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Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas

Pentagon to Reap Rewards From $53 Billion Chips Act

February 28, 2023

Via: The Wall Street Journal

The Pentagon will have secure access to leading-edge semiconductors manufactured at facilities receiving funding from the $53 billion Chips Act, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said, ensuring the industry can supply the military with the advanced chips it needs for modern […]


Regulations

Huawei Export Licenses Could be Revoked by U.S.

February 28, 2023

Via: The Wall Street Journal

The Biden administration is considering revoking export licenses issued to U.S. suppliers for sales to Chinese telecom company Huawei Technologies Co., according to people familiar with the matter, part of a broader tightening of technology trade over national security concerns. […]


Process, Quality Control

Tracking High-Performance Machine Vision Applications With Rotary Encoders

February 28, 2023

Via: Metrology and Quality News

Increasingly, manufacturers rely on a growing array of machine vision systems to improve production throughput, product quality, and product traceability. These systems are integrated into both stationary manufacturing equipment and mobile platforms such as AGVs or AMRs. Common applications include […]


Process, R & D

Locator Software Adds Flexibility and Usability To Mobile Robotics

February 28, 2023

Via: Metrology and Quality News

With Bosch Rexroth’s ROKIT Locator software, mobile robots can independently determine their position. Users no longer need expert knowledge or additional infrastructure to commission a mobile robot. Locator allows mobile robots to determine their position and orientation in any environment, […]


News

Additive Manufacturing Users Group Awards Two Scholarships

February 28, 2023

Via: Manufacturing Tomorrow

The Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) today announced the recipients of its scholarships. Dr. Les Kalman, Assistant Professor in restorative dentistry at Western University (London, Ontario, Canada), has been awarded the Randy Stevens Scholarship for educators in additive manufacturing. Brent […]


Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas

UK Space Agency funds growth in UK regions

February 27, 2023

Via: Electronics Weekly

The money will support Space South Central’s aims to promote collaboration and champion space-related business and R&D across Hampshire, Surrey and the Isle of Wight. According to Space South Central the region accounts for an estimated £3 billion of national […]


Process, Production

Billions Invested Into Kansas

February 27, 2023

Via: Business Facilities Magazine

Kansas generated nearly $7.5 billion in capital investments last year. Contributing to that number was Panasonic, which announced a $4 billion electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant in De Soto in November 2022. “My administration has made Kansas a state where […]


Regulations

The Biden Administration Issues Standards for American-made EV Chargers

February 15, 2023

Via: Alliance for American Manufacturing

Legislation that both tightens and expands coverage of Buy America rules governing federal infrastructure spending passed with the big, honkin’ Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) in 2021. And, as noted in an Alliance for American Manufacturing opinion published recently in the […]


Process, Production

New plan outlines steps for US to double annual lithium battery revenues to $33 billion, provide 100,000 jobs by 2030

February 15, 2023

Via: Phys.org

Li-Bridge, a public-private alliance representing the U.S. battery ecosystem, convened by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and managed by Argonne National Laboratory, released today an action plan to accelerate the creation of a robust domestic manufacturing base and comprehensive […]


Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas

Blue Origin rocket wins NASA award for Escapade Mars Science Mission

February 15, 2023

Via: Electronics Weekly

The launch, from Space Launch Complex-36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, is targeted for late 2024. It will then take around 11 months to arrive at Mars after leaving Earth’s orbit, reports Blue Origin, which was founded […]


News

Splunk to Cut About 325 Jobs, Scale Back Outsourcing

February 1, 2023

Via: The Wall Street Journal

Splunk Inc. said it is laying off about 325 employees, or 4% of its staff, becoming the latest tech company to cut jobs. The company, which makes software used by information-technology and security operations to crunch data, on Wednesday also […]


News

Intel CEO Takes Pay Cut as Chip Maker Targets Cost Reductions

February 1, 2023

Via: The Wall Street Journal

Intel Corp. Chief Executive Pat Gelsinger and other managers are taking pay cuts, days after the chip maker posted quarterly earnings that disappointed Wall Street and spurred a downgrade in the company’s credit rating. Mr. Gelsinger, in the top job […]


Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas

Boeing, Atlas Air Celebrate Delivery of Final 747

February 1, 2023

Via: ASD News

Boeing and Atlas Air Worldwide joined thousands of people – including current and former employees as well as customers and suppliers – to celebrate the delivery of the final 747 to Atlas, bringing to a close more than a half […]


News

New leadership at Phoenix Contact Development and Manufacturing

January 31, 2023

Via: Manufacturing Tomorrow

Phoenix Contact announces the promotion of Davis Mathews and Heath Scoggin as the new leadership team for Phoenix Contact Development and Manufacturing, Inc. Mathews and Scoggin will lead the Industry Management and Automation (IMA) and Industrial Components and Electronics (ICE) […]


Logistics, Process

JLT Mobile Computers targets the port, manufacturing, and warehousing segments with upgraded JLT6012™ computer

January 31, 2023

Via: Manufacturing Tomorrow

Växjö, Sweden, 31 January 2023 * * * JLT Mobile Computers, a leading developer of reliable computing solutions for demanding environments, has upgraded its powerful and versatile JLT6012 rugged vehicle-mount terminals (VMTs). Originally developed for demanding warehouse and logistics applications […]


Aerospace & Defense, Industry Focus Areas

Airbus and ArianeGroup Sign Ariane 6 Transition Batch Contract in Spain

November 22, 2022

Via: ASD News

Airbus and ArianeGroup have signed a contract for the next transition batch of Ariane 6 large carbon fibre structures. The contract includes the manufacturing and supply of innovative, large, lightweight structures for the next fourteen Ariane 6 launchers, to be […]


Industry Focus Areas, Workforce Development

How We Can Inspire Our New Generation Into Engineering

November 14, 2022

Via: Manufacturing Tomorrow

It’s no secret that the engineering sector is experiencing a shortage of workers. In fact, research shows that the industry will need to train and employ around 200,000 people by 2024 to fill the gap. Here, we’ll explore how your business can […]


Logistics, Process

Smart Robots Empower Warehouse Teams In Labor Shortage

November 1, 2022

Via: Industry Today

Robots continue helping humans with everything from leisure to work activities – from playing music and delivering food to picking and packing inventory in distribution centers. As growing labor shortages, volatile lead times, global supply chain challenges and rising costs […]


Industry Focus Areas, Motorized Vehicle

Is Tesla Cybertruck Launch Delayed Again? Reports Say Mass Production Will Start by the End of 2023

November 1, 2022

Via: Tech Times

Tesla is reportedly expecting to begin mass production of the Cybertruck by the end of 2023, two years beyond the original timetable for the highly-anticipated sharp-angled electric truck that CEO Elon Musk introduced in 2019. This information was given to […]


News

BMW, Envision, Hyundai: More US Battery Factories Coming

November 1, 2022

Via: Design News

The US battery-building spree continues as BMW and Hyundai each made major announcements this month. First, BMW Group announced a $700 million investment to build a new high-voltage battery assembly facility in Woodruff, SC, close to the company’s Spartanburg automobile […]