The now ubiquitous terms Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing are effectively synonyms capturing the convergence of technologies that have progressed at an exponential pace over the last several decades. Around 2011, Europe and its industrial base began releasing a strategy for the next industrial revolution, dubbed “Industry 4.0.”

At least five...

With Veteran’s Day upon us, I’m reminded Veterans often possess the technical aptitude to flourish in advanced manufacturing careers. They also have a strong work ethic, team spirit, and communication skills needed for successful outcomes. One way to express gratitude for and support veterans is to provide opportunities and pathways to well-paid...

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Professor Chad Duty has been named the next CEO of the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation . The appointment will become effective April 1, 2023.

Duty is a professor in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering within UT’s Tickle College of Engineering and a...

Manufacturing is an exciting and lucrative career opportunity that can help address the massive skills gap that threatens to leave two million U.S. manufacturing jobs unfilled within the next decade. In Pittsburgh and around the country, many initiatives aim to inspire the next generation to pursue careers in manufacturing.

That's why students...

Their work could spring from the minds of sci-fi writers Octavia Butler or Isaac Asimov, but everything done at R&D institutes focused on electronics engineering is real.

The smattering of innovate R&D institutes EE Times surveyed this fall are compressing the two-year timeline of Moore’s Law to six months: they are lightweighting aircraft by...