Manufacturing Innovation & Product Development Strategy

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Stay up-to-date on manufacturing innovation issues -- including news, trends and best practices in R&D, process improvement, product development and intellectual-property protection. Also, learn how to incorporate the latest materials, innovative technologies (e.g., nanotechnology) and design strategies (e.g., design for manufacturing, or DFM) into your manufacturing operations.

—Coverage is led by Associate Editor Travis Hessman.

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Leading Innovation

Manufacturing companies are frequently born out of innovation, and Nest is no exception. After Tony Fadell left Apple (IW 500/9), he began building a new home.

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May 23, 2013

News

US Trade Panel Rejects Motorola Mobility Bid to Block Xbox Imports

Motorola Mobility had argued that Xbox 360 consoles infringed on patent technology for wirelessly transmitting data....More
May 23, 2013

News

Solar-powered Plane Sets New Distance Record

Energy is provided by 12,000 solar cells, which power the aircraft's propellers....More
May 22, 2013

News

US Report Urges Action on 'Unprecedented' IP Theft

Commission says intellectual property theft costs the United States more than $300 billion each year....More
May 22, 2013

News

UMC Sets up R&D Center in Singapore

The unit will undertake R&D collaborations with local research institutes....More
May 21, 2013

blog

Hats Off to SAP for Seeing Innovation in Autism

By announcing that they are hiring people for their skills and what they can contribute to the company, they have forever changed the perception of knowledge...More
May 20, 2013

News

Dove 'Sketches' Most-Watched Online Ad: Unilever

Unilever claims bragging rights to the most-watched Internet commercial of all time -- a study of women's self-perception starring a forensic artist....More
May 20, 2013

Article

Goldman Sachs to Invest in Japan Green Energy

Investment injection follows steps taken by Japan's government as the country seeks to rebalance its post-Fukushima energy mix....More
May 17, 2013

Article

US Lawmakers Raise Google Glass Privacy Concerns

Members of the Congressional Privacy Caucus question Google about the privacy implications and possible 'misuse' of its Internet-linked eyewear....More
May 17, 2013

Commentary

Where's the Applause? Explaining the Lack of Industry Enthusiasm for NNMI 1

The National Association of Manufacturers is not alone in ignoring or at least giving little attention to government manufacturing technology policies. Few manufacturing companies spend serious time lobbying for these efforts....More
May 16, 2013

Commentary

If Your Company Does Product Cost Reductions, It's Already Too Late

Refocusing product cost management efforts from cost reduction to cost avoidance is less comfortable but far more profitable....More