Chicago Tribune U.S. Steel has announced that it is investing $750 million to revitalize its flagship Gary, Ind., plant to gear up for increased demand in the wake of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imported steel. The company said the investment will make "significant upgrades" to increase efficiencies at the 110-year-old plant, which is the company’s largest, employing 3,800 workers.
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AGMA Each year, the FTM provides an outstanding opportunity to share ideas with others in the gear industry on design, analysis, manufacturing and application of gears, gear drives and related products, as well as associated processes and procedures. Attendees get a chance to e on the cutting edge of gear research and network with other engineers. Register for this event today.
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Manufacturing.net Stefan Krauss with SAP discusses a panel he recently moderated at an event with guests from GM, Krones AG, and Microsoft. The panelists agreed that across each of their companies, digital transformation is considered a process that begins from the top down and involves all employees as well as a strong digital core with consistent data.
Visit https://www.manufacturing.net/blog/2018/08/driving-towards-digital-necessity-discrete-industries to view the full article online.
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New Equipment Digest There is a lot to like about the additive manufacturing of metal parts, but there’s a lot you need to know before getting started. In a field that’s advancing as rapidly as metal 3D printing, it can be easy to fall behind. Some of the most recent developments across the industry have been game-changing, and it’s important for manufacturers to know what’s out there.
Visit https://www.newequipment.com/industry-trends/10-things-you-don-t-know-about-modern-metal-3d-printing to view the full article online.
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AGMA Provides an introduction and emphasizes the differences between parallel (the experience base) axis and worm and crossed axis helical gears. Describe the basics of worm and crossed axis helical gears, their fundamental design principals, application guidelines and recommendations, lubrication requirement, a discussion of accuracy and quality and summarize with a brief review of common failure modes.
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New Atlas Engineers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed what they say is the most durable metal alloy ever created. Made up of a combination of platinum and gold, the new material is apparently 100 times more wear-resistant than high-strength steel, which makes it the first metal alloy to join the same class as diamond.
Visit https://newatlas.com/platinum-gold-alloy-worlds-most-durable/55936/ to view the full article online.
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Advanced Manufacturing Stratasys Ltd. said it’s expanding it’s 3D printer lineup to include a model that prints only a carbon fiber-based material. The company said that it began shipping the Fortus 380mc Carbon Fiber Edition machine last week. The model is being offered at $70,000 in the United States.
Visit https://advancedmanufacturing.org/stratasys-adds-a-carbon-fiber-only-3d-printer/ to view the full article online.
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AGMA Learn and define the concept of epicyclic gearing is including some basic history and the differences among simple planetary gear systems, compound planetary gear systems and star drive gear systems. Cover concepts on the arrangement of the individual components including the carrier, sun, planet, ring and star gears and the rigid requirements for the system to perform properly. Critical factors such as load sharing among the planet or star gears, sequential loading, equal planet/star spacing, relations among the numbers of teeth on each element, calculation of the maximum and optimum number of planet/star gears for a specific system will be covered. Provides an in-depth discussion of the methodology by which noise and vibration may be optimized for such systems and load sharing guidelines for planet load sharing.
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3D Printing Industry Ford Global Technologies, LLC, the patent management and copyrighting arm of the Ford Motor Company has filed an application detailing a method of making light brake discs using 3D printing. The method described is laser deposition welding, a relative of laser metal deposition, capable of adding new material to pre-fabricated substrate.
Visit https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/ford-files-patent-for-brake-disk-3d-printing-method-138530/ to view the full article online.
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TechLink TechLink’s mission is to help small businesses and entrepreneurs across America gain access to the innovative technology invented in Department of Defense labs. In the last week, they have added six innovative inventions to their database.
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