NSL Analytical Services Acquired by May River Capital January 17, 2020 NSL Analytical Services, an independent testing laboratory, said the company has been acquired by May River Capital, a Midwestern investment firm that says it builds businesses through partnership and collaboration.
Machine Tool Orders Slide in November January 13, 2020 The value of machine tool orders plunged in November as makers pared prices to cut inventory, according to a monthly report.
Manufacturing Cuts 18,000 Jobs in March April 3, 2020 Manufacturing lost 18,000 jobs last month, with non-durable goods industries taking the biggest hit as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) slammed the economy.
Trust and Truth: How Blockchain is Forming the Foundation of the Next Manufacturing Renaissance February 6, 2020 Amid predictions of global economic slowdowns and several recent PMI readings indicating manufacturing contraction, it becomes easy to see how slow production performance and data inefficiencies throughout the manufacturing supply chain contribute to economic uncertainty and concerns for future business.
Fastems Launches Digital Manufacturing Solutions to Teach Automation to Students and Employees February 4, 2020 Fastems LLC has launched three new products to enable educational institutions and manufacturing enterprises to benefit from its advanced Digital Manufacturing (DM) solutions for factory automation. In addition to functioning as a classroom teaching and learning tool, DM enables companies to do training and testing before ramp-up and simulation during production.
NASA seeks to improve fuel lines using SensePipe November 25, 2021 By embedding fiber optic sensors, Luna Innovations and Fabrisonic are pushing to develop new and improved methods of structural health monitoring and data acquisition in extreme environments.
Renishaw Announces NC4+ Blue Improvements November 10, 2021 Renishaw Inc. announced improvements to its NC4+ Blue system.
GE Breakup Plan Ends Company’s Conglomerate Era November 11, 2021 General Electric Co. this week unveiled plans to break itself up into three publicly traded companies. The move brings an end to the conglomerate era at GE.
Lacks Enterprises, Grupo Guerra Form JV to Support Toyota November 16, 2021 Lacks Enterprises Inc. said it has formed GL Automotive, LLC, a joint venture with Grupo Guerra to supply exterior components to Toyota Motor North America.
Mastercam Announces Competition Winners November 22, 2021 Mastercam has announced the 2021 Wildest Parts Competition winners. The Wildest Parts Competition is held each year to encourage student interest and participation in manufacturing.