When I was at another job a few years ago, I remember watching in disbelief as all the files on my PC were encrypted. A note popped up saying that I had joined some “community” and that I had to pay a fee to see my now encrypted files. I shut down the PC and called my IT guy, who told me my files were probably toast. However, by shutting down quickly, I saved the root files; my IT hero removed the virus and restored my computer.
Merger and acquisition activity involving manufacturing slipped in 2017, consulting firm PwC said in a report. The year saw 2491 industrial M&A deals, down 1.15% from 2016’s 2520, according to the report. However, the decline in deal value was sharper: $80.8 billion in 2017, down 22% from the year before.
Flow Dry Technology (Brookville, OH) said Amit Kashyap has joined the company as national sales manager for automotive products in India. In his role, Kashyap will focus on developing and implementing growth plans for automotive desiccant products in the Indian market.
Large-scale operational transitions can emulate loss to employees who are comfortable with existing systems.
AI software enables the company to capture relevant runtime metadata and put it into context to create useful information in real time.
Interoperability will make the autonomous mobile robot’s world go ‘round
Lutz Labisch to Become President and CEO for TRUMPF in North America
The right tooling can have a profound effect on a shop’s competitiveness and future growth.
Larger manufacturing enterprises have benefitted from smart-manufacturing innovations while smaller manufacturers have lagged behind—but that is changing.
Guill Tool has announced its intent to offer merchant machining services to the global aerospace industry.