MarketWatch
Weighed down by sagging demand among service providers, the IHS Market reported its U.S. flash marketing purchasing managers index rose to 51.3 in July — up from 49.8 in June — while the flash services purchasing managers index rose to 49.6 for July, up from 47.9 the previous month.

The next AGMA Trade Webinar: National Security Reviews of Foreign Investments in the United States, will take place on Wednesday, August 5 at 1:00 pm Eastern. Join us for this important information.

Global disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic have manufacturing executives peering into the future and moving toward a "control what you can, manage everything else," stance according to new survey data in the State of Manufacturing: CEO Insights report.

Tech Crunch
To aid in updating the original engineering plans for their transmission manufacturing facilities, Ford has incorporated two Boston Dynamics' "Spot" robots. The four-legged, dog-like robots will roam the plants, using laser scanning and imaging capabilities to produce highly detailed maps for use in modernizing the facilities.

Brookings
The COVID-19 pandemic revealed key weaknesses in a supply chain unprepared for a global disaster. Supply chain resilience strategies that focus on localized industries increase employment and stimulate economic development in areas favorable to manufacturing.

The following article explores Hyundai’s accelerated efforts to develop dedicated electric vehicles during 2020 as part of an $87 billion drive to foster company growth.

With the ground-breaking of its 1 million-square-foot Coolidge, Arizona manufacturing plant, Nikola Corporation plans tohve its 4.0 manufacturing plant fully operational in 12-18 months and employ more than 1,800 new full-time workers. 

Metalcastello's new Gleason Power Skiving technology brings nerw, higher-quality heavy-duty transmission gears and shafts to automotive, industrial, off-road and agricultural vehicle manufacturers across the globe. 

This study deals with the modeling and consideration of misalignments in planetary gearboxes in the optimization and design processes. Procedures for taking into account misalignments in cylindrical gearboxes are standardized and established in industry.

Aerospace Manufacturing and Design
In response to the decline in airline passengers, Embraer is offering airlines several options for increasing cargo space on their EMB 120s, ERJ 145s and E-Jets aircraft. 

In this seminar we will learn just what HCR gears are and under what circumstances they can be used to advantage. Similarly, we will learn when HCR gears are not appropriate and why. We will cover the detailed tooth geometry changes that are required to effectively achieve optimum performance and benefit. We will learn how the load distribution along the involute profile changes when the contact ratio increases above two.

Manufacturing.net
The Trump administration announced on July 22 that it was adopting aircraft mission standards modeled on international ones, saying that though the move will not reduce climate-damaging emissions, it strikes "the right regulatory balance."

Mass Transit
Beep and Local Motors, operators of multi-passenger, autonomous vehicles, have formed a strategic partnership and reseller agreement to expand the number of autonomous vehicles on public and private roads.

Today's Motor Vehicles
The design team at Ford unveiled their second electric vehicle (EV), the Mach-E 1400 earlier this month, with delivery as early as the end of the year. Built with a bit more refinement and aerodynamics than its predecessor, the Mach E sports seven motors installed front and back making for a wide range of adaptability, including rear-wheel, all-wheel or front-wheel drive.

 

3D Printing Industry
Gaining an additional €2.8 million in new funding, including support from The Mondragon Corporation and the Spanish National Innovation Agency, Spanish 3D printer manufacturer BCN3D Technologies said it will use the investment to advance its IDEX technology.

SME
Information technology, with terms like cloud-computing, big data, and the industrial internet of things (IIoT) has taken enterprise resource planning to a whole new level with software that harnesses smart machine tools and interconnected systems for increased productivity and visibility into scheduling, inventory, and more.

After Market News
With a compact, lightweight, easy-to-install design, BorgWarner's high-performance compact, electric drive module is being included in three new Chinese energy vehicles, including both hybrid and electric models.

Assembly Magazine
In a move to help soldiers maintain readiness, researchers with the U.S. Army have devised methods for monitoring the performance of 3D printed parts, which tend to degrade in ways that traditionally machined parts do not.

Realtime Robotics and Siemens Digital industries' software division recently announced a partnership to simplify robot programming and expand the deployment of industrial automation. 

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, AGMA is hosting the 2020 Fall Technical Meeting online. The technical experts have chosen 10 incredible papers that will be presented by the researchers in a prerecorded video to share out with attendees October 5-19. Those who sign up will have two weeks to watch these presentations and prepare questions for the presenters. On October 20, you will have an opportunity to see and hear these presenters live, ask your questions, and network with other attendees. Sign up today!