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.

Manufacturing Business Technology Six years after its financial system nearly sank and nearly that long since the recession ended, the United States is expected to grow in 2015 at its fastest pace in a decade. Its expansion from July through September — a 5 percent annual rate — was the swiftest for any quarter since 2003.

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Forbes We’re all really still rather hankering back to when making things was a much more important part of our economy when we pay all that much attention to this manufacturing sector output.

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.

TribLIVE The demand is from aerospace, automotive and medical industries, but a supply of skilled machinists is not keeping pace. And this skills gap has fed a renewed focus on apprenticeship programs to grow company workforces from within.

StarTribune New product orders, hiring surge in Minnesota, but other parts of the country saw slower growth in December.

Commercial Property Executive The Census Bureau reported on Friday that U.S. construction spending came in at an annualized rate of $975 billion during November, a drop of 0.3 percent compared with October. Private spending increased 0.3 percent for the month, but public spending more than offset that gain by falling 1.7 percent.

Reuters Japanese manufacturing activity showed sustained growth in December, suggesting domestic demand continues to recover after the economy fell into a surprise recession last year.

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.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Hyundai Motor Group said the two carmakers aim to sell a combined 8.2 million vehicles this year, an increase of just 2.5 percent from last year’s sales. Sales grew 4 percent in each of the past two years.

Forbes The classic picture of the manufacturing industry is that of conveyor belt upon conveyor belt of identical, mass produced products on the inside and large chimneys belching smoke into the atmosphere on the outside. But this year’s list of 30 Under 30 in Manufacturing shows that the present – and future – of manufacturing is something altogether different. It’s a world of custom products, 3D printing, nanoscale chemistry and a green outlook.

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.

Manufacturing.net Holiday sales, cheap gas prices and low interest rates pushed U.S. auto sales to big gains in December, helping the industry close out a strong year with several brands setting sales records.