Testbeds for Smarter Manufacturing
New technology is a growth engine for manufacturing, but change risks disruption and enormous costs. Incrementally rolling out new equipment and software using technology testbeds helps refine and optimize processes before production deployment.
AMT Member News
DOD Maintenance Innovation Challenge winners. Mid Atlantic Machinery a best place to work. New board members at LIFT. El Paso Makes gets new director. ASME and Autodesk tackle skills gap. AI to improve supply chains. AMNEW Data Challenges kick off.
AMT Member News
The ARM Institute wins big at the 2024 Tech50 Awards. FANUC’s opens an all-new Canadian headquarters. LIFT announces its plans for an advanced materials center in Detroit. Caron Engineering names new national sales manager. Murata Machinery turns 50.
AMT Member News
Women in Manufacturing tour HEIDENHAIN plant. Wes-Tech partners with the Reshoring Initiative. Leadership appointments at Caron Engineering. ITAR renewal by MSK Precision Products. A new RFI solicitation for advancing metal alloy systems led by NCDMM.
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.
Under Construction: The Next-Generation Workforce
Preparing young people to fill in-demand positions in the manufacturing sector will strengthen our economy, industry, and individual communities. That’s exactly what IMTS and its partners did during the Smartforce Student Summit at IMTS 2024.
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.
AMT Member News
ANCA's 2024 Female Machinist Award. PrecisionX acquires Ditron. Students' Manufacturing Day at FANUC. United Grinding: apprenticeship ambassador. New facilities for Edge Technologies, Rego-Fix. America Makes launches AMJobs tool. ARM's robotics hub cohort.
AMT Member News
America Makes elects new members to its executive committee. Edge Technologies appoints a new regional sales manager for the Upper Midwest. FANUC America establishes a $1M scholarship fund with the SME Foundation to elevate advanced manufacturing skills.
Fundamentals of Manufacturing: Additive
Today, knowing additive – and everything about it – is becoming more critical to manufacturers. Elissa Davis is back with another Fundamentals of Manufacturing article to break down additive manufacturing, how it came to be, and where it’s going.