Aerospace and medical industries lead additive manufacturing adoption. Here’s why–along with how other industries can catch up. (IW – Patrick Boyd: 11-17-16) Often considered a “futuristic” technology, industrial 3-D printing Read More
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Closing Tech Gaps Can Fortify Advanced Manufacturing and Save $100 Billion Annually
(Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute – Laura Reilly: 11-18-16) To spur significant innovation and growth in advanced manufacturing, as well as save over $100 billion annually, U.S. industry must rectify currently Read More
Are You Incorporating These Lean Manufacturing Best Practices?
(American Machinist – Megan R. Nichols: 11-2-16) According to the originators of Lean Manufacturing methodology, the five fundamental principles revolve around adding value to products and services, enhancing the value Read More
Digital Tools for the Future Factory
(advancedmanufacturing.org – Patrick Waurzyniak: 11-11-16) Transforming manufacturing with advanced digital tools is well underway, but manufacturers who haven’t adopted Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) or Industrial 4.0 strategies are best Read More
How U.S. Manufacturing Is About to Get Smarter
The aim is to make factories more productive, less costly to operate, and more reliable (WSJ – Christopher Mims: 11-13-16) Here’s a paradox of America’s highly automated, increasingly labor-independent manufacturing Read More
NIST Helps Small Businesses Improve Cybersecurity
NIST provides guidance to help small businesses secure their data and information in the new publication. (NIST – Evelyn Brown: 11-10-16) Small-business owners may think that they are too small Read More
International Markets Growing Source of Revenue for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
Over the next five years, more than three-quarters of companies surveyed anticipate their revenue from global sales to increase by about 30% on average. (MH&L – Staff: 11-8-16) A recent survey Read More
No-Cost Energy Assessments for Small to Midsized Manufacturers
Save Money Through Pollution Prevention and Energy Efficiency Strategies IMC, in partnership with PennTAP, is providing free energy assessments for manufacturers to reduce pollution, improve energy efficiency and decrease greenhouse Read More
Industry 4.0: The Future of Competitiveness in U.S. Manufacturing
(Reshoring Initiative Blog — Sandy Montalbano D’Amico: 8-20-16) Industry 4.0 is defined as a fourth wave of technological advancement, driven by nine technology advances that will increase manufacturing productivity and Read More
This New GE Factory is a Blueprint for the Future of Manufacturing
The brilliant factory is GE’s new take on how we make things. It involves machines are embedded with sensors and connected to the Industrial Internet. The factory uses GE’s Predix Read More
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