Manufacturing.net The latest monthly poll of U.S. supply executives indicated growth in the nation's manufacturing sector for the third consecutive month in November. The Institute for Supply Management's November Purchasing Managers' Index of 53.2 percent represented an increase of 1.3 percentage points compared to October and again remained above the 50 percent level, which reflects growth.
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AGMA Gears remain an essential component of today’s machines, making industry innovation fundamental to the rise of modern mechanical technology. Therefore, it is crucial that engineers have an opportunity to communicate ideas with other experts in the field. AGMA’s annual Fall Technical Meeting (FTM) is the perfect forum in which to share this cutting-edge research and to disperse knowledge for the benefit of the industry.
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AGMA March 21-23, 2017 | Concordville, PA Gain a better understanding of various types of gears and bearings. Learn about the limitation and capabilities of rolling element bearings and the gears that they support. Grasp and understanding of how to properly apply the best gear-bearing combination to any gearbox from simple to complex.
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Automation World With the extensive growth that researchers are forecasting in U.S. manufacturing, manufacturers across the country are focusing on modernizing their plant floors. More than half of manufacturing leaders expect revenues to grow 5 percent or more each year over the next five years, according to a recent report from IndustryWeek, "The Future of Manufacturing: 2020 and Beyond."
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3D printing.com Last week, Port CEO Allard Castelein officially opened RAMLAB (Rotterdam Additive Manufacturing LAB). This is the first Fieldlab with 3D metal printers that focusses on 3D metal printing in the port-related industry. RAMLAB will use 3D metal printers for knowledge development in metal printing, 3D designs and certifications.
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Sangamon Sun The manufacturing industry in Illinois continues to show job losses, despite October's net gain of 1,600 jobs. The preliminary data released by the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) shows the first small gain since June, although the overall manufacturing-jobs data shows a net loss of 10,000 jobs in the past year.
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Harvard Business Review The internet has dramatically changed the way companies operate. Massive data storage capacity, super-fast data transmission and mobility devices — along with slick application program interfaces — have left companies scrambling to adapt.
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TechCrunch Lucid Motors, a new electric car company, announced at a press conference today that it would begin building its manufacturing center in Casa Grande, Arizona, in 2017. Parts and supplies for the facility will come from the state of Sonora in Mexico, which borders Arizona. The company’s headquarters will likely remain in San Francisco.
Visit https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/29/lucid-motors-will-begin-manufacturing-in-arizona-in-2017/ to view the full article online.
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IndustryWeek Manufacturing in the United States is poised for renewal and growth, says industry veteran Steve Blue, an epoch he refers to as Manufacturing 2.0. The path to manufacturing resurgence won’t be easy, given fierce competition from China and domestic challenges such as "onerous regulation and taxes," says the CEO of Miller Ingenuity, a railway components manufacturer headquartered in Winona, Minn.
Visit http://www.industryweek.com/corporate-culture/smart-manufacturing-starts-your-people to view the full article online.
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