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IDG Connect

Agriculture is undergoing a revolution. IoT sensors are making it easier to grow more crops with less resources, while drones and robots are bringing more automation to the industry. While you wouldn’t traditionally label tractor maker John Deere as a technology company, the 181-year-old manufacturer is evolving into exactly that.

Visit https://www.idgconnect.com/abstract/30653/how-tractor-seller-john-deere-technology-company to view the full article online.

 

AGMA

For many years, AGMA has been hosting a technical conference to highlight the newest emerging technology in the gear industry. The Fall Technical Meeting (FTM) is the top place to learn about the latest research in the gear industry from the researchers directly. 

Visit https://www.agma.org/events/2018-fall-technical-meeting/ to view the full article online.

 

Energy.gov

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory unveiled Summit as the world’s most powerful and smartest scientific supercomputer. With a peak performance of 200,000 trillion calculations per second, Summit will be eight times more powerful than America’s current top-ranked system.

Visit https://www.energy.gov/articles/oak-ridge-national-laboratory-launches-america-s-new-top-supercomputer-science to view the full article online.

 
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Advanced Manufacturing – SME

Machine tool orders posted mixed results in April, falling on a monthly basis but increasing compared with a year earlier.

Orders totaled $392.97 million in April, the Association for Manufacturing Technology said in a monthly report.

Visit https://advancedmanufacturing.org/machine-tool-orders-post-mixed-results-in-april/ to view the full article online.

 

New Atlas


Back in November 2017, a new generation of the Tesla Roadster was revealed, with production schedule to start in 2020. Now Elon Musk has announced that a special option package for the upcoming Roadster will see the electric sportster packing small "rocket" thrusters.

Visit https://newatlas.com/elon-musk-tesla-roadster-spacex/54986/ to view the full article online.

 
Toyoda Machinery
High-Speed Axis Synchronization Technology – The Newest Innovation Redefining Gear Manufacturing
High-speed synchronization technology has reshaped standard gear manufacturing by producing parts with more accuracy, less time, and less cost. Built into Toyoda's Gear Skiving Machining Centers, this innovative technology takes five processes, traditionally spread across five separate machines, and integrates them into one compact machining center.
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Manufacturing Business Technology

Every day, technologies are blending in new and exciting ways that profoundly change our personal and professional lives. However few such convergences are as promising for today’s manufacturers as a more accessible Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), an increasing buyer preference to buy direct online, and the connected infrastructure to make it possible.

Visit https://www.mbtmag.com/article/2018/06/leveraging-iiot-and-ecommerce-drive-growth-and-customer-value-manufacturing to view the full article online.

 

Manufacturing.net

Look around, and it seems more Americans are working outside traditional full-time jobs — whether as freelance graphic designers or independent contractors or Uber drivers. Yet a government report this week suggested that the proportion of such jobs hasn’t budged in the past decade.  

Visit https://www.manufacturing.net/news/2018/06/how-big-gig-economy-govt-study-shows-how-little-we-know to view the full article online.

 

Today’s Motor Vehicles

Hyundai is investing $388 million to build a plant dedicated to manufacturing engine heads and enhancing existing operations to support production of new models of Sonata and Elantra sedans. The investment will create 50 new jobs.

Visit http://www.todaysmotorvehicles.com/article/hyundai-engine-expansion-alabama-053118/ to view the full article online.

 
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Bloomberg

The U.K, economy is looking weaker than expected, wrong-footing the Bank of England and weighing on the government as it tries to push through key Brexit legislation. The pound fell on Monday after a report showing manufacturing output shrank the most in 5 years in April, and a feeble gain in construction.

Visit https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-11/u-k-manufacturing-construction-data-cast-doubt-over-economy to view the full article online.

 

Siemens press release

Today at Siemens PLM Connection Americas 2018, one of the largest events for Siemens’ PLM software users, HP Inc. and Siemens expanded their longstanding collaboration to enable even more advanced functionality across a broader set of Siemens PLM software to change the way users can design and manufacture with HP’s Multi Jet Fusion 3D printing technology. 

Visit https://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en/about_us/newsroom/press/press_release.cfm?Component=261191&ComponentTemplate=822 to view the full article online.

 
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AGMA – July 10-12 | Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Learn key factors in the inspection process that lead to better design of gears. Develop a broad understanding of the methods used to manufacture and inspect gears. Discover how the resultant information can be applied and interpreted in the design process.

Visit https://www.agma.org/education/advanced-courses/2017-gear-manufacturing-and-inspection/ to view the full article online.

 

Machine Design

Real-world data gives engineers a true look at how their designs are used in the field, and how to design a better mousetrap.

Visit http://www.machinedesign.com/3d-printing/feeding-next-generation-product-development to view the full article online.

 

Machine Design

If you run your variable frequency drives at 60 Hz and below, you are not alone. Nearly all the VFDs in North America operate below this nominal frequency threshold. Yet a growing number of high-performance gearmotor systems will benefit from a more aggressive control approach that cranks VFD operating frequencies up to 80, 90, or even 120 Hz.

Visit http://www.machinedesign.com/motion-control/how-maximize-gearmotor-speed-range-0 to view the full article online.

 
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Automation World

Universal Robots co-founder and CTO, Esben Østergaard, receives the Robotic Industries Association’s prestigious Engelberger Award.

Visit https://www.automationworld.com/article/industry-type/discrete-manufacturing/engelberger-award-robotic-technology-announced to view the full article online.

 

LIFT press release

Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow, a Manufacturing USA institute, announced that Nigel Francis has has been named as the institute’s chief executive officer and executive director effective immediately. Francis succeeds Chris Conrardy , who had been serving as the interim executive director since January.

Visit https://lift.technology/michigan-automotive-executive-nigel-francis-named-lift-ceo-and-executive-director/ to view the full article online.

 
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Axios

Last week, Axios’ Jonathan Swan asked Peter Navarro, Trump’s trade adviser, to respond to critics who say steel tariffs are excessive. Navarro advised them "get out more often to the Heartland and see what Main Street and Trump country really look like." 

Visit https://www.axios.com/manufacturing-steel-jobs-rust-belt-heartland-service-6226ae79-164a-4ed1-94c6-7ec21cc5ef8d.html to view the full article online.

 

MIT Technology Review

The Kitty Hawk Flyer is limited to 10 feet of the ground right now, but it shows a major leap in the company’s technology.



Visit https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/611394/you-dont-need-a-pilots-license-to-control-larry-pages-new-flying-cars/ to view the full article online.

 

Advanced Manufacturing – SME

As OEMs and suppliers wrestle to convert Big Data to Smart Data, Industry 4.0 and digitalization, plus cloud-based technologies for production monitoring and management, how do manufacturers best work together with end-users to achieve today’s production targets and plan future facilities?

Visit https://advancedmanufacturing.org/the-digital-factory-where-are-we-in-the-rapid-evolution-of-industry-4-0/ to view the full article online.

 
 
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