During this month’s AM Focus Automotive, we are going to provide the most accurate scenario for automotive additive manufacturing in final part production. We will present an analysis of the latest progress made by each major automaker group and some of the key activities.

Segway will debut new personal transporter pods at CES, the huge annual consumer electronics show in Las Vegas. It’s called the S-Pod, and it doesn’t float. Instead, it uses Segway’s self-balancing technology to propel the user forward on two wheels while sitting down. 

The Internet of Things (IoT) and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) are transforming manufacturing today, addressing the increasing demand for product customization, and changing customer expectations, especially surrounding the challenges associated with global supply chains and concerns regarding cybersecurity. 

Join more than 300 of your industry peers at the Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa at Lake Buena Vista, Florida, March 19-21. Come to the one meeting where you can gather resources to grow every aspect of your company while staying up to date on the latest happening in the gear and bearing industries.

The annual consumer tech showcase will be awash in shiny gadgets, but it’s what those products tell us about the future that matters most.

According to latest market research report "IoT, Artificial Intelligence, Industrial Metrology, Industrial Robotics, AR & VR, Blockchain, 3D Printing, Digital Twin, and 5G – Offering, Application, and End Users and Geography – Global Forecast to 2024″, published by MarketsandMarkets™, the Industry 4.0 Market is estimated to be valued $71.7 billion in 2019 and is expected to reach $156.6 billion by 2024, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 16.9 percent from 2019 to 2024.

The MTConnect Institute, standard development organization for MTConnect, announces the release of Version 1.5.0 of the MTConnect standard, the world’s only free, open semantic vocabulary for discrete manufacturing.

This article outlines all of the updates that were announced at Formnext 2019.

The U.S. maintained its top spot on PwC’s aerospace manufacturing attractiveness index, while Washington remained the most attractive U.S. state for aerospace manufacturing. The consulting firm’s annual index ranks countries and states based on cost, economy, infrastructure, labor, industry, tax policy and geopolitical risk.

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Discover key factors in the inspection process that lead to better design of gears. Develop a broad understanding of the methods used to manufacture and inspect gears. Interpret how the resultant information can be applied and interpreted in the design process.

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in December, and the overall economy grew for the 128th consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM^® Report On Business^®. The December PMI registered 47.2%, a decrease of 0.9 percentage points from the November reading of 48.1%. This is the PMI’s lowest reading since June 2009, when it registered 46.3%.

The U.S. manufacturing sector fell into its deepest slump in more than a decade in December as the U.S. – China trade war kept a lid on factory output, orders and employment, although the long-awaited Phase 1 deal between Washington and Beijing could limit further downside.

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Hyundai’s Alabama auto assembly plant produced 336,000 vehicles in 2019, the company announced, a total output that rose about 4% over the previous year.

The new material can change shape, lock into one shape, or reverse to the original shape. 

Determining the total cost and return on investment of an industrial robot is not a straightforward evaluation.

Provides an introduction and emphasize the difference between parallel (the experience base) axis and worm and crossed axis helical gears. Describe the basics of worm and crossed axis helical gears, their fundamental design principles, application guidelines and recommendations, lubrication requirement, a discussion of accuracy and quality and summarize with a brief review of common failure modes.

A couple of years ago at its Future Mobility Day, Volkswagen Group showed a mobile robot concept that could autonomously charge up EVs by bringing the battery to the vehicle. Now the automotive giant has unveiled an updated version that is no longer in all-in-one unit, but allows the robot to tend to multiple vehicles at once. 

The biggest maker of chassis, the trailers that handle the over-the-road portion of container intermodal shipping, is working on more modest but still dramatic changes. CIE Manufacturing, Inc. (formerly CIMC Intermodal Equipment), headquartered in South Gate, California, has already revolutionized the business by introducing laser cutting, robotic welding, and powder coating to their manufacturing processes.