Forbes Merger & acquisition activity could get brawnier as smarter approaches to manufacturing make product assembly leaner and more responsive to demand.

This course will outline the data necessary to specify a gear set covering the key answers that the gear manufacturer needs to know prior to design and manufacturing.

Telegram After examining barriers to growth in the manufacturing industry over the better part of 2014, the North Central Massachusetts Collaborative Manufacturing Communities Growth Initiative released a report indicating possible avenues toward improving the future of the industry.

The Wall Street Journal Manufacturing creates demand for supplies and raw materials, as well as such services as delivery and machinery repair. Every $1 of sales by U.S. manufacturers yields $1.37 of output in other parts of the economy.

U.S. News The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said that its Empire State Manufacturing index rose to 10 this month after having fallen to minus 1.23 in December. Any reading above zero indicates expansion. The December reading had been the first negative figure in nearly two years.

The Bangor Daily News U.S. manufacturing output rose modestly in December, slowing from the torrid gains registered a month earlier but still signaling that American industry is weathering the impact of a strong dollar and weaker overseas markets.

This seminar teaches the forensic analysis of failed gearboxes. Learn about the limitation and capabilities of rolling element bearings and the gears that they support so you can properly apply the best gear-bearing combination to any gearbox, whether simple or complex.

The Hill With many new faces taking their seats in Congress, there has never been a better time for our elected officials to come together to leverage the current revival in U.S. manufacturing.

Business Insider Manufacturing activity in the New York area picked up in January. The Empire State Manufacturing index jumped to 9.95 in January from -1.23 in December. This was much higher than the 5.00 level expected by economists.

Fox Business Kentucky state officials announced they are expanding a program that enables students to earn college credit while working at manufacturing facilities.

Mass Live A passionate team of school officials, teachers, the non-profit Regional Employment Board of Hampden County and the owners of small- and medium-sized enterprises are collaborating to prime the pipeline with manufacturing workers of the future – and an opportunity for those workers to enjoy a middle-class lifestyle.

The Morning Sun A new partnership that will research and create lighter and stronger manufacturing materials will be a boost to Michigan’s economy and the auto industry.

Infolink The first Australian entrants in the new generation of JCB mini and midi excavators, the 8.3-tonne 85Z-1 and 8.6-tonne 86C-1 offer customers the choice of zero or conventional tail swing to suit their needs.

Our Windsor Ontario Drive & Gear, known as ODG, has grown to employ nearly 250 people in New Hamburg. The success of its latest terrestrial rovers, based on prototype technology developed for driving around on the moon or on Mars, has meant more hiring and an expansion into 30,000 square feet of space in the former Magnussen building.

Journal Sentinel If there's a bottom to the pit that Milwaukee mining equipment companies have been in for several years, it's getting closer but hasn't been hit yet.

Industry Week An unusually warm December slowed U.S. energy output, pushing overall industrial production lower, the Federal Reserve reported. Industrial output fell 0.1 percent month-over-month in December, after a strong 1.3 percent gain in November.

Manufacturing Business Technology Ford CEO Mark Fields talks to Poppy Harlow about his company's future with driverless cars, and why they present such an ethical conundrum.

Manufacturing Business Technology Every business aims to be "agile," and agility is especially important for product companies that operate in an increasingly competitive global market. Agility — flexibility, scalability, and readiness to seize opportunities and avoid pitfalls — can mean the difference between success and failure.

Manufacturing.net Ahead of his State of the Union speech, President Barack Obama announced that he will call on Congress to require companies to give workers up to seven days of paid sick leave a year.

Manufacturing.net Factory production increased at the fastest rate in four years in 2014, according to the latest monthly numbers from the Federal Reserve.

Aerospace Manufacturing and Design Sigma Labs Inc. has been granted its first contract, worth approximately $500,000, from GE Aviation as a member of the winning team of companies and universities awarded an "America Makes" additive manufacturing (AM) research project.

Aerospace Manufacturing and Design The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) added its support of the new UAS safety campaign, "Know Before You Fly," during the 2015 Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) Expo.