Fastener News Desk

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

This blog explores why experimentation, digital commitment, and customer-centric investments are non-negotiable for distributors seeking long-term success. It tracks the investments, innovations, and experiments of B2B sellers. This is a must-read for all industrial distributors and manufacturers.

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ATS

MAY 13, 2025

Share Chicago has long stood as a cornerstone of American manufacturing, fueling the Midwests industrial rise and helping shape the national economy. The citys manufacturing sector characterized by resilience and adaptability worthy of Chicagos City of Big Shoulders nickname remains vibrant. billion in 2023 to $12.5

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Manufacturing Tomorrow

MARCH 11, 2025

The semiconductor industry thrives on innovation and precision. As manufacturing processes evolve, the need for efficient communication and automation becomes even more critical. In this blog post, we'll explore how SECS/GEM enhances equipment integration, streamlines communication, and elevates semiconductor manufacturing standards.

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Gary Mintchell

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

But instead, John has written a book that will be out March 5— Turning the Giant: Disrupting Your Business with Persistent Innovation. My old friend Jim Cahill wrote about the book on his Emerson Process Experts blog —worth a read. The post Former Emerson Process Leader Publishes Book appeared first on The Manufacturing Connection.

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Cisco Manufacturing

MAY 1, 2024

Hannover Messe is an event focused on “what’s next” for manufacturers. It’s an opportunity to showcase our innovation, sustainability, and business value. This year, we featured over 50 theater sessio… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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MRPEasy

JULY 24, 2023

MRPeasy, the ERP software provider for small manufacturers, uses an innovative AI-powered chatbot to significantly enhance user experience and facilitate the effective use of the software.

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MRPEasy

JULY 26, 2022

On a quest to raise the efficiency of a growing manufacturing operation, innovative eco bubble toy company Dr Zigs has found an invaluable asset in MRPeasy. The post Success Story: Eco Bubble Toy Maker’s Business Soaring with MRPeasy appeared first on Blog for Manufacturers and Distributors.

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ATS

MAY 13, 2025

Share From the early textile mills that dotted the landscape more than a century ago to the modern plants pumping out advanced wind turbines and more, manufacturing is in Charlottes blood. On its own, Charlotte hosts more than 3,500 manufacturers who employ more than 146,000 workers, according to the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance.

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MRPEasy

MARCH 6, 2023

After trying out a number of solutions, innovative microencapsulated fragrance maker MicroCapture found a perfect software companion in MRPeasy. “We We managed to set up bills of materials and products in a single week,” says Customer Support Executive, Kate Taylor.

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Gary Mintchell

JULY 19, 2022

If any readers of this blog including the tens of thousands in Europe and Asia are still struggling with silos or figuring out how to get people to work together, you’re behind. The platform will connect people, technology, and data across the design, production and manufacturing workflow. • That term continues to pop up at times.

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ATS

DECEMBER 18, 2024

An emerging innovation in MRO operations is the use of artificial intelligence (AI). This blog looks at what AI has to offer industrial MRO. Inventory management MRO inventory is more diverse and complex than that used for manufacturing. ERP, while sometimes used, is not designed for this type of inventory management.

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Gary Mintchell

APRIL 5, 2024

Part of my answer, in short, would be to quote from a recent Seth Godin blog post, The Drift to Normal. Three technical innovators created a startup with a vision of software defined instrumentation. The post Descent to Normalcy appeared first on The Manufacturing Connection. They created a creative, entrepreneurial culture.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

APRIL 30, 2025

However, these challenges are being addressed through technological innovation and strategic collaborations. Strategic Partnerships and Market Expansion The future of alternative fuels hinges on cross-industry partnerships that accelerate innovation and scale. Are you ready to take the lead in the alternative fuels revolution?

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NIST

APRIL 27, 2023

This blog is part of a monthly series brought to you by the America Works initiative. As a part of the MEP National Network’s goal of supporting the growth of small and medium-sized manufacturing companies, this series focuses on innovative approaches and uncovering the latest trends in manufacturing workforce development.

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Gary Mintchell

JULY 20, 2022

layan Arkan, Vice President, Global Strategy and Sales Lead, Manufacturing and Supply Chain at Microsoft, a few years ago. Checking through Microsoft press information recently, I came across his blog reporting from Hannover in May. Empowering a diverse frontline manufacturing workforce. Here are four trends he picked up.

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Gary Mintchell

OCTOBER 3, 2022

I had a role in a manufacturing company once upon a time that was something like “director of all data.” I see manufacturing companies today entering digital transformation also in danger of drowning in data. It must be time to acknowledge it here in the blog. Drowning would have been a mild word.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

JUNE 6, 2025

From manufacturing and healthcare, to banking, finance, and retail, AI solutions are getting smarter, minimizing the need for human intervention across workflows. Innovative strategies that will help you build AI readiness and address related infrastructure challenges. The result?

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

MAY 2, 2025

Innovations in data centers, communications, industrial applications, and automobiles are all coming into the spotlight. Similar to this, the automotive and industrial verticals are expanding due to smart manufacturing, digital transformation initiatives, and the advancement of electric and driverless vehicles.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

MAY 19, 2025

Is your organization positioned to capitalize on the convergence of AI, data, and device innovation in neurovascular care or will competitors lead the way? Technology Innovations Leading the Way New neurovascular devices are not just mechanical tools they are becoming intelligent, adaptive solutions.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

APRIL 28, 2025

Non-destructive testing (NDT) plays a pivotal role in ensuring the safety, reliability, and sustainability of critical infrastructure and manufactured products. AI , robotics , and digital twins are not only enhancing testing precision but also enabling faster, more efficient manufacturing and quality control processes.

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Plastics News

JANUARY 5, 2023

The Chicago-based company remotely rang the bell to start trading, with corporate leaders and employees gathered at its manufacturing facility in Waukesha, Wis. The company needs the freedom to "invest and innovate" and can best accomplish that by "going it alone," GE HealthCare said in a news release. "We Holland Co., Holland Co.,

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NIST Manufacturing

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Sharp published the second installment of a 4-part Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) manufacturing innovation blog series that provides a beginners guide to Industrial Artificial Intelligence (IAI) In February 2025, NIST researcher Dr. M.

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

MAY 1, 2024

Hannover Messe is an event focused on “what’s next” for manufacturers. It’s an opportunity to showcase our innovation, sustainability, and business value. This year, we featured over 50 theater sessio… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2023

The Shenzhen, China-based company said in a blog post that CL-1 was able to do these tasks because it “closed the loop” between real-time perception, gait planning, locomotion control, and hardware and data streams. LimX noted that it took the cost and efficiency of manufacturing into consideration while designing CL-1.

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21st Century Tech

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Please welcome Dijam Panigrahi to 21st Century Tech Blog. In his first contribution to the blog site, he writes about the change that 5G is bringing to manufacturing. For manufacturing this is not an incremental improvement over previous communication protocols. Dijam is the Co-founder and COO of GridRaster Inc. ,

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Gary Mintchell

JANUARY 26, 2023

I refrain from politics on this blog and other places notwithstanding that I was in the 99 th percentile on the political science graduate record exam at university and came close to a graduate degree in that discipline before I escaped into common sense. I also am not a booster of the US Chamber of Commerce. Do your jobs, so we can do ours.

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Machine Metrics

JUNE 25, 2024

Scheduling work in a modern manufacturing environment is a complex and often frustrating endeavor. Despite advances in technology, many manufacturers still rely on outdated tools and processes, leading to inefficiencies, missed deadlines, and a host of other issues.

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Machine Metrics

JUNE 25, 2024

Scheduling work in a modern manufacturing environment is a complex and often frustrating endeavor. Despite advances in technology, many manufacturers still rely on outdated tools and processes, leading to inefficiencies, missed deadlines, and a host of other issues.

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ATS

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

More manufacturers than ever are drawing upon AI in production and other areas of the manufacturing process, taking advantage of technology that is more accessible than ever while understanding the need to keep pace with competitors and innovators who are setting today’s bar with the adoption of AI tools.

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NIST

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

This blog is part of a monthly series brought to you by the America Works initiative. As a part of the MEP National Network’s goal of supporting the growth of small and medium-sized manufacturing companies, this series focuses on innovative approaches and uncovering the latest trends in manufacturing workforce development.

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Manufacturing Tomorrow

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

As the demand for faster, more efficient chips grows, integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) into semiconductor manufacturing is becoming essential. This blog explores how AI is revolutionizing the semiconductor sector, enhancing production processes, and fostering innovation.

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AU Manufacturing

JUNE 7, 2023

In addition to building Australia’s sovereign capability, leveraging low-cost clean energy, transforming the transport sector, and expanding export opportunities to position Australia as a global manufacturing powerhouse, the National Robotics Strategy must also prioritise allaying public concern about the rise of machines in our daily lives.

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Gary Mintchell

JULY 29, 2022

The full story is on its blog. Serving most recently as the Director of Software Engineering, Carl has been a driving force behind the creation of Ignition, from its foundations to the most recent innovations. The post New Generation Leadership At Inductive Automation appeared first on The Manufacturing Connection.

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NIST

OCTOBER 20, 2021

This blog is the eighth in a monthly series brought to you by the America Works initiative. As a part of the MEP National Network’s goal of supporting the growth of small and medium-sized manufacturing companies, this series focuses on innovative approaches and uncovering the latest trends in manufacturing workforce development. “We

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NIST

DECEMBER 20, 2021

This blog is part of a monthly series brought to you by the America Works initiative. As a part of the MEP National Network’s goal of supporting the growth of small and medium-sized manufacturing companies, this series focuses on innovative approaches and uncovering the latest trends in manufacturing workforce development.

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NIST

JULY 28, 2021

This blog is the fifth in a monthly series brought to you by the America Works initiative. As a part of the MEP National Network’s goal of supporting the growth of small and medium-sized manufacturing companies, this series focuses on innovative approaches, and uncovering the latest trends in manufacturing workforce development.

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Additive Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

have released the results of their collaborative multiphase research project on the “Future of Manufacturing.” The skills gap will only widen as manufacturing firms accelerate their digital transformation to Industry 4.0,” according to the “Future of Manufacturing” research report. business outcomes. business outcomes.

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