Fastems Launches New Version of Manufacturing Management Software (MMS)
Fastems LLC (West Chester, OH) has released the newest version of its Manufacturing Management Software: MMS Version 8.
November/December 2021 Issue
Can You See Me? Augmented Reality for Maintenance & Training. By utilizing augmented reality for maintenance and training, users wearing headsets can see both virtual and physical realities simultaneously. By creating a digital overlay of equipment, manufacturers can immediately troubleshoot issues with technicians and experts located offsite, versus waiting for a technician to arrive. Augmented reality is also ideal when it comes to workforce training. This method keeps everyone in place at the shop and not on the road traveling to offsite training spots. Find out how augmented reality can assist your shop with not only maintenance and training but also mentoring and product development, among other functions.
Tom Snow, chairman of T. J. Snow Co. (Chattanooga, TN) was recognized with the Elihu Thomson Resistance Welding Award at Fabtech 2021, held in Chicago in September.
Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has announced its plan to build a flexible, open additive manufacturing (AM) ecosystem to help overcome complexities in 3D-printing processes and to support customers in building their product development and manufacturing workflows.
GE Additive and Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding as the cornerstone of a new, collaborative effort aimed at supporting the U.S. Department of Defense‘s accelerated adoption of metal additive manufacturing technology.
Methods Machine Tools Inc. (Sudbury, MA) has signed an agreement with an intent to acquire Koch Machine Tool, a machine tool dealer and Methods’s avenue into the Texas machining market since 2010.
Sandvik Coromant has opened an updated 167,000-square-foot facility that houses the company’s U.S. headquarters, along with a new tech center and a production unit.
International Thermal Systems (ITS) has moved into its new, modern, and more expansive facility. The new site is only eight miles from its previous location.
Orders of new manufacturing technology totaled $590 million in September 2021, according to the latest U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report, which is published by AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology.
Association for Advancing Automation (A3) stats show positive outlook for automation industry.
