A new device has just been introduced into the factory automation market, the ADLINK IMX-2000. The IMX-2000 is a handheld device that can be used in manufacturing, logistics, and transportation. The handheld device uses the Android 2.3 operating system, and combines RFID, barcode scanner, and 3G/WLAN wireless transmission functions. The...
Automation World post an article yesterday about a new controller communications product from Molex that allows you to connect controllers from multiple vendors in order to improve the control you have over you automation. One of the newest releases of this type comes from Molex, which has upgraded the firmware...
In North Dakota, the manufacturing sector has stayed strong even in spite of the recessional and economic problems that have plagued the industry in other parts of the country. During the worst period of the recession, the Grand Forks firm Applied Products Inc. experienced something new: a drop in sales for...
Philly.com ran an article, “Leading manufacturing companies unveil veteran job-training program” on their buisiness page this morning discussing a new program being instituted to help veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan: Some of the nation's leading manufacturing companies announced a new program Monday to help veterans gain the skills necessary to fill...
It seems that after years and countless numbers of manufacturing jobs leaving the U.S. will be returning to American soil, according to an article by MLive.com’s Melissa Anders: But that trend of offshoring may be slowing or even reversing, according to research from Tobias Schoenherr , an assistant professor of supply...
A recent Forbes article explained the reasons why manufacturing may be coming back to the U.S. for the long term. Many manufacturers are increasingly reevaluating their U.S. strategies, such as their separation of R&D and production, and their production abroad and importation back to U.S. buyers. Depending on the industry, they...
Reuters reported this past week that the Purchasing Managers Index of "flash" manufacturing was at 51.5 for the month of September, pointing to slow growth which has been a trend over the last few months. The index averaged 51.5 in the third quarter, below the 54.2 registered between April and June,...
The Atlantic has a great article on a new development in manufacturing. They profile a new development in start-ups called Maker Works in Ann Arbor, Michigan where they combine high-tech with manufacturing. Opened in May of this year, Maker Works consists of 11,000 square feet of workshop rooms and thrilling collections...
CNN Money has an effective summary of the trend we've been talking about for years now, the move to more skilled employment in manufacturing: The number of job openings for skilled factory workers has increased 38% since 2005, according to numbers from the Conference Board that measure labor demand across industries. More...
Reuters and the Associated Press both have stories on a recent report by the Institute for Supply Management on job growth in the Manufacturing sector. Here's Reuters: ISM's index of national factory activity fell to 49.6 in August, from 49.8 in July, and shy of the 50.0 median estimate in a...
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