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(Seimens: Munich) -- Siemens Digital Industries Software has announced the latest updates to its NX software, the flagship product engineering solution from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio. Siemens’ NX is the chosen design, engineering, and manufacturing solution for a wide cross section of…
(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN) -- The U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory will team up with six of eight companies that are advancing designs and research and development for fusion power plants with the mission to achieve a pilot-scale demonstration of fusion within a decade.
Rising…
(CIMdata, Ann Arbor, MI) -- CIMdata, a global product life-cycle management (PLM) consulting and research firm, has punlished an ebook that summarizes the results of a multisponsor collaborative research program, and highlights Eurostep’s perspective on the topic of digital threads. The CIMdata-…
(Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Oak Ridge, TN) -- More than 100 years ago, the hydropower industry, which today generates 32 percent of all U.S. renewable energy, was built using traditional manufacturing processes. But surging energy demand, higher material costs, and supply chain hurdles have led…
(API: Rockville, MD) -- Accurate paper production depends on proper alignment, from calendar stacks to press rolls to unwind stands, felt stretches, and much more. Paper mills traditionally bear these alignment costs in one of three ways: 1) They can contract optical alignment services from a…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a paper outlining its vision and strategy for a National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC), a key component of the research and development program established by…
(Dürr: Stuttgart, Germany) -- Togg, Turkey’s global technology brand and first smart and connected EV manufacturer, has an ambitious target for its Technology Campus for electric vehicles: to be one of the most environmentally friendly plants in Europe. Dürr planned and built the paint shop as a…
(Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Oak Ridge, TN) -- In partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is launching a supercomputer dedicated to climate science research. The new system is the fifth supercomputer to be installed and…
(EstateSpace: Great Falls, VA) -- In uncertain economic times, finding ways to save money is more important than ever. When you think of your valuable assets, you may think of investments, such as stocks, bonds, or trusts. But there is another type of asset to consider: nonfinancial assets such as…
(Digital Twin Consortium: Boston) -- The Digital Twin Consortium (DTC) has announced the publication of a white paper, “Decarbonizing the Built World: A Call to Action.” It outlines how building owners and their community of stakeholders can reduce carbon emissions using performance-based digital…
(Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division and Altium have entered a strategic partnership which will help the design and manufacturing of electronics be more environmentally sustainable.
The partnership combines Hexagon’s expertise…
(White House: Washington, D.C.) -- Through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Biden-Harris administration has launched the first CHIPS for America funding opportunity for manufacturing incentives to restore U.S. leadership in semiconductor…
(Polar Structure AB: Stockholm) -- Swedish infrastructure company Polar Structure AB (Polar Structure), announced it is expanding into the public EV charging space with the goal of establishing an ultra-fast EV charging network across the United States. Polar has selected GenZ EV Solutions as its U…
(ORNL: Oak Ridge, TN) -- When aging vehicle batteries lack the juice to power your car anymore, they may still hold energy. Yet it’s tough to find new uses for lithium-ion batteries with different makers, ages, and sizes. A solution is urgently needed because battery recycling options are scarce.…
(Engineering.com: Toronto, Ontario) -- The automotive industry ranks first place in digital transformation, according to a new report from ABI Research.
The sector scored a 3.7 out of 5 on ABI’s Digital Transformation Index, which assesses digital maturity across seven criteria, including robotics…
(Soprana Personnel: Vilnius, Lithuania) -- With remote work on the rise, workers often find it difficult to unplug, struggling to separate life from work, while managers often cross the line and complicate it. Remote work experts recommend setting boundaries and taking up certain rituals to avoid…
(Mruik’s Display: Guangdong province, China) -- Mruik’s Display, which manufactures LED window displays, has announced its active participation in diminishing carbon emissions from its manufacturing plant. The firm is employing different energy alternatives, including wind and solar power, to…
(NCMS: Ann Arbor, MI) -- The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) has published a new technology brief focused on advances in predictive maintenance, also known as condition-based maintenance (CBM+).
Over the past several decades, industries with High-Value Assets (HVAs) have…
(Key Technology: Walla Walla, WA) -- Mariani has led the dried fruit industry for 115 years by focusing on product quality along with production efficiency. Last year, the company decided to integrate grading and sorting on one prune-processing line at its Marysville, California, facility and began…
(Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Oak Ridge, TN) -- Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a new method for producing a key component of lithium-ion batteries. The result is a more affordable battery from a faster, less wasteful process that uses…
(Sculpteo: Paris) -- Sculpteo, a leader in 3D printing and digital manufacturing, has just published the eighth edition of The State of 3D Printing Report, its annual global survey conducted to provide the additive manufacturing insight required to inform and improve business strategies. As part of…
(Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Oak Ridge, TN) -- The U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has exclusively licensed battery electrolyte technology to Safire Technology Group. The collection of five patented technologies is designed for a drop-in additive for lithium-ion…
(MIT: Cambridge, Massachusetts) -- When you use self-checkout machines in supermarkets and drugstores, you’re probably not doing a better job of bagging your purchases than checkout clerks once did. Automation just makes bagging less expensive for large retail chains.
“If you introduce self-…
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- How can we remove carbon dioxide—a greenhouse gas—from fossil-fuel power plant exhaust before it ever reaches the atmosphere? New findings suggest a promising answer lies in a simple, economical, and potentially reusable material analyzed at the National Institute of…
(Husky Technologies, Bolton, MA) -- Husky Technologies, a pioneering technology provider delivering essential needs to the global community, was in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 8–11, exhibiting at Gulfood Manufacturing 2022. The Massachusetts-based company showed off its latest technologies,…
