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American Gear Manufacturers Association

McInnes Rolled Rings
What: How to Spec a Gear with Frank Uherek, Principal Engineer, Rexnord Gear Group
When: 1-2:30 p.m. Eastern time

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Manufacturing Business Technology
Technology providers offer many solutions to remedy stress — fixes to the things that give you headaches, slow your team down and endanger profitability.

Visit http://www.mbtmag.com/articles/2015/02/technology-shop-floor-empowering-your-manufacturing-team to view the full article online.

 
Forbes
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released the quarterly figures on labour productivity and there’s a fascinating little detail buried within them. And what this detail explains is where all the manufacturing jobs have gone. The point being that William Baumol was right.

Visit http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2015/02/05/the-fascinating-bit-of-the-us-labor-productivity-numbers-where-the-manufacturing-jobs-have-gone/ to view the full article online.

 
Machine Tool Builders
Gleason Corporation
DixiTech CNC
SIPCO
Telegram.com
A contest of the Advanced Manufacturing Program called AMP It Up calls upon middle and high school students to create three-minute videos that demonstrate how innovations at such companies can have an impact on daily lives.

Visit http://www.telegram.com/article/20150208/NEWS/302089960/1237 to view the full article online.

 
Bangor Daily News
The University of Maine’s Advanced Manufacturing Center (AMC) has teamed up with the Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership (Maine MEP) to expand their capacity to provide manufacturing expertise and services across the state of Maine.

Visit http://mainecampus.com/2015/02/08/umaines-advanced-manufacturing-center-expands-partnerships-throughout-maine/ to view the full article online.

 
The State
The Fifth Annual South Carolina Manufacturing Conference in Greenville this week will discuss hot topics related to commerce in the Palmetto State, including workforce development, the state’s energy future, projects at the South Carolina Ports Authority, financial trends facing manufacturing and more.

Visit http://www.thestate.com/2015/02/07/3975571/top-sc-ceos-industry-leaders-to.html to view the full article online.

 
SCOT FORGE
Shopfloor
Manufacturers in the United States have added roughly 18,800 workers per month on average over the past 13 months, with an average of 29,000 from October through January. This suggests that the momentum in demand and production in the second half of 2014 has led to an uptick in hiring.

Visit http://www.shopfloor.org/2015/02/monday-economic-report-february-9-2015/33143 to view the full article online.

 
Albany Business Review
Frank O'Neill had a job at a manufacturing company before he was old enough to work on the manufacturing floor.

Visit http://www.bizjournals.com/albany/news/2015/02/06/how-career-technical-education-started-career-path.html to view the full article online.

 
TechCrunch
Thanks to massive advancements in automation technology and analytics software, the American manufacturing industry of today is a far cry from the assembly lines and manual labor of the past.

Visit http://techcrunch.com/2015/02/04/manufacturing-shouldnt-be-a-dirty-word-for-todays-stem-talent/ to view the full article online.

 
All Metals & Forge Group, LLC
Today's Medical Developments
Three-year, $539,176 National Robotics Initiative grant from the NSF will support custom tailoring robotic exoskeletons that fit to perfection.

Visit http://www.onlinetmd.com/medical-device-manufacturing-design-exoskeletons-polytechnic-engineering-2915.aspx#.VNlMnC6T3CY to view the full article online.

 
Crain's Cleveland Business
Akron and Cleveland are both among America’s top 100 cities in terms of advanced manufacturing jobs in industries such as computers, aerospace, engineering and other high-tech fields.

Visit http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20150207/FREE/150209885/an-advance-look-at-our-manufacturing-future to view the full article online.

 
HTR News
The manufacturing sector that is a major part of the local economy could be facing an employee shortage as workers reach retirement age, but programs underway at area high schools aim to excite youth about local careers in manufacturing.

Visit http://www.htrnews.com/story/news/education/2015/02/03/manitowoc-heavy-metal-tour/22824225/ to view the full article online.

 
Specialty Ring Products
ALD-Holcroft Vacuum Technologies Co., Inc.
This seminar teaches the forensic analysis of failed gearboxes. Learn about the limitation and capabilities of rolling element bearings and the gears that they support so you can properly apply the best gear-bearing combination to any gearbox, whether simple or complex.

Visit https://www.agma.org/events-training/detail/gearbox-csi-forensic-analysis-of-gear-bearing-failures3 to view the full article online.

 
The Wall Street Journal
Manufacturing orders in Germany rose sharply in December, providing more evidence of economic strength in Europe’s largest economy amid falling oil prices and the euro’s weakness on currency markets.

Visit http://www.wsj.com/articles/german-manufacturing-orders-rise-faster-than-expected-1423125747 to view the full article online.

 
Hilco Industrial
Military.com
As the U.S. manufacturing resurgence grows, veterans will play a critical role in strengthening the core of the manufacturing and technical service industries, which are poised to hire 230,000 workers over the next five years.

Visit http://www.military.com/veteran-jobs/career-advice/2015/02/03/helping-veterans-find-new-careers-in-manufacturing.html to view the full article online.

 
Charlotte Observer
Dan DiMicco’s message in the book is that manufacturing is alive and well and shouldn’t be ignored for its ability to create well-paying jobs.

Visit http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2015/02/05/5495390/former-nucor-ceo-to-release-book.html#.VNlNYS6T3CY to view the full article online.

 
Carl Zeiss Industrial Metrology
GERB Vibration Control Systems, Inc.
Dallas Business Journal
America must invest in a network of advanced manufacturing partnerships to drive innovation that boosts U.S. competitiveness in the global marketplace. Texas has taken steps to enhance its opportunities to attract advanced manufacturing – in part because of its partnerships with aerospace companies.

Visit http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2015/02/09/advanced-manufacturing-holds-much-promise-for.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_dallas+%28Dallas+Business+Journal%29 to view the full article online.

 
Business Journal News Network
Gear Motions, Inc., a Solvay–based gear manufacturer, has announced the promotion of Paul Andruszko to general manager of its Niagara Gear division in Buffalo.

Visit http://www.cnybj.com/News/Articles/TabId/102/ArticleId/40729/language/en-US/gear-motions-names-new-gm-of-niagara-gear-division.aspx#.VNoPlPnF98E to view the full article online.

 
Cincinnati Gearing Systems Inc.
Chicago Tribune
The Fulton-Carroll Center notched a sizable jump in the number of industrial startups that moved in last year, and enough manufacturing entrepreneurs are knocking on its doors this year that the center is considering buying another building.

Visit http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-industrial-incubator-0210-biz-20150209-story.html to view the full article online.

 
Industrial Distribution
December U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $506.89 million according to The Association For Manufacturing Technology. This total was up 32.7 percent from November and up 4.7 percent when compared with the total of $484.08 million reported for December 2013.

Visit http://www.inddist.com/news/2015/02/manufacturing-tech-orders-nearly-38-percent-december to view the full article online.

 
Apex Tool Group, LLC
The Guardian
The research group will be part of Samsung’s mobile division but will operate independently, building on the work done by the company in robotic vacuum cleaners and, most recently, its Gear VR headset built in partnership with Facebook’s Oculus Rift.

Visit http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/feb/10/samsung-independent-drone-robotics-virtual-reality-lab to view the full article online.

 
The Dallas Morning News
The U.S. military is replacing its aging Humvee trucks, and the contract up for grabs could be worth more than $30 billion by 2040. Proposals are due to the government to build the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, which will haul around troops, gear and sophisticated weaponry.

Visit http://www.dallasnews.com/business/business-headlines/20150209-lockheed-martin-a-finalist-to-replace-iconic-humvee.ece to view the full article online.

 
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Naylor Association Solutions
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