IT for Manufacturing Executives
StruxureWare For Water
June 6, 2013 2:29 pm | by Schneider Electric | Product Releases | CommentsSchneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, announced the release of StruxureWare™ for Water, a unique suite of applications that gives full visibility into energy, operation and process control across the entire water cycle.
Balloons Set To Take Wind Power To New Heights
June 6, 2013 11:17 am | by ReutersVideo | Videos | CommentsBoston-based company Altaeros has developed a new wind power generator in the form of a giant balloon that they say will offer a cheap renewable energy alternative to communities that live off the grid. The inventors say this could be the future of wind power. Reuters' Ben Gruber has more.
Chinese Solar Panel Makers Face New Taxes
June 6, 2013 11:11 am | by CNN Money | Videos | CommentsEuropean Union Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht speaks about the European Commission's new tax on Chinese solar panel manufacturers and the possibility of a trade war. De Gucht talks about what this means for trade between China and the European Union.
Chrysler Won't Recall 2.7 Million Jeeps
June 6, 2013 11:03 am | by ABC News | Videos | CommentsThe U.S. government says older model SUVs are at risk of catching fire in rear-end crashes. The recall is based on what government experts say is a deadly fire hazard that has left an estimated 51 people dead. It's a recall that could cost Chrysler hundreds of millions of dollars.
Motorola Smartphone Manufacturing Comes To U.S.
June 6, 2013 10:55 am | by ABC News | Videos | CommentsThe company's "Moto X" phone will be made at a Fort Worth, Texas, facility. With labor costs rising in China pretty dramatically, companies like Motorola are losing incentive to produce goods overseas.
Siemens Simplifies PLM Software Implementation; Provides Faster ROI
June 5, 2013 4:23 pm | by Siemens | News | CommentsSiemens PLM Software has implemented a new application based approach to product release, simplifying how manufacturers adopt Teamcenter® software, the world’s most widely used digital lifecycle management system. The new approach separates Teamcenter applications from being dependent on a specific version of the larger Teamcenter platform.
SME Launches New Strategic Alignment, Brand Positioning And Identity
June 5, 2013 3:49 pm | News | CommentsSME, one of the manufacturing industry’s most prolific and trusted sources of knowledge and information, has announced several strategic changes to unify the organization and provide greater value to stakeholders across manufacturing.
Making Real-Time IT Monitoring And Management A Reality
June 5, 2013 3:29 pm | by Starview Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsStarview Inc.™, provider of the industry’s leading Operational Intelligence (OI) technology, announced the general availability of Starview’s Orion, a new family of pre-configured OI applications designed to help IT Operations teams easily and quickly monitor, analyze and act on patterns, anomalies or opportunities within massive amounts of machine-generated data in motion.
Nation's First Floating Wind Turbine Launched
June 5, 2013 10:54 am | by CBS News | Videos | CommentsVolturnUS, the nation's first floating wind turbine designed to generate electricity from ocean winds, was launched as demand for clean and alternative energy grows. Developed at the University of Maine, the technology has the potenial to power the U.S. 4 times over. Terrell Brown reports.
Barriers To Re-Shoring: A Detailed Look
June 5, 2013 10:43 am | by Joel Hans, Managing Editor, Manufacturing.net | Articles | CommentsBack in 2012, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers issued a bold report that stated there are 600,000 unfilled American jobs in the field of high-tech manufacturing. Amid a deep economic slump, it was a shot in the arm of the entire industry. It meant that not only had a cultural shift pushed young Americans away from manufacturing, but also that the frameworks for teaching these kinds of skill have fallen by the wayside.
ISM: Manufacturing Contracts
June 5, 2013 10:28 am | by Rachel Leisemann Immel, Associate Editor, IMPO | Articles | CommentsEconomic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in May for the first time since November 2012, and the overall economy grew for the 48th consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.
SAP To Acquire hybris
June 5, 2013 10:17 am | by SAP Global Communications | News | CommentsSAP AG and hybris announced that SAP plans to acquire hybris, a rapidly growing and widely recognized leader in e-commerce technology. The acquisition positions SAP to deliver the next-generation e-commerce platform, with the choice of on-premise or cloud deployment.
Cyber Experts: Calling Out China May Be Working
June 5, 2013 10:12 am | by Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press | News | CommentsAfter years of quiet and largely unsuccessful diplomacy, the U.S. has brought its persistent computer-hacking problems with China into the open, delivering a steady drumbeat of reports accusing Beijing's government and military of computer-based attacks against America.
UT Study Shows Economic Impact Of VW Plant
June 5, 2013 10:08 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsA research study by the University of Tennessee at Knoxville shows Volkswagen's assembly plant in Chattanooga is responsible for more than $643 million in annual income. The study also estimates that the plant increases state and local tax revenue by $53.5 million annually.
Treasury To Sell 30M Shares Of GM Stock
June 5, 2013 10:06 am | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe Treasury Department says it will sell an additional 30 million shares of General Motors stock this month in its on-going effort to dispose of all of its remaining shares of the giant automaker acquired as part of the government's bailout of GM.
