurs with multiple successful acquisitions, including a $480M exit. Their Adaptive Ops platform enables users to run virtual pilots of complex physical operations - accelerating time-to-model, forecasting outcomes with high accuracy, and making it easier for teams to collaborate across domains. The foundation of their business model is to perform all modeling for free and only charge at the end of first year based on model value.
  • PRESS RELEASES

    Teradyne to Open New U.S. Operations Hub in Metro Detroit

    PRESS RELEASE: Teradyne Robotics December 10, 2025
    Teradyne Robotics, the global leader in advanced industrial collaborative and autonomous mobile robotics, has announced it will open a new U.S. operations hub in Wixom, Mich., in 2026. This strategic expansion reflects Teradyne Robotics’ commitment to operating close to its customers and meeting the growing manufacturing demand in the U.S. and the Americas.
  • ADDITIVE

    Airbus Uses Stratasys Equipment for 3D-Printed Parts

    PRESS RELEASE: Stratasys December 10, 2025
    Powered by Stratasys technology, Airbus is producing more than 25,000 flight-ready 3D-printed parts annually, transforming how aircraft are built and maintained across its global fleet.

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