Business InsiderAll of the major economies around the world have published their April manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) reports. And while manufacturing activity continues to grow, the pace of growth is decelerating.
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ThomasNet NewsStar SU, LLC, based in Illinois, and FFG Werke GmbH, a German machine tool manufacturer, signed a contract extending their partnership for machine tool sales and service in the Americas. Having worked together successfully with FFG’s Modul hobbing machines brand, selling gear manufacturing equipment for more than 20 years, the Star SU portfolio now also covers VDF Boehringer and Hessapp turning machines as well as Hüller Hille machining centers and Witzig Frank multi-way, multi-spindle machines.
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ShopfloorThe global economy continues to expand, boosted by strengths in North America and Europe. Yet, there are also notable weaknesses, particularly in Asia and South America, where growth is decelerating. As a result, four of the top 10 markets for U.S.-manufactured goods experienced declining manufacturing activity levels in April, up from two in March.
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Industrial DistributionChina's manufacturing contracted in April for the fourth straight month but the pace of decline was less severe, suggesting the downturn in the world's No. 2 economy is bottoming out. HSBC's purchasing managers' index released Monday ticked up to 48.1 from 48.0 in March on a 100-point scale on which numbers above 50 indicate expansion.
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UpstreamWeir Oil & Gas and Rolls-Royce Power Systems subsidiary MTU are joining forces to field test integrated power systems for hydraulic fracturing this year and plan to deliver the first of them by mid-2015.
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This will be the only advanced gear training course that AGMA offers in the Chicago area this year. Understand the methods for manufacturing and inspecting gears and how they can be applied and interpreted during design. Complete details on the AGMA website.
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Daily PressUsually we start with how much a project will get from the state in a given year. But with the Rolls Royce plant, a massive endeavor supported by a complex, multiyear series of grants to help build a manufacturing super-complex in Prince George County, it makes more sense to start with the long-range number. $56.8 million. That's what the state has agreed to lay out if Rolls Royce makes good on its part: 642 new jobs and half a billion in private investment in and around a facility that makes aircraft engine components.
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Aerospace Manufacturing and DesignANSYS and GE Aviation are deepening their long-standing strategic relationship by establishing a new joint technology collaboration agreement that will help solve future engineering challenges and drive product development processes in a world of smart products and big data. Both organizations recognize the value of cutting-edge research and are jointly aligned in their desire to spur innovation by creatively applying simulation to the manufacturing and industrial space.
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IndustryWeekNippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. said Friday it swung to a full-year profit as strong domestic demand offset the impact of severe competition abroad. The nation's biggest steelmaker said net profit was 242.8 billion yen (US$2.4 billion) for the year to March, reversing a 124.6 billion yen net loss the previous year.
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