Pharmaceutical firm unlawfully boosted sales by offering incentives to doctors in violation of the U.S. Anti-Kickback Statute, government alleges....More
'For employees who disclose compliance matters voluntarily, truthfully and fully ... and who cooperate unreservedly in investigating them, the executive board promises that it will not assert or enforce damage claims,' the company said....More
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel instructs the oil giant to preserve all documents related to the spill and ongoing cleanup in anticipation of 'future litigation.'...More
Allegations against Xile Lier include mixing imported formula with out-of-date product, changing sell-by dates on packaging and re-labeling formula for older babies...More
As the United States works toward rebuilding domestic manufacturing in an effort to foster growth, companies will be seeking out the next generation of their manufacturing workforce. A lack of domestic talent in the U.S. will force companies to look to other shores. Those same companies have been impacted by the digital revolution that has and will continue to change how manufacturers design, develop and bring new products to market....More
The European Commission said this was the first time it was sanctioning a company for the failure to satisfy a previous EU complaint, making this a "very serious infringement."...More
The decision marked the latest twist in the blockbuster trial pitting the maker of the iPhone against the surging South Korean electronics giant....More
The fines and other criminal penalties imposed on Transocean are the second-largest environmental crime recovery in U.S. history, after that slapped on BP....More
Standing before an sPro selective laser sintering system from 3D Systems in the NAMII headquarters, Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) explains how Youngstown transformed itself a rust belt relic to the center of the 3-D printing revolution....More
Dialogue introducing new forecasting study on what the economy might look like in 2025 with a manufacturing resurgence. Video from the Aspen Institute....More
Manufacturing makes America strong. It makes families and communities strong. It provides national security. It gives us energy security. And for the 12 million men and women who work in manufacturing, it gives us pride....More
Christopher Barnatt of ExplainingComputers.com demonstrates how Big Data is transforming the business and industrial worlds and enabling new technologies and new breakthroughs that will help manufacturers work more efficiently than ever before....More
Beyond an initial novelty, 3-D Printing could have a game-changing impact on consumer culture, copyright and patent law, and even the very concept of scarcity on which our economy is based....More
Christopher Barnatt of ExplainingTheFuture.com illustrates the inner workings of additive manufacturing machines and provides some real-life examples of how 3-D printing technology could dramatically change the manufacturing and retail industries as we know them today....More
Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab break down the engineering and design challenges they faced during the Curiosity rover's complicated landing near the Martian equator on Aug. 5, 2012....More
