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Faster Programming and Training Helps Automotive Shop Thrive

Modern Machine Shop

In 2009, Speedway Motors of Lincoln, Nebraska, had only two CNC machines to machine its aftermarket car parts. In 2009, it only employed two people in the machine shop. In the near future, Prucha and his team plan to take this further with a data refinement project, adding and standardizing the information in the database.

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FND Q&A with Würth Group Leadership

Fastener News Desk

Rainer Bürkert: There are several points: first, we have always taken care to make sure that we have sufficient inventory on hand for our customers, and so we have been able to ride the wave of supply chain issues well. Second, all our customers know that we are a financially stable operation. Data is critical.

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IDTechEx Discusses the Long-Term Trends Shaping Additive Manufacturing

i4.0 today

With the 2009 expiration of a key Stratasys patent that covered thermoplastic filament extrusion technology, desktop filament printers were taking off, buoyed by new disrupters like Makerbot. Ten years ago, the 3D printing landscape was in the midst of its first big boom.

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Manufacturing PMI® at 48.4%; December 2022 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

Fastener News Desk

percent; this is the index’s lowest reading since March 2009 (43.2 The Supplier Deliveries Index indicated faster deliveries, and the Inventories Index expanded at a faster rate as panelists’ companies continued to effectively manage the total supply chain inventory. The Supplier Deliveries Index reading of 45.1

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Social Enterprise Making Sure Plastic Pays Its Way 

MEM

Inspired by the photography of Chris Jordan, whose 2009 photos of dead albatross chicks with plastic in their guts went viral, and with the words ‘somebody has got to do something’ ringing in his ears, Katz has dedicated himself to addressing the degradation of the ocean and our planet ever since.

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Industry charity Transaid celebrates Silver Jubilee

SMMT

They are also working to strengthen health supply chains in collaboration with local partners and governments. His trip, which saw him work closely with four trainers based in the country’s capital, Accra, follows earlier similar visits to Tanzania and Zambia, in 2009, 2012 and 2020.

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Top Legal Issues Facing the Manufacturing Sector in 2023

Foley

Table of Contents Everything Electrified and Connected All at Once: New Challenges Facing Supply Chains, Best Practices and Lessons Learned Cybersecurity Threats in the Manufacturing Industry The New Era of U.S. Miller | vmiller@foley.com Nicholas J. With these changes comes the need for new technologies.