Manufacturing News

New Method Measures Movements of Tiny Devices-At Every Step
October 31, 2012 | NIST.GOV
Makers of minuscule moving machines—the kind being eyed for nanomanufacturing and assembly as well as other uses—do you know where your micro- and nanorobots really are?
America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance
October 31, 2012 | Harvard Business School
In their new book, Producing Prosperity: Why America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance, Harvard Business School professors Gary P. Pisano and Willy C. Shih argue that reinvesting in America's manufacturing prowess is necessary not only for creating jobs, but also for maintaining the country's lead in innovation.
Report: Manufacturing Skills Gap Less Pervasive Than Many Believe
October 24, 2012 | Manufacturing.Net
he skills gap in U.S. manufacturing today is more limited than many people believe and is unlikely to prevent a projected resurgence in U.S. manufacturing by the end of this decade. But more severe shortages could develop, threatening to constrain that revival, unless aggressive steps are taken now, according to new research by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
Colorado PERA Creates Fund for Colorado’s Entrepreneurs
October 19, 2012 | CO PERA
Colorado PERA has launched a new investment vehicle that will make millions of dollars available to Colorado’s business community. The capital will be earmarked for Colorado businesses that have a nexus to Colorado and currently have the support of a financial sponsor. The new fund may also consider uniquely-structured capital formation opportunities to private equity and venture capital firms targeting Colorado-based opportunities.
3 Colorado businesses among Forbes' best small companies
October 18, 2012 | Denver Business Journal
Three Colorado businesses are ranked among the nation's 100 best small companies by Forbes. The ranking, published online Wednesday, is of the best-performing public companies with less than $1 billion in revenue, based on growth over the last five years.
Awards honor contributions to the Colorado Springs region
October 17, 2012 | Colorado Springs Gazette
Six area companies, a team of businesses leaders and Pikes Peak Community College were honored Tuesday by the Colorado Springs Regional Business Alliance as part of the seventh annual Excellence in Local Industry Awards
The Lean CEO Effect
October 17, 2012 | IndustryWeek
EOs should serve as a lean coach or mentor to key staff members, not only empowering the employees but holding them accountable for their results.
InnovatioNews Interview with CAMT CEO Tom Bugnitz
October 10, 2012 | InnovatioNews
In late August, Tom Bugnitz was named the new CEO of the Colorado Association for Manufacturing and Technology (CAMT). Read an interview with Tom about what's happening with CAMT and their focus for the following year.
Loveland company Scion UAS wins military contract for unmanned helicopters
October 9, 2012 | The Denver Post
Using its equipment and expertise in carbon fiber component manufacturing, the company has been building prototypes and parts for the aviation and aerospace industries, Jones said. Then in 2011, responding to a growing demand for small unmanned helicopters, Sampson and his wife, Betsy, Jones and two other founding partners formed Scion UAS.
Group Sends First Rocket Under Deal With NASA
October 9, 2012 | The New York Times
The first commercial cargo flight to the International Space Station lifted off on Sunday evening, inaugurating a new era for NASA in which private companies will take over the transportation of people and supplies to low-Earth orbit. For this launch, only cargo is going; private transportation for astronauts is still several years away. Space Exploration Technologies of Hawthorne, Calif. — SpaceX, for short — launched its Falcon 9 rocket on schedule at 8:35 p.m. Eastern time from Cape Canaveral, Fla.