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This course focuses the supporting elements of a gearbox that allow gears and bearings to do their jobs most efficiently. Learn about seals, lubricants, housings, breathers, and other details necessary for well designed gearbox systems.
Visit https://www.agma.org/events-training/detail/2015-gearbox-system-design-the-rest-of-the-storyeverything-but-the-gears-an to view the full article online. |
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Manufacturing.net
This week is the world’s first international #MuseumWeek on Twitter. Some 2,800 museums and cultural institutions are taking part in it and removing restrictions on selfies and photography. Visit http://www.manufacturing.net/news/2015/03/explore-technology-at-the-worlds-museums-during-twitters-museumweek?et_cid=4486752&et_rid=253852231&location=top to view the full article online. |
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The Wall Street Journal
Toyota Motor Corp. broke a two-year silence on a revamped manufacturing process—built on sharing components among vehicles — that the world’s best-selling auto maker says will produce half its vehicles by 2020 and slash costs. Visit http://www.wsj.com/articles/toyota-unveils-revamped-manufacturing-process-1427371432 to view the full article online. |
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Newark Advocate
Forty-six students from Licking Valley and Heath high schools had a preconceived idea of what factory work in Licking County would be like: minimum wage, dirty, unskilled jobs. But a new program called Project Prepare allowed them to tour three local manufacturers. Visit http://www.newarkadvocate.com/story/news/local/in-depth/2015/03/28/newark-works-draw-kids-manufacturing/70498930/ to view the full article online. |
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Philly.com
Dave Clarke, manufacturing director at a Kulpsville company, tried to capture the attention of teenagers as they walked through a hallway of Souderdon Area High School, which was lined with tables of other manufacturers trying to do the same. Visit http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20150329_Area_manufacturers_in_need_of_smart__skilled_workers_woo_high_schoolers_at_Montco_fair.html to view the full article online. |
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Industry Week
Salaries are up and satisfaction is high in the 2015 IndustryWeek Manufacturing Salary Survey of manufacturing management. Visit http://www.industryweek.com/workforce/2015-industryweek-manufacturing-salary-survey-numbers#slide-0-field_images-161471 to view the full article online. |
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The purpose of this seminar is to prepare participants to design and apply bevel gears systems from the initial concept through manufacturing and quality control and on to assembly, installation and maintenance.
Visit https://www.agma.org/events-training/detail/2015-bevel-gear-system-design-manufacture-heat-treatment-inspection-applica to view the full article online. |
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Business Insider
China's manufacturing sector is in tatters. On Monday, the latest data from HSBC's flash manufacturing PMI showed that the sector slipped to an 11-month low at 49.2, missing the expectation of 50.2. (Any reading below 50 indicates contraction.) Visit http://www.businessinsider.com/china-manufacturing-pmi-slows-us-2015-3 to view the full article online. |
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Industry Week
Swedish carmaker Volvo Cars announced plans to build its first factory in the United States, 60 years after it started selling cars in the country. Visit http://www.industryweek.com/transportation/volvo-cars-build-first-us-factory to view the full article online. |
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Crain's Cleveland Business
It’s official — Independence-based Women in Manufacturing is now its own 501(c)6 national trade association. Visit http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20150328/FREE/150329843/their-stock-in-trade-is-helping-women-in-manufacturing to view the full article online. |
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Reuters
Euro zone businesses ramped up activity in March as the European Central Bank started printing money to spur economic growth, while a slowdown among Chinese factories fueled expectations of more monetary stimulus. Visit http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/24/us-global-economy-idUSKBN0MK11V20150324 to view the full article online. |
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Tulsa World
Dave Rowland recently was named president and CEO of the Oklahoma Manufacturing Alliance. He directs the statewide economic development effort that helps companies become progressively more innovative, successful and profitable. Visit http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/5questions/five-questions-with-dave-rowland-president-of-oklahoma-manufacturing-alliance/article_d4ce6fd6-6143-59bb-bbe8-47fff07e94d5.html to view the full article online. |
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Cleveland.com
Susan Helper, the chief economist at the U.S. Department of Commerce, says small businesses could offer more innovative solutions for manufacturing growth with better collaboration from the government and larger corporations. Visit http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2015/03/us_manufacturing_growth_needs.html to view the full article online. |
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Manufacturing Business Technology
This week, Greg Goodwin of LNS research is counting down the top five asset performance trends in the manufacturing sector. Visit http://www.mbtmag.com/articles/2015/03/top-5-trends-impacting-asset-performance-management-no-1 to view the full article online. |
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MyCentralJersey.com
For a new manufacturing training program, Union County College is seeking unemployed machinists to train and employers to help launch the effort. Visit http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/union-county/2015/03/25/union-county-college-recruits-manufacturing-program/70454034/ to view the full article online. |
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Manufacturing Business Technology
A business economics group has boosted its outlook for U.S. economic improvement this year and next, particularly for job growth. Visit http://www.mbtmag.com/news/2015/03/business-forecasters-boost-2-year-outlook-us-economy to view the full article online. |
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Aerospace Manufacturing and Design
Since 1958, companies have used the High Speed Wind Tunnel (HSWT) in Grand Prairie, Texas, for subsonic, transonic, and supersonic research-and-development testing. Visit http://www.onlineamd.com/lockheed-high-speed-wind-tunnel-032615.aspx#.VRl4zOFfCYw to view the full article online. |
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PR Newswire
Ferrara Candy Company announced a series of enhancements to its manufacturing network, including increasing the manufacturing capacity and capabilities of its Bellwood, IL, manufacturing facility, and opening a new packaging center in Bolingbrook, IL. Visit http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ferrara-candy-company-enhances-manufacturing-network-creating-new-jobs-in-chicago-area-300057484.html to view the full article online. |
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The Economic Times
Scania Commercial Vehicles India today said its first bus manufacturing facility in the country is set to be inaugurated. Visit http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/auto/news/industry/scanias-bus-manufacturing-facility-to-be-inaugurated-tomorrow/articleshow/46745549.cms to view the full article online. |
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PR Newswire
A new study, "Understanding Risk Assessment Practices at Manufacturing Companies," uncovers complex business risks and disruptors facing manufacturers, and a pressing need for the industry to evolve their risk assessment capabilities. Visit http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/deloitte-and-mapi-study-indicates-manufacturing-faces-pressing-need-to-evolve-risk-assessment-capabilities-300057358.html to view the full article online. |
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Mining.com
Years of declining efficiency in the coal industry may be finally coming to an end, especially in the U.S., where miners based in the country’s top producing regions have stabilized or even increased productivity at both surface and underground coal operations in the past two years, a study shows. Visit http://www.mining.com/coal-industrys-decade-long-drop-in-productivity-hits-reverse/ to view the full article online. |
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Manufacturing.net
Henry Ford was fond of saying that "nothing was particularly hard if you divided it into small jobs." Engineers are now taking Ford’s advice to the extreme and breaking down the factory into even smaller pieces: bits and bytes. Visit http://www.manufacturing.net/news/2015/03/personalized-production-the-brilliant-factory-will-match-the-right-parts-with-the-right-tools to view the full article online. |
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Manufacturing.net
A new report recommends that auto companies strengthen industry collaboration, worker training and career opportunities in order to resolve a worsening talent crisis in their supply chains. Visit http://www.manufacturing.net/news/2015/03/report-auto-industry-must-overhaul-supply-chain-training to view the full article online. |
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Manufacturing.net
Steel Industry leaders gathered to address Congress yesterday, voicing their concerns about domestic steel procedures, trade policies and plant closures. United States Steel Corp. President and CEO Mario Longhi was one of the industry leaders to testify in front of the Congressional Steel Caucus. Visit http://www.manufacturing.net/news/2015/03/steel-industry-gathers-before-congress to view the full article online. |
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Manufacturing.net
A few years ago, NASA sent a "Spaceward Bound" expedition to Australia’s remote Pilbara region. The region’s rugged and red-hued plains appeared to be a good analog for Mars. Up to a point. Visit http://www.manufacturing.net/news/2015/03/trains-with-brains-will-haul-ore-through-earths-closest-thing-to-mars to view the full article online. |
