Skills gap and employment in manufacturing
There is a global growing demand for quality and functional products, especially in emerging markets with a rising middle class, and companies are eager to improve product features and to optimize production efficiency so as to…
100.000th vehicle for Ashok Leyland’s Pantnagar manufacturing plant
Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group, has rolled out the 100,000th vehicle from its state-of-the-art facility at Pantnagar, Uttarakhand on September 09, 2014. Housing the latest technology and processes, this fully-integrated plant…
European Commission calls for the growth
The European Commission agenda is focusing on growth and job to recover 350 million investments and 4 millions of jobs, lost because of the crisis. The European Commission is urging Member States to…
An Italy-USA alliance to support a Global Manufacturing Renaissance
Italy and USA inked a partnership to relaunch an innovative, sustainable and inclusive manufacturing. Aster, the Consortium for Innovation and Technology Transfer in Emilia-Romagna, and Manufacturing Renaissance, independent no-profit organization in Chicago committed…
BMW adds new thumbs for factory workers
BMW (Bayerische Motoren Werke) industry applied 3D printer technology to reduce strain on manufacturing-line workers’ hands giving them stronger, augmented thumbs. The 3D-printed apparel acts like support brackets for the workers’ thumbs, reducing strain and…
Technology trends
Manufacturing digital revolution
The manufacturing industry could take advantages of the digital era over the next two decades. This is the aim of the roadmap released by Diginova, a Germany-based consortium of European companies and universities….
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