NPR The Raytheon Co. and United Technologies Corp. are merging in an all-stock deal that the two companies say is a merger of equals. The new company’s name will be Raytheon Technologies Corp. – and it’s expected to have nearly $74 billion in annual sales.
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Today’s Motor Vehicles Toyota Motor Corp. and Subaru Corp. have agreed to jointly develop a platform dedicated to battery electric vehicles (BEVs) for midsize and large passenger vehicles and to jointly develop a C-segment-class (compact) BEV SUV model for sale under each company’s brand.
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AGMA and NFPA The NFPA and AGMA have partnered to co-locate the AGMA Marketing & Forecasting Conference with the 2019 NFPA Industry & Economic Outlook Conference (IEOC) to bring each organization’s members more of the economic analysis and data they need to be successful.
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Hartford Business Gov. Ned Lamont says Connecticut will get its first “manufacturing czar” who will coordinate state and private-sector efforts to educate and support the next generation of skilled producers.
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Forbes
Manufacturers are expected to spend $70 billion on new technology by 2020, according to a new study, and a digital revolution is in full swing for the industy featuring IIoT, AI and the cloud.
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PR Newswire Siemens Digital Industries Software announced today the immediate availability of Siemens Opcenter™ software, a cohesive portfolio of software solutions for manufacturing operations management (MOM). Siemens Opcenter expands on the heritage of Siemens' recognized MOM software by uniting these products in a single, connected cloud-ready portfolio with a harmonized user experience that can help manufacturers meet demands for production efficiency, quality, visibility and reduced time to production.
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Aerospace Manufacturing The aerospace industry is facing up to the challenges of reducing emissions by creating hyrid-electric systems for short-distance travel.
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MiBiz Changes to government regulation and technology are allowing freight railroads to better serve manufacturers across the country as modernization, public safety and the supply chain converge.
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New Atlas
Skai's CTO says that not only will the travel be cheap, but the company's new long-range air taxis will be able to land almost anywhere.
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New York Times Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is teaming up with California's Aurora Innovation. The company is now using hardware and software it has developed to test cars in San Francisco, Palo Alto, California, and Pittsburgh.
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Gear Solutions The show floor will feature the Fluid Power Pavilion and Emerging Technology Pavilion with solutions focused on IIoT, blockchain, 3D printing, robotics, supply chain and more.
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Bloomberg There are a few hundred electric buses in the U.S. – and thousands still running on diesel. That gap doesn’t deter Ryan Popple, chief executive officer of Burlingame, CA-based electric bus manufacturer Proterra Inc., from proclaiming a zero-emission future for American buses to be a sure bet. A big part of his pitch rests on simple economics.
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Manufacturing.net A memorable Superbowl commercial a few years back depicted a crew of mechanics hastily changing the wings on a passenger plane while the aircraft remained aloft, never veering from its established flight path. It was a metaphor, of course, for the challenge of managing major change within an ongoing enterprise. These are industry issues sure to contribute to the growing buzz surrounding the upcoming International Paris Air Show in June.
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Manufacturing Global Using secondary processes, metal parts will feature improved strength, dimensional accuracy and cosmetic appearance. Such advances are contributing to Protolabs’ efforts to make the additive manufacturing of metal viable beyond just prototyping.
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Green Car Congress National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS), a subsidiary of Evergrande Health, has acquired Protean Electric, a leading developer of in-wheel motor technology. The acquisition is part of Evergrande’s strategy to become a major player in the global electric vehicle (EV) industry, and paves the way for NEVS to deploy Protean Electric in-wheel electric drive technology, ProteamDrive, into its future products.
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International Mining Electric drive technology is at the forefront of innovation in Longview, Texas, where Komatsu Mining has opened a new Electric Drive Innovation Center. Komatsu has decades of experience when it comes to developing SR (switched reluctance) technology. That’s no small feat and it is something that should not go unnoticed. Earthmoving industry pioneer RG LeTourneau Inc, acquired by Komatsu, led the way in development of diesel-electric design.
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Engineering.com Abbas Daeichin is a German engineer passionate about renewable energy, but quick to point out their current drawbacks. He says that renewable energy power plants have large capital costs, low efficiency, and are dependent on sun or wind. Daeichin and his team have been working for two years on the Marine Acrobat, an underwater robot that generates power from gravity and buoyancy forces. The team has a working prototype and is looking to fund a larger capacity model and eventually create six for a "power plant" through a Kickstarter campaign.
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3D Printing Industry Sigma Labs, a Santa Fe-based developer of in-situ quality assurance systems, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Belgain 3D printing software company Materialise. According to the MoU, the two companies will combine their expertise to develop an integrated in-situ quality assurance (QA) system for metal 3D printing with a view to commercializing the technology.
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AGMA Learn how to design and apply bevel gears systems from the initial concept through manufacturing and quality control and on to assembly, installation and maintenance. Engage in a practical hands-on guide to the bevel gear design, manufacture, quality control, assembly, installation rating, lubrication and, most especially, application.
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TCT Magazine The entry of any well-known – or "2D printing" – company into the additive manufacturing (AM) industry has become the pinnacle of not only a good headline but proof that 3D printing is serious business. HP baited its entry for some time before officially launching its polymer technology back in 2016, Ricoh built its own powder-bed system, and other household brands including Polaroid and Kodak have since introduced smaller desktop products aimed at more commercial and education facing markets. So, when Xerox, another digital print technology giant, tipped 3D printing, namely metals, as one of its key focus areas for its three-year innovation roadmap, our curiosity was once again piqued.
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