FANUC, the Japanese group specializing in automation products and services, have announced plans to double the size of their West Campus in Michigan, The ambitious development project will see the completed campus expanded to approximately 2 million square feet. The...
The Federal Reserve yesterday announced that a solid rebound in American manufacturing, particularly in vehicles, following two months of declines, had helped push overall industrial production up in July. The data from the Federal Reserve report revealed that a...
Mitsubishi Electric have unveiled its new Automation Melservo-J5D servo amplifiers which the company claims are ideal for medium to large servo applications that require multiple drive units capable of managing regenerative energy. Available in 400V and 1kW to 7kW...
The long-awaited CHIPS-Plus Act finally passed through the Senate lasy week as the semiconductor subsidy measure amassed 64 votes in favor to beat 33 against. Trade groups representing manufacturers and semiconductor companies hailed the bill’s passage to the House of...
Italy-based Roboze has focused on high temperature 3D printing for several years, a domain where exotic engineering polymers can be used to 3D print extremely strong and functional parts for production purposes. In some applications, the 3D printed polymer parts are...
After a period of almost constant and unparalleled growth, heavy industry in China is facing up to a mini-crisis with Samsung Electronics moving to Vietnam and the Japanese government paying companies to leave China as more and more manufacturers are deciding to leave...
The labor shortage is an ongoing concern in manufacturing, as the COVID-19 pandemic triggered employee moves across industries and put in place new guidelines for sick days and isolations at many manufacturing facilities. In short, it’s now more difficult to fill...
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology agency said last week that the country's automobile sector is back to normal, with both output and sales in May increasing more than 50 percent from April. Major suppliers SAIC Motor and SKF concur. SAIC, which...
Collaboration between information technology leader Accenture, robot solutions provider ANYbotics and, data and digital twin platform provider Cognite, has propelled robotics into a new era. This is the era of mobile, autonomous and intelligent robots. Robots that...
Ford Motor Co. has revealed details of its plans to add more than 6,200 new U.S. manufacturing jobs in the Midwest, converting nearly 3,000 temporary UAW-Ford workers to permanent full-time status as well as providing all hourly employees healthcare benefits on the...
