Developments in Nanotechnology is Wednesday, February 2, at 1:00 p.m. eastern
Learn how scientists create, control and change material at the nanoscale, and how this application has enabled cutting-edge new products. Follow along as a product is developed, tested, and then brought to market through the case-study of Tool-X and see the testing of the new product in the gear market.

This year the Detailed Gear Design course will be taught in four-hour segments on February 22-24 and March 1-3. The gear design course deals with the distinct difference between “designing” a gear and “optimizing” a gear design. Students will explore all factors that go into good gear design from life cycle, load, torque, tooth, optimization and evaluating consequences.

The AGMA/ABMA Annual Meeting will be back face-to-face March 31-April 2 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. A complete agenda and details on the meeting are available on the AGMA website. 

Since 2010, the AGMA Foundation has provided more than 50 scholarships with more than $250,000 that has come purely through the gracious donations of the gear industry to the Foundation. This year, we need your help to meet our commitment to students as we push to provide even more funding to budding engineers. Donating is easy, and small donations add up. Consider donating today.

Association of Equipment Manufacturers
Mirroring most sectors, the manufacturing industry is on the path to job recovery. With manufacturing jobs on the rise — over 26,000 were added in September — recruiters must revisit hiring processes to fill manufacturing roles efficiently in the coming months.

Forbes
The ongoing supply chain crunch has hit the vast majority of the manufacturing sector. In a 2020 McKinsey survey, 73% of respondents encountered problems with suppliers during the pandemic.

Supply Chain Brain
As surging omicron infections keep workers at home and labor shortages disrupt the world’s supply chains, two of the biggest logistics companies in the U.S. are looking to remote-operated equipment as a solution. Arkansas-based ArcBest Corp. and New Jersey-headquartered NFI Industries Inc. will deploy thousands of forklifts running on software supplied by Phantom Auto, a startup focusing on vehicle teleoperation.

Today’s e-Mobility
The joint venture between Marelli and Punch Motive International is awarded its first significant contract within months of being established.

Thomas Net
GE Appliances recently unveiled plans to invest more than $118 million at the Roper Corporation, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the company, in LaFayette, Georgia. The investment will focus on GEA’s cooking appliance business, expanding production capacity and product development activities.

Axios
A new metal 3D printing technology could revolutionize the way large industrial products like planes and cars are made, reducing the cost and carbon footprint of mass manufacturing. This new method — from a startup called Seurat Technologies — uses a powerful laser technique that could be the breakthrough the industry has been waiting for.

Manufacturing Business Technology
The United Arab Emirates has banned the flying of drones in the country for recreation after Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed a fatal drone attack on an oil facility and major airport in the country. Drone hobbyists and other operators of light electric sports aircraft face “legal liabilities” if caught flying the objects, the Interior Ministry said, adding it may grant exemptions to businesses seeking to film.

Motor 1
Zero-emission motoring includes more than electric vehicles. Some automakers, like Toyota, continue to invest in developing hydrogen technology while others have gone all-in on EVs. Not one to follow, Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus is also getting in on the hydrogen action with its latest hydrogen-powered Boot. But Glickenhaus is going a step further by trying to develop cryogenic hydrogen fuel cells for its electric truck.

Manufacturing.net
General Motors says it will spend about $154 million to revamp an aging factory near Buffalo, New York, so it can make a key part for electric vehicle motors. The automaker says it will add about 230 jobs at the factory to start stator modules, the part that creates a magnetic field to turn the motor. 

Manufacturing.net
Companies are prioritizing use cases that resolve their pain points in the areas of quality assurance, risk mitigation and inventory/supply chain management.

Gear Technology
Rego-Fix AG has signed an agreement to acquire the majority equity interests of the Swiss company GEWITEC AG. GEWITEC is an established, global provider of standardized precision parts for the tool and machine industry and for OEM solutions.

Manufacturing Global
Japan’s car manufacturing titan Toyota has warned customers that they will have to wait for its new Land Cruiser SUV, for up to four years, due to delays caused by COVID-19.

New Equipment Digest
The critical manufacturing industry is evolving. What does this mean for your business? It means you need to adapt to the changes to be successful. Here are some of the top trends that will shape our future, affecting everything from transportation and energy systems, supplies and raw materials, product design and engineering, as well as processes.

The Verge
Chip manufacturer Intel will spend at least $20 billion on a new chip manufacturing site in New Albany, near Columbus, Ohio. The 1,000-acre location will initially play host to two chip factories, and is set to directly employ at least 3,000 people and “tens of thousands” more across suppliers and partners. Construction is reportedly due to kick off this year, with the site becoming operational in 2025.

TCT Magazine
Seurat is bringing to market a metal 3D printing technology called Area Printing that is said to be powered by 100% renewable energy. It claims to have secured seven letters of intent from companies operating in the automotive, aerospace, energy, consumer electronics and industrial sectors to join its commercialization program, which is set to begin launching this year.

New Atlas
Researchers at RMIT have developed a new method for quickly converting carbon dioxide into solid carbon, which can be stored indefinitely or turned into useful materials. The technology works by bubbling CO2 up through a tube of liquid metal, and it’s designed to be easy to integrate into the sources of emissions.

New Atlas
Joby Aviation has continued expanding the envelope on its S4 electric air taxi prototypes, and the company recently registered what it believes is the fastest eVTOL test flight in history, hitting a true airspeed of 205 mph.