COVID-19 Manufacturing News Digest: May 22, 2020 May 22, 2020 Manufacturers across the world are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in many different ways. These are some of their stories.
Supply Chain Planning Key for Business: Survey May 27, 2020 Respondents in a survey said supply chain planning drives better business performance.
Manufacturers Unveil Industry COVID-19 Shared Practices May 21, 2020 The Manufacturing Leadership Council, a division of the National Association of Manufacturers, released a new collection of emerging strategies and operational practices that manufacturers of all sizes are implementing to keep their employees safe and facilities operating.
How Bright is the Future of Automation? April 17, 2020 In the 1955 short story “Autofac,” Philip K. Dick envisioned a world dominated by self-replicating robots that work incessantly, eventually depleting the planet’s resources.
ISM Survey Shows How COVID-19 Effects Worsened on Business April 14, 2020 A survey by the Institute for Supply Management indicates the supply chain impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) worsened over March.
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.
ABB Announces New Programing Wizard For Its Cobots April 8, 2020 Using Blockly to make robots easier to install and operate without specialized training.
COVID-19 Reality Setting in for Financial Executives: PwC April 13, 2020 Reality regarding the novel coronavirus is setting in for financial executives, particularly those in manufacturing, consulting firm PwC said today.
The Association for Manufacturing Technology Elects 2020-2021 Board of Directors April 21, 2020 The Association for Manufacturing Technology Board of Directors, which represents more than 600 builders and distributors of machine tools, manufacturing machinery, and related products, announced that it elected its 2020-2021 Board of Directors at its Annual Business Meeting held virtually on April 2, 2020.
Crafts Steps Up Output to Aid COVID-19 Efforts April 23, 2020 Crafts Technology, Elk Grove Village, Illinois, said it is rush-producing CraftAlloy tungsten carbide pin tooling to be used in injection molding machines that make vials for COVID-19 testing.