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.

Eckhart FotF delivered an end-to-end operational review to prioritize how this OEM can meet its 5-year growth plan.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.