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American Gear Manufacturers Association

McInnes Rolled Rings

PBS

Between 2000 and 2009, close to 6 million manufacturing jobs were lost, many to a practice known as "offshoring," or moving a business’ production or services abroad. Many manufacturers are part of a growing move to "re-shore" manufacturing jobs that were once lost to countries such as China and Mexico.

Visit http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/manufacturers-returning-u-s/ to view the full article online.

 

American Gear Manufacturers Association

With so many important factors to watch — rising inventory levels, emerging markets in the late stage of the credit cycle, large impact of trade agreements and the looming election — what will directly impact the gear industry in the next 12 months? Find out more about the AGMA Marketing and Forecasting conference this October in Chicago.

Visit https://www.agma.org/events-training/detail/fall-marketing-forecasting-conference-2016 to view the full article online.

 

Readwrite

Alvarez Technology Group is planning to double down on Internet of Things (IoT) deployment in the agriculture industry. Luis Alvarez, the CEO, spoke to The Channel Company at XChange 2016 about the developments and challenges.

Visit http://readwrite.com/2016/08/27/alvarez-iot-agriculture-il4/ to view the full article online.

 
Gleason Corporation
Kapp Technologies
American Stress Technologies

Automation World

OMAC, OPC Foundation and PLCopen collaborate on specifications that will allow their existing automation standards to share IIoT information.

Visit http://www.automationworld.com/all/industrial-internet-things-standards-works to view the full article online.

 

Ozarks First

Governor Nixon has announced that Missouri has been named the 6th best state in the nation for its annual advanced manufacturing industry job growth in a new report from the Brookings Institution.

Visit http://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/missouri-places-in-top-ten-states-for-advanced-manufacturing-growth to view the full article online.

 
SCOT FORGE

Seacoastonline.com

Fred Emanuel, founder and owner of Emanuel Engineering in Stratham, has some advice when it comes to STEM education and training future workers for careers in advanced manufacturing or engineering.

Visit http://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20160828/NEWS/160829408 to view the full article online.

 
All Metals & Forge Group, LLC

Readwrite

We are on the cusp of another Industrial Revolution and most of us are ill-equipped to handle the forthcoming realities that will change the world, as we know it.

Visit http://readwrite.com/2016/08/29/industry-4-0-prepare-digitization-manufacturing-il4/ to view the full article online.

 

AGMA

This webinar is intended to provide you with a thorough understanding of the information contained within a typical gear inspection report. Specifically, we will look at the contents and meaning of the information contained within the gear charts, as well as the techniques used by the gear measurement system to assess gear quality. An explanation of basic gear measurement techniques, how measurement equipment and test machines implement these techniques, and how to interpret the results from these basic measurements will be covered. We will also discuss how to interpret the results and what corrective actions may be considered if the quality of a particular gear is unsatisfactory.

Visit https://www.agma.org/events-training/detail/how-to-read-and-interpret-a-gear-inspection-report to view the full article online.

 
Specialty Ring Products
ALD-Holcroft Vacuum Technologies Co., Inc.

Forbes

The latest economic data is in, and things continue to improve in terms of business confidence and activity. Further, manufacturing and mining have begun to expand again, while housing sentiment and activity are still growing. Overall, last week’s numbers demonstrate that private business (so far the weakest link in terms of economic recovery) continues to gain strength.

Visit http://www.forbes.com/sites/bradmcmillan/2016/08/22/its-positive-news-for-housing-and-manufacturing/#1bdccdc45c94 to view the full article online.

 

Science Daily

Researchers have demonstrated the 3-D printing of shape-shifting structures that can fold or unfold to reshape themselves when exposed to heat or electricity, an approach also known as "4-D printing." The micro-architected structures, including boxes, conductive devices and a stent, were fabricated from a conductive, environmentally responsive "smart" ink.

Visit https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160826142020.htm to view the full article online.

 
Cincinnati Gearing Systems Inc.

Bloomberg

Italian manufacturing confidence in August fell to the lowest since early last year, as Prime Minister Matteo Renzi struggles with a stagnant economy compounded by the massive destruction from last week’s deadly earthquake. Consumer confidence also fell.

Visit http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-29/italian-manufacturing-consumer-trust-fall-on-stagnant-economy to view the full article online.

 

Railway Age

As Massachusetts officials celebrated the "topping off" ceremony of a $95 million new railcar manufacturing plant in Springfield, Mass., last week, the factory's owner — China's CCRC — explained hiring plans: production workers will be hired in October, and sent to China for advance training by February.

Visit http://www.railwayage.com/index.php/passenger/rapid-transit/massachusetts-rail-car-manufacturing-return-next-stop-china.html to view the full article online.

 

Manufacturing.net

A new proposal Friday would impose a nationwide limit by electronically capping speeds with a device on newly made U.S. vehicles that weigh more than 26,000 pounds. Regulators are considering a cap of 60, 65 or 68 mph, though that could change. Whatever the speed limit, drivers would be physically prevented from exceeding it. The proposal, which comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, does not force older heavy vehicles to add the speed-limiting technology, but the regulators are still considering it.

Visit http://www.manufacturing.net/news/2016/08/us-wants-force-lower-speeds-trucks-other-large-vehicles to view the full article online.

 
Carl Zeiss Industrial Metrology
SCHUNK

Manufacturing.net

There will be 600,000 commercial drone aircraft operating in the U.S. within the year as the result of new safety rules that opened the skies to them on Monday, according to a Federal Aviation Administration estimate.

Visit http://www.manufacturing.net/news/2016/08/faa-forecasts-600k-commercial-drones-us-within-year to view the full article online.

 

Manufacturing.net

Volkswagen's employee council chief is suggesting that the automaker consider taking stakes in suppliers after a dispute disrupted production in Germany.

Visit http://www.manufacturing.net/news/2016/08/vws-employee-chief-floats-idea-taking-stakes-suppliers to view the full article online.

 
Metso Minerals

Manufacturing Business Technology

Today, I’m going to focus specifically on AR applications in industry. In a manufacturing context, AR can be used to convey the orientation, placement and scale of parts (instead of, say, a Charmander) to guide a worker through step-by-step instructions visually in a real-world environment. These augmented guidelines help new workers get up to speed more quickly and reduce unnecessary errors.

Visit http://www.mbtmag.com/article/2016/08/augmented-reality-and-science-fiction-future-work to view the full article online.

 

Automation World

Not all industrial control system integrators are unprepared for the Industrial Internet of Things. We are ready to help our customers move forward with this nascent technology.

Visit http://www.automationworld.com/we-are-ready-iiot to view the full article online.

 
Star SU LLC.
Bourn & Koch Inc.
Chemtura
 
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