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The aerospace sector has always been at the forefront of technological change, and now it is spearheading a change that worries many: a shift towards automated manufacturing, reports The Engineer.
In recent months Stanley Black & Decker has acquired Newell Brand’s tool unit, which contains strong brands like Lenox and Irwin; the company also acquired Sears’ Craftsman Tools, SeekingAlpha reports.
Automakers seeking to reduce vehicle weight to improve fuel economy increasingly use other metals such as aluminum and composites such as carbon fiber. Yet, steel remains the overall material of choice, Wards Auto reports.
The Pittsburgh-based steelmaker said it will restart the Keetac plant in Minnesota more than 18 months after the company idled the facility amid rising steel imports and falling prices, Bloomberg News reports.
Stanley Black & Decker to develop, manufacture and sell Craftsman-branded products in non-Sears Holdings channels.
“The pullback shows traders are not confident about the steel market and future demand during the winter.”
No candidate talked much about automation on the campaign trail. Technology is not as convenient a villain as China or Mexico, there is no clear way to stop it, and many of the technology companies are in the United States and benefit the country in many ways, according to the New York Times.
US new orders for durable goods fell in November, driven by a drop in commercial aircraft and parts orders, AdvancedManufacturing.org reports.
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Boeing told employees Monday it will continue to cut jobs at its commercial airplane unit in 2017, citing fierce competition with rival Airbus and a drop in new orders, writes CNN’s Jon Ostrower.
GM says it had more than 874,000 cars, trucks and crossovers in its inventory at the end of November — the most it has had in its U.S. stock in eight years, when vehicles went unsold during the Great Recession, the Detroit News reports.
U.S. industrial production fell 0.4% in November, due to a steep decline in utility output and a dip in manufacturing, according to data from the Federal Reserve.
Arconic to supply 3D printed nickel and titanium parts for Airbus airplanes under two new agreements.
Improvements will bolster capacity of the 60-year-old Marion Metal Center, which provides blanks, stampings and sheet metal assembly to GM’s North American plants, Manufacturing.Net reports.
In recent years, there is a clear industry trend blurring the lines between an automated system and a tool.
U.S. factories cranked out more autos, machinery and chemicals in July, lifting production by the most in a year, the Associated Press reports.