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March manufacturing technology orders up 30%
March U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $507.91 million according to AMT, up 30.4% from February and up 3.2% when compared with the total of $491.96 million reported for March 2012. -
Outsourcing Automation Design & Engineering – Short-Sighted Strategy?
By Bill Lydon, Editor Downsizing has become a way to increase profits by “leaning out” operations. Most engineers are working with lean staff, which limits their scope of work to basic necessities. In most cases this means they do not have the time to work on improving the competitiveness of their companies. -
New Breed of Robots Expand Applications & Opportunities for Small Manufacturers
By Bill Lydon, Editor The Danish company, Universal Robots, has created a new breed of robots that are significantly lower in cost than traditional robots. With this new bread, even small companies can use them to improve productivity. I recently interviewed Thomas Visti, Vice President/CCO of Universal Robots, to learn more. This article highlights my interview questions along with Visti’s responses. -
Bestobell to supply cryogenic valves to Wärtsilä Gas Power Systems
Bestobell Valves will be supplying LNG cryogenic valves to Wartsila for two Offshore Support Vessels– one for Siem Offshore, and the other project for RemØy Shipping. -
B&R to supply controls to kk-electronic
kk-electronic will use B&R X20 control electronics to retrofit wind turbines.