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McInnes Rolled Rings
WEBZ 91.5 Chicago
Manufacturing companies need workers. Chicago has plenty. But linking them together may require a regionally coordinated effort.
 
Automation.com
Last year, over 264 million cartons of beer were manufactured for the United States at Constellation Brewery. Bottle filling, pasteurizing and cap feeding is handled by a team of state-of-the-art robots, where output is linked to a fleet of laser-guided vehicles. These vehicles are integrated with intelligent software for autonomous warehousing. 
 
First Gear Engineering & Technology
Star SU LLC.
Gleason Corporation
Kapp Technologies
Brad Foote Gear Works, Inc.
Industrial Machinery Digest
Manufacturers struggling to get CNC machines to communicate directly with their collaborative robot now have a solution: VersaBuilt’s CNC Communication URCap is a simple yet powerful interface for machine tending applications with Universal Robots.
 
Manufacturing Global
Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation (TISS) has won a 40bn yen ($368m) contract to supply 68 electric locomotives to the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA).
 
Naylor Association Solutions
Manufacturing.net
2019 M&A activity in industrial manufacturing has been driven by scale transactions, and it’s expected to continue into next quarter and 2020.
 
Manufacturing.net
The car parts maker alludes the move is part of its pivot to supporting ongoing business around vehicle electrification.
 
Naylor Association Solutions
Naylor Association Solutions
Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh International Airport unveiled plans Friday for Neighborhood 91 — a proposed hub for additive manufacturing to be built on 195 acres of land just west of the midfield terminal. 
 
Engineering.com
Researchers from MIT have come up with a miniature “electroadhesive” stamp pick-and-place solution, capable of handling objects as small as 20 nanometers wide. As components become smaller and smaller, robotic grippers are also approaching a limit in picking up and placing them down in precise configurations.
 
Cincinnati Gearing Systems Inc.
Cutting Tool Engineering
The success of modern product development and manufacturing efforts depends increasingly on being able to iterate quickly, test innovative ideas and shorten time to market. With access to the right technology, agile teams can quickly go from design to production, using less resources and meeting customer demand. A comprehensive rapid prototyping and manufacturing strategy offers an obvious advantage to businesses looking to keep their products and services competitive. 
 
Machine Design
Most entrepreneurs dream of building the next big thing and, as a result, 600,000 startups are created each year. Some of these startups have a lot of potential; they can solve real problems and improve people’s lives, filling an unmet need. Yet despite their best intentions, 90% of startups fail.
 
Piselli Enterprises, Inc.
Precision Plus, Inc.
KAIT channel 8
Nucor Steel Arkansas celebrated the grand opening of its specialty cold mill complex in Mississippi County. They have been working on this $230 million expansion since 2017.
 
Telecoms
AI has been portrayed as a technology that can revolutionize the industrial manufacturing sector. The sentiment is somewhat valid, but the scenario is complex. AI in industrial manufacturing is a collection of use cases at different phases of the manufacturing process.
 
American Stress Technologies
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Crain’s Cleveland Business
It’s no secret that technology is rapidly transforming how we live and work, and those who don’t stay on top of innovation are at risk of falling behind. However, for companies that may have conducted operations the same way for decades, incorporating cutting-edge approaches can be intimidating, time-consuming and potentially expensive.
 
PR Newswire
3D Systems announced it has been awarded a contract to conduct research and development of a Corrosion Performance Design Guide for Direct Metal Printing of Nickel Alloys. 3D Systems received the award based on its ability to thoroughly collect corrosion data and apply its expertise on the effects of various production practices associated with parts built via direct metal printing (DMP).
 
Manufacturing.net
A slowing global economy is taking a toll on Caterpillar, which is cutting its outlook for the year after profits and revenue slid in the third quarter.
 
Forest City Gear Company
3D Printing Media Network
Australian metal AM company Titomic announced that it has surpassed ASTM International standards with its Titomic Kinetic Fusion process. The announcement follows a breakthrough in a $2.6 million research project which aims to test and establish certification standards for TKF technology.
 
Gizmodo
With the decade winding down, it’s time to set our sights on the next one. The 2020s promises to be anything but dull. From the automation revolution and increasingly dangerous AI to geohacking the planet and radical advances in biotechnology, here are the most futuristic developments to expect in the next 10 years.
 
Evonik Oil Additives USA, Inc.
Gear-up for Efficiency
Industrial gear oils are transformed with Evonik’s NUFLUX™ technology. Geared for higher performance with lower formulation cost, Evonik additive technology provides a premium solution backed up by OEM approvals, industry standards and performance tests. You’ll find a broad range of viscosity grades suitable for various demanding industrial gear applications.
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Aero-Mag
MSC Industrial Supply Co. (MSC), a leading national supplier of metalworking and MRO products and services, has been appointed by Gardner Aerospace, one of Europe’s largest suppliers of aerospace detailed parts and sub-assemblies.
 
CIO Review
Today’s aerospace industry is generating an unprecedented amount of revenue and shows no sign of slowing. However, in order to continue flourishing in today’s interconnected world, the industry must embrace and implement new tactics to foster innovation and maintain their stance against new entrants and emerging competition.
 
Naylor Association Solutions
Buffalo News
With the strike at General Motors over, the United Auto Workers union has turned its attention to securing a new contract with Ford Motor Co.
 
Wired
Not long ago, blockchain technology was touted as a way to track tuna, bypass banks and preserve property records. Reality has proved a much tougher challenge.
 
 

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