Manufacturing.net Manufacturers have long embraced the concept of continuous improvement and innovation. In that spirit, what better way to kick off 2017 than with resolutions about new ways to improve? Here are five suggestions for manufacturers working to reach the next level in quality, throughput and overall excellence in 2017.
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3DPrint.com Additive manufacturing techniques are finding their way into nearly every area of production, having started in the 1980s by presenting a rapid prototyping solution. Here we are now in 2017 and 3D technology has spread to every aspect of production, with 3D design (possibly aided by 3D scanning) leading to 3D printed prototyping and an increasing amount of end-use production parts. And that’s great — but it’s not the whole story.
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AGMA 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 an understanding of how to properly apply the best gear-bearing combination to any gearbox from simple to complex.
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(VIDEO) The addition of tiny particles to conventional metals could lead to significantly more efficient metal fabrication, according to a new study from engineers at UCLA. Researchers added nano-scale particles of aluminum oxide and silicon carbide to nickel, which reduced heat dissipation during the melting process.
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Robotics & Automation News The compact Brabo 2kg payload range of industrial articulated robot was recently unveiled at the Imtex 2017. The company says the launch of Brabo heralds a phenomena it calls "robolution,’ adding that industrial robotics will take a quantum leap with the TAL Brabo expanding its robot line-up to cater to original equipment manufacturers, as well as medium and small enterprises.
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Manufacturing.net Union officials for General Motors Canada say the company is cutting up to 600 jobs at its assembly plant near London, Ontario, and moving those jobs to Mexico, where the union says labor is cheaper. Unifor Local 88 spokesman Mike Van Boekel said Friday that the layoffs will take effect in July at the CAMI Assembly plant in Ingersoll, which currently employs 2,800 Unifor workers.
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Manufacturing Business Technology U.S. businesses ramped up their investment in industrial machinery, semiconductors and other big-ticket items last month, boosting demand for factory goods. A measure that tracks business spending plans climbed 0.8 percent in December, after jumping 1.5 percent the previous month, the Commerce Department said Friday.
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Manufacturing Business Technology Many manufacturers are viewing the emerging Industrial "Internet of Things" (IIoT) as a way to provide their businesses with a new and powerful competitive advantage. They recognize the potential in harnessing and analyzing data from across the plant to drive greater efficiency and create the foundation for new business models. But how can manufacturers navigate from the automation infrastructures of today to the intelligent IIoT enterprises they envision?
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Daily Herald A local manufacturing executive has offered possible solutions to help save Illinois from losing more companies and workers to other states. Greg Baise, president and CEO of Oak Brook-based Illinois Manufacturers’ Association, told members of the Choose DuPage Economic Development Alliance during a meeting at College of DuPage that if the state doesn’t get its fiscal house in order, more losses could follow.
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IndustryWeek For many companies, the 2008-09 recession was a time to scale back. But for Michael Araten, CEO and president of the toy company K’Nex Industries, it was a time to rethink and regroup. K’Nex, which makes Tinkertoys and Lincoln Logs as well as its eponymous brightly colored building sets, followed the trend of offshoring in the late 1990s, and by the early 2000s had outsourced most of its toymaking to China.
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Indianapolis Business JournalAs shutdown looms for Rexnord Corp.’s west-side Indianapolis plant this spring, the union representing those workers plans to stage a rally next week to publicize their plight. Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Labor has certified that Rexnord workers qualify for Trade Adjustment Assistance, a program providing financial support and services to U.S. workers whose jobs move to a foreign country.
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