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Cement plays a critical role in almost all infrastructure and construction. As a result, cement making represents a massive global...
Usually, higher strength steels provide less ductility, and vice-versa. Materials scientists and engineers continuously look at methods for getting the most of these two qualities within...
Laser engraving is used for many different medical and manufacturing applications. The equipment needed for the capability is typically heavy, complex, and far from portable. There...
Developed by scientists at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) of Russia, a new, extra buoyant aluminum material may make ships and other structures...
Ceramic is one of those materials that’s been in use for tens of thousands of years and is still one of the most commonplace substances today–and...
There are a number of cars that have become iconic thanks to Hollywood blockbusters. Right up there with the Batmobile, Ghostbusters’ Ecto-1, there are few better...
Some see it as a tech leader’s pipe dream and others see it as the future of high-speed public transportation. It’s called the Hyperloop and it’s...
Depending upon when you read the headlines and which headlines you read, American manufacturing is either on the up and up—fostered by lower energy and labor...
Aluminum is getting new attention as a strong lightweight material that has ample potential in aerospace, commercial, and automotive industries–especially as automakers look for ways of...
We’ve recently seen aluminum put to work on an auto easily associated with reliable power: the Ford F150 Pickup. As Ford opted to switch from steel...
If you’re looking for robots that can help you assemble and pack your products, you now have plenty of options. Manufacturing robots and automated assembly equipment...
Is this the era for self-maintaining machines? Researchers, through a German initiative have come closer to the principle of a machine that has the ability to...
How important are railroads to the country’s economy? For over 180 years, railroads have revolutionized transportation, catalyzed economic development and united a nation. Thousands of American...
How has the automotive manufacturing affected automation and robotics? The resurgence of automotive manufacturing has buoyed the demand for global automation and robotics. Why Manufacturers Decide...
The U.S. used to be a booming industrial power that churned out millions of products created on assembly lines by factory workers. Manufacturing has been the...
Although the recovery since the recession has been a rocky road for many industries, positive growth from the manufacturing sector has been quite evident in the...
For much of the last century, the United States automotive manufacturing industry had an enormous impact on the economy. The quantity of new cars manufactured and...
An original equipment manufacturer (OEM) supplies replacement products or components for resale or incorporation into another product under a reseller’s brand name. OEM also defines part...
Once one of the most strategic parts of the U.S. manufacturing base, electronic manufacturing has continued its overall decline over the past decade despite recent attempts...
According to the 2011 Next Generation Manufacturing Study/Survey from the Manufacturing Performance Institute, manufacturing companies in the United States have been ignoring maintenance and upgrades for...
