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(CADDi: Chicago) -- American manufacturers aren’t seeing the future through rose-tinted glasses.
According to new research conducted and released by software development company CADDi, about 49% of U.S. manufacturers expect a recession to hit in 2025, with 84% predicting it will happen within the…
(Configit: Copenhagen, Denmark) -- Configit, a global leader in configuration life cycle management (CLM), has released Configit Ace 7 and Quote 13. Configit Ace 7 is designed and optimized for SaaS deployment with new significant capabilities that are only available to SaaS customers, while…
(Vibronyx: Nashville, TN ) -- Vibronyx, a minority- and veteran-owned analytics services company, has been awarded the prestigious 2024 Defense Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) Achievement Award for its work on developing the Joint Food Management System (JFMS). The award recognizes Vibronyx’s…
(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN) -- The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity, in partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has launched an experimental platform for energy sector-related data with enhanced emphasis on governance and usability. The Open Energy Hub is a connection hub of…
(Metrologic Group: Wixom, MI) -- Metrologic Group, a software development company specializing in 3D metrology and quality control, has entered into a partnership with QFP, a provider of customized measurement systems for 3D metrology.
This partnership aims to support industrial companies looking…
(AMETEK Solartron ISA: Shildon, England) -- AMETEK Solartron ISA, a leader in wet gas metering, has introduced the Dualstream FALCON, an innovative product developed to address the process and environmental challenges specific to the Middle East wet gas market.
Designed to excel in harsh, high…
(Boston Materials: Billerica, MA) – Boston Materials Inc., a manufacturer of advanced materials key to the next generation of semiconductors and aircraft platforms, has announced $13.5 million in new funding. The investment was led by AccelR8 and Diamond Edge Ventures, the U.S.-based corporate…
(Georgia Institute of Technology: Atlanta) -- A research team led by Georgia Tech’s Hailong Chen has developed a low-cost iron chloride cathode for lithium-ion batteries that could radically improve lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), potentially transforming the electric vehicle (EV) market and large-…
(Siemens: Munich) -- Siemens has signed an agreement to acquire Altair Engineering, a leading provider of software in the industrial simulation and analysis market. Altair shareholders will receive $113 per share, representing an enterprise value of approximately $10 billion. The offer price…
(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN) -- Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory were recently honored with the prestigious ACE Award for Composites Excellence by the American Composites Manufacturers Association. The team won the “innovation in green composites design” prize…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce has made its first award under the CHIPS Incentives Program’s Funding Opportunity for Commercial Fabrication Facilities of up to $123 million in direct funding to Polar Semiconductor (Polar). The award follows the previously signed…
(Yaskawa: Miamisburg, OH) -- Yaskawa America, Motoman Robotics Division (Yaskawa Motoman), a leading North American robotics manufacturer, has completed an expansion of its headquarters in Miamisburg, Ohio. The 185,000 sq ft state-of-the-art addition will nearly double the size of the company’s…
(NewTek: Pennsauken, NJ) -- NewTek custom-designs linear position sensors for companies that can no longer source replacement LVDTs from original suppliers. As LVDT manufacturers discontinue specific lines of position sensors or no longer offer small volumes of custom LVDTs, companies find it hard…
(PG&O: Santa Ana, CA) -- Precision Glass & Optics, a leader in the optical manufacturing industry for nearly 40 years, announces its improved capability to produce high-volume, high-quality optical components that operate from 0.2 μm to 15 μm.
PG&O’s PR Hoffman 5400 double-sided…
(Quantic: East Providence, RI) -- Quantic Electronics has announced it will exhibit at the 2024 Defense Innovation Days, hosted by the Southeastern New England Defense Industry Alliance (SENEDIA), in Newport, Rhode Island, August 26–28.
Representatives from Quantic and its businesses—Quantic BEI,…
(CIMdata: Ann Arbor, MI) -- The Aerospace & Defense (A&D) PLM Action Group (AD PAG) has released the third edition of its PLM Global Collaboration position paper.
The purpose of the position paper is to document AD PAG’s collective vision for a common mechanism to support original…
(Rockwell: Milwaukee) -- Rockwell Automation Inc. has announced the results of its ninth annual “State of Smart Manufacturing Report: CPG Edition.” The global study encompasses the responses of 158 leaders from consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers, including home and personal care, as well…
(HICX: London) -- HICX is announcing its Voice of the Supplier Survey 2024. The new survey builds on its 2021 predecessor, which revealed that some of the world’s biggest businesses are making it hard for suppliers to do their best work. Keen to learn the state of affairs today, HICX set out to…
(Aras: Andover, MA) -- Aras, a leader in product life cycle management (PLM) and digital thread solutions, announces the availability of its new Supplier Management Solutions for Aras Innovator. This suite of applications streamlines collaboration, assessment, and connectivity with suppliers and…
(ETQ: Burlington, MA) -- ETQ, part of Hexagon, has revealed results of its global survey “The Pulse of Quality in Manufacturing 2024.” The survey found that the vast majority of respondents (73%) have had a product recall in the past five years, with financial costs reaching $99.9 million in the…
(ZEISS: Oberkochen, Germany) -- In the first half of the fiscal year (ending March 31, 2024), the ZEISS Group generated revenue totaling 5,304 million euros, an increase of 10% compared to the previous year. All four segments of the ZEISS Group contributed to this. Earnings before interest and…
(Pico MES: San Francisco) -- Pico MES, a software company enabling midsize factories to error-proof their assembly processes, is enhancing production, employee satisfaction, and business growth for factories at the heart of American manufacturing.
More than 98% of the U.S. supply chain has…
(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN) -- A collection of seven technologies for lithium recovery developed by scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been licensed to Element3, a Texas-based company focused on extracting lithium from wastewater produced by oil and gas…
(TRIMEDX: Indianapolis) -- TRIMEDX has launched GeoSense, a real-time location system (RTLS) for healthcare. The system provides health systems with accurate and timely medical device tracking data by using next-generation, multimodal technology that is lightweight, room-level precise, and easy to…
(LMA Consulting: Claremont, CA) -- Lisa Anderson, MBA, CSCP, CLTD, and president of LMA Consulting Group, a leader in supply chain optimization and transformation, has recently launched the innovative Supply Chain Profitability Assessment. This tool prompts supply chain professionals, operations…
