The steel industry is feeling the impact of the shift to more electric vehicle investment, an official of a trade group said.
Suppliers need to conduct inquiries now about how to improve machining, processes and operations so they are ready for the flight out of the pandemic pit.
Aerospace and defense sectors are emerging from the pandemic more resilient while other sectors, including automotive, struggle meet demand.
Argentina’s Sinteplast gave workers back their holidays and weekends with completion of a high-bay warehouse. The facility allows for 18,000 pallet positions on 23 levels that are scaled by speedy robots.
Manufacturing, including the auto industry, is confronting the implications of global warming.
The three keynote speakers of HOUSTEX, EASTEC, SOUTHTEC and WESTEC—the Manufacturing Technology Series—offer perspectives pertinent to manufacturers in general, but of particular use to small and medium-sized manufacturers.
CESMII – The Smart Manufacturing Institute said it added GE Digital to its ranks of partners and members.
Machine tool orders posted a slight decline in July on a monthly basis but a large gain compared to a year earlier.
Markforged, creator of the integrated metal and carbon fiber additive manufacturing platform, The Digital Forge, announced Eiger Fleet, a cloud-based software solution designed to accelerate the adoption of additive manufacturing operations at scale.
Robots simply are not used as widely as they could be, due to persistent barriers.
