The latest issues of Manufacturing Global take a look at Forbes’ Global 2000 to find out which manufacturing giants made the list, and where they plan to go next.

For over 30 years, AGMA has been hosting a technical conference to highlight the newest emerging technology in the gear industry. The Fall Technical Meeting (FTM) is the top place to learn about the latest research in the gear industry from the researchers directly. Each year the 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. Come see why this popular event is growing year after year and be part of a community that is always striving to improve and grow the gear industry.

U.S. manufacturers ordered $417 million worth of new machine tools and related capital equipment ("manufacturing technology") during June 2018, 13.8 percent less than during May, but still 4.6 percent more than during June 2017. 

British company Camcon Automotive has built the first fully electronic engine valve system, uncoupled from the crankshaft, that offers unprecedented control over the combustion cycle. On top of power and emissions improvements, it also opens up some weird and wonderful capabilities we’ve never seen before, such as giving 4-stroke engines brief 2-stroke power boosts.

Integrating the latest tech on the plant floor requires cross-functional teams (and level heads).

(VIDEO) The BlackFly from Canadian company Opener has an electric engine and can fly up to 62 miles per hour. It takes off and lands not quite vertically, and the company says it can touch down on either land or water with equal ease.

The 2018 SRN Meeting is the perfect place for members to gain knowledge on leadership, best business practices, AGMA resources, technology and professional development. The two-day conference is packed this year with industry experts covering topics on the latest drivetrain technology, workforce acquisition, automation in manufacturing and much more.

3D Hubs released its quarterly report that shows real world data on which CNC materials and surface finishes are requested the most by engineers globally. It is the only report in the manufacturing industry that is based on hard numbers, providing the most extensive overview of the latest trends in technologies such as 3D printing, CNC machining and more.

Describe the basics of worm and crossed axis helical gears, their fundamental design principals, application guidelines and recommendations, lubrication requirement, a discussion of accuracy and quality and summarize with a brief review of common failure modes.

Mandaná Moshiri, Guido Tosello and Sankhya Mohanty collaborated to create a new benchmark artifact for 3D printing. Their work was shared in conference proceedings of the Danish National Research Database

As part of a global initiative to ensure the continued success of its customers, Seco Tools is expanding their customer service capabilities through a partnership with MachineMetrics. MachineMetrics’ manufacturing analytics engine will provide customers a technological resource for their advancement into industry 4.0.

The proportion of the manufacturing market that can be addressed by 3D printing technology is growing by the day. Improvements in underlying additive processes have brought economic feasibility to applications across the entire spectrum of 3D printable materials, but the trend has been mostly pronounced in metals.

As it forges ahead with plans for UberAir, Uber has enlisted the services of engineers from the University of Texas at Austin (UT) to develop the new rotor technologies to get the airborne ride-share service off the ground.

Spoke motors are very much a known quantity in the world of electric motors. Essentially, they are compact permanent magnet motors where the magnets are arranged like spokes in a wheel for better torque generation. Until now, they have been prohibitively expensive to produce in volume.

(VIDEO) Any place where you’re spot-welding high-volume sheet metal assemblies, line space is at a premium. 

NASA’s Low Boom Flight Demonstrator, the X-59 QueSST, will use the latest technology to quiet its supersonic signature, then barnstorm the nation getting opinions on how obnoxious it is (or isn’t).

Automatica 2018 is one of Europe’s largest robotics and automation trade shows and a destination for global roboticists and business executives to view new products. Design World provides feedback on this year’s show.

Denmark is a country with less than 6 million people but a very successful working robotics cluster that performs as a funder, equalizer and instigator. Denmark is 6th in global robot density (a measure of the number of multi-purpose industrial robots per 10,000 employees in the manufacturing sector) behind Korea, Singapore, Germany, Japan and Sweden, yet Denmark doesn’t have an auto industry contributing to those figures.

To help aerospace investment casting businesses meet a surge in demand, the Technical Ceramics business of Morgan Advanced Materials has developed the LEMA range of proprietary alumina-based materials. The new material shortens leaching cycles for alumina core support rods used in the production of turbine engine blades, while still providing the significant mechanical strength needed for robust production.

America needs manufacturing. But before we upend its decline, we must acknowledge the posturing and false mystique around it and begin the real work of changing.