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Q&A: Balancing 'Big Brother' Tech with Worker Safety
How COVID is shining a light on opportunities for connected worker technology that could not only improve plant safety, but operational efficiency.
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How to Practice STEM at Home
Young, home-schooled students aren’t developing an understanding of what engineers do or the skills they need to pursue a career in that field.
Oct 14th, 2020
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Fallout From the GM-Nikola Deal
The ability, or inability, of these companies to identify the best of both worlds and fuse them together could have bigger-picture impacts.
Sep 23rd, 2020
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Workers Threaten Amazon Over Paid Time Off to Vote
Oct 26th, 2020
A Pacific Gas and Electric worker looks up at the advancing Creek Fire along Highway 168 near Alder Springs, Calif., Sept. 8, 2020.
PG&E May Cut Power to Over 1M
Oct 26th, 2020
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How to Turn Common Plastic into High-Value Molecules
Oct 23rd, 2020
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Guinness Launches Non-Alcoholic of Iconic Stout
Oct 23rd, 2020
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Bacardi to Go Plastic-Free by 2023
Bacardi rum will be the first spirit to appear in the new bottle, which will replace 80 million plastic bottles by 2023.
Oct 23rd, 2020
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows speaks with reporters at the White House, Oct. 21, 2020.
Pandemic Relief Faces Uncertainty in Post-Election Session
Capitol Hill veterans cautioned against expecting a quick resolution for a package that has tied Washington in knots for months.
Oct 23rd, 2020
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COVID Leads to Adjustment in Bonus Plan
The company says it's time to "go the extra mile" for its employees.
Oct 23rd, 2020
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The Top 5 Ways to Keep Industrial Workers Safe from COVID
A combination of technology and best practices offers insight on ensuring safety without sacrificing productivity.
Oct 21st, 2020
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IP During and After COVID
Along with the advances and innovation created by pivoting to make essential products, these moves could open new intellectual property challenges for manufacturers.
Oct 20th, 2020
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No Refund in Sight for Tesla Customer 'Butt-Dialing' Upgrade
The accidental purchase cost him more than $4,000.
Oct 19th, 2020
This Feb. 9, 2016, file photo shows an ice-covered ConocoPhillips sign at a drilling site in Nuiqsut, Alaska. ConocoPhillips is buying shale producer Concho Resources in an all-stock deal valued at $9.7 billion. The companies said Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, that the combined business will be the largest independent oil and gas company, with pro forma production of more than 1.5 million barrels of oil equivalent per day.
ConocoPhillips Makes $9.7B Acquisition
The two companies will reportedly form the largest independent oil & gas company.
Oct 19th, 2020
Renovations and new construction continue at the General Motors Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Plant Friday, Sept. 11, 2020 in Detroit.
GM Unveils Factory Zero
The Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center is being transformed into an all-electric vehicle assembly plant.
Oct 16th, 2020
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5 Reasons Smart Automation Is a Good Investment
Software-Defined Manufacturing strategies leverage software, computer vision, machine learning, adaptive robotics ... and the current workforce.
Oct 16th, 2020
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Family Donates Factory to Enable New COVID Test Swab Plant
While the CARES Act will be completely funding the development, it wouldn’t have been possible without a generous donation from a local family.
Oct 15th, 2020
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Goya Announces Major Expansion of Texas Facility
Goya is investing $80 million to purchase state-of-the-art food processing equipment for its manufacturing and distribution facility in Brookshire, TX.
Oct 14th, 2020
An image of Carlo Acutis shown during his beatification ceremony, celebrated by Cardinal Agostino Vallini, in the St. Francis Basilica, Assisi, Italy, Oct. 10, 2020.
Teenage Computer Whiz Beatified by Catholic Church
Carlo Acutis is already touted as the "patron saint of the internet."
Oct 13th, 2020