The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, or ARM, Institute today said it has selected a project team to develop a virtual reality prototype for assessing and credentialing manufacturing workers.
The project is intended to demonstrate how VR and other technologies can help workers earn credentials based upon the knowledge, skill, and abilities...
About 10 years ago, Bell Flight began a culture shift to set a strategy of bringing together its manufacturing bill of material definition and its engineering bill of material definition—to achieve better interactions with its people, Glenn Isbell, VP for rapid prototyping and manufacturing innovation at Bell Flight, said during a recent panel...
Ever since 2006, when the term was first used at a National Science Foundation workshop on cyberinfrastructure, business writers have been full of praise over the glowing promise of "smart manufacturing" — the idea that if you appropriately integrate a whole series of advanced digital systems, you can dramatically improve every aspect of a company...
Amidst the lingering pandemic, shortages keep arising in many corners of American life, from rental cars to paper goods, food products, furniture, clothing and more. As fall began, supply headaches once viewed as temporary were predicted to extend well into next year. Executives involved at various stages of the supply chain shared their thoughts...
Our coverage of the U.S.-sponsored manufacturing innovation institutes has been consistently revelatory—and the Manufacturing USA Update is no exception. PowerAmerica is working to maintain dominance in the production of silicon carbide (SiC) chips, which outperform silicon. And PowerAmerica is at the end of its six-year funding from the Department...
