ThomasNet The root cause of so many unfilled American jobs? Hint: It wasn’t the COVID-19 pandemic. Manufacturing has actually fared comparatively well to other industries, with many factories remaining open as essential businesses and some even hiring additional members to their staff to help meet PPE needs. In fact, in a recent survey, 91% of respondents said they think North American manufacturing will recover, and those that continued running their apprenticeship programs were not impacted by skilled labor shortages.
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American Gear Manufacturers Association Don’t miss out on this year’s gear industry technical update! The AGMA 2020 FTM will provide the same great peer-reviewed technical presentations it does each year. We have just moved the event into the virtual environment. Registration is $350 for members and includes on-demand access to the presentations between October 5-19 and then on October 20 we will get together online with the presenters live for Q&A and networking. Sign up today!
Visit https://www.agma.org/2020-fall-technical-meeting/ to view the full article online.
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3D Printing Media Network ALTANA, a Germany-based specialty chemicals company, is expanding its stake in the additive manufacturing sector with the acquisition of two companies: Germany’s TLS Technik GmbH & Co. Spezialpulver KG, a manufacturer of metal powders for 3D printing; and Britain’s Aluminium Materials Technologies Ltd. (AMT). The acquisitions will expand ALTANA’s ECKART division, a manufacturer of effect pigments.
Visit https://www.3dprintingmedia.network/altana-acquires-am-powder-manufacturers/ to view the full article online.
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Machine Design To kick off the third day of RIA’s Robotics Week, a panel of robotics executives discussed how the industry is poising itself for the implementation of complex household robots. What advancements does the industry need to achieve close human-robot interaction? What will that robot look like? Will it be treated like the beloved “Jetsons” character?
Visit https://www.machinedesign.com/markets/robotics/article/21141514/how-do-we-get-to-rosey-the-robot to view the full article online.
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IoT Agenda The IoT robotics field unlocks new advances in cooperative learning among robots — or even among robots and humans — where robots learn from each other and evolve their behaviors through shared experiences and IoT data. Independently, IoT and robotics serve similar roles to achieve different ends. IoT sensors collect data and communicate information to a processing device that has a dedicated task, such as controlling the temperature in an office or monitoring motion for security applications.
Visit https://internetofthingsagenda.techtarget.com/feature/IoT-robotics-prevents-hazards-in-manufacturing-and-healthcare to view the full article online.
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New Atlas As electric vehicles grow in popularity, automakers are paying more attention to what will become of the old batteries once they need replacing. We’ve seen the likes of Nissan and Renault make moves to give these a second life as energy storage devices, and now Volvo has revealed plans to do the same with the help of startup Batteryloop.
Visit https://newatlas.com/automotive/volvos-electric-bus-batteries-second-life to view the full article online.
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Green Car Congress General Motors will be the first automaker to use an almost completely wireless battery management system (wBMS) for production electric vehicles. This wireless system, developed with Analog Devices, Inc., will be a primary driver of GM’s ability to ultimately power many different types of electric vehicles from a common set of battery components.
Visit https://www.greencarcongress.com/2020/09/20200910-wbms.html to view the full article online.
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