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Bloomberg U.S. factory production fell in May by the most since January 2014, weighed down by fewer truck assemblies and still consistent with a steady outlook for manufacturing, Federal Reserve data showed Friday.
Visit https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-15/u-s-manufacturing-output-fell-in-may-by-the-most-since-2014 to view the full article online. |
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Phys.org Manufacturing in the EU is heading to another level that will make it more competitive than ever, thanks to better service models and to innovations such as digitalization, Big Data and the Internet of Things. Visit https://phys.org/news/2018-06-digitised-era-european.html to view the full article online. |
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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. |
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Gear Solutions High pressure angle gears are not expected to show better mechanical behavior in high power transmissions than gears with conventional designs.
Visit http://gearsolutions.com/features/gear-tooth-strength-analysis-of-high-pressure-angle-cylindrical-gears/ to view the full article online. |
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Materials Handling & Logistics Technologies like robotics, ML and AI may substitute specific tasks previously carried out by humans, allowing employees to focus on more value-added tasks.
Visit http://www.mhlnews.com/technology-automation/technology-will-redefine-not-reduce-manufacturing-jobs to view the full article online. |
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Detroit Free Press October 2, 2017, is considered a historic date for General Motors human resources. That’s the day when product development boss Mark Reuss told a group of reporters at GM’s Design Dome in Warren that the automaker would introduce 20 new electrified vehicles by 2023.
Visit https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2018/06/14/auto-talent-war-gm-hires-9000-spends-billion/692611002/ to view the full article online. |
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Manufacturing Global Spending time on the shop floor observing is more prudent than attempting to understand a problem from behind a laptop, as incidences of overprocessing can be hard to notice.
Visit https://www.manufacturingglobal.com/lean-manufacturing/overprocessing-often-hidden-manufacturing to view the full article online. |
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Design News How will tomorrow’s factories differ from today’s? What challenges lie ahead for smart manufacturing? Watch the full Atlantic Design & Manufacturing Expo panel, "What does the Factory of the Future Look Like?"
Visit https://www.designnews.com/content/panel-what-will-factories-future-look/42738967258935 to view the full article online. |
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3D Printing Industry Rize Inc., manufacturer of the Rize One Augmented Polymer Deposition (APD) 3D printer, has announced a partnership with manufacturing optimization specialist Production Services Management, Inc. (PSMI). Under the Azoth subsidiary, PSMI, with the help of Rize, has launched the Additive Indirect Supplies Crib, a new type of business model to provide manufacturers with a combined additive and subtractive manufacturing tools.
Visit https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/rize-launches-industrial-additive-manufacturing-solution-psmi-134792/ to view the full article online. |
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National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) NAM and Oxford Forge Inc. hosted Rep. Mike Bishop (R-MI-8) for a facility tour and roundtable with local business and community leaders on Monday to discuss the real-world impact of tax reform and other ways Congress can better serve the interests of Michigan manufacturers.
Visit http://www.nam.org/Newsroom/Press-Releases/2018/06/Rep--Mike-Bishop-Touts-the-Real-World-Impact-of-Tax-Reform-at-Oxford-Forge--Inc--Facility-in-Oxford--MI/ to view the full article online. |
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United States Department of Labor press release The U.S. Department of Labor announced the launch of Apprenticeship.gov, which delivers on the Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion’s recommendation to "compile apprenticeship information in a single, online, centralized website." The website will evolve into a robust one-stop platform to connect job seekers, job creators, training providers, parents, teachers, and federal and local workforce agencies with information and resources to learn more about apprenticeships.
Visit https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/eta/eta20180615 to view the full article online. |
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MIT Technology Review Copying the features of a neural network in silicon might make machine learning more usable on small devices like smartphones.
Visit https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611390/ai-could-get-100-times-more-energy-efficient-with-ibms-new-artificial-synapses/ to view the full article online. |
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Today’s Motor Vehicles Manufacturing technology orders climbed 10.5 percent year over year in April 2018, with orders for the year up 22.2 percent when compared to the same point in 2017, according to the latest U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report from AMT.
Visit http://www.todaysmotorvehicles.com/article/amt-manufacturing-technology-orders-april-061818/ to view the full article online. |
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Today’s Motor Vehicles Volvo Cars has completed the first strategic investment via its newly-founded investment fund by taking a stake in California-based Luminar, a start-up developing advanced sensor technology for autonomous vehicles. Visit http://www.todaysmotorvehicles.com/article/volvo-luminar-lidar-sensing-autonomous-061518/ to view the full article online. |
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Gear Solutions Finding the addendum modification coefficient using the base tangent length (BTL) method is found to be useful for gear parameter evaluation of an unknown gear.
Visit http://gearsolutions.com/features/evaluating-the-unknown-geometry-of-high-accuracy-gearing/ to view the full article online. |
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Manufacturing.net Japan’s top automaker Toyota Motor Corp. is investing $1 billion in Grab, the leading ride-hailing company in Southeast Asia, the company announced recently.
Visit https://www.manufacturing.net/news/2018/06/toyota-investing-1-billion-ride-hailing-company-grab to view the full article online. |
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Bloomberg David Neeleman is raising money to launch a new low-cost carrier focused on secondary airports in the U.S. The airline, to be called Moxy Airways, has secured orders for 60 Bombardier CS300 aircraft, according to people familiar with the matter. The first would arrive in 2020.
Visit https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-18/jetblue-founder-raising-funds-for-new-u-s-airline-report-says to view the full article online. |
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Manufacturing Global The German manufacturer, Siemens, has been awarded a £1.5bn (US$1.99bn) contract by Transport for London (TfL) to replace 94 trains.
Visit https://www.manufacturingglobal.com/leadership/siemens-wins-contract-build-94-trains-london-underground to view the full article online. |
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3D Printing Industry Following the release of the Additive Manufacturing Safety Certification for power handling, UL, a global safety science company, and Tooling U-SME, a leading provider of manufacturing training solutions, have finalized an agreement to create a single source for training and professional additive manufacturing certification.
Visit https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/ul-tooling-u-sme-officially-partner-launch-additive-manufacturing-professional-certification-program-134804/ to view the full article online. |
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Forbes Blockchain could help manufacturers solve the problem of copycat parts, according to HP’s chief technology officer Shane Wall. While the technology is in the nascent stages for industrial uses, HP is currently doing trials and prototyping to test out the technology, he told Forbes during a conversation at the tech giant’s Palo Alto, Calif., campus.
Visit https://www.forbes.com/sites/amyfeldman/2018/06/18/hps-cto-blockchain-in-manufacturing-could-stop-the-problem-of-copycat-parts/#cdcd6f6370e9 to view the full article online. |