AMT Tech Report: Issue #334
Robots in the wild. Path to lights-out. War games and advanced manufacturing. Roll your own 3D printer. New metals.
AMT Tech Report: Issue #333
Check and MFG. Micron's coming to Manassas. Start them while they're young. 3D scanning a physical original... Diamonds (batteries) are (almost) forever.
Automation, Innovation, Transformation
Manufacturers are doers—always building, innovating, and transforming. It’s no surprise that the most-read articles on AMTonline.org this year spotlighted the driving forces of the industry: automation, innovation, and transformation.
Hit or Myth: Automation and Tomorrow’s Workforce
This article will explore how demand for automation responded to historic shifts, the impact on manufacturing jobs, and what impacts these shifting trends have had on productivity.
IMTS 2024: Where Technology and Community Inspired the Extraordinary
IMTS 2024 brought the manufacturing technology community together for six exhilarating days filled with opportunities to explore new solutions and build meaningful connections.
Featuring the Future: IMTS+ Main Stage
From industry icons to next-generation innovators, presenters on the IMTS+ Main Stage shared a common conviction that the future of the manufacturing industry is limited only by imagination – and there is no shortage of that.
The Economics of Automation
With skilled workers in short supply, fewer young people interested in on-site work, boomers retiring, and demand remaining elevated, manufacturers could invest in automation for multiple returns.
Making the Most of Your People — And Equipment
While there are some who see signs of manufacturing struggling, the United States continues to lead in receiving the greatest amount of direct foreign investment, much of which is invested in the manufacturing sector.
AMT Tech Report: Issue #331
Money for nothing and your CHIPs for free. AR: Still not dead, still not accessible. Flawless existential dread. You think tech is moving too fast now? AM-optimized motion control.
Challenges and Opportunities of Automation in Aerospace Manufacturing
The ARM Institute held a panel discussion on the challenges and opportunities for automation in aerospace manufacturing. They tackled efficiency and production; economic, technical, and human challenges; management support; workforce development; and more.