NASA Looks to Help From Manufacturers to Explore Mars
WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA — NASA will need the help of its manufacturing contractors as the agency steps up exploration of Mars, an agency official said.
WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA — NASA will need the help of its manufacturing contractors as the agency steps up exploration of Mars, an agency official said.
Reuters (5/23, Ajmera) reports Honeywell International “said on Tuesday it would decide by fall this year whether to separate its aerospace business,” which Reuters says is “a move hedge fund Third Point LLC wants the U.S. industrial conglomerate to pursue.”
Jarod Weber, GTMI undergraduate researcher, won first place for the poster presentation challenge at the AeroDef Manufacturing 2017 Conference (an SME conference). It was open to undergrads, masters, & PhD students, along with anyone under the age of 35 in industry, with a focus on aerospace/defense manufacturing research.
CIO Magazine (5/10, Mearian) reports that the “start-up Impossible Objects on Tuesday unveiled its Model One 3D printer, which it claims is the first such printer that can build parts from composite materials including carbon fiber, Kevlar and fiberglass.”
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In a column for The Huffington Post (5/4, Holt, Contributor) Proto Labs President and CEO Vicki Holt writes that “for businesses looking to operate more efficiently and competitively, digital manufacturing models have the potential to create tangible business results that can be realized from the factory floor all the way to the board room.”
There was a time, not that long ago, that the Industrial Internet of Things, or IIoT, sounded theoretical.
Dimitrije Milovich and Radius Engineering receive industry awards for their longtime contributions
(Dearborn, Mich., March 8, 2017) – Manufacturing jobs are on the rise, but the industry is dealing with a severe shortage of workers equipped with the knowledge and skills needed to function in advanced manufacturing workplaces.
BURLINGTON, ON–(Marketwired – Mar 7, 2017) – Memex Inc. (“MEMEX”) ( TSX VENTURE : OEE ) today announced that the Company will present its MERLIN Tempus IIoT software platform at SME’s AeroDef conference in Fort Worth, Texas on March 7 and 8 and the American Manufacturing Strategies Summit in Chicago, Illinois on March 28 and 29.