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Business Insider The Internet of Things (IoT) is changing business models, increasing output, and automating processes across a number of industries. But no other sector has been more impacted by this technological revolution than manufacturing.
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MRR McInnes Rolled Rings has completed an $8 million, 25,000-square-foot expansion to its current manufacturing facility. The addition expands its present heat treat size capabilities by providing the ability to quench and temper forgings up to 144 inches in diameter. With separate high agitation water and polymer quench tanks, this new state-of-the-art bay will significantly expand the daily tonnage capacity to ensure the fastest delivery times available in the industry.
Visit http://www.mcinnesrolledrings.com/media-center/news-releases/heat-treat-expansion-complete-at-mcinnes-rolled-rings/#.VucUu_krKUl to view the full article online. |
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Business Wire The report projects revenues from additive manufacturing (AM) hardware, software, materials and services for commercial and general aviation to reach around $1.7 billion in 2020, rising to $3.3 billion in 2022. Within the past five years, the aerospace industry has invested heavily to explore the possibilities for AM technology to (1) produce aircraft components in a more cost effective manner, or (2) fabricate advanced components not feasible through traditional manufacturing methods.
Visit http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160314005755/en/Opportunities-Additive-Manufacturing-Commercial-General-Aviation-- to view the full article online. |
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Manufacturing.net In this episode, DARPA’s latest vertical takeoff concept plane.
Visit http://manufacturingminute.manufacturing.net/detail/videos/manufacturing-minute/video/4797047794001/manufacturing-minute:-darpa%E2%80%99s-vtol-%E2%80%98x-plane%E2%80%99?autoStart=true to view the full article online. |
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Manufacturing.net With hopes of speeding development of self-driving cars, General Motors has acquired a small software company that's been testing vehicles on the streets of San Francisco. The Detroit automaker says it purchased Cruise Automation, a 40-person firm that was founded just three years ago.
Visit http://www.manufacturing.net/news/2016/03/gm-buys-software-company-speed-autonomous-car-development-0 to view the full article online. |
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May 3-5 | Clearwater Beach, FL This course focuses the supporting elements of a gearbox that allow gears and bearings to do their jobs most efficiently. Learn about seals, lubrication, lubricants, housings, breathers, and other details that go into designing gearbox systems.
Visit https://www.agma.org/events-training/detail/2016-gearbox-system-design-the-rest-of-the-storyeverything-but-the-gears-an to view the full article online. |
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Wbay.com Some manufacturers in Northeast Wisconsin report missing out on millions of dollars because they can’t find enough labor to meet demand. Experts say that has a negative impact on the local economy as these businesses continue to try to grow.
Visit http://wbay.com/2016/03/14/missing-out-on-millions-manufacturing-plants-badly-need-workers/ to view the full article online. |
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3Dprint.com While many who visited the historical world of Düsseldorf for this year’s Inside 3D Printing event in their free time may have enjoyed German nightlife, culture, and epic beer outside the conference, within they discovered a great deal regarding how additive manufacturing has already created a stunning new world of its own, relevant to businesses of all sizes. Within the walls of Inside 3D Printing, which was also coordinated with METAV 2016 from February 24-25th, attendees were part of the most important specialist conference regarding 3D printing.
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Mining.com Gahcho Kué, the largest new diamond mine under development globally, is now 87% complete with production planned for the second half of this year, Mountain Province Diamonds (TSX:MPV) announced on Monday.
Visit http://www.mining.com/production-at-giant-arctic-diamond-mine-months-away/ to view the full article online. |
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Daily Caller There’s a reason Donald Trump said, "I love the poorly educated": it’s because they’re more easily misled. Let’s be clear: Donald Trump has highlighted a lot of issues in trade and economic policy that I have long advocated, so I’m not "anti-Trump," nor am I a member of the GOP Establishment.
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The Lane Report Job postings for lightweighting-related occupations in Kentucky were up 43 percent—2,963 more postings—in November and December 2015, over the same months in 2014, according to a market report from LIFT (Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow) and WIN (Workforce Intelligence Network).
Visit http://www.lanereport.com/61330/2016/03/advanced-manufacturing-job-postings-up-43-in-kentucky/ to view the full article online. |
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June 21-23 | Cleveland, OH This seminar provides the gear design engineer with a broad understanding of the methods used to manufacture and inspect gears and how the resultant information can be applied and interpreted in the design process.
Visit https://www.agma.org/events-training/detail/2016-gear-manufacturing-inspection to view the full article online. |
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Liebherr Embraer celebrated the roll-out of its first member of the second generation of the commercial E-Jets family, the E190-E2, at its headquarters, in São José dos Campos (Brazil).Visit http://www.liebherr.com/en/deu/latest-news/news-press-releases/detail/roll-out-of-the-e2-generation-of-e-jets-liebherr-aerospace-on-board-news.html?news.type=news to view the full article online. |
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Huffington Post Former President of the National Association of Manufacturers outlines the success of President Obama’s National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI).
Visit http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jerry-jasinowski/manufacturing_b_9365518.html to view the full article online. |
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Manufacturing Business Technology Video outlines three new technologies: ‘Superman’ crystals to store data for billions of years; 3D printed, robotic, fully automatic dart gun; and Metal muscles could revolutionize cars. Running time 5:24 minutes.
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