Erik Anderson, president and CEO of Basin Precision Machining LLC, has determined that setups are the root of all evil when it comes to manufacturing productivity. They cause part variations, downtime, and high-percentage scrap rates.
Siemens said it will invest $54 million across key U.S. manufacturing facilities that serve critical infrastructure markets.
Worker training will be key to implementing Industry 4.0 in manufacturing, speakers at a presentation said today.
Large-scale operational transitions can emulate loss to employees who are comfortable with existing systems.
Lutz Labisch to Become President and CEO for TRUMPF in North America
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.
Tide Rock Holdings, a San Diego-based holding company, recently acquired Plastic Molding Technology, a full-service precision injection molding company located in El Paso, Texas.
Manufacturing added 26,000 jobs in December with durable goods sectors doing the heavy lifting.
Metal diffusion bonding is an essential joining method for achieving a high-purity interface when two similar metals require superior structural integrity. The process involves applying high temperature, and pressure to metals mated together in a hot press causes the atoms on solid metallic surfaces to intersperse and bond.
