Manufacturing rarely announces its reinventions dramatically. Change arrives instead through pressure on energy, labor, and supply chains. Over the past year, those pressures have converged to drive a ...

In recent years, the manufacturing sector has stood at a crossroads, shaped by a confluence of transformative forces. Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the backbone of this industry, are ...

A study led by the School of Engineering of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has developed an innovative method that overcomes the limitations of traditional additive ...

The inaugural report examines how artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies are benefiting each stage of the product life cycle Recent data showed AI-enabled manufacturing software and ...

Manufacturing facilities around the world face a common challenge: managing the waste streams generated during production while maintaining efficiency, profitability, and environmental compliance.

The manufacturing industry, traditionally associated with assembly lines and heavy machinery, is undergoing a remarkable transformation driven by innovative information-age startups. In this article, ...

New and repurposed fabrication techniques for flexible electronic devices are proliferating rapidly. Some may wonder if they are better than traditional methods and at what point they’ll be ...

October is recognized as Manufacturing Month, a time to celebrate and promote the crucial role that manufacturing plays in the global economy. Manufacturing Month highlights the significance of this ...

The workshop paper by Teresa Fort, Wolfgang Keller, Peter Schott, Stephen Yeaple, and Nikolas Zolas studies how firms colocate production and innovation in the context of the United States. Teresa C.

Everything from beer to rockets to the walls in a house start as raw materials, and because most people see only the finished product, it can be easy to forget about the widely unseen work that the ...

Manufacturing clusters serve as vibrant networks where businesses, specialized suppliers and service providers in specific industries converge within a defined geographic area. Sharing resources, ...