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IMTSTV Investigates: Additive ManufacturingAdditive manufacturing, showcased at IMTS 2012 as an innovative technology, is influencing manufacturing as it stands on the precipice of revolutionizing the industry. Is this technology standing up to the hype? Is it being adopted in the industrial manufacturing sector? Watch this IMTSTV in depth report to find out. (more) |
eNews from Washington - June 14, 2013Revelations continued to come regarding the NSA's surveillance programs, putting the Obama administration on the defensive. Multiple congressional committees say they will look into the matter. This week also marked the start of debate on comprehensive immigration reform in the Senate. Finally, a host of Obama administration nominees won committee votes, but his EPA pick is still in limbo. (more) |
MTConnect® Successfully Demonstrated and Tested by National Institute of Standards and TechnologyMTConnect®, the open-source standard for collecting and communicating real-time information from manufacturing processes and factory floor equipment from a variety of vendors, has been successfully demonstrated and tested by manufacturing researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). (more) |
June 10, 2013 - USMTO News Release for April Manufacturing Technology OrdersApril U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $372.50 million according to AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology. This total, as reported by companies participating in the USMTO program, was down 26.6% from March and down 12.6% when compared with the total of $426.44 million reported for April 2012. With a year-to-date total of $1,650.91 million, 2013 is down 7.0% compared with 2012.(more) |
IMTSTV iSpy - Machine Whisperer at [MC]2Jake Ervin is the Machine Whisperer or at least trying to be. He goes to the [MC]2 conference to meet some cool machines but he keeps striking out, they won't talk to him. Will he find a way to talk to the machines? Will he learn that dinner and dancing is not the way to a machine's heart? Will Jake unlock the secret of the MTConnect standard? (more) |
MTConnect® Institute Releases New White Paper: Getting Started with MTConnect – Shop Floor Monitoring, What’s in it for You?The MTConnect® Institute announces a new white paper, “Getting Started with MTConnect – Shop Floor Monitoring, What’s in it for You?” This white paper demonstrates the tangible benefits of monitoring a manufacturing plant using MTConnect, the open and royalty-free standard, as the way to collect data and information from the shop floor. (more) |
Obama Administration seeks applicants for first phase of ‘Investing in Manufacturing Communities’ PartnershipThe Obama Administration is accepting applications for the first phase of the “Investing in Manufacturing Communities” Partnership, a new initiative intended to boost manufacturing and job creation. In the first phase, 25 grants of up to $200,000 each will be awarded to help regions develop long-term economic development strategies. These “Implementation Strategies” will encourage collaboration at the local level to identify the region’s comparative advantages and assets, and plan investments to expand the area’s appeal to manufacturers. AMT members are encouraged to explore this opportunity with regional partners and community organizations. (more) |
imX – interactive manufacturing eXperience Welcomes FANUC as an eXperience PartnerFANUC will join MAG Americas and Makino, Inc. as an eXperience Partner at imX – interactive manufacturing eXperience which will be held Nov. 18-20, 2013, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. imX is an innovative educational event for the manufacturing community centered on learning and collaboration. (more) |
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MTConnect is an open communication standard that provides the capability to pass data from machine tools to higher level systems for further processing using the XML based standard.
