Manufacturing Loses 6,000 Jobs in March, Paced by Motor Vehicles April 5, 2019 U.S. manufacturing lost 6,000 jobs in March, led by job cuts in the motorized vehicles and parts sector.
At IMTS, Makers of Gear Machines Look to Showcase Improvements August 10, 2018 Makers of machine tools used to produce gears are looking to the 2018 edition of IMTS to demonstrate how they’re meeting customer demands.
Pathology Tool Finds Surprising Use in Industry January 8, 2018 I am endlessly fascinated by how inventive people can be, not only in creating things but also in how they adapt existing technology to their own use. Take the microtome, a device used in clinical pathology labs to slice very thin sections of tissue to determine various disease states such as cancer. It is typically used on skin, organs, or even “fresh” brains—anything a doctor would biopsy.
Trucks Dominate Detroit Show Amid Industry Changes January 15, 2018 This is supposed to be era of self-driving cars. But a vehicle of the 20th century, rather than 21st, dominates the North American International Auto Show. That would be the pickup truck.
Flow Dry Names National Sales Manager for India January 30, 2018 Flow Dry Technology (Brookville, OH) said Amit Kashyap has joined the company as national sales manager for automotive products in India. In his role, Kashyap will focus on developing and implementing growth plans for automotive desiccant products in the Indian market.
Precision Honing Powers Champion Racing Teams October 13, 2017 In auto racing, small details have a major impact on success—a concept very familiar to performance racing parts provider Oliver Racing Parts (Charlevoix, MI). Oliver produces performance connecting rods for the world’s leading engine builders.
Heller: Electrified Vehicles Will Bring Major Change to Auto Parts Machining August 17, 2017 The Heller Group has its own way of doing things. This doesn’t mean the German machine tool company is a maverick. Rather, it gathers the facts of a situation and draws up a business plan that may or may not resemble what its competitors are doing.
At Auto Conference, the Sky Isn’t Falling — Yet August 1, 2017 New assumptions take into account automotive industry trends such as ride-sharing services that may hold down demand long-term demand for cars and trucks.
Bill Ford’s Third Act: Fighting for Automaker’s Future, His Own Legacy August 11, 2017 Bill Ford, executive chairman of Ford Motor Co., is now in Act III in his career at the automaker. The outcome will determine Ford Motor’s future and his legacy.
Achates Power: Custom Machining Center, CAD/CAM Toolpaths Help Create ‘Green’ Engine February 5, 2019 If Achates Power, based in San Diego, is ahead of its time now, it was completely revolutionary when it was founded in 2004 by Dr. James U. Lemke, former physics professor and founder of Spin Physics Inc.
