According to the European Patent Office, applications for additive manufacturing (AM) solutions registered an average annual increase of about 30% in the last decade. The total number of AM requests was six times higher than in other high-technology sec- tors. With a turnover that reached a record- breaking total of 16 billion euro in 2022, AM has its most important markets in the U.S. and in…

In September, Zilmet USA broke ground on construction of a 150,000-sq-ft facility in Georgetown County, South Carolina. The planned $32.7 million investment at the site is expected to create about 50 new jobs. Since its formation in Rhode Island in 2012, Zilmet USA has imported all its products from the company’s primary manufacturing plant in Italy. But greater than expected demand, both in the…

New machines are becoming smarter as they combine mechanical, electronic and digital technologies. This hybrid world is transforming manufacturing and the way people work. Transformation is the theme of Machines Italia magazine Vol. XV: Transforming How We Work, One Machine At A Time available online at the link below: https://www.old.machinesitalia.org/magazineHelping to restore the global…

AI is expected to have a significant impact on the U.S. manufacturing sector. According to a KPMG report, AI technology will have different impacts and will grow according to industry needs. For example, 21 percent of industrial manufacturing executives expect AI to impact product design, development, and engineering, while 21 percent expect it to impact maintenance operations and 15 percent…

According to a report by Deloitte US, the manufacturing industry is expected to continue to grow in 2023 despite the challenges it faces, such as supply headwinds, labor shortages and economic uncertainty. The report suggests that to maintain this growth, leaders should leverage digital technologies, adopt strategies for the future of work and promote supply chain resilience. The report…

The physical and digital environments of manufacturing are changing rapidly, and emerging technologies are becoming even more crucial to our long-term technological competitiveness. At the same time, however, manufacturers face greater challenges than ever before to understand and act. There are nearly 300,000 factories in the United States, 90 percent of which have fewer than 100 employees. And…

FOR THE ITALIAN VERSION CLICK HEREThe undersigned office (Chicago USA) with a specific selective procedure has entrusted the SME - Society of Manufacturing Engineers - an important association that brings together engineers and professionals in the manufacturing sector throughout North America, as well as publisher of magazines specialized in industrial technologies, the task of develop the next…