IndustryWeek The new Congress and the President need to collaborate and take the necessary actions to ensure the success of our domestic manufacturers and keep our economy growing.

The AGMA 2015 Fall Technical Meeting (FTM) will be held immediately before GEAR EXPO 2015 in Detroit, Mich. Each year the Fall Technical Meeting (FTM) provides an outstanding opportunity to share ideas with others in the gear industry on design, analysis, manufacturing and application of gears, gear drives and related products, as well as associated processes and procedures.

Inside Indiana Business Manufacturing Matters, a manufacturing job skills training program for high demand local manufacturing jobs, is accepting applications for the next class starting March 9, 2015. The deadline for applications is Feb. 23, 2015.

IndustryWeek The lower costs associated with reshoring are driving more local manufacturing activity; technological developments are drastically changing the way plants operate; and capital investments are on the rise. The result will be a landmark year in 2015 for U.S. manufacturing.

WJLA Nine of 10 Americans believe a strong manufacturing base is vital to our standard of living, according to a survey by Deloitte.

The Washington Times Finding millennials who are interested in manufacturing and have the aptitude for it are two challenges facing western Pennsylvania manufacturers trying to replace retiring baby boomers. But there’s another: teaching millennials once they find them.

Yellowhammer This is largely a result of Alabama’s robust and growing automotive manufacturing sector, which not only includes global brands like Mercedes-Benz, Honda and Hyundai, but also their suppliers.

SW News Herald Congressman Dan Lipinski (D-3rd), joined by Sen. Mark Kirk and local manufacturing industry representatives, explained that a bill requiring a national strategic plan for manufacturing he has been championing for years has become law.

ZeeNews Finance Minister Arun Jaitley asserted that manufacturing, one of the major backbone of the Indian economy, still remains a challenge and that entry into the sector should be made easier.

Manufacturing.net he U.S. Census reported this month that Michigan's population rose a razor-thin 0.1 percent to 9.91 million in 2014, the third straight increase. Despite the rise, Michigan dropped to the 10th most-populous state this year as North Carolina jumped to No. 9.

Aerospace Manufacturing and Design Constant pressure for greater fuel efficiency is forcing aerospace manufacturers to find ways to incorporate new and existing materials that had once been considered impractical to machine.

The design of an optimum gear set requires the coordinated effort of the gear design engineer, the gear metallurgist, and the bearing system engineer. The instructors of this course are a gear design engineer and a metallurgist who have worked collaboratively on projects for more than 40 years. Learn the roles of each of these professionals and how collaborative efforts can provide better outcomes. Additional information on gear-related problems, failures, and improved processing procedures will be reviewed.

Business Insider Business executives in Texas are worried about the drop in oil prices. The Dallas Fed's latest manufacturing survey showed that activity in Texas was slowing down.

Democrat & Chronicle Creating a niche product has put Steiner Technologies on the computer numerical control machining map. Company president Andy Nolan parlayed his knowledge of machining tools to become the guy who saves people time.

Science Codex A new method that creates large-area patterns of three-dimensional nanoshapes from metal sheets represents a potential manufacturing system to inexpensively mass produce innovations such as "plasmonic metamaterials" for advanced technologies.

Hill Country Community Journal After weeks of rumors surrounding a possible new airplane design from Mooney International, the legacy airplane manufacturer announced at Airshow China 2014 in Zhuhai that it is developing a line of two-seat airplanes named the M10 series.