CNBC The pace of U.S. manufacturing growth held at its slowest in almost two years in April, as a rebound in new orders was offset by employment shrinking to its lowest level in more than five years, according to an industry report released on Friday.

IndustryWeek Rising foreign demand boosted Germany's key mechanical engineering sector in March, the VDMA industry federation said Wednesday. The manufacture of machine tools is a key driver of German industry and exports.

After completing this seminar attendees will be prepared to design and apply bevel gear systems from the initial concept through manufacturing and quality control an on to assembly, installation, and maintenance.

MarketWatch The eurozone's manufacturing sector expanded in April, although at a slightly slower pace than in March, as orders continued to flow and companies added staff, a survey of purchasing managers showed Monday.

BloombergBusiness A Chinese manufacturing gauge trailed economists’ estimates in April as new orders declined, underscoring forecasts for policy makers to step up stimulus to shore up growth.

The Telegraph Warning lights are flashing over the Greek and French economies, analysts said on Monday, after a closely-watched manufacturing survey showed both nations remained "mired in contraction" in April.

Manufacturing.net U.S. manufacturers have faced a drag in recent months from falling oil prices and a stronger dollar. The drop in oil prices has cut into demand for pipelines and equipment used by drillers and energy companies. At the same time, the dollar has risen in value over the past year against the euro and other currencies, causing American-made goods to be more expensive abroad and hurting exports.

Cleveland.com Manufacturing is the second largest private sector employer in Northeast Ohio – second only to healthcare. So far this year, healthcare reports 319,000 jobs, or 16 percent of regional jobs, while manufacturing makes up 13 percent of the jobs, according to Team NEO, an economic development group.

The Huffington Post Many Asian nations are turning to manufacturing as a way to fuel growth and create more, and potentially better quality, jobs -- especially for their bulging youth populations. Their resolve is strengthened by prospects of closer regional integration and trade agreements, such as the Trans Pacific Partnership.

MarketWatch Sixty thousand manufacturing jobs were added in the U.S. in 2014, versus 12,000 in 2003, either through so-called reshoring, in which American companies bring jobs back to the U.S., or foreign direct investment, in which foreign companies move production to the U.S., according to a study from the Reshoring Initiative.

Nola.com In the US, some herald the growing use of robotics saying that it will reshore manufacturing and increase productivity. However, others fear the job losses that robots may create. While robotics may displace some workers, it creates a need for individuals to work with or maintain these technologies. Demand for robotics skilled workers in manufacturing increased 43% when comparing February 2015 to February 2014.

Detroit Free Press General Motors will announce a new round of plant investments Thursday at its Pontiac Metal Center just as an independent report found the company's U.S. manufacturing employment reached its highest level last year since the 2009 bankruptcy.

The Des Moines Register East Iowa Machine Co. employs about 150 people at its Farley facility, but these days, it is not just the people that keep the company running efficiently. Like many other manufacturing companies, East Iowa Machine Co. turned to robots to carry out many tasks traditionally performed by humans, the Dubuque Telegraph Herald reported.

North American Windpower Two of the contracts call for Gamesa to build and install two wind farms in turnkey arrangements with an independent power producer. Located in the states of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, the two wind farms will be equipped with Gamesa G97-2.0 MW Class S wind turbines at tower heights of 104 meters.

nwi.com The 18,000-square-foot center at 7150 Indianapolis Blvd. in Hammond aims to be an experimental laboratory of sorts, said Purdue University Calumet Chancellor Thomas Keon, where manufacturing businesses of all sizes potentially can partner with the university to train workers.

IndustryWeek New orders for manufactured goods leaped 2.1% in March to $476.5 billion, after a 0.1% decline in February. The February number previously was estimated as a 0.2% increase.

IndustryWeek The type of advanced training program we need for manufacturing is an apprentice program, which trains people to become journeymen, like the training programs in Germany and Switzerland. The key to this type of training is that the manufacturer must make the investment in a program that pays the workers while they are in training and provides a full–time job upon graduation.

North American Windpower The wind turbine, designed by Windflow Technology and built under license by General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies, has a 45-meter rotor diameter and sweeps out an area of 1,590 square-meters. The Windflow 45-500 is designed for sites with average wind speeds up to 8.5 m/s.

StarTribune Companies like Caterpillar, Deere, Komatsu and Liebherr all expect a tough slog in 2015 because of the global mining slowdown, softness in U.S. agriculture and a prolonged pause in oil production. That weakness directly affects a vast network of Midwest companies that make parts for tractors, backhoes and earth movers.

IndustryWeek Florida is home to more than 2,000 aerospace and aviation companies that employ more than 82,000, The sector has an annual payroll impact of more than $5 billion in the state.

Aerospace Manufacturing and Design UAV Turbines Inc. (UAVT) has recently demonstrated a new generation of gas turbine engines designed for Group 3 and Group 4 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, in a range from 30hp to 150hp. The company's $20 million-plus investment in the program will enable rapid trials of the new systems without the complications of joint development. The engines are to be available for evaluation in about 24 months.

Manufacturing.net Automated harvesting is the Holy Grail for most agricultural commodities, so a group of knights errant from the Florida strawberry industry have begun a quest to build a robotic strawberry picker.

The Monett Times Ground has been broken for two additions at Advanced Jiffy Machine in Monett. Construction will add new 12,990 square feet to the company's production plant. The gear manufacturing machine shop, located in the Monett Industrial Park since 1983, will double its manufacturing space with the additions.