Shopfloor.org The latest National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) quarterly survey found that 59.6 percent of respondents were positive about their own company’s outlook, down sharply from 91.2 percent one year ago. Export expectations help to explain much of the deceleration in the economic outlook for the sector.
Visit http://www.shopfloor.org/2015/12/global-manufacturing-economic-update-december-2015/ to view the full article online.
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AGMA
The AGMA Fall Technical Meeting will be held October 2-4, 2016 in Pittsburgh, PA. Abstracts are now being accepted for presentation at this event. Complete details here.
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The University of Tennessee Researchers in UT’s College of Engineering are spearheading a novel approach to help keep the lights on. Professor and Condra Chair of Excellence in Power Electronics Fred Wang leads a team working on microgrids, systems that can operate independently of the overall power grid when the situation arises.
Visit http://tntoday.utk.edu/2015/12/14/engineers-approach-power-production-security/ to view the full article online.
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American Machinist New orders for machine tools and related technology dipped only slightly from September to October, falling 0.3% to $327.4 million, according to data reported by AMT – the Association for Manufacturing Technology in its latest U.S. Machine Tools Orders report. It was the second-consecutive monthly increase in order volumes, an encouraging detail in what has been a 15-month stall in overall growth for the manufacturing technology sector.
Visit http://americanmachinist.com/machining-cutting/october-us-machine-tool-orders-reveal-weaknesses-manufacturing to view the full article online.
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Venture Capital Post Samsung and Baidu express their interest in manufacturing self-driving cars. The former company has just started its production with components for use in autonomous vehicles, while the latter company has just successfully tested a self-driving BMW in China. Published reports say that this move from the two big companies is a preparation in the event that mobile industry seems to come to an end.
Visit http://www.vcpost.com/articles/111923/20151214/samsung-baidu-up-manufacturing-self-driving-cars.htm to view the full article online.
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Time Hillary Clinton rolled out a plan to boost manufacturing in the United States and assist recovering post-industrial communities on Tuesday, part of a package of tax credits and federal research funding.
Visit http://time.com/4140404/hillary-clinton-manufacturing/ to view the full article online.
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Mining.com The pain for iron ore producers is not expected to let up anytime soon, as numbers out of China indicate that steel demand is dropping.
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