CNBCU.S. manufacturing expanded far more briskly than estimated in October, fully recovering from the previous month's deceleration to return to its fastest growth rate in three-and-a-half years as new orders rebounded sharply, according to an industry report released on Monday.
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BBCGermany returned to modest growth, and Spain saw its eleventh straight month of growth. France and Italy contracted. The data will be closely watched by the European Central Bank, which in September launched further stimulus measures to kickstart the eurozone's flagging economy.
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Orange County RegisterIf you consider manufacturing as low-skilled labor in dark, dangerous factories, you are living in the past. Today, much of manufacturing is more white collar than blue collar. Factories are clean like a science lab. Much of the human work is done on computer screens, while automation, robots and 3D printers handle what used to be manual labor.
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Miami HeraldEmbraer’s Fort Lauderdale complex, built alongside the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, incudes the headquarters offices, marketing staff for commercial aircraft, a maintenance center for executive jets and a warehouse with spare parts and equipment for Embraer’s commercial and executive jets. The facilities are only one part of Embraer’s large presence in Florida, built to support Embraer’s sales and service initiatives in the key U.S. market.
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Australian MiningA symposium on polar law has heard that mining will indefinitely be banned in the Antarctic region. The event, held in Hobart, saw the former head of the Australian Antarctic Division claim that the Antarctic Treaty – which bans mining in the region – will not be revised later this century, according to the ABC.
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Manufacturing.netVoters in three coastal California counties vote Tuesday on whether to ban fracking and other intensive oil production, even as slumping prices globally are leading companies to start to scale back on production. Chevron, ExxonMobil, and other oil companies have donated about $7 million to try to defeat the fracking bans in Santa Barbara, San Benito, and Monterey counties.
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SourceableA city in Alaska is trialing the usage of flying wind turbines to take advantage of the stronger air currents found at higher altitudes. One of the turbines will be installed above the city of Fairbanks, Alaska, at an altitude of just over 300 meters, where it will convey energy to the ground by means of cables connecting it to the grid.
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Manufacturing Business TechnologyThe AeroMobil 3.0 is the latest prototype flying car that its makers hope will revolutionize the transport industry. The upgraded model has significant improvements to the previous prototype, with a top groundspeed of 124 mph and a flight travel range of about 435 miles.
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Aerospace Manufacturing and DesignModig Machine Tool US Inc. and Gosiger Inc. have signed a multi-year agreement making Gosiger the exclusive distributor for the full range of Modig products and solutions to end users in 11 states. In this role Gosiger will sell, install, service, and support customers in California, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Washington.
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