No matter from what side of the industry you work, you will gain best practices and new ideas from like-minded colleagues as well as cross-sector collaborations. Over three action-packed days in St. Louis, end-users can shop the latest technology, gear products, and services, and compare benefits side-by-side. Prominent exhibitors will conduct demos and host information-rich seminars as well as offer-up technical expertise. 
MPT 2021 Registration (rcsreg.com)

Did you miss one of our first four emerging technology webinars? Do not despair, you can watch any of our webinars on-demand through the AGMA website. Past presentations were from MxD, CAR, READY Robotics, and MachineMetrics.

This webinar will survey recent developments in trade secrets protection and enforcement and issues impacting the bearing and gear industries.

This course builds on the foundations of the essential course and challenges the experienced engineer in areas such as failure modes, friction & wear, fatigue life calculation methods and load distribution. This is an exceptional course for engineers with 2-3 years work experience in bearings or past attendees of the Essential Concepts of Bearing Technology.

Modern Machine Shop
Metalworking set an all-time high in June with a 63.8 reading on the Gardner Business Index, supported in part by supplier deliveries, a backlog of readings, and a six-month period where new orders exceeded production.

3D Printing Industry
Space engineering firm Pangea Aerospace and additive manufacturing supplier Aenium will partner to develop industrial 3D printed propulsion systems for the European space sector.   

Robotics & Automation
With the increased global demand for e-commerce and continued labor shortages, IMI announced it has expanded its operations to Europe with an "aim to be a technological reference partner" for all supply chain developers, manufacturers and end-users.

Grand Rapids Business Journal
Looking to provide essential talent to the machine and cutting tools industry, former DMG MORI USA vice president and sales director Jeff Swift has launched a recruiting and consulting firm specializing in filling lead roles for the industry.

Drone Life
Representing its initial foray into the commercial drone market, energy leader GE and global mapping solutions provider Microdrones have partnered to bring industrial drones into the global market.

Asian Aviation
A new five-axis high-capacity machining center from Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS features a 52 kW/430Nm milling spindle that can rotate at 12,000 rpm, and IoT connection for real-time monitoring and remote maintenance. Developed in partnership with Liebherr-Verzahntechnik GmbH in Germany, the machining solution was designed for the specific needs of the aerospace market.

Production Engineering Solutions
Existing tool automation or "EMTA" encompasses stand-alone machines or integrated machinery already part of an existing automation system. Industry automation supplier Fastems' latest white paper discusses the concepts and perspectives behind these projects.

AJOT
Like a continuous buzz from a swarm of bees, overhead drones have become an unavoidable nuisance. But former NASA engineer and founder of Whisper Aero, Mark Moore, has hit upon a plan to make that droning sound fade into the background. 

Journal of Commerce
Canada's first straw mill in Regina, Saskatchewan, will utilize a propriety process developed by Red Leaf Pulp that refines the straw into household paper products. Allnorth has been signed to do the project's initial engineering.

BNN Bloomberg
After a record-breaking number of installations, China's fragmented wind industry is moving steadily toward consolidation, fueled by growing competition within the industry.

Engine Technology International
Hyundai and Kia have signed an MOU with Next Hydrogen Corporations, a Canadian subsidiary of Next Hydrogen Solutions, to jointly develop state-of-the-art alkaline water electrolysis technology while also improving proformance in stack-related technologies.

Manufacturing.net
Amtrak announced its plan to spend $7.3 billion to replace 83 aging Amfleet, Metroliner and state-owned passenger trains, some of which will be hybrid trains able to run on diesel fuel or electricity, with the first delivery to the Northwest corridor in 2024. Funding will come from almost $200 million already approved by Congress but also includes future funding yet to be approved, according to Amtrak.

Manufacturing.net
Growing demand for green energy from consumers, regulators, and investors has pushed traditional auto makers to invest in alternative fuel sources. Formed in 2020, Stellantis now operates 14 brands, including Chrysler, Jeep and Peugeot, with plans to offer full-on electric vehicles by the end of 2021.

Manufacturing.net
Academic research on the use of science and technology jargon indicates that it impairs a person’s ability to process scientific information, which can result in a greater resistance to persuasion, and an increased perception of risk. If people don’t understand a new technology, they are less likely to adopt it, even if it could be beneficial to business

Today’s Motor Vehicles
Researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and pneumatic and electric automation technology firm Festo are using federated learning to “develop new ways for robots to learn from each other.”

Modern Machine Shop
Capable of shaving milling time by up to 80%, CompoTech’s new hybrid steel-composite cutters demonstrate the merging of steel with a lightweight, carbon-fiber reinforced plastic material that speeds the machining process without using a larger machine.