Happening Now
Intelligence
Jan 11, 2021
The Industrial Base and National Security
In addition to being an engine of economic power and a source of innovation that benefits the entire nation, manufacturing is critical to national security. Innovative new technologies and processes in manufacturing increase productivity, enable new...
Technology
Jan 08, 2021
MxD: The Digital Manufacturing Institute in Chicago
We recently wrote about the Manufacturing USA Institutes as a public-private partnership resource for smaller manufacturers. In this article, we will focus on one in particular, the Digital Manufacturing Institute in Chicago, otherwise known as MxD...
Technology
Jan 05, 2021
Shop Talk: Key Drivers of Revenue and Profit Margin at Top Shops
When you hear the word benchmark, you don’t always think insights, correlations, and in-depth analysis, but in this case, that’s what you’ll get. If you’re not already familiar with Gardner Business Media’s annual Top Shops benchmarking program, you...
Technology
Nov 20, 2020
AMT Tech Trends: Data On Previous Engagements
Episode 37: Ben and Stephen went shooting! Ben got stuck in traffic. Steve is excited about a child getting a million buck to put towards additive. Ben says the CDC is putting $1.5 million towards robots and mech suits. Stephen found a CNC machining...
Technology
Jul 10, 2020
RECAP: Open Industrial Digital Ecosystem Summit 2020
On June 30, 2020, industry experts, representatives from standards development organizations, and users from across the manufacturing technology ecosystem convened for two days at the Open Industrial Digital Ecosystems Summit...
Technology
Jun 12, 2020
[RECAP] Avoid the Data Swamp: Creating a Clear IIoT Data Lake Using Standards Such as MTConnect
On June 8, 2020, AMT and MTConnect hosted Lockheed Martin Fellow Jan de Nijs for the online webinar, “Avoid the Data Swamp: Creating a Clear IIoT Data Lake Using Standards Such as MTConnect.” Jan, a mechanical engineer and expert in measurement and...
Intelligence
Jun 09, 2020
Monthly Full Report on Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories and Orders, April 2020
New orders for manufactured goods in April, down three of the last four months, decreased $57.5 billion or 13.0 percent to $384.3 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today. This followed an 11.0 percent March decrease. Shipments, down four...
Technology
Jun 04, 2020
Open Industrial Digital Ecosystem Summit
The digital transformation drives Industry 4.0. It promises gains in productivity and agility for a wide range of industrial enterprises. However, as integration costs come down, system complexity goes up. This leaves standards developers and users...
Technology
May 15, 2020
Does Your Business Need Edge Computing?
Another way to phrase this question is: does your business need real-time data – and therefore, edge computing – to improve key processes or overall operations? The answer is not necessarily. Data that is not real time – but that is processed with...
Intelligence
May 15, 2020
Optimism Up Even as Quotation Levels Fall
The 20-second survey reports that 90% of its participants saw quotation activity decline over the past month, suggesting sluggish orders looking forward. Even with quotation activity lagging, participants were more optimistic about business levels for...
1
2
3