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- Experts Say Manufacturing's Software Revolution Has Already Begun
- Charles Murray | Jun 12, 2013
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- Ann R. Thryft | Jun 11, 2013
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- IndustryWeek | Jun 10, 2013
- Boeing Begins Building Longer Dreamliner Airplane
- IndustryWeek | Jun 3, 2013
- Can Manufacturing Push Past Uncertainty?
- IndustryWeek | Jun 3, 2013
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Heppelmann Predicts “Servitization” of Manufacturing
ANAHEIM, CA.—The world of building stuff is being transformed into a world of building services tied to stuff. That was the message from James Heppelmann, president and chief executive officer of PTC, for thousands of engineers and managers at the company’s annual PTC Live Global meeting for its customers. This change in manufacturing is being driven by a shift from …
Industry Pushes for Tech Worker Immigration Reform
Google and Yahoo! finally have something they can agree on: Changing United States law to make it easier to hire foreign-born engineers. The top executives of both companies are among the high-tech heavyweights behind a well-funded lobbying campaign to shift at least some of the attention in the immigration-reform debate from undocumented manual laborers to highly educated specialists for which …
Keeping Pace with China’s Shifting Economy
Ten years ago the United States had it made in China, literally and figuratively. Back then, manufacturing in China cost 25 to 30 percent less than it did in the U.S. But times are changing. By 2015, outsourcing manufacturing to China will be just as costly as manufacturing in the U.S., that according to consulting firm AlixPartners. Wage inflation, exchange-rate …
Built-In Vacuum Trumps Everything at New York Auto Show
This week’s New York International Auto Show had all the usual suspects: fantastic electric and hybrid models, new software, even Jerry Seinfeld’s 1964 Porsche 911 made it onto the show floor. But by far and away the most impressive, the most innovative, the most fantastic, was Honda’s 2014 Odyssey minivan, which, wait for it… comes with the world’s first ever …
Manufacturers Face Bigger Challenges as Airplane Orders Grow
Airplane manufacturers may be looking forward to continued growth, but they’re also facing unprecedented challenges within the industry today, and pressure to meet new demands, rapid delivery times, and budget constraints can sometimes have an impact on quality. On the bright side, despite some major setbacks over the past decade, commercial airlines are not faring as badly as you might …
Lenovo’s Horizon Table PC Wins Best of CES 2013
We’ve all enjoyed a game of Monopoly or air hockey at one time or another. But if you’re ready to graduate from plastic disks and crinkled old board games then Lenovo’s IdeaCentre Horizon may be your answer. The Horizon—a computer-come-games console—won first place in the PC and tablet category at this year’s Consumer Electronic Show. The Horizon 27-inch multi-touch screen—just …
Driverless Cars Make a Big Showing in Vegas
The Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas might not be the first place you’d think to look for the latest auto models, but this year a record eight automakers are attending the event. As the worlds of high-tech electronics and auto manufacturing collide, car makers are seeking to show off their offerings at venues like the CES more and more, and …
Best 8 Offbeat Gadgets from CES 2013
From driverless cars to smart kitchens, the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week is heralding some great new tech toys, but it’s the offbeat inventions that are the most fun. Here are some of the more unusual (and occasionally bazaar) gadgets from the show: 1. HAPIfork. This handy little device tracks how fast you eat and how many …
Top 5 Automotive Trends for 2013
The latest auto sales numbers are out and things look promising with U.S. auto sales rising nine percent in December, the best number since before the recession. Cheap financing, improved income, and a slew of new product offerings from major automakers should help continue the momentum through 2013. Last year saw Japanese automakers Honda and Toyota bounce back after being …
U.S. Manufacturers Focus on Growth, Prune Supply Chains
A new report from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) predicts U.S. manufacturing growth in 2013 with revenues expected to increase in 17 manufacturing industries. Capital expenditures—a major driver in the U.S. economy—are expected to increase by 7.6 percent in 2013, double that of 2012, but hiring will be stagnant with less than 1 percent growth in the employment base. …
