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| Boeing First-Quarter Profits Fall as 737 Max Impact Is Felt |
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| Boeing Co.'s first-quarter earnings slid after its 737 Max aircraft was grounded globally and commercial plane orders declined. The aircraft maker also withdrew its 2019 financial forecast as it grapples with the impact of the 737 Max grounding. Boeing 737 Max crashes in October and March spurred regulators to ground the plane, one of the company’s most important aircraft.
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| Olympus DSX510 Digital Microscope: High Resolution, Guaranteed Accuracy |
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| Olympus’ DSX510 digital microscopes capture high-resolution images with guaranteed measurement accuracy with just one click. Easily choose the best image for your application by switching between brightfield (BF), darkfield (DF), BF/DF mix, differential interference contrast, and polarized observation. View images captured using each method side-by-side to choose the best option.
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| Blockchain Described as 'Worldwide Ledger' |
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| Blockchain, the distributed, encrypted, tamper-evident ledger platform that gave rise to Bitcoin, has birthed a new, foundational market concept to execute business transactions, Karim Lakhani, professor of business administration at Harvard Business School, said at a recent event. Blockchain is part of an emerging pattern of applications in industries that will solve problems related to sustainability, traceability and peer-to-peer business transactions, he said.
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| DropZero Clamps Reduce Setup Time |
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| New Carr Lane Roemheld DropZero Modular Zero-Point Clamping System enables you to completely machine a workpiece in one setup, significantly reducing setup time and fixturing costs. With a few turns of a wrench, DropZero locates, supports, and securely clamps the workpiece from underneath, providing full machining access to 5 sides. Drop Zero can be used with modular or non-modular tooling. |
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| Caterpillar Posts Higher Quarterly Profit |
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| Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. said that its first-quarter profit increased on higher sales and improved prices. Its per-share profit set a record for the first quarter. The news wasn’t all good, however, Caterpillar said revenue in its construction business in Asia fell 4 percent. China is an important market for the company. Caterpillar also said its manufacturing costs rose in part because of tariffs.
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| Seeking the Holy Grails of 3D Printing |
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| As additive manufacturing (AM) moves from prototypes to mass production, manufacturers are setting their sights on the holy grails—the products and processes that will be game-changers. Among them: a kidney printed from a sample of the patient’s cells, low-volume parts with built-in pedigrees.
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| Ford Quarterly Profit Falls; Automaker Says Full-Year Earnings Will Improve From 2018 |
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| Ford Motor Co. said its first-quarter profit fell amid lower revenue and one-time expenses but added total 2019 results are "on track" to exceed 2018's. The earnings report also showed that the automaker still is heavily dependent on its home North America region to generate profit. The company is seeking to make operations more efficient while it develops self-driving and electrified vehicles.
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| Durable Goods Orders Rise in March on Aircraft |
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| New orders for durable goods rose in March as orders for aircraft soared. Both commercial and military aircraft orders rose sharply in March. That helped overall durable goods orders to rise 2.7 percent. Excluding transportation (including aircraft and parts), orders would have risen only 0.4 percent.
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| Beyond the Barcode: Edge IoT for Machine Vision in Manufacturing |
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| In this webinar we go beyond the barcode to talk about machine vision and machine learning (ML) with Edge IoT- the combination of edge computing and IoT technology- which is used to prevent “missing in action” items in inventory, intercept shipments before heading to the wrong destination, automate parts picking and more, while creating instantaneous communication among the manufacturing floor and related systems. We’ll discuss ML basics, how vision ML is being used in manufacturing, and tips to getting started.
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| LIFT, CAR to Evaluate Mixed-Material Joining Technologies |
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| Lifghtweight Innovations for Tomorrow (LIFT) and the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) said they formed a new project to test and evaluate mixed-material joining technologies. Being able to join dissimilar materials is necessary to make vehicles lighter and more fuel efficient.
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| Automation Integration: Its Profound Impact on Manufacturing |
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| In today’s environment, manufacturers are being challenged at every turn to deliver products faster, better, and more competitively than their industry counterparts. While working harder can deliver some results, working smarter more often provides the needed competitive edge. By integrating the right machining and automation technologies, manufacturers can drastically increase both production levels and revenues.
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