Volvo to ramp up electric car manufacturing in Belgium
Swedish carmaker Volvo bas unveiled plans to triple electric car manufacturing capacity at its plant in Ghent, Belgium, in response to the fast growing...
Lockheed Martin unveils upgraded MK 41 VLS production line
Lockheed Martin has unveiled an upgraded MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) production line at it Middle River facility in Maryland.
The MK 41 VLS...
Swiss manufacturer enters Australian market with premium solar panels
Meyer Burger, a Switzerland-based active mechanical engineering company, is set to enter the growing Australian photovoltaic (PV) market by offering a range of high-performance solar panels that it claims deliver greater energy yields than traditional technologies.
Stratasys 3D printing used to support German unmanned mission to Mars
Stratasys announced that the Institute for Robotics and Mechatronics of the German Aerospace Centre is using its FDM 3D printing solutions for the production...
New Zealand’s PMI contracts to 49.3 points in October
The New Zealand manufacturing industry’s market activity slipped into contraction territory in October.
ABB to write new chapter in collaborative robotics with YuMi
Leading power and automation technology group ABB is set to unveil YuMi, the world’s first truly collaborative dual-arm industrial robot, at the largest trade...
“Cobots” maker Universal Robots acquired by Teradyne
Universal Robots, the globally renowned maker of collaborative robots – or cobots – used in manufacturing, has been acquired by computer equipment maker Teradyne...
Archer Materials becomes first Australian business to join World Economic Forum’s C4IR Partnership
Archer Materials Limited, a semiconductor company that advances the quantum computing and medical diagnostics industries, has become the first Australian company to partner with the World Economic Forum's Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR), creating new opportunities for Archer Materials.
UTEP teams up with NASA to 3D-print batteries from lunar and Martian soil
The University of Texas at El Paso has joined a National Aeronautics and Space Administration-led initiative to use 3D printing techniques in order to produce rechargeable batteries from lunar and Martian regolith, the top layer of minerals that covers the moon's and Mars' surfaces.
China’s manufacturing sector sees growth amid pandemic restrictions
The Caixin China General Manufacturing PMI has increased to 51.6 in February 2023 from 49.2 in January, marking the first uptick in the sector since last July and the highest reading in eight months, after an abrupt shift in COVID policy.
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Unlocking growth: Charting midsize manufacturers’ path with digital solutions
According to a recent study by Oxford Economics, midsized companies in the industrial manufacturing sector are setting their eyes on ambitious growth targets. The research, authored in partnership with SAP, revealed that 38% of industry leaders have identified market expansion as their top priority.
