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NSL Analytical Services, an independent testing laboratory, said the company has been acquired by May River Capital, a Midwestern investment firm that says it builds businesses through partnership and collaboration.

The value of machine tool orders plunged in November as makers pared prices to cut inventory, according to a monthly report.

U.S. manufacturers cut 12,000 jobs in December, with job losses spread across industries.

Not far from Florida’s metropolitan areas lie rural communities with the space and workforce to support manufacturing leaders. From Walton County in the Panhandle to the Heartland Counties near Lake Okeechobee, the state’s rural regions present a unique mix of resources for the manufacturing industry.

Servomechanisms are at the heart of 21st century automation. The basic elements are a servomotor; a device to convert rotary motion into linear motion; a suite of sensors to provide the required feedback; a controller to convert feedback data into command signals; and enabling software.

There are two ways to tackle the skilled labor shortage: automate wherever possible or encourage a new generation to consider the manufacturing industry. Bowden Manufacturing of Ohio does both, with the help of industry partners such as Absolute Machine Tools.

A few not-so-tall tales of how machine shops gain a competitive edge through automation

Smaller, more versatile vehicles and robots help address the labor shortage

Manufacturers require a deep understanding of operations to make quick, data-driven decisions and keep production running in the face of unpredictable challenges.

It’s the first two in a series of AI offerings that the company has in the works.