GDPR: A Rick Oppedisano AI Love Story October 16, 2018 Artificial intelligence will go long way to imbue data management with trust.
Industrial robots can create more palatable human jobs October 9, 2018 A decade removed from the Great Recession, the U.S. job market is thriving. Because employers are struggling to fill empty positions, they must explore other ways to increase production needs.
Why Life Sciences Product Makers Must Go Digital October 30, 2018 What does a submarine operating underwater have in common with a metal stent propping open a human artery? More than you’d think initially.
A case of less is not only more but quite necessary October 9, 2018 Being a competitive player in the aerospace and defense industry is no small feat. In an industry in which you need to be accountable for every piece of an assembly, meeting customer expectations and requirements can be daunting tasks.
Make no mistake: Welders, engineers care about UX, too October 9, 2018 Several years ago, a global commercial vehicle maker asked my firm to develop a remote fleet management, health and performance portal that would open a new revenue stream.
Why the U.S. needs a bold, long-term innovation strategy October 2, 2018 A conversation between Smart Manufacturing Editor in Chief Brett Brune and Sridhar Kota, professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan and Executive Director of MForesight.
USC researchers find method to separate AM builds, surface October 4, 2018 Additive manufacturing (AM) refers to processes used to make a three-dimension object layer-by-layer. The shape of each layer can be dynamically controlled by computer-aided design (CAD).
Making Hay With Reams of Data—From Supply Chain Players October 3, 2018 Within manufacturing, a shift has begun to extend big data analytics and condition monitoring beyond the factory door to both ends of the supply chain—to customers, other end users and to second-and third-tier suppliers.
Digital Tool Management: Multiple Concepts Begin to Converge October 31, 2018 The focus on digitalization in design and machining has highlighted the importance and advantages of more sophisticated digital tool management (DTM) systems. While this has generated a great degree of differentiation, and some confusion regarding a generally accepted system definition, it has resulted in the evolution of objectives and capabilities that are both more comprehensive and more customer-centric.
Manufacturing Job Growth Resumes in September October 5, 2018 Manufacturing job expansion resumed in September after pausing in August. The sector added 18,000 jobs last month, with 17,000 of the gain taking place in durable goods, according to a breakdown by industry issued today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
