Business InsiderThe latest preliminary reading on manufacturing activity from Markit Economics showed activity slowed in May, with the latest PMI coming in at 53.8. Thursday's report signaled the slowest overall business conditions since the start of last year.
Visit http://www.businessinsider.com/markit-flash-manufacturing-pmi-may-21-2015-5 to view the full article online.
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Control Engineering AsiaABB will start production of robots in the United States, making it the first global industrial robotics company to fully commit to and invest in a North American robotics manufacturing footprint. The new plant is ABB's third robotics production facility, alongside Shanghai, China, and Vasteras, Sweden, and will manufacture ABB robots and related equipment for the North American market.
Visit http://www.ceasiamag.com/article/abb-starts-robot-manufacturing-in-the-united-states/11218 to view the full article online.
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Woodtv.comThe report from "Manufacturers News Incorporated" shows manufacturers in Michigan added over 14,000 jobs from Feb. 2014 to Feb. 2015 — an increase of 2.1 percent. Michigan is outpacing the rest of the country when it comes to manufacturing jobs. The Labor Department reported a national average increase of 1.7 percent for the same time period.
Visit http://woodtv.com/2015/05/20/manufacturing-jobs-on-the-rise-in-west-michigan/ to view the full article online.
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Manufacturing.netThe report, titled "Enabling Wind Power Nationwide," argues technological advancements that already greatly reduced the cost of wind power will soon substantially increase its production capacity. Analysts suggested that constructing taller turbines -- with blades exceeding 60 meters -- would enable the towers to reach higher elevations and, as a result, stronger sustained winds.
Visit http://www.manufacturing.net/news/2015/05/report-larger-turbines-could-enable-wind-energy-in-all-50-states to view the full article online.
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IndustryWeekManufacturing generates the most value of any industry because of the many tentacles and connections to services, suppliers, customers and governments. It’s true that many low-knowledge jobs may have gone overseas, but the U.S. continues to generate innovation and innovative ways to do things. This is the future. U.S. manufacturing is still a very dominant world economic force.
Visit http://www.industryweek.com/leadership/what-does-future-hold-manufacturing to view the full article online.
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Aerospace Manufacturing and DesignThe football-sized jet engine was built by a team of technicians, machinists, and engineers who work at GE Aviation’s Additive Development Center outside Cincinnati, a lab focused on developing additive manufacturing, a next-generation technique that can make complex 3D structures by melting metal powder layer upon layer. They built the engine over the course of several years to test the technology’s abilities and to work on a side project together.
Visit http://www.onlineamd.com/3d-printed-mini-jet-engine-052015.aspx#.VWPUd_lViko to view the full article online.
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The Wall Street JournalThere’s been a lot of talk in recent years about small companies rushing to adopt 3-D printing, taking advantage of the ability to turn computer-generated designs into physical objects. Yet even though the technology can crank out items more cheaply than traditional manufacturing, for many small firms the investment is too big. Enter a new batch of cloud-based services—such as Shapeways, Cubify, i Materialize and Sculpteo—that offer to do the 3-D printing for small businesses.
Visit http://www.wsj.com/articles/small-firms-get-new-manufacturing-edge-3-d-printing-in-the-cloud-1432317840 to view the full article online.
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Atlantic Public MediaHydroid is one of several companies on Upper Cape Cod that makes things for the oceanographic industry. It's what economic development people call an 'advanced manufacturer' -- they're producing complex products that overseas competitors are unlikely to build because of the quality needed, or even the timing. These are exactly the types of companies the region wants to attract.
Visit http://capeandislands.org/post/advanced-manufacturing-marine-robotics-and-other-high-tech-add-capes-economy to view the full article online.
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Disrupt AfricaDr Kamau Gachigi, director at the Gearbox makerspace in Nairobi, has an ambitious plan to get Kenyan manufacturing going again, with his hub at the center of it. Disrupt Africa reported last week Gearbox, a non-profit that has sprung out of the iHub, is set to officially launch its hardware incubation program next month, incubating five companies for up to three years.
Visit http://disrupt-africa.com/2015/05/gearbox-wants-to-be-at-heart-of-reawakening-of-kenyan-manufacturing/ to view the full article online.
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