Grategy You work hard to get great employees. Want to know how to KEEP them from becoming someone else’s? The Employee Retention Summit for Manufacturers will give you the tools and strategies you need to create the workplace you want — productive, profitable and personally satisfying. Get your free ticket today.
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AGMA Technology is fundamentally changing the way manufacturing is done. The gear industry is faced with emerging trends and innovation that is challenging engineers to stay in course with cutting-edge technology to keep design quality, materials and analysis efficient. It is imperative that researchers and gear engineers communicate ideas with fellow experts in the field. AGMA’s annual Fall Technical Meeting (FTM) is the perfect forum in which to share research and to disperse knowledge for the benefit of the industry at a global level.
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Thomas Net Power solutions provider Cummins is investing further into an Indiana plant that is considered the company’s global high-horsepower headquarters. Columbus, Indiana-based Cummins said it will invest more than $25 million into its Seymour Engine Plant (SEP) over the next several years, creating and retaining more than 150 jobs over the next 5 to 10 years.
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Drone Life The three-year Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Integration Pilot Program (IPP) has ended as of October 25. Now, the program will move to a next phase, named Beyond. “The nine state, local and tribal governments that participated in the program have signed new agreements with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to continue to tackle remaining UAS integration challenges,” say a U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announcement.
Visit https://dronelife.com/2020/10/30/beyond-program-will-continue-where-uas-ipp-ends/ to view the full article online.
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Aviation Today Capua, Italy-based general aviation aircraft maker Tecnam has partnered with Rolls-Royce to develop the P-Volt, an all-electric regional aircraft that the two manufacturers envision flying an assortment of different missions ranging from passenger operations to medical evacuation and cargo. According to an Oct. 23 press release, Tecnam is also partnering with several North American and European airlines for the development of the P-Volt. Tecnam envisions P-Volt featuring enough seating capacity for up to nine passengers, with all-electric motors, avionics, heating, and air conditioning systems as well.
Visit https://www.aviationtoday.com/2020/10/27/tecnam-partners-rolls-royce-develop-electric-p-volt/ to view the full article online.
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Business Wire Having already helped almost 250 new customers around the world to achieve their digital transformation goals, PTC and Rockwell Automation announced today the expansion and early extension of their strategic alliance. This extension will ensure continuity in both companies’ sales and product development efforts and expand the agreement to include PTC’s product lifecycle management and software-as-a-Service (SaaS) products. This expansion will streamline both companies’ commercial efforts to extend a comprehensive digital thread solution, from upfront design through the operate, maintain and optimize-lifecycle stages.
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Forbes Has manufacturing missed out on an entire generation of skilled workers? In Connecticut, manufacturing is a major player in the economy — bringing 161,000 jobs, $14.9 billion in wages and $123 million in corporate income tax to the state. It’s too big to fail, but the state’s manufacturing training structures have atrophied.
Visit https://www.forbes.com/sites/markcperna/2020/11/02/manufacturing-is-a-career-not-a-job/ to view the full article online.
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Industrial Machinery Digest Like all manufactured parts, cutting tools require technical drawings to make a design a reality. Best practice for cutting tool manufacturers emphasizes the importance of a tool drawing that is detailed, clear and precise. Tool drawings are essential for many reasons — besides serving as a reference for operators to produce tools accurately and consistently, they also provide a record of the tool and enable revision control. Drawings are also predominantly used when recommending designs to customers for quoting purposes.
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3D Printing Media Network Binder jetting 3D printer manufacturer ExOne has been chosen to develop binder jet 3D printing processes for a novel steel alloy for the United States’ Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). ExOne was awarded the contract by the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) to qualify AF-9628, a high-strength steel produced by the U.S. Air Force, for binder jetting.
Visit https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/exone-to-develop-high-strength-steel-alloy-for-u-s-air-force-177992/ to view the full article online.
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Smart Industry COVID-19 has harshly impacted many industries, and industrial manufacturing has proven to be one of them as 80% of manufacturers expect the pandemic to have a financial impact on their business and a majority of those in the sector believe the pandemic will affect operations. Due to the onset of challenges over the past six months, companies have had to pivot, refocus and adapt their production lines in order to survive and keep up with customer demands.
Visit https://www.smartindustry.com/articles/2020/how-to-capitalize-on-cobots-in-post-covid-industry/ to view the full article online.
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AGMA We have enlisted the help of marketing subject matter experts who, with AGMA staff, will present six webinars for the power transmission industry. This series is an outcome of AGMA’s strategic plan that includes providing industry the tools to succeed at marketing their goods and services. The goal of the webinars is to provide member and non-members with tangible resources that they can useThe next webinar is “You don’t have to do it alone: How to outsource your marketing strategy,” November 11 at 1:00 p.m.
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