GE Reports GE Digital’s latest acquisition is going to make life easier for the people who fix the jet engines, power plants, medical scanners and other technology that we rely on every day. Pleasanton, California-based ServiceMax makes cloud-based applications for field service management to help customers better optimize their assets. Essentially, this means giving technicians in the field the digital tools they need to service and maintain equipment at the right time.
Visit http://www.gereports.com/service-economy-2-0-big-ge-digital-acquisition-uses-cloud-analytics-keep-machines-shape/ to view the full article online.
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AGMA The first AGMA education program will take place in Clearwater Beach, Fla., next February. Learn what is required for the design of an optimum gear set and the importance of the coordinated effort of the gear design engineer, the gear metallurgist, and the bearing system engineer. Investigate gear‐related problems, failures and improved processing procedures.
Visit https://www.agma.org/education/advanced-courses/gear-materials/ to view the full article online.
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AdvancedManfuacturing.org Rockwell Automation is giving $12 million to a nonprofit called FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) to help it address the critical need to fill science, technology, education and math (STEM) jobs that drive innovation — a cause to which the company has provided more than $15 million worth of broad-based support in the last decade.
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Bloomberg View For almost a century, life in Alexander City, Alabama, revolved around Russell Corp. The athletic-wear maker was headquartered in the town of 15,000, and employed 7,200 people there. "I became mayor in 1996, and all the mayor of Alexander City had to do was please Russell, to be honest," recalled Don McClellan recently.
Visit https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-11-07/where-manufacturing-isn-t-dead to view the full article online.
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Manufacturing.net Parcel giant UPS announced plans to build a new $400 million regional sorting hub on Atlanta's west side. The company said that the 1.2 million square-foot facility, built on a 341-acre site, will be the third largest processing center in its U.S. network. UPS, which moved its headquarters to Atlanta in the early 1990s, expects 1,250 new employees to fill multiple sorting shifts.
Visit http://www.manufacturing.net/news/2016/11/ups-build-400m-package-sorting-hub-atlanta to view the full article online.
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Advanced Manufacturing.org Oerlikon announced today that it will be building a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Plymouth Township, Michigan, dedicated to producing advanced materials for additive manufacturing and high-end surface coatings. This investment is another key step in Oerlikon’s strategy to become a powerhouse in surface solutions and advanced materials, and will serve to accelerate the industrialization of additive manufacturing.
Visit http://advancedmanufacturing.org/oerlikon-advanced-materials-manufacturing-facility-michigan/ to view the full article online.
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Marketwire Bison Gear, a St. Charles, Illinois, based gearmotor manufacturer partnered with Cadenas Partsolutions to create an all-new interactive 3D digital parts catalog. Built by Cadenas Partsolutions, the catalog will enable Bison Gear's engineering customers to instantly configure and download the exact product they need for their design. The new catalog, scheduled for launch in early 2017, will provide an industry-leading digital customer experience, streamlining the product specification process and providing on-demand access to digital product data in more than 150 formats.
Visit http://sports.yahoo.com/news/bison-gear-selects-cadenas-partsolutions-140000562.html to view the full article online.
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Aerospace Manufacturing and Design GE Aviation and CFM International, a 50/50 joint company between GE and Safran Aircraft Engines, publicized more than $3 billion in orders and commitments at the 2016 Zhuhai Air Show. The orders and commitments included more than 200 GE and CFM engines as well as agreements for TrueChoice suite of engine maintenance offerings.
Visit http://www.aerospacemanufacturinganddesign.com/article/ge-aviation-cfm-zhuhai-orders-110916/ to view the full article online.
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