The large-scale production and widespread use of plastics in manufacturing exploded in the 1950s. Since then, a staggering 8.3 billion metric tons of virgin plastics have been produced. Once considered a useful product, about 70% of this plastic is now waste. When...
One of the biggest problems for many companies is to fill trade positions, such as machinists, welders, sheet metal workers, plumbers and others, who are all in short supply. Although the shortage of these skilled workers has been anticipated for decades, the very...
Emerson, the Missouri based multinational giant and industrial software company has been named the ‘Industrial IoT Company of the Year’ for 2022 for its innovative automation and software. The award was given to Emerson by IoT Breakthrough and is industry-based...
High area rapid printing technology (or HARP) is a new subset of additive manufacturing or 3D printing which can be used to generate continuous, high-throughput printing of large objects at rapid speeds. HARP is much faster and more efficient than traditional forms of...
According to a report by the Census Bureau at the end of December, the U.S. goods and services gap rose by $13 billion to $80.2 billion from October to November, mainly due to more goods imports ahead of the holiday season. The latest figures, along with a record...
Schaeffler, the German manufacturing group, has been awarded Smart Technology Innovation of the Year at the ASEAN Wind Future Awards 2021 for PREMESY, their preload measurement system. The Schaeffler Group was founded in Germany in 1946 and initially manufactured...
The National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL) yesterday announced its decision to award 32 coronavirus response projects to multiple organizations across the United States funded through the American Rescue Plan (ARP). NIIMBL...
Honeywell, the North Carolina-based multinational conglomerate, has announced its new warehouse automation technology for manufacturing and logistics which has been designed to maximize storage and increase order fulfillment. The company unveiled its latest solution...
Amazon, the US global giant, has announced that it is to open a first-of-its-kind robotics manufacturing facility in Westborough, Massachusetts. The company revealed that the new facility will help expand its robotics manufacturing capabilities and growth as well as...
Rockwell Automation has announced that it has acquired Plex Systems, the manufacturing software company, for US$2.22bn from Francisco Partners. The company today announced details of the definitive agreement which had been reached between Rockwell Automation and...
