HEADLINES ARCHIVE
From Cloud Computing to Cloud Manufacturing
Cloud manufacturing (CMfg) is a new way for manufacturing companies to conduct business by utilizing tools such as cloud computing, enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and the IoT. Combining these technologies permits the creation of self-service tools, increased production efficiency and real-time tracking and management of the manufacturing process - any time, from any place.
Hard Machining, Diverse Technologies and Short Cycle Times
When faced with the need for diversity, EMAG's new vertical turning and grinding center excels.
New and Improved Line of Swiss Tooling
A wide range of static and driven Swiss tools has been introduced. They feature spindle bearing technology and ground gear components which helps extend service life and improves processing quality.
Quantum Materials Mass Producing Perovskite Quantum Dots
A continuous flow manufacturing process has been developed to produce stable, low-cost, high-purity perovskite quantum dots.
New Labeling System Simplifies Labeling for Difficult Tapered Containers
ID Technology will premiere the LSI-9135 wrap labeling system at this year’s Pack Expo at McCormick Place in Chicago, October 14-17.
New Solar Clean Water Generator Design Inspired by Origami Technique
American Chemical Society has developed a new solar steam generator that is a huge step towards globally available clean drinking water.
Call for Code Hackathon Produces Disaster Preparedness Apps
How can computer code developers provide tools that significantly improve preparedness and relief efforts? Call for Code, a project led by creator David Clark Cause and founding partner IBM, seeks to answer this question.
Conserve Precious Liquids With Patented No Drip Atomizing Nozzles
When the compressed air supply is shut off, the no drip nozzle positively seals off the flow of liquid, eliminating the possibility of drips.
IMTS 2018: Schütte to Demonstrate Newest Machine Tools
Schütte Corporation will demonstrate the newest grinders, multi-spindle machines and software from Alfred Heinrich Schütte at IMTS 2018.
Video: HP Launches High Volume 3D Metal Printer
The company is partnering with GKN Powder Metallurgy and Parmatech to produce factory parts on the printer.
Graphene Gives a New Lease on Millennia-old Gilding Techniques
University of Illinois (UI) at Urbana-Champaign researchers have improved a millennia-old conservation technique with modern metals.
IMTS 2018: LK Metrology to Feature an Altera S Multi-Purpose Compact
LK Metrology will join Nikon in their booth and feature their Altera S multi-purpose, compact CMM, and their Altera M high-speed, production-type CMM with probe and laser scanning.
Video: Going to IMTS? Look for Protolabs' Sessions on HP’s MJF, On-demand Production, DMLS
The fruits of Protolabs’ collaboration with technology innovator HP, including a recent use-case example of deployment of HP’s Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) 3D printing technology, will be featured.
Study Finds Larger Trucks are Major Contributors to Black Carbon Emissions
A new study from the University of Toronto says that large trucks are a major contribution to black carbon emissions, and that living near their roadways can have negative health effects.
See Demos of Three DWFritz Non-contact Metrology Platforms at IMTS 2018
Three non-contact metrology platforms changing the quality control industry will be demonstrated.
Watch: Nanomaterial Production by Flame Spray Pyrolysis
Flame Spray Pyrolysis technology offers benefits over traditional methods used to manufacture particle-based substances critical to producing a wide range of industrial materials.
Hexagon Launches Benchtop Multisensor Coordinate Measuring Machine at IMTS 2018
The Optiv Performance 322 is a customizable benchtop CMM with a small footprint and convenient upgradability which caters to a variety of applications.
Carbon Nanotubes of Many Colors
Researchers at Aalto University in Finland have devised a technique to produce large quantities of pristine, single-walled carbon nanotubes in select shades of the rainbow.
No Wastewater Burden at Audi México Manufacturing Plant
The plant, which produces the Audi Q5, treats and reuses the effluents generated as process water in production and to irrigate the green areas on the grounds.
One Step Closer to Creating a Synthetic Microbiome
Researchers from the Wyss Institute at Harvard University and Harvard Medical School (HMS) have created a genetic-signal transmission system in the gut of a mouse.