Filling the Manufacturing Talent Gap February 2, 2024 The fierce competition for skilled workers is spurring a host of new and creative initiatives.
AE Industrial Partners Affiliate Acquires 2 Million Sq.-Ft. Industrial Facility in Northwest Alabama February 1, 2024 AEI hopes the manufacturing plant will serve as an aerospace center of excellence and anchor for industry innovation.
Schott Expands Lumus Partnership, Adds Production Facility to Malaysia Plant January 30, 2024 Schott will add a production facility to its plant in Malaysia as it expands its partnership with Lumus.
Safety Remains Key to Manufacturing’s Recruitment and Retention Efforts February 19, 2024 Creating a culture of safety can boost your success in 2024.
Schaeffler Announces New Ohio Automotive Manufacturing Facility February 26, 2024 The new facility is part of a planned $230 million investment in Ohio
Data-Driven Manufacturing November 21, 2019 In my capacity as the Chair of the Council of the Manufacturing USA institute directors, I often get asked about trends in U.S. advanced manufacturing.
Lightweighting’s New Phase September 3, 2019 Earlier this decade, the auto industry moved to lighten cars and trucks. It was supposed to be a competition between steel, long the dominant vehicle material, and aluminum. The latter got a boost when Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich., bet big on aluminum, making aluminum bodies for its F-150 and Super Duty pickups.
Putting Machinery on a Strong Fitness Plan Starts with Real-Time Monitoring August 16, 2019 Having a plan for maintaining and improving the performance and reliability of every machine on a shop floor is vital to manufacturing operations. Reliable machines make short-notice production runs possible. And the more flexible manufacturers are, the more new customers they’ll attract.
Robot Company Creates Industry 4.0-Friendly Software August 2, 2019 FANUC has made real one of the promises of Industry 4.0, that of predictive maintenance for factory equipment, with its Zero Down Time IoT solution. ZDT can be applied to any of FANUC’s robotic arms and their peripherals.
Shops Continue to Rethink Brass and HSM August 14, 2019 The Copper Development Association (CDA) is eager to help shops discover and tap into the high-speed machining advantages of brass. The substantial benefits of doing so have an increasing number of shops rethinking their part materials and, when possible, converting those parts to brass.