Closing US Manufacturing Trade Deficit Would Create 1.3M Jobs, Says Tech Think Tank; Report Shows Trade Contributed to Decline & Boosting Productivity Is Key to Revival
The prevailing narrative says automation was the main culprit behind U.S. manufacturing job losses in the early 2000s, and that automation is now powering an unprecedented manufacturing technology revolution that will continue to displace jobs. But a new report from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) finds that both of these claims are false.
Manufacturers raise investment in next-gen tech, survey says
Dustin Walsh for Crain's Detroit Business: U.S. manufacturers are rapidly boosting investment in advanced digital technologies, according to a survey to be released Monday by Troy-based technology business association Automation Alley. The survey coincides with the association's 2017 Technology Industry Outlook event on Feb. 13 at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Nearly 400 manufacturing and technology business leaders are expected to attend.
According to the survey, 85 percent of U.S. manufacturing executives responded they plan to increase existing budgets for new technologies, with nearly a third planning to increase budgets by up to 15 percent. More than half of the respondents said they have a dedicated budget to technologies described as Industry 4.0, with the top three being cloud, cybersecurity and data analytics. Cont'd...
Inside 3D Printing 2017- Saxony-Anhalt is one of Europes key locations for additive manufacturing
IMG Saxony-Anhalt informs in Singapore about the investment opportunities in the Central German federal state
Print Form Announces Formal Partnership With WIPRO3D
Teams Enter Into Strategic Alliance To Serve The Global Market For Metal Additive Manufacturing
KUKA Introduces KUKA Marketplace and KUKA Connect
The KUKA Marketplace allows customers to purchase and browse new KUKA products while providing user guides and videos for additional information.
New Low-cost Servo/Stepper-Driven Miniature Positioning Stage
Its only 22.5mm wide and easily configurable in XY / XYZ combinations without adapter plates.
S. Korea's Hanwha to develop smart factory platform
Pulse News: South Korea’s leading conglomerate Hanwha Group plans to venture into the smart factory business, joining the burgeoning market dominated by General Electronics Co. (GE) and Siemens AG in the transitional age of industry and society heading towards full automation and practical robotics applications.
According to a senior official at Hanwha Wednesday, the group recently formed a task force team dedicated to the development of hardware and software that can help to make factories smarter, cost-efficient, and more productive through increased computing systems. Hanwha Techwin Co., the group’s defense and aircraft engine making unit, will first come up with a pilot model in automating factories that would be applied to other manufacturing subsidiaries. Cont'd...
Global Motion Control Shipments Grow 10.3% in 2016
Global shipments for motion control products increased by 10.3% to $3.3 billion in 2016, according to new statistics released by the Motion Control & Motor Association (MCMA), the industrys trade group.
Panasonic: World's First*1 Organic CMOS Image Sensor with Electrically Controllable Near-Infrared Light Sensitivity
This technology enables to switch between modes of color imaging*2 and NIR imaging frame by frame without a mechanical IR cut filter required for conventional image sensors. This contributes to miniaturizing a camera system and improving the robustness.
Los Angeles-Based Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute Launched
Ray Collett Named as CEO
Viavi Solutions and ESPROS Photonics Corporation Debut New Miniaturized Spectral Sensor and Multispectral Sensor Developer Kit
Both companies will demonstrate the Multispectral Sensor Developer Kit at the Photonics West Exhibition
Proto Labs Introduces Rapid Insert Molding at Pacific Design & Manufacturing in Anaheim Feb. 7-9
Quick-turn digital manufacturer, Proto Labs, has added insert molding services to their offerings. The company uses advanced 3D printing, CNC machining and injection molding technologies to produce custom parts within days.
Dassault Systèmes Expands its 3DEXPERIENCE Lab to North America
Companys Newest Open Innovation Laboratory and Startup Accelerator Leveraging Virtual Technology Features a Fab Lab Set Up in Collaboration with MITs Center for Bits and Atoms
ATX 2017 - Datalogic Showcases State-of-the-Art Products & Technologies at ATX West
Datalogic will be exhibiting at North America's largest annual automation technology event - ATX West.
Oerlikon expands additive manufacturing R&D and production capacity in the US
As part of Oerlikons strategy to become a global powerhouse in surface solutions and advanced materials, the Group has identified additional growth areas such as additive manufacturing, which leverages its strong materials heritage, service reputation, access to markets, applications across industries and core competence in intelligently engineering and processing advanced materials and surface technologies.
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