Machine Design Senior Editor, Leslie Gordon, interviews Carol Tolbert, project manager at the NASA Glenn Research Center about NASA's Innovative Manufacturing Project and how 3D printing could transform the space industry....More
Universal Robots' Stefan Tøndering Stubgaard provides an overview of the cage-free, simple-to-program UR5 robot during its U.S. debut at IMTS 2012....More
Contrary to the doom and gloom you've been hearing in the mainstream media, industrial production is picking up steam. "This is a vibrant recovery for manufacturing," says Alan Beaulieau, president of ITR Economics, a firm with a 94+% forecast accuracy rate....More
Project costing in ERP is difficult in project industries like oil and gas, utilities and mining. IFS North America Business Software Consultant Carrie Ghai discusses why this is the case and offers tips for selecting software equal to the task. Can the ERP you are considering truly capture all project costs, and handle actual costing as well as offer visibility into committed cost?
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A strategic plan is only as good as the thinking that goes into it. Strategic thinking happens in a number of different ways, formal and informal but fundamentally affects your ability to execute on your long term process improvement objectives. Therefore, when the plan is lacking, we need to step back and consider the thinking. Even thinking is a process....More
