manufacturing

A Flap Over Manufacturing

<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/Factory_icon.jpg" alt="" width="64" height="59" />This week an interesting dust-up aired in the <em>Huffington Post</em>. Scott Paul, executive director, Alliance for Manufacturing, takes umbrage with a recent ...Full Article

Change is in the Air

<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/465px-Factory_USA.svg.jpg" alt="" width="81" height="67" />You might have heard that the American economy is in trouble. And as the years drag on, a harsh reality is coming ...Full Article

Assemblageddon

<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 ...Full Article

Detroit is More than Just Cars

<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 ...Full Article

The State of Manufacturing: President Obama Addresses the Union

<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 ...Full Article

Case Study: Avmor Cleans House, Replaces Aging, Legacy ERP System

<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/quick_stuff.jpg" alt="" width="74" height="46" />After examining 15 software packages in its hunt for a fully integrated advanced manufacturing and distribution enterprise software solution, the company, a ...Full Article

Will the United States Lose its Science and Technology Leadership Role to the “Asia 10”?

<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/800px-Boeing_787_Section_41_final_assembly.jpg" alt="" width="77" height="51" />The U.S. position as the global leader for science and technology (S&T) may soon become a thing of the past, according to ...Full Article

Manufacturing in Massachusetts Shifts into High Gear

<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/Boston_Capitol_Bldg_w:caption.jpg" alt="" width="112" height="84" />It’s refreshing to hear Eric Nakajima talk about manufacturing in Massachusetts. As the Senior Innovation Advisor to the state’s Executive Office of ...Full Article

Assemblapalooza

<img style="float: left;" src="http://media2.hpcwire.com/dmr/Fisher_Body_plant_21_-_Detroit_Michigan.jpg" alt="" width="94" height="59" />The assembly line, says NCMS's Matt Sakey, is so 20th Century. The jobs associated with assembly have moved off-shore, mainly to China. ...Full Article

President Obama to Host ‘Insourcing American Jobs’ Forum

During his weekly address last Saturday, the President announced that he will be hosting an "Insourcing American Jobs" forum at the White House on Wednesday to hear from business ...Full Article