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The Atlantic
The combination of lower energy prices, innovative information technologies, and advances in robotics and materials science are powering a manufacturing revolution that will reinvigorate the U.S. economy and make many of its industrial sectors the most competitive in the world. Visit http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/04/americas-coming-manufacturing-revolution/360931/ to view the full article online. |
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Businessweek
Manufacturing will take center stage in the global economic watch this week, with the U.S. projected to fare better than the rest. Orders for American-made capital equipment such as computers and machinery probably climbed in March by the most in four months, economist forecast an April 24 report will show. Visit http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-19/manufacturing-improves-in-u-dot-s-dot-as-china-stalls-global-economy to view the full article online. |
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In-depth look at everything else in the gearbox that surrounds the gears and bearings. Explore the gearbox system "supporting cast of characters," including seals, lubrication, housings, breathers and other details. The treatment starts with basics - some history of design, the environment in which the gearbox must "live" and the loading to which the system will be subjected. A detailed design layout "bible" will be introduced as the basis for the overall design and analysis. Elemental topics will be discussed, weighing their individual pros and cons.
Visit http://www.agma.org/events-training/detail/gearbox-system-design-the-rest-of-the-story...everything-but-the-gears to view the full article online. |
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Manufacturing.net
Optimism regarding the direction of the domestic economy rose among U.S. industrial manufacturers during the first quarter of 2014, according to the Q1 2014 Manufacturing Barometer, released Friday by PwC US. The positive sentiment about the prospects of U.S. commerce in the next 12 months reached the highest level since the fourth quarter of 2005. Visit http://www.manufacturing.net/news/2014/04/optimism-on-us-economy-highest-among-manufacturers-in-eight-years to view the full article online. |
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Upstart Business Journal
David Dussault is building in space for startups in his new manufacturing facility and an entrepreneurial attitude among employees in his quest to be the Google of manufacturing. Dussault, 36, is the founder of DHA Holdings, a family of companies with 80 employees who supply major players in the oil and gas industry, as well as power generation, such as turbines. Visit http://upstart.bizjournals.com/entrepreneurs/hot-shots/2014/04/19/david-dussault-dha-holding-google.html?page=all to view the full article online. |
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WHNT News
Greater research ties between vehicle manufacturers and The University of Alabama in Huntsville will result from a regional Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for vehicle manufacturing that has received a National Science Foundation grant to support its planning. Visit http://whnt.com/2014/04/18/uah-planning-for-regional-vehicle-manufacturing-center/ to view the full article online. |
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Fässler AG
The family-run Daetwyler Group is to acquire the operational business of Fässler AG, a world leader in the supply of gear finishing machinery. This solution protects most of the existing jobs, while at the same time enabling the technological expertise of Fässler to be further developed on its Swiss site. Visit http://www.faessler-ag.ch/public/9e_140407_Press_Release_Acquiring_F%25C3%25A4ssler_VDEF.pdf to view the full article online. |
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Manufacturing.net
"Weather volatility aside, the monthly report on industrial production suggests that U.S. manufacturing is maintaining its path of moderate growth," said Cliff Waldman, senior economist for the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI). "The Federal Reserve reported that total industrial production (consisting of manufacturing, mining, and utilities) grew 0.7 percent during March." Visit http://www.manufacturing.net/news/2014/04/mapi-output-shows-moderate-growth-future-for-manufacturing to view the full article online. |
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Area Development Online
Brazil-based Torcomp USA, a machinery manufacturer, will invest more than $9 million to establish its first U.S. facility in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. The company will construct a 16,400-square-foot manufacturing plant in Greene Township, with plans to creating at least 73 jobs over the next three years. Visit http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/4-21-2014/torcomp-usa-manufacturing-plant-franklin-county-pennsylvania787892.shtml to view the full article online. |
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Modern Machine Shop
Gleason has entered a partnership with Smart Manufacturing Technology of Nottingham, U.K., with the goal of enabling SMT’s full-system transmission design and analysis software (MASTA) and Gleason’s software for bevel and hypoid gear design and manufacture (CAGE) to work as one product. Visit http://www.mmsonline.com/news/gleason-smt-release-partnership-improves-software to view the full article online. |
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Aviation Week
Much of the $4.5 billion in F-35 procurement cost increases in the past year — part of a $7.8 billion total program increase — to the U.S. portion of the program are due to overly rosy projections on the anticipated decline in the "cost curve," or price to build the stealthy fighter, says U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan, F-35 program executive officer. Visit http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/awx_04_17_2014_p0-679483.xml to view the full article online. |
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Waste Management World
GE is set to commission three 1.4 MW Jenbacher gas engines to a 4.2 MW landfill gas-to-energy project in São Paulo, Brazil. According to GE’s Distributed Power business, once the facility begins commercial operation in May, it will be the first energy recovery project at a landfill site operated by Brazilian waste management firm, Estre Ambiental. Visit http://www.waste-management-world.com/articles/2014/04/ge-jenbacher-engines-for-4-2-mw-landfill-gas-to-energy-project-in-sao-paulo-brazil.html to view the full article online. |
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Reuters
The Supreme Court in India lifted a 19-month old ban on mining in Goa, the top iron ore-exporting state, on Monday, a move that will put more pressure on global prices although it capped annual output in the state at 20 million tonnes. Visit http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/04/21/uk-india-courts-mining-idINKBN0D70CX20140421 to view the full article online. |
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Automation World
Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence (MII) gave Joy Global more visibility into its production process, boosting productivity by 10 percent at its pilot plant. Not only does MII provide business analytics for operations, it also links engineering to manufacturing, giving engineering "the ability to see the heartbeat of manufacturing," says Tim Bartel, global IT director for Joy Global. Visit http://www.automationworld.com/operations/mining-machine-maker-improves-productivity-sap-mii to view the full article online. |
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Understand the methods for manufacturing and inspecting gears and how they can be applied and interpreted during design.
Visit http://www.agma.org/events-training/training/category/gear-manufacturing-inspection to view the full article online. |
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Reuters
The world's first deep sea mining robot sits idle on a British factory floor, waiting to claw up high grade copper and gold from the seabed off Papua New Guinea (PNG) - when a wrangle over terms is solved. Visit http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/04/18/uk-mining-deepsea-idINKBN0D406C20140418 to view the full article online. |
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IndustryWeek
To meet demand in the world's largest car market, Fiat-Chrysler said on Saturday that it would begin producing the Jeep brand in China from 2015. Fiat-Chrysler -- created by Fiat acquiring Chrysler -- will produce three Jeep sport utility vehicle models in China, including one specifically designed for the Chinese market, the company. Visit http://www.industryweek.com/global-economy/fiat-chrysler-produce-iconic-jeep-china-2015 to view the full article online. |
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Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce announced that Virginia Tech and the University of Virginia are joining the global Rolls-Royce University Technology Centers (UTC) network, consisting of research groups in world-class universities identified to develop long-term research and technology programs. Creating a UTC provides each party with mutual benefits through funding of fundamental, collaborative research to advance key aerospace technologies critical to Rolls-Royce. Visit http://www.rolls-royce.com/news/press_releases/2014/090414_university_technology_centre.jsp to view the full article online. |
