IT for Manufacturing Executives
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.
Survey: Private Employers Add 135K Jobs In May
June 5, 2013 10:01 am | by Christopher S. Rugaber, AP Economics Writer | News | CommentsPayroll provider ADP says companies added 135,000 jobs in May. That's higher than April's revised total of 113,000. But it's much lower than the gains ADP reported over the winter, which averaged more than 200,000 a month from November through February.
ITC Rules For Samsung, Bans iPhone 4 Imports
June 5, 2013 9:57 am | by Peter Svensson, AP Technology Writer | News | CommentsA U.S. trade agency on Tuesday issued a ban on imports of Apple's iPhone 4 and a variant of the iPad 2 after finding the devices violate a patent held by South Korean rival Samsung Electronics. Because the devices are assembled in China, the import ban would end Apple's ability to sell them in the U.S.
Where Cell Phones Go To Die
June 4, 2013 11:05 am | by CNN Money | Videos | CommentsMuch of the world's electronic waste ends up in Guiyu, China, where old parts are recycled but chemicals like mercury leak into the water. Cell phones arrive in this town by the truckloads, where locals are experts in sorting through the electronic trash.
Avoiding Food Fraud
June 4, 2013 11:05 am | by Lori Leskin and Aaron Levine, Kaye Scholer | Articles | CommentsWhile manufacturers look for the most affordable way to produce a quality product, suppliers are sometimes providing them with adulterated products for the purpose of achieving their own financial gain. This is called food fraud.
The Importance Of A Customer Conference
June 4, 2013 11:04 am | by Jon Minnick, Associate Editor, Manufacturing Business Technology | Articles | CommentsCommunication is key to customer conferences. It’s a forum for software vendors to talk about and show the next big thing to come out. Customers can interact and talk to other manufacturers about their processes. It also gives them a listening ear to the company, where they can express what they’re lacking and help drive innovation.
Silicon Valley At Front Line Of Global Cyber War
June 4, 2013 10:34 am | by Martha Mendoza, AP National Writer | News | CommentsChinese President Xi Jinping and American counterpart Barack Obama will talk cyber-security this week in California, but experts say the state's Silicon Valley and its signature high-tech firms should provide the front lines in the increasingly aggressive fight against overseas hackers.
