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Nicole Hemsoth
HPC Helps Put Mercury Marine in Front of its Competitors
February 3rd, 2012
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/Mercruiser_small.jpg" alt="" width="87" height="64" />How Mercury Marine, the last remaining U.S. manufacturer of outboard motors, is using digital manufacturing, modeling and simulation, to stay ahead of its rivals in a highly competitive global marketplace.
Video: Rep. Robert Dold (R-IL) on Manufacturing
February 3rd, 2012
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/Dold_mug_shot.jpg" alt="" width="62" height="60" />Here's the video of a speech Congressman Robert Dold made from the House Floor on Feb. 2 concerning the importance of developing an education system that will prepare students for the high-demand ...
Techland
February 1st, 2012
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/Wright_Bros._-First_flight2.jpg" alt="" width="77" height="49" />America's "can do" spirit and a look at three technology areas where the U.S. is poised to win globally in the coming years.
Assemblageddon
February 1st, 2012
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/DMR_AdvancedMfg_cropped.jpg" alt="" width="99" height="59" />A few weeks ago I wrote about the need for a perception shift in our culture: that we need to stop equating the concept of “manufacturing” with the lowbrow reality of “assembly.”
Tough Challenges for Auto Battery Makers
January 30th, 2012
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/mr.-volta.jpg" alt="" width="50" height="59" />Will they really be able to power the clean cars of the future?
Detroit is More than Just Cars
January 27th, 2012
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/man_at_computer.jpg" alt="" width="63" height="49" />Rick Darter, President and CEO of Rave Computer, Sterling Heights, Mich., discusses how advanced digital manufacturing capabilities can be brought to manufacturers in Michigan. He cites the highly successful efforts in Central ...
Abundance for All – Is it within our Reach?
January 26th, 2012
The book, Abundance, to be released February 21st, describes how the progress we’ve made in a multitude of advanced technologies will produce more abundant gains in the next two decades that we have experienced in the previous two centuries. ...
Case Study: Direct Digital Manufacturing Reduces Instrument Part Cost 5% and Lead Time 93%
January 25th, 2012
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/M3500.jpg" alt="" width="108" height="89" />“The lead time for 500 units has been shortened to three days. In the aircraft world, that’s quick for certified production parts,” says Justin Kelly, Kelly Manufacturing Company.
The State of Manufacturing: President Obama Addresses the Union
January 25th, 2012
<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/obama,_state_of_union_small.jpg" alt="" width="67" height="62" />Yesterday evening, President Obama gave his State of the Union Address. Not surprisingly, manufacturing got a lot of real estate in the speech.
The Robots are Coming
January 24th, 2012
<img src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/boxie_robot_hlzce.jpg" alt="" width="71" height="56" />According to this week’s edition of New Scientist, the next robot revolution is underway and software is the key.
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