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Neurophotometrics and Markforged Announce New 3D Printed Nasal Swab that Provides Better Accuracy Markforged announced that it is partnering with Neurophotometrics to produce Fiberflex Rayon, a 3D printed nasopharyngeal (NP) swab for use in diagnostic testing for COVID-19. The new 3D printed swabs take just minutes to make, and in testing, they successfully detected the virus in all of the patients, while the commercial swabs reported false negatives. The team is currently producing 10,000 swabs per day, with plans to scale to 100,000 per day.

In a collaborative effort by the San Diego Covid Research Enterprise Network (SCREEN) Initiative — a group of scientists, students, research institutions, and others in the San Diego area — Neurophotometrics, Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, the Scripps Research Institute, and the University of California San Diego designed and tested the 3D printed swabs with fifty volunteers. Patients that were confirmed to be positive for COVID-19 were re-tested three to fourteen days later with both the commercial swab and the 3D printed swab. Testing with the commercial swab detected the virus in most, but not all of the patients, while all of the 3D printed swabs came back positive, suggesting the 3D printed swab may be more efficient at collecting viral particles and may reduce the rate of false negatives.

Big Kaiser Adds Sales Engineer in The Eastern US BIG KAISER Precision Tooling has hired Kevin Spring for the position of Sales Engineer. He is responsible for support and sales in Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. Kevin has more than 15 years of experience as a CNC programmer and manufacturing/ project engineer in Pennsylvania and New York. "Whenever possible, we like to strengthen our teams in the field with hands-on and local experience," Paul Lewis, Northeast District Manager "Kevin fits the bill. We are confident he will be a great asset for our customers and will take on his new responsibilities with the same enthusiasm and professionalism we've come to know."

Siemens’ latest Simcenter STAR-CCM+ Improves Simulation Time And Accuracy Siemens Digital Industries Software announces its latest release of Simcenter™ STAR-CCM+™ software, part of the Simcenter portfolio of simulation and test solutions that helps companies optimize design and deliver innovations faster and with greater confidence. The latest release of Simcenter STAR-CCM+ includes major enhancements to improve simulation time and accuracy as well as enhance collaboration, giving customers a comprehensive

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digital twin to help drive highly predictive simulations. In this release, Siemens is introducing a completely new parallel polyhedral mesher for faster, more effective meshing, as well as the industry’s first model-driven adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) solution. The latest release also includes automatic coupled solver control for reduced set up time while improving convergence speed and the industry’s first ever collaborative virtual reality (VR) feature in a CFD code for enhanced team collaboration on simulation results.

Industrial Magnetics Develops Germ-Free Door Opener, Donates 100% of Profits to Local Food Pantries In direct response to the Coronavirus pandemic, Industrial Magnetics, Inc.(IMI) has developed a new, hands-free door opener that allows people to open latch-less doors without using their fingers, arms, or clothing. The company has also announced that 100 percent of profits from the sales of the new device will be donated to local food pantries in their surrounding communities. The Foot-Pull Door Opener is attached to the bottom of a door and allows users to gently pull open doors using the sole of their shoe - eliminating the need to touch potentially contaminated door surfaces and helping to stop the further spread of germs and bacteria.

Sandvik Coromant Joins Forces With Microsoft To Shape The Future of Manufacturing Sandvik Coromant's CoroPlus ® offering, developed in part with Microsoft, is based on Azure IoT Suite, Cortana Intelligence Suite and

Dynamics 365 for Field Service. Among other things, the offering connects people, machines, tools and data on a single platform to offer Sandvik Coromant's customers a better basis for decision making, and provides an overview of the various developments in the manufacturing process. This can enable savings, for example, by reducing machine downtimes. "We see this collaboration with Microsoft as key to the success of our digital strategy. We have a historic relationship with them and look forward to continuing our journey, creating value by working together to develop and implement solutions for the manufacturing industry to guarantee efficiency, sustainability and growth. This unique partnership represents a new way for our companies to work together more closely to develop our competence," explained Nadine Crauwels, president of Sandvik Coromant. Nadine Crauwels, President, Sandvik Coromant

hyperMILL ® CAM Software Aids NASA’s Knowledge Quest OPEN MIND Technologies has announced that Ramco Machine, LLC (Rowley, MA U.S.A) is helping to impact the future of space exploration by using hyperMILL ® CAM software and 5-axis machining to make parts for an advanced NASA satellite mission. The mission, named

a low thermal expansion coefficient, allowing it to meet the rigors of

launch and enabling it to compensate for the extreme temperature

swings of outer space. To cut Invar and achieve the required

tolerances, Ramco used a hyperMILL ® generated 5-axis profile finish tool path. By doing this, an accurate finish across each part was

achieved, keeping them within these very tight tolerances.

Wardwell Braiding Co. Continues to Offer Refurbishing and Upgrading Program Wardwell Braiding Co. wants to extend its support to customers during this uncertain time and will continue to operate at full capacity. Wardwell understands that many companies have a hold on their budget for new equipment and will continue to offer its refurbishing and upgrading program on all Wardwell Braiding machines with original, new parts as a more cost-effective option. Retrofitting reduces or eliminates the costs associated with acquiring and evaluating used equipment, purchasing of additional replacement parts to achieve the required performance plus the training needed by operators and maintenance personnel.

Mitsui Seiki Remains Operational Amid COVID-19 Guidelines With the growing global and national concerns relevant to the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), Mr. Scott Walker, chairman of Mitsui Seiki, recently relayed all the actions that the company has been taking since the outbreak.

“The analogy I’ve been using during this emergency is that of a ‘gold line’ in scuba diving,” said Mr. Walker. “During dangerous cave diving, holding the gold line gets the diver in and out of the cave safely. We all need to hang on right now, help those who may have veered off from the line, and get us all back to the ‘open waters’ of recovery. Frequent communications with our customers, our staff, and our partners is always important, and vitally important right now.”

For those of customers who have purchased equipment that’s currently being built, construction continues in the factory and the subsequent run-offs are still on schedule. The company is in frequent contact with its key vendors and suppliers to ensure that schedules will be maintained, even for those machines currently on backorder, and orders being placed now. Normally, Mitsui Seiki invites customers to its factory to observe the run-offs first-hand to ensure the machine meets all specifications. However, in light of the current international travel restrictions, the company is providing test cut videos for review and feedback, plus it has hired objective, third party verifiers to provide results documentation.

Although shipments from Japan to the U.S. have more than tripled in cost, the company is honoring the price as quoted to the customer’s FOB location. All of the packing materials, as is the usual protocol, are scrutinized and treated carefully for any contamination. Mitsui Seiki is also arranging to warehouse the crate for 14 days once it arrives in the U.S. before delivery to the customer’s site if desired or if required by state governing authorities.

Trim-Lok, Inc. Donates $10,000 For Purchase Of New Ventilator To Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Of Newport Beach, California Trim-Lok, Inc.’s CEO, Gary Whitener, underwent ground-breaking surgery several years ago at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian of Newport Beach, Calif., being one of the first patients to have heart valve replacement with a cow’s valve performed by cardiologist Dr. Subbarao Myla. After a recent conversation and special request from Dr. Myla, Whitener donated $10,000 to Hoag Hospital for the purchase of a ventilator. During this global COVID-19 pandemic Whitener understands the importance of all medical facilities being able to access needed equipment is vital to the health and safety of their communities, patients, doctors, and staff.

“Dr. Myla is more than just my Cardiologist,” says Whitener, “he is also a good friend. He knows the importance of having enough ventilators during this Coronavirus pandemic and reached out to me to discuss the need for more ventilators at Hoag. I didn’t need to think twice about helping. We are living in unprecedented times and I am honored to donate to such a wonderful hospital.”

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