Precision Machinery Maker Verifies Innovative Programs June 12, 2017 After a century and a quarter of reinventing itself to fulfill market and customer needs, C.G. Bretting Mfg. Co. Inc. (Ashland, WI) is growing through use of multiaxis machine tools and creative machining and programming strategies to produce large, precision machinery and components for global markets.
The Power of 3D Modeling and Simulation Spurs Manufacturing Process Innovations June 12, 2017 How does Ansys’ SpaceClaim 3D modeling software help manufacturers streamline designs and boost manufacturing productivity?
AFFOA opens state-of-the-art facility for protoyping advanced fabrics June 19, 2017 Just over a year after its funding award, a new center for the development and commercialization of advanced fabrics is officially opening its headquarters today in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and will be unveiling the first two advanced fabric products to be commercialized from the center’s work.
Machinery Industry Is Healthy, Expanding May 24, 2017 “We expect to see the world machinery market grow in the next five years,” said Arun Kumar a director at AlixPartners in a discussion he and I had recently.
Oerlikon Agrees to Acquire Scoperta May 3, 2017 Oerlikon announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire Scoperta Inc., an innovative solution provider in advanced materials development, based in California, USA.
Additive Manufacturing Moves from the lab to the front lines May 10, 2017 In the years leading up to World War II, the US military had the opinion that it was technologically equal to any adversary in the world. On December 7, 1941, and for years afterward, US military discovered it was not.
Come Together Right Now, OT/IT May 8, 2017 Integrating two warring camps will improve security and safety. It also will save billions.
Mobile Robots Improve Global Competitiveness May 9, 2017 Two MiR100 robots from Mobile Industrial Robots have improved logistics and efficiency and are helping New Jersey-based manufacturer Magna-Power compete in a global market. The robots have freed the equivalent of three full-time employees from the repetitive, low-value transportation of components and assemblies so that workers can focus their skills on higher-value activities.
To do: Get faster, cheaper, more flexible & less wasteful May 15, 2017 Additive manufacturing firms are focused intently on speeding up the 3D printing process, radically expanding the development of printing materials, printing larger parts, wasting less material, reducing the cost of capital equipment overall and addressing issues that will lead to the move from prototyping to rapid manufacturing.
Precision Springs for Medical Manufacturing May 10, 2017 Medical device manufacturing is at the forefront of innovation, making it one of the most critical industries. Spring manufacturers have been fortunate enough to play a major role in the development of articulated instruments for medical device design. Springs are frequently used in products like dental X-ray equipment, surgical staplers, drug infusers, and more.
