An Insider Perspective on Manufacturing’s Future February 15, 2021 Recently, Ron Fritz, CEO of Tech Soft 3D, hosted a roundtable discussion with four other industry executives to discuss the future of manufacturing, the impact of COVID-19, aspects of manufacturing that will change, and industry collaboration.
Dispelling Factory Automation Myth #1 February 17, 2021 Automating machining operations is at the top of the list of goals for most manufacturers, as needs and capital expenditure budgets allow.
Eaton to Develop Gearing for EVs February 18, 2021 Power management company Eaton today announced its Vehicle Group is developing gearing solutions for electrified vehicles (EVs).
Developing Your Workforce in an Age of Worker Shortages February 1, 2022 The Skills Gap was already a big challenge before the pandemic. It’s even bigger now.
Metrology Software Plugs Into Smart Manufacturing February 4, 2022 Measurement data is an important element of the emerging smart factory. How software provides that data is the key.
Breaking down data silos at Tidel February 9, 2022 Cloud-based product management software enabled sharing data across the entire company and streamlining processes previously developed manually.
Realities of the Virtual Kind in Manufacturing February 2, 2022 A key enabler of virtual reality/augmented reality will be bandwidth — and the imminent adoption of 5G could make it good enough in applications where it isn’t now.
Robot sales in North America have strongest year ever in 2021 February 2, 2022 New Association for Advancing Automation (A3) report shows $2 billion in sales (39,708 units) in 2021 – up 28% over 2020 and 14% ahead of previous high in 2017
Manufacturing Adds 13,000 Jobs in January February 4, 2022 Manufacturers added a modest 13,000 jobs last month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
GM Earnings Fall in Fourth Quarter February 1, 2022 General Motors Co. said Feb. 1 that fourth-quarter earnings slid but that full-year results improved compared with a year earlier.