SEOUL, South Korea-Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., the world's largest shipbuilder, is enjoying boom times thanks to continued demand for high-priced oil tankers and container ships. MORE
WASHINGTON-President Bush has nominated William “Woody” Sutton, a retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral, as Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing and Services. Sutton would replace Albert Frick, who served as “manufacturing czar,” as the position is called, from 2004 through 2006.
MADRAS, India-Entering Ford's manufacturing plant near the South Indian city of Madras feels a bit like traveling back in time. In Europe and the United States you see robots, clean workspaces and increasing efficiency. In India, you see people." MORE
COLUMBUS, OH-Ohio State University has opened a new Center for Occupational Health in Automotive Manufacturing with the express intent of improving working conditions in the automotive industry. MORE
PUNE, India-Automation manufacturer KUKA Robotics (Augsburg, Germany) has opened a pair of new offices in India to tap into the ongoing manufacturing boom taking place in that country.
GROTTAGLIE, Italy-Aerospace manufacturer Alenia Aeronautica has delivered the horizontal stabilizer for the first Boeing 787 “Dreamliner” jet, currently being assembled in Everett, WA. MORE
TOKYO-Long-time plastics and metals manufacturer Kyocera Corp. is expanding its annual solar module manufacturing capacity to 500 megawatts by early 2011-more than double its current annual capacity-in response to global demand.
ROSEMONT, IL-Ground-breaking robotic researcher Red Whittaker, who brought the first robot to the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant after the meltdown in 1979, will be the keynote speaker for the ISR opening ceremony at the International Robots & Vision Show and Conference on Monday, June 11. MORE
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