Siemens Exec Lays Out Value of Digitization May 6, 2019 At the AeroDef conference in Long Beach, Calif., Daniel Martinez of Siemens Digital Industries patiently describes how OEMs and supply chain members that haven’t yet taken up digitization move into it now.
Velo3D Exec on Releasing Parts From the Build Plate November 1, 2019 Velo3D’s Will Hastings talks about the ultimate in “support free:” FreeFloating.
What EMAG Showed at Westec 2019 October 23, 2019 EMAG USA CEO Peter Loetzner reviews all that EMAG displayed at Westec 2019
Paying Attention to Financial Wellness Pays Benefits for Both Employers and Their Employees May 29, 2018 On the rare occasion that Manufacturing Engineering Editor Emeritus Jim Sawyer thinks about the intersection of insurance and manufacturing, it is usually in terms of fire, theft, personal injury and the like. However, in this conversation with Mike Domingos, VP of national corporate strategy and distribution at Prudential Financial, he learns of other challenges impacting people’s financial wellness and how that impacts the manufacturing industry.
Siemens PLM Helps Suppliers Cope with Vehicle Electrification, Autonomy February 8, 2018 Vehicle electrification and autonomy are challenges facing automakers today and well into the future. But it’s not only the OEMs that need to clear the hurdles that are changing the industry. The vendors who populate the supply chain must do so, too. Larry Bemis, vice president of Customer Success and Quality Assurance of Siemens PLM Software’s manufacturing business unit, explains to Manufacturing Engineering Editor Emeritus Jim Sawyer how high these hurdles can be and what software can do to make it over the bar.
Tackling Overall Equipment Effectiveness: Cutting Downtime, Boosting Returns December 7, 2018 Jim Finnerty, Product Manager, Wintriss Controls Group, sits down with Chris Mahar, Associate Editor of Manufacturing Magazine, to talk about the value of automating data collection on the shop floor.
America Makes: A Progress Report February 7, 2018 Half a dozen years ago American Makes was launched as the first institute of Manufacturing USA, the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation, a national network for manufacturing innovation focused on coordinating public and private investment in emerging advanced manufacturing technologies.
Award-Winning Puppet Maker Shares 3D Printing Insights May 7, 2018 At the RAPID + TCT conference in Texas, Brian McLean, director of rapid prototype at Laika Entertainment, explains what led to his being awarded a Scientific and Engineering Oscar Plaque in 2016 for pioneering the use of 3D printers in stop-motion animated characters.
Using Robotics to Cope with the Shortage of Welders March 15, 2017 Zane Michael, director of thermal business development for Yaskawa America/Motoman Robotics Division, explains why the biggest challenge for welding manufacturers today is the shortage of welders.
Cox Automotive Economist Analyzes Auto Industry Trends January 31, 2018 Jonathan Smoke, chief economist of Cox Automotive, talks to Senior Editor Bill Koenig about what’s happening in the auto industry going into 2018.
