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Reuters Ford Motor Co. recently shook up its top management, naming strategy chief Jim Farley as chief operating officer and promising skeptical investors that the company will kick a slow-moving turnaround into higher gear. Visit https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ford-motor-coo/ford-shakes-up-top-management-three-days-after-weak-profit-outlook-idUSKBN2011SO to view the full article online. |
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February 18-20 | Alexandria, VA This course will provide an introduction and emphasis on the differences between parallel axis and worm and crossed axis helical gears. Students will learn to describe the basics of worm and crossed axis helical gears, their fundamental design principles, application guidelines and recommendations, and lubrication requirement. A discussion of accuracy and quality will take place.
Visit https://www.agma.org/education/advanced-courses/2020-worm-gear-design/ to view the full article online. |
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WFSB
Creating jobs is part of any successful economy and Connecticut is struggling to fill some of them. During Governor Ned Lamont’s State of the State address last week, he focused on job growth and making the state more competitive. Visit https://www.wfsb.com/news/governor-colleges-working-to-fill-manufacturing-jobs/article_b8e26292-4926-11ea-8d55-23a75a9a64dc.html to view the full article online. |
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PR Newswire Leading atomic layer deposition (ALD) experts Forge Nano and ALD Nanosolutions merge to bring cutting edge surface engineering techniques to market. By “starting at the surface” the companies can engineer exact material properties, at an atomic level, optimizing a number of characteristics by controlling the way surfaces behave and interact with one another and their environment.
Visit https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/forge-nano-and-ald-nanosolutions-combine-forces-making-atomic-level-manufacturing-a-reality-301000118.html to view the full article online. |
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Supply Chain Dive
Manufacturing CFOs are more skeptical than economists that a recession will hit in 2020, according to a survey by BDO, in which 20% of manufacturing CFO respondents believed a recession would happen this year. A 2019 survey by the National Association for Business Economists found that 45% of economists believed a recession would happen in 2020. Visit https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/manufacturers-prepare-next-recession/571599/ to view the full article online. |
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ZDNet
Small Robot Company (SRC), the UK-based agri-tech startup, has announced the next stage in the development of its crop-monitoring robot, called ‘Tom’. The prototype design— which is currently on trial at 20 farms around the UK — will be ‘finessed’ in partnership with Tharsus, an OEDM based in Blyth Northumberland. Visit https://www.zdnet.com/article/weed-mapping-robot-moves-from-prototype-to-fleet-manufacture/ to view the full article online. |
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Electrek Luxury automakers BMW and Mercedes-Benz are both pursuing robust rollouts of EVs. But the two brands also consider EV markets to be uncertain in the next few years. Their receptive strategies for dealing with that perceived uncertainty are different.
Visit https://electrek.co/2020/02/05/bmw-and-mercedes-benz-take-opposing-views-on-flexible-ev-manufacturing/ to view the full article online. |
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3D Printing Industry
The U.S. Army is working toward developing its supply chain to support the integration of additive manufacturing. That’s according to Gen. Gus Perna, the head of Army Material Command, speaking at a press event in Washington, D.C., in February. Visit https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/u-s-army-marching-towards-integrating-additive-manufacturing-within-its-supply-chain-168229/ to view the full article online. |
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Xinhuanet Japanese automaker Toyota has opened its second manufacturing plant in Mexico. Toyota has so far invested 700 million U.S. dollars in the new plant, located in Apaseo el Grande, in central Guanajuanto state.
Visit http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-02/07/c_138762886.htm to view the full article online. |
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March 24-26 | Alexandria, VA
Gain a basic understanding of steel and its properties. Learn to make use of steel properties in an application and understand the potential that different steel and heat treatment options can offer. And explore how performance of the material depends on how the steel is produced. Visit https://www.agma.org/education/advanced-courses/2020-steels-for-gear-applications/ to view the full article online. |
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TCT Magazine
A group of 20 companies have developed qualification guidelines for additively manufactured parts in the oil & gas and maritime industries. Encompassing 3D printing vendors like Additive Industries and SLM Solutions, metal powder companies like Sandvik and voestalpine, parts supplers like Aidro Hydraulics and Ivaldi Group and oil & gas giants like Shell and BP, the joint innovation project (JIP) has aimed to represent the complete value chain. Visit https://www.tctmagazine.com/3d-printing-news/joint-innovation-project-qualification-3d-printed-parts-heavy/ to view the full article online. |
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TCT Magazine
Cutting tool manufacturer Guhring UK has recorded significant weight, cost and time savings after additively manufacturing a H13 tool steel milling cutter. Visit https://www.tctmagazine.com/3d-printing-news/guhring-uk-additively-manufactures-h13-tool-steel-milling-cutter-markforged/ to view the full article online. |
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Industrial Machinery Digest
Customers GROB 5-axis machining center with Siemens CNC onboard reduces cycle time by 50% and tooling costs by 60% for Seattle-based job shop Honeycutt Manufacturing, a Mukilteo, Washington, job shop in service to the aerospace, marine and general industrial markets. The company made a major investment recently in a GROB G550T 5-axis universal machining center. Visit https://industrialmachinerydigest.com/industrial-news/features/industry-insights/driving-more-business-from-aerospace/ to view the full article online. |
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Liebherr
With its 50th anniversary theme “United by Success,” the manufacturer remains focused on its commitment to U.S. customers. Visit https://www.liebherr.com/en/usa/latest-news/news-press-releases/detail/liebherr-to-celebrate-50th-anniversary-in-the-usa-news.html?news.type=news to view the full article online. |
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The Additive Report
Mapal has developed 3D-printed bell tools with brazed PCD inserts, which helps reduce the weight of the tools without affecting their strength and integrity. Visit https://www.thefabricator.com/additivereport/product/additive/mapal-introduces-metal-3d-printed-bell-cutting-tools to view the full article online. |
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ET Auto
The change in fuel composition means many automobile components will need to be modified or even replaced. Meanwhile, electric vehicles require components that are lightweight but strong. Visit https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/auto-components/godrej-tooling-gears-up-for-indias-electric-vehicle-revolution/74009887 to view the full article online. |
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IndustryWeek
Digital twins are rapidly becoming a business imperative for the next evolution of digital enterprises. By design, digital twins take advantage of the vast amounts of data from connected devices to provide a detailed, data-based model of a physical system. As the industrial internet of things (IIoT) connects more and more of these devices within organizations, virtually simulations of physical environments are becoming an increasingly critical piece of an enterprise digital strategy. Visit https://www.industryweek.com/technology-and-iiot/article/21121741/are-you-using-digital-twins to view the full article online. |
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Electrive
BMW is increasing production capacities and the number of employees in its electric drive production competence centre in Dingolfing faster than initially planned, due to the high demand for plug-in vehicles. Visit https://www.electrive.com/2020/02/06/bmw-increases-electric-powertrain-production/ to view the full article online. |
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The National Interest
The Navy has now issued at least one-fourth of the design work and begun further advancing work on systems such as a stealthy “electric drive” propulsion system for the emerging nuclear-armed Columbia-Class ballistic missile submarines by 2021. Visit https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/how-revolutionary-electric-drive-could-make-americas-nuclear-missile-submarines-even to view the full article online. |
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Electrive
CNH Industrial and Nikola Motor will build the Nikola Tre, a heavy-duty articulated truck in battery-electric and fuel cell models, at the Iveco plant in Ulm. The first models that will go into production are the battery-electric 4x2 and 6x2 vehicles. The battery trucks are to be built from 2021, the fuel cell version is planned for 2023. Visit https://www.electrive.com/2020/02/07/nikola-tre-to-be-built-in-ulm-germany/ to view the full article online. |