Talent Issues Impede Tech June 17, 2019 In a recent study, over 80 percent of survey respondents listed workforce issues as one of their top three challenges to adopting new technology at their plants. New technologies are coming not only to cars, utility vehicles and trucks but also to the manufacturing plants that produce parts, components and vehicles.
After Slowing First Half, Will Manufacturing Hit the Brakes? June 19, 2019 The manufacturing economy has been tapping the brakes during 2019’s first half. The question is whether it slams the brakes during the year’s second half.
007’s Aston Martin DB5 (Sort Of) Returns in New Bond Film June 21, 2019 The Aston Martin DB5, a familiar sight since 1964’s Goldfinger, will be back in a new James Bond film due out in 2020.
Yamazaki Mazak Announces Leadership Transition June 11, 2019 Manufacturing technology leader Yamazaki Mazak Corporation has announced that President Tomohisa Yamazaki will become the company’s chairman while Vice President Takashi Yamazaki has been named the new president.
ZEISS Completes Steel Construction of New Facility in Michigan June 13, 2019 With the Steel Topping Out event, ZEISS has completed the steel portion of its state-of-the-art site near Detroit. The new facility for the Industrial Quality and Research (IQR) segment of ZEISS, represented in the USA by Carl Zeiss Industrial Metrology, LLC, is scheduled to be complete in June 2020 and will consolidate four existing Michigan facilities into one location.
Strong Attendance, Educational Program Drive EASTEC 2019 June 5, 2019 Advanced manufacturing technology intersected with longstanding machining traditions at EASTEC 2019, held May 14-16 at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, Mass. The event, produced by SME and AMT, has been a New England tradition for 35 years.
SCHUNK Opens Expanded U.S. Manufacturing Hub in Morrisville, N.C. May 14, 2019 SCHUNK, manufacturer of gripping systems and clamping technology serving the manufacturing industry, celebrated the opening of its newly expanded facility in Morrisville with a ribbon cutting ceremony and site tour on Friday, May 10.
An Era Ends as Detroit Automakers Cease Monthly Sales Reports May 1, 2019 In the end, neither Ford Motor Co. nor FCA US LLC could resist a move General Motors Co. made last year. As a result, the era of monthly vehicle sales reports — at least among U.S.-based automakers — will soon end.
Original Venice Crew Location Becomes Official Mod Shop for Shelby American In Southern California May 8, 2019 Executives with Shelby American and Los Angeles-based Original Venice Crew (OVC) announced that OVC has become an authorized mod shop in Gardena, Calif. Owners of contemporary Ford and Shelby vehicles can now have genuine Shelby Performance Parts (SPP) installed at an official Shelby facility in Southern California.
Machines on Display at Doosan International Machine Tool Fair 2019 May 9, 2019 Pine Brook, N.J.-based Doosan Machine Tools America will feature an extensive collection of products at the 2019 edition of the Doosan International Machine Tool Fair (DIMF). A total of 80 machines will be on display, including 38 new or upgraded models. The event will take place at Doosan’s machine tool factory in Changwon, South Korea, May 15-17.
