After a wild week in global financial markets, stock prices struggled at times on Friday to get a firm footing. Analysts suggest that we might be in for more volatility than we have become accustomed to, and we have certainly seen that in recent trading days. Still, one could easily make the case that a correction was overdue.

Gain a better understanding of various types of gears and bearings. Learn about the limitations and capabilities of rolling element bearings and the gears that they support. Grasp and understand how to properly apply the best gear-bearing combination to any gearbox from simple to complex.

Machine tool orders posted a monthly increase in December as well a gain for all of 2017, the Association for Manufacturing Technology said in a recent report. Orders totaled $466.77 million in December, up 5.5 percent from a revised $423.29 million in November.

Marco Kampka, program manager at the Gear Transmission Technology Group, Fraunhofer CMI, recently discussed how the infrastructure to apply IIoT solutions can be applied to the job shop. And yes, it is fair to ask if the very notion of "big data" is even viable in a job shop setting.

Flying taxis still seem very much like something pulled right out of science fiction, but when transport heavyweights like Boeing, Airbus and Uber start pumping millions of dollars into their development, it might be time to take all of this a bit more seriously.

In applications needing light weight and intricate geometries, direct metal laser sintering is emerging as an alternative to traditional metal fabrication techniques.

Learn the fundamentals of gear manufacturing in this hands-on course. Gain an understanding of gearing and nomenclature, principles of inspection, gear manufacturing methods, and hobbing and shaping. Utilizing manual machines, develop a deeper breadth of perspective and understanding of the process and physics of making a gear as well as the ability to apply this knowledge in working with CNC equipment commonly in use.

The goal of these X-ray studies is to find ways to improve 3D-printed metal parts for the aerospace, aircraft, automotive and healthcare industries.

When 3D printing first became commercially available in the 1980s, it's unlikely that its early adopters could have imagined the scope and scale of what this technology can accomplish today. The 3D printing industry reportedly will be worth nearly $33 billion USD by 2023, and the possibilities are seemingly endless.

U.S. defense contractor General Dynamics said on Monday it would buy smaller rival CSRA for about $6.8 billion to expand its information technology unit, which provides services to the U.S. Department of Defense.

Airbus SE’s most important aircraft just can’t shake its teething problems. The European manufacturer has been forced to suspend some deliveries of its A320neo jet following another issue with the engines supplied by Pratt & Whitney.

The top three countries that are leaders in manufacturing have remained fairly similar over the last few decades. The U.S., China and Germany have continued evolving to export a large amount of products to the world. To remain high in the ranks, these countries have adopted automation, optimized their manufacturing processes and advanced production processes.