Alberta to Join Other Provinces in Exploring Small Nuclear Technology August 9, 2020 The Alberta government says it plans to join three other provinces in exploring small-scale nuclear technology.
PRIMED Medical Products Announces Plan to Establish Major Medical Manufacturing Facility in Canada August 6, 2020 PRIMED Medical Products (PRIMED) has today announced its intent to establish a new major medical manufacturing facility in Canada.
Oilsands production expected to rebound after pandemic linked 2020 slump July 29, 2020 Research firm IHS Markit says the step back in 2020 isn’t expected to greatly affect the rest of its 10-year forecast
Tesla May Temporarily Shut Down Its California Factory Soon July 15, 2020 While the possibility of Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) building a new factory in Texas is gaining traction, the automaker is also focused on its current U.S. facility in Fremont, California.
Hainbuch Introduces 2-Jaw Module—A Compact Alternative to the Large Centric Vise July 22, 2020 Hainbuch America Corp., Germantown, Wis., offers a modular workholding system with maximum flexibility and designed for a wide range of part diameters, configurations and small quantities.
Print, Cut, or Use the Best of Both? July 22, 2020 Manufacturing Engineering last covered the pluses and minuses of combining additive and subtractive machining in detail in July 2017.
COVID-19 Disrupts Planning, Not Advanced Technology July 29, 2020 The impact of disruptive technology and the benefits of Industry 4.0 digitization of controls, machines and processes have been fully embraced by the metal removal segment of advanced manufacturing.
Hands On at University of Dayton August 3, 2020 Why do designers and mechanical engineers need experience operating a manual mill, lathe or surface grinder? A similar question might be asked about CNC machinists: who cares about all that handle cranking and lever turning when practically all machining these days is under computer and servomotor control?
IMTS Reflects Additive Advances August 4, 2020 Over the past decade, IMTS has been a good indicator of the changing status of additive manufacturing. The show’s floor space devoted to 3D printing expanded from 2014 to 2018, reaching pavilion status at the most recent show. It had been scheduled to grow even more at IMTS 2020 before the show’s cancellation.
New smart training framework works for Industry 4.0 jobs July 22, 2020 The credential hanging on my wall that swells me with pride is my machinist certificate. That apprenticeship experience was the “ON!” switch for my career path. The brightness of that light helped maintain the vision and the hope even as I faced significant racial bias almost 30 years ago.