Institute for Supply Management Economic activity in the manufacturing sector grew in June, with the overall economy notching a second month of growth after one month of contraction, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM® Report on Business®. The June PMI® registered 52.6%, up 9.5 percentage points from May. This figure indicates expansion in the overall economy for the second straight month after April’s contraction.
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The Hill The National Association of Manufacturers CEO, Jay Timmons, laid out for President Trump consequences that the new limits on work visas has on manufacturers and the economy. In a letter on Monday, Timmons said that consequences include plant managers in multiple sectors, including automotive and heavy machinery, will not be able to access their workplaces to ramp up new production and establish new production lines. Also, electric utility manufacturers will not be able to bring on high-skilled employees needed for engineering for infrastructure resiliency.
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Manufacturing.net In recent years, investments in core information technologies have accelerated and expanded across manufacturing sectors. As new digital technologies make it possible to gather and analyze greater amounts of data across machines and functions, manufacturers can be faster, more flexible and more efficient in producing higher-quality products.
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Today’s Motor Vehicles Expensive metalworking fluids may no longer be needed to cool and lubricate workpieces and cutting tools. Instead, there is green and clean method, EcoCooling, which uses only ionized and cooled air and has none of the environmental hazards and costs related to oil-based fluids.
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3D Printing Media Network Relativity Space has announced a strategic alliance with 6K, a developer of microwave plasma technology for powder production, to 3D print rocket components made from sustainable materials. The partnership will establish a closed loop supply chain through which scrap materials produced by Relativity will be transformed into premium AM powders by 6K ad redeployed to Relativity for production. The companies will also work together to develop new materials for rocket manufacturing and space applications.
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IMD For a company that provides maximum agility to its customers in need of high-volume 3D printed parts, 3DEO stands as the perfect example of its own business model. Cofounded in 2016, the original intent was to produce a low-cost 3D printer as an additive manufacturing OEM. Early lessons learned include that prototyping was already well-served, as was low-volume printing. The real niche that needed filling was soon revealed to be high-volume parts production.
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AGMA Laser-based Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) has evolved to a manufacturing technology for prototype and small scale production of gears. The case hardening steel 16MnCr5 is typically used and its material properties are well known and understood. However, the resulting material properties following the post-LPBF process sequence such as residual stress annealing, case hardening and hard finishing are widely unknown. This paper presents a study of processing 16MnCr5 with an EOS M270 LPBF-machine reaching 99.5 % relative density and above. The resulting microstructure and hardness of the material is examined. Furthermore, the tensile strength as well as the gear-specific tooth root carrying capacity are studied. The results are compared to a conventionally processed material via continuous casting.
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Today’s Motor Vehicles The U.S. Army Contracting Command- Detroit Arsenal has awarded GM Defense LLC the production contract to build, field, and sustain the Army’s new infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV). Designed to provide rapid ground mobility, the expeditionary ISV is a light and agile all-terrain troop carrier intended to transport a nine-Soldier infantry squad moving throughout the battlefield.
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Transport Topics Hyliion on June 25 announced its new fully electric Class 8 powertrain, which promises a range of 1,000 miles in between refueling with natural gas at a network of 700 existing stations. That would be more range than the stated for battery-electric trucks preparing for production at Tesla and Nikola Corp., which is also developing a regional haul hydrogen fuel cell Class 8 and the needed fueling infrastructure.
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New Atlas Maserati has long seemed an odd fit in the “motor valley” of Modena. Where its neighbors Ferrari, Pagani, and Lamborghini have focused on outrageous supercars, Maserati has been much more conservative, courting a luxury-focused customer base that feels like it’s grown out of the flashy stuff.
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New Equipment Digest In the digital age, smart manufacturers understand the pivotal role technology can play. This is true whether it’s embracing robotics, 3D printing, 5G or IoT. After all, the ability to strategically leverage technology often surfaces as the crucial turning point for manufacturers working to establish a competitive advantage. However, regardless of what technology a manufacturer deploys, maximizing the investment can be a challenge.
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PV Magazine Responsibility in battery supply chains has become a growing focal point over the last few years and will remain a key theme as demand for mobile phones, electric vehicles and alternative forms of energy continue to increase. Alexander Preston from SAFE sets out how the application of blockchain technology can deliver visibility, build trust, and facilitate the battery sector’s digital transformation.
Visit https://www.pv-magazine.com/2020/07/04/the-weekend-read-adding-blockchain-to-battery-supply-chains/ to view the full article online.
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