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.

WARREN, Mich. — Eckhart, Inc., an American owned Industry 4.0 advanced manufacturing solutions provider, announced today the launch of ShopSync, an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) manufacturing software tailored for America’s small business community. “If you are in any kind of manufacturing environment where job costing and daily program management is required, ShopSync will be a […]

We sat down with the President and CEO of FlexSim Software Products, Bill Nordgren, and learned more about the company’s role in the Industry 4.0 movement. From Amazon distribution centers, to large hospitals, to Eckhart’s manufacturing customer base, FlexSim is changing the way customers imagine their future operations.

We recently sat down with the CEO of Soft Robotics Inc. – Carl Vause, and talked about some unique challenges his team is tackling in the robotics space. From pizza dough to eggs, tune in for some exciting projects the Soft Robotics team has recently implemented, along with Carl’s thoughts on the future of the […]

WARREN, MI – December 3, 2019 – Eckhart, an American owned Industry 4.0 advanced manufacturing solutions provider, is pleased to announce PRI Robotics will adopt the Eckhart name effective immediately. PRI Robotics, founded in 1995, designs, builds, and integrates automated robotic systems that include machine tending, assembly, dispensing, material removal, arc welding, and quality inspection. […]

WARREN, MICHIGAN – November 21, 2019 – Eckhart, a St. Clair County manufacturer, is hosting a Job Fair on Monday, December 2nd and Saturday, December 7th to fill immediate job openings.   Eckhart is an Industry 4.0 advanced technology leader that manufactures autonomous guided vehicles, collaborative robotic systems, and 3D printed tooling for the largest industrial […]