Realities of the Virtual Kind in Manufacturing February 2, 2022 A key enabler of virtual reality/augmented reality will be bandwidth — and the imminent adoption of 5G could make it good enough in applications where it isn’t now.
Robot sales in North America have strongest year ever in 2021 February 2, 2022 New Association for Advancing Automation (A3) report shows $2 billion in sales (39,708 units) in 2021 – up 28% over 2020 and 14% ahead of previous high in 2017
GM Earnings Fall in Fourth Quarter February 1, 2022 General Motors Co. said Feb. 1 that fourth-quarter earnings slid but that full-year results improved compared with a year earlier.
Learning is a Continuing Venture February 7, 2022 The Composites Manufacturing Technical Group of SME recognized two individuals and two prominent composites manufacturing organizations at its 2021 Excellence in Composites Manufacturing Awards program.
Optimizing Machining and Production Performance March 4, 2022 Nikel Precision Group also implemented solutions that optimize tool performance to improve quality, as well as production intelligence that provides real-time insights into factory performance.
Automation Puts Rocket Part Production into Orbit February 16, 2022 The advent of private space vehicle development companies has transformed the manufacturing environment for rocket and satellite components.
Breaking down data silos at Tidel February 9, 2022 Cloud-based product management software enabled sharing data across the entire company and streamlining processes previously developed manually.
Manufacturing Adds 13,000 Jobs in January February 4, 2022 Manufacturers added a modest 13,000 jobs last month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Ford Posts Quarterly Profit February 3, 2022 Ford Motor Co. said on Feb. 3 it posted a fourth-quarter profit compared with a year-earlier loss.
Auto Production Disrupted by Trucker Protest, WSJ Says February 10, 2022 Vehicle production has been disrupted because of a trucker protest in Canada, The Wall Street Journal reported.
