US Manufacturing Adds 1000 Jobs on Durable Goods July 7, 2017 US manufacturers added only 1000 jobs overall in June with all of the strength occurring in durable goods.
‘Digital factory’ could take flight on back of robotics, simulation July 12, 2017 After years of hype, the digital factory—the comprehensive integration of data from development, production and suppliers via new hardware and software meant to increase efficiency—is gradually becoming a reality.
Survival Axe Gets Elite Online MFG Treatment July 21, 2017 Innovation Factory is a small business headquartered in Havertown, PA. Since 2001, the firm has produced innovative hand tools to help its customers “prepare for whatever may come.”
Proactively Addressing Cyber Liability and Insurance July 21, 2017 In a few short years, many multinational companies have shifted their priorities from preventing cyberattacks altogether to mitigating their damage. For good reason: cybersecurity experts often advise their clients to assume hackers have already breached their corporate defenses, advice that is backed up by a string of corporate breaches.
Auto’s Unprecedented Times June 12, 2017 United States light vehicle sales have expanded for seven consecutive years—the longest uninterrupted market expansion since 1917.
R&D Aids Aluminum Use June 12, 2017 For global automakers, removing weight from their vehicles remains the top priority as they seek ways to meet a stringent federal fuel economy mandate by 2025 and other new pollution-control regulations.
Virtual Field Trips Emerge as a Key Workforce Development Tool June 12, 2017 My company, EO2 Concepts, was looking for an easy way to introduce high school students to what we do, while showing them some of the exciting career options that exist in the San Antonio area.
New Materials/New Skills June 12, 2017 Over the past decade, governments in North and South America, Europe, and Asia have enacted stricter fuel economy and emissions requirements.
Rockwell counts all the ways digital ‘journey’ has paid off June 14, 2017 Tom O’Reilly, VP, Global Business Development at Rockwell Automation, speaks with Smart Manufacturing magazine.
Jenoptik Opens New Automotive Technical Center June 15, 2017 Metrology developer Jenoptik AG (Jena, Germany) on Thursday officially opened its new North American technology campus here that will focus on the industrial metrology and laser processing systems used primarily by its automotive OEM and Tier customers.