Alcoa wins $1bn Airbus deal
Aluminium giant Alcoa has announced that it has signed a $1 billion deal with Airbus Group SE – the largest deal for aerospace fastening...
Boeing and Carnegie Mellon University to set up new aerospace data analytics lab
Boeing will invest $7.5 million over the next three years to establish an aerospace data analytics lab as part of a joint venture with...
Hublot opens 2nd manufacturing facility – Pele and Bar Refaeli among guests of honour...
Swiss luxury watchmaker Hublot debuted its new manufacturing plant in Nyon, Switzerland on Tuesday.
Jean-Claude Biver, Chairman of Hublot and President of the LVMH Group's...
Alcoa completes $300m automotive aluminium sheet facility
Aluminium giant Alcoa has completed its $300 million expansion project in Tennessee that will provide aluminium sheet to automakers, such as Ford, Fiat Chrysler...
Boeing opens US advanced manufacturing research centre
Boeing has officially opened its new research and technology centre in South Carolina that will focus on conducting research in advanced manufacturing fields, including...
Volkswagen CEO resigns amid widening emissions scandal
One of Europe’s highest-paid executives, 68-year-old Martin Winterkorn has resigned his position as Chief Executive Officer of Europe's biggest car maker amid a widening...
Alcoa curtails remaining alumina refining capacity in Suralco
Aluminium producer Alcoa has announced that it would curtail the remaining alumina refining capacity in Suralco in Suriname, months after revealing that it intends to sell...
Universal Robots reaches out to dairy markets at Chicago Dairy Show
Universal Robots is taking part at this year’s Dairy Show in Chicago (15–18 September, 2015) and is the first exhibitor ever to introduce collaborative...
Lockheed Martin to axe 500 jobs in IT service
Global security and aerospace company Lockheed Martin has announced that it will slash 500 jobs from its Information Systems & Global Solutions (IS&GS) workforce...
US researchers create super stretchable metal conductors for flexible electronics
Researchers from the Washington State University have discovered how to stretch metal films used in flexible electronics to twice their size without breaking.
The metal...
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What spending reveals about downstream consumer demand for manufactured goods
For manufacturers supplying consumer-facing markets, understanding demand conditions has become increasingly important in an environment shaped by cautious spending, rising costs and intense competition.
