The company celebrated its new 461,000 square-foot North Campus robotics and automation facility in Auburn Hills, MI on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. As part of the celebration FANUC, customers, local officials, educators, suppliers, and the media attended the event. Special guests include Michig

CNC Software Inc., Tolland, Conn., the developers of Mastercam, has announced the winners of the 2018-2019 Wildest Parts Competition. The Wildest Parts Competition is held each year to encourage student interest and participation in manufacturing. The competition is open to students at the sec

Hazlet, N.J.—High QA, Inc., the developer of Inspection Manager Quality Management Software, has established a headquarters operation in Sevenum, Netherlands, to directly serve its customers on the European continent. High QA Europe is headed by its European Sales Director Hans Derks. Ne

Much has changed in the world of automotive accessory designing, engineering, and manufacturing in the past few years. Sales and after sales of automotive parts have witnessed a surge in data-usage across the horizontal and vertical value chains between suppliers, business partners, internal d

[Bellingham, WA – October 30, 2019]  ProShop USA, provider of digital manufacturing management systems, is donating ProShop ERP software to the student-run Eagle Manufacturing business at Brown County High School in Nashville, IN. ProShop software is a comprehensive web-based, pa

Machine tool orders fell slightly in September on a monthly basis, the Association for Manufacturing Technology said in a monthly report. Orders totaled $361.5 million for the month. That was down 1.1 percent from an adjusted $365.6 million in August. Typically, orders rise in September from A

Leveraging What You Have to Manifest What Happens Next In my capacity as the Chair of the Council of the Manufacturing USA institute directors, I often get asked about trends in U.S. advanced manufacturing. When I receive a question like this, I try to think about advanced manufacturing as bro

Reston, Va. – Software AG (Frankfurt, MDAX: SOW) announced an original survey of over 125 North American manufacturers in the heavy industry and automotive sectors that revealed they are unable to scale their Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) investments across their enterprises, and

Manufacturing Engineering: What are some of the key trends in CAD/CAM and related manufacturing software, such as generative design, additive and hybrid manufacturing? Sanjay Thakore: Some of the key trends in manufacturing are brought about by convergence of the design and manufacturing indus

For decades, plant personnel have performed insulation resistance tests with handheld megohmmeters to prevent motor failures that lead to costly unplanned shutdowns, failure-to-produce penalties and rewinding repairs. However, these tests only provide a “snapshot” of motor health.

SAN FRANCISCO—September 16, 2019—Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), a CRM software developer, announced Manufacturing Cloud, ​a new industry-specific product ​for manufacturers. Manufacturing Cloud brings sales and operations teams together around a unified view of market and customer demand

You’ve implemented a popular brand of ERP software. Your PLM system is humming like a well-tuned sports car. You have CAD/CAM and TMS and toolpath simulation software in place, and all your people have been trained on its use. You’ve spent boatloads of money on software and consult

The eternal question in manufacturing with CAD/CAM software is how to help builders make their parts faster, cheaper, and better—all the time. With the latest crop of CAD/CAM software releases, developers continue to tweak their offerings by adding new wrinkles including generative desig

When it comes to a really “hits-the-nail-on-the-head” engineering program, it would be hard to top the IUPUI Mechanical Engineering Technology program at the School of Engineering and Technology. It is located at a shared campus, Indiana University—Purdue University Indianapo

The Measuring Division of Kaman Precision Products, Inc. announces the availability of its line of Extreme Environment high-precision displacement sensors and systems. With all-welded and hermetic construction, the sensors and systems are ideal for rocket and turbine engine validation testi

Banking on the premise that sometimes the best ideas for solving problems come from the ground up, manufacturers are adopting no-code and low-code programming platforms to let employees solve problems by building their own custom apps. Prompting the creation of these platforms is the need for

All shops, large and small alike, are fascinating and have lessons to teach (and learn). Perhaps the most fascinating are the shops transitioning to new projects and therefore new business. Paraphrasing Albert Einstein, who said “We cannot solve our problems with the same level of thinki

Reducing the risk of automotive defects is one of the most critical issues facing manufacturers today – to protect the well-being of consumers, as well as their own reputations and financial health. Leading automotive companies are intensifying their efforts toward achieving a “zer

New ERP systems add more cloud-based software, with AI functionality and traceability features that boost shop quality and efficiency. Speeding the flow of jobs through the shop, while maintaining top quality, ranks among the hallmarks of any successful manufacturing operation’s goals

AM, AI, automation and more are driving medical manufacturing advances. Well into the 21st century, the medical industry faces a host of intriguing challenges, from aging populations to a growing range of personalized and at-home diagnostic and care devices—all set against a backdrop