Ruddick Lawrence

The Promise of Smart Manufacturing

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CEO and Co-Founder Jordan Kretchmer, along with CTO and Co-Founder Ruddick Lawrence, believe that machines will win, as do we. In an interview, the former discusses how America’s manufacturing industry is in desperate need of innovation. Recent macroeconomic trends are highlighting bottlenecks within the manufacturing supply chain (e.g., labor shortages), perfectly outlining one of our … Read more

Rapid Robotics Grows by Offering Manufacturers Affordable Options, Not Replacing Workers

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More than 2.6 million manufacturing workers are aiming for retirement within the next decade. And that’s just one challenge American manufacturing faces.  Other obstacles include the availability of cheaper labor overseas, the conundrum that even well-paying manufacturing jobs aren’t attractive to American workers, and the fact that urban centers across the U.S. – which are … Read more