Robotics, 3D Printing, Lifetime Achievements: 12 of the Best from Pacific Design & Manufacturing
From ping-pong robots to 3D-printed vehicles to world-changing innovators and more, here’s a peek at 12 of the best sights from the recent Pacific Design & Manufacturing show.
February 13, 2018
Pacific Design & Manufacturing, held February 6-8, 2018, in Anaheim, Calif., delivered on its promise to serve as a venue for the latest design engineering innovations. The expo attracted approximately 2,000 exhibitors and 20,000-plus attendees, while the technical conference drew more than 150 speakers.On the show floor, the recurring themes were robotics and 3D printing. Exhibitors showed off dozens of different kinds of manufacturing robots, including those that could pick, grip, work with humans, and even play ping-pong. Makers of 3D printers, meanwhile, displayed a broad array of complicated parts built by the latest breed of additive manufacturing machines.Here, we offer a peek at a few of the many sights on the show floor and in the conference. From IIoT technologies to 3D printers and pancake-making bots, following is a smattering of the best sights of Pacific Design & Manufacturing.
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Senior technical editor Chuck Murray has been writing about technology for 33 years. He joined Design News in 1987, and has covered electronics, automation, fluid power, and auto.
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