Manufacturing News

Disruptive technologies: Advances that will transform life, business, and the global economy
June 12, 2013 | McKinsey & Company
The McKinsey Global Institute names 12 technologies that could truly be breakthrough, having the potential to disrupt the status quo, alter the way people live and work, and rearrange value pools.
Social Media Research Indicates Continued Growth for Industrial Companies
June 4, 2013 | ThomasNet Blog
Should industrial companies be using social media? This ThomasNet report says increased exposure is the top reason to adopt social media practices.
3D Printing: Food in Space
May 28, 2013 | NASA
3D Printing Meals in Space? NASA and a Texas company are exploring the possibility of using a "3D printer" on deep space missions in a way where the "D" would stand for dining.
One Word - Manufacturing
May 17, 2013 | Linked In
A blog post from Siemens USA President and CEO.
Obama Administration Announces 3 Advanced-Manufacturing Innovation Institutes
May 15, 2013 | Scientific American
A $200-million investment will fund development in digital manufacturing technology, lightweight composites and new power sources
Two Colorado firms to be honored for increasing U.S. exports
May 15, 2013 | The Denver Post
Congratulations to Geotech and Lightning Eliminators for receiving the president's award!
Presenting the New Economy's Innovation 40
May 7, 2013 | The New Economy
Until recently, innovation was a concept labelled as the remit of the technologically and creatively minded. But as scientific know-how has become more accessible and information ubiquitous, The New Economy has taken the opportunity to recognise the ingenious achievements made in business throughout 2012. The following list of 40 companies and individuals identifies triumphs in research and development and the implementation of said accomplishments.
Is U.S. manufacturing making a comeback — or is it just hype?
May 3, 2013 | Washington Post
It’s hardly news when a U.S. firm moves its manufacturing operations abroad to China. But what about when a Chinese company sets up a factory in the United States?
Put spacecraft on autopilot, Red Canyon says
May 3, 2013 | Denver Business Journal
Red Canyon Engineering & Software plans to create an emergency autopilot capable of flying a spacecraft safely when astronauts cannot, or when problems occur and ground-control can’t reach an unmanned vehicle. The project and its space-agency funding were assisted by the five-year Space Act cooperative agreement reached in 2010 among NASA, the Colorado Association for Manufacturing and Technology (CAMT), and Colorado’s state government to help Colorado entrepreneurs develop space technologies.
How Lego Is Constructing the Next Generation of Engineers
April 30, 2013 | Smithsonian.com
With programmable robots and student competitions, Lego is making “tinkering with machines cool again”