AGMA Gear Industry News

Forbes
For Dassault Systèmes DELMIA, what many see as the manufacturer’s nightmare of growing consumer expectations for mass customization and speed of delivery, they see as a golden opportunity. They’re software and services company specializing in digital manufacturing management and advanced manufacturing simulation.

Crain’s Cleveland Business
A new report from Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute takes a look at the current state of the skills gap in manufacturing. The main take away? The gap is getting even larger. Some of the more difficult-to-fill roles in the next three years will likely be in digital talent, skilled production and operational management.

3D Printing Industry
The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) project has concluded after three years of examining the “Integration of Additive Manufacturing Processes in Automobile Series Production,” also known as “AutoAdd.”

Design Engineering
According to BigRep, the Gernam manufacturer and NOWlab, the Nera feathers airless tires, 3D printed rims, frame, fork, and seat. The e-bike was designed by two NOWlab experts, product designer Mattia Cristofori and Maximilian Sedlak, an applications specialist and parametric designer.

New Equipment Digest
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is considering options for its robotics arm, Comau, including a potential sale at a value of 1.5 billion euros to 2 billion euros (US$1.7 billion to $2.3 billion), people familiar with the matter said.

New Atlas
Germany’s Sono Motors started as a garage project, with the full-on sustainable mobility dream morphing into an automotive company in 2016. Its Sion family EV features solar panels on the hood, roof and body that provide a little extra range.

Today’s Motor Vehicles
While regulators on public roads work out rules for autonomous vehicles, Volvo Trucks is looking underground for applications. The truck maker will produce autonomous vehicles for Norwegian mining company Brønnøy Kalk AS, to transport limestone from an open pit mine to a nearby port. 

Gear Technology
A review team of automation experts recently convened in Research Triangle Park, N.C., to perform the third critical review of the Automation Competency Model (ACM) since its inception in 2008.

Modern Machine Shop
An IIoT roadmap defines a specific path for reaching data-driven manufacturing. This roadmap shows where a manufacturing company is starting out, and then defies how to proceed along a continuous series of implementations.

ETF trends
People interested in robotics often eagerly read magazines and blogs to stay up to date on the latest developments. It’s helpful to do those things since reading expands knowledge. However, it’s an entirely different experience to see new robotic technologies in action by attending a specialty event.

AGMA
According to the 2017 Infrastructure Report Card published by the American Society of Civil Engineers, U.S. bridges are continuing to deteriorate in condition, with many elements approaching the end of their service life, receiving a “D+” grade. As a result, the Federal Highway Administration estimates that nearly 25 percent of the nation’s bridges require repair and replacement. Consequently, demand for industry services will increase as governments are left with no choice but to attempt to improve their bridges and elevated highways. Recent advances in forging technology help to address the structurally deficient or functionally obsolete challenges faced within the US infrastructure industry. Our aim with this presentation would be to provide a better understanding of today’s forging technology as it relates to heavy movable structures and gearing.

Gigabit Magazine
Beijing-based robotics firm Geek+ has secured the world’s largest Series B finance injection in logistics robotics, with the US$150mn investment having been led by Warburg Pincus.

Composites Manufacturing
The McLaren Composites Technology Center (MCTC) aims to be a world-leader in innovating lightweight carbon fibre and composite that will work together with future powertrain development to save weight and produce greater efficiencies.

The Verge
After spending the better part of the last decade operating completely out of the spotlight, U.S.-based automotive startup Rivian has finally debuted its first electric vehicle: a five-passenger pickup truck called the R1T.

Axcess news
The manufacturing industry has consistently served as the lifeblood to the world’s economy by facilitating substantial trade among several nations. Not only that, this industry is credited with promoting the development of numerous industries adept at providing high-quality products.