The Economic Times 'For decades, manufacturing was the essential ingredient in building our middle class. It was a bargain that involved more than just building things, it reflected the values that this country stood for,' Obama said in a speech in Clinton City, Tenn.

Bloomberg Sandvik AB (SAND) is boosting research spending on 3-D printing as the world’s largest maker of metal-cutting tools expands capabilities in a market set to grow ninefold to $21 billion in a decade.

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Mansfield News Journal A new museum — the North Central Ohio Industrial/Manufacturing Museum — is slated to open this summer at the Ohio State Reformatory.

Forbes American manufacturing has come a long way in automating factories with robots and computers. These advances in technology along with movies like the Terminator and Star Wars has led to a lot of speculation about how far artificial intelligence can be developed.

Business Insider The United States may have added only about one new manufacturing job in the last few years for every five that were lost during the financial crisis and the recession that followed, according to a new report from the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation.

Environmental Leader Volkswagen, Ford, BASF, Dow Chemical and General Electric are among the 57 companies participating in the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI), a public-private partnership aimed at creating jobs and boosting manufacturing within the automotive, wind turbine and compressed gas storage industries.

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

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Bloomberg U.K. manufacturing output rose the most in seven months in November, as total industrial production suffered an unexpected decline due to maintenance at some North Sea oil fields.

WLFI The White House announced as part of President Barack Obama’s National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI), that the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI) will lead a five-year effort with a $70 million federal commitment. That money will be added to the $189 million already pledged from businesses, development agencies and universities.

WBIR The University of Tennessee will lead a new manufacturing institute spearheaded by President Barack Obama. The hub will provide a space where 122 companies, nonprofits, universities, and research laboratories can collaborate to accelerate advanced manufacturing.

Mass Live Since the War on Poverty series started Dec. 22, many readers have shared their comments with The Republican and MassLive.com, but others have gone a step further by providing graphics and links to bolster their arguments.

Manufacturing.net The challenge for 2015 is to create smarter data — the year that IoT will become the Internet of Your Things.

The AGMA 2015 Fall Technical Meeting (FTM) will be held immediately before GEAR EXPO 2015 in Detroit, Mich,

Shopfloor The U.S. economy generated 2.95 million net new nonfarm payroll workers in 2014, the fastest annual pace since 1999. In addition, the unemployment rate fell to 5.6 percent, its lowest level since June 2008.

Manufacturing.net The United States capped its best year for hiring in 15 years with a healthy gain in December, and the unemployment rate hit a six-year low. The numbers support expectations that the United States will strengthen further this year even as overseas economies stumble.

Manufacturing Business Technology For carmakers, success relies a lot on their ability to make the dashboard appealing and intuitive. And with a big innovation pushing towards cars that can drive themselves, designers can create dashboards that let us do all the other things we’d rather be doing.

Industry Week U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Monday toured a state-of-the-art $1 billion Ford Motor plant due to open in western India, which will double the American automaker's annual output in the country.

Industry Week The annual International Consumer Electronics Show wrapped up in Las Vegas after a busy week of gadgets, technologies and insane innovations. The following slideshow highlights some of the best products on display this year.

Industry Week With an increased emphasis on managing environmental quality and reducing dependence on foreign oil, governments around the world are putting increasing pressure on automotive manufacturers to improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions.