Tag: manufacturing
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Farley’s EV-Plant Bombshell Demonstrates Some Vision
It turns out that the visionary Bill Ford Jr. wanted to run his car company is a car guy who rose up through the industry, not a digital guru from outside the auto business. With his just-announced gambit to make Ford’s largest-ever investment in manufacturing—$7 billion worth of green-field electric-vehicle and battery plants in Kentucky…
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Best & Worst States for Business 2021: The New Digital Factory Towns
Coders and social-media mavens are a dime a dozen in long-established high-tech outposts like Silicon Valley. But to leverage AI in manufacturing, tap into “design thinking” in product digitization and harness big data in actuarial software, companies are looking to places like Chicago, Grand Rapids and Columbus. The capital of Ohio is employing a “legacy…
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Looking At Business Expansion? Start With These Four Criteria
If your organization is experiencing increased product demand, operational strains due to a change in direction, you may be considering a business growth. Access to new customers, additional revenue streams and economies of scale are all benefits of a company expansion. However, the procedure will pose challenges. Though you may want to begin quickly, it’s…
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A major Apple supplier is reportedly using forced labor from thousands of Uighur workers to make glass for iPhones
Apple CEO Tim Cook reacts during the Economic Summit held for the China Development Forum in Beijing, China, Saturday, March 23, 2019. AP Photo/Ng Han Guan Longtime iPhone glass supplier Lens Technology reportedly uses forced labor from Uighur minorities in its factories, according to the Washington Post, which examined a new report from Tech Transparency…
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Playstation, 3D Printing, and the Future of Manufacturing
Filling an Industry 4.0 conference lineup is easy. Getting a lot of people excited about lights-out factories is also quite easy. It seems to be a simple way to get governments to part with their money, as well. But daydreams of digital twins and automated production are just that for most folks. Or Industry 4.0…
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Founded by former SpaceX engineers, First Resonance pitches tools to make things the SpaceX way
After operating in stealth mode for about two years, First Resonance, a company founded by former SpaceX engineers, is finally showing the world their software toolkit designed to let manufacturers make things using the processes employed by their former boss. It’s a suite of software products that can allow for more flexible manufacturing processes and…
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Tesla drops lawsuit against Alameda County over Fremont factory reopening
Tesla has officially dismissed a lawsuit filed earlier this month against Alameda County that sought to force the reopening of its factory in Fremont, Calif. The dismissal, which was granted Wednesday, closes the loop on a battle between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and county health and law enforcement officials. The lawsuit, filed May 9 hours…
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Elon Musk just put a new person in charge of production at Tesla’s Fremont factory
On precisely exactly the identical day which Elon Musk defied local regulations and reopened Tesla’s mill in Fremont, California, ” the CEO place a brand new person in charge of production. Musk named Richard Miller, who was manager of paint operations at Tesla, to head of production at the mill, according to an internal email…
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Tesla hasn’t been given the ‘green light’ to reopen Fremont factory, health official says
Tesla has not yet been awarded the “green light” to start its own factory in Fremont, Calif., Alameda County Health Officer Dr. Erica Pan stated in a videostreamed city hall meeting Friday. Tesla created plans to start as soon as Friday at defiance of this county’s prolonged order. Tesla stated in an email sent Thursday,…
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Musk Stands Alone Among CEOs In Criticizing Lockdowns
CEOs have been prominent amid the pandemic, huddling with President Trump, protecting their employees from harm if possible, conferring with industry colleagues about collective responses and, in many cases, sharing glimpses of their home life with colleagues via Zoom meetings. One big thing CEOs haven’t been doing: Objecting vociferously to the government-ordered shutdowns of their…