Crain's Chicago Business
Digital Manufacturing, Education, Manufacturing Jobs, Workforce

Manufacturing jobs today include machinist, welder and assembler. In the future, the list might add cybersecurity strategist, digital twin architect and collaborative robotics specialist.

That's according to a new report released by the Digital Manufacturing & Design Innovation Institute, a research consortium in Chicago that includes universities...

MRO-Network
Digital Manufacturing, Education, Facilities, Workforce

Siemens recently showcased revamped facilities at the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (DMDII) in Chicago and its Technical Application Center in Elk Grove, Illinois.

Siemens wants to "make machines catchy again," according to Sascha Fischer, business manager for Siemens U.S. Machine Tool Systems. With two recently revamped...

New York State
Manufacturing, Photonics

Announcement Builds On Progress Of Finger Lakes Forward - the Region's Award-Winning Strategic Plan To Generate Robust Economic Growth And Community Development

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the AIM Photonics project in Rochester is in the final planning stages to begin construction this summer and tool installation this fall at the...

Digital Engineering
Digital Manufacturing

Much of the industrial manufacturing industry is abuzz these days over reports that augmented reality (AR) capabilities will dramatically change how these companies develop, manufacture and service products.

To help move things along, UI LABS, an organization tasked with leveraging research and innovation platforms to transform industries, is...

Smart Industry
Digital Manufacturing, Education, Workforce

Early this year, UI Labs launched an educational series focused on harnessing data to make American factories more efficient and competitive. (Lofty goal, huh?) The massive open online course (MOOC) curriculum includes 40 hours of instruction, assessments, peer interactions and a final project. Developed for both students and workers, the series...