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Deere Workers Would Get Immediate 10 Percent Raises Under New Offer

November 2, 2021

MOLINE, IL—Union workers at Deere & Co. would get wage increases of 10 percent in the first year and 5 percent each in the third and fifth years under a tentative contract reached between the farm-equipment maker and the United Auto Workers union.

MiQ Partners Expands Operations to Meet West Coast Market Growth

October 20, 2021

CARLSBAD, CA—Machine Builder and integrator MiQ Partners is expanding its production space here by 17,000 square feet to meet the increasing automation needs of west coast manufacturers in many industries.

More Than 10,000 Deere Workers on Strike

October 19, 2021

MOLINE, IL—More than 10,000 workers at 14 different Deere & Co. locations are on strike after the United Auto Workers union said it was unable to reach a new contract with the tractor company.

Strike Looms as Deere, UAW Fail to Reach Deal

October 11, 2021

MOLINE, IL—United Auto Workers union members appear to be heading closer to a strike Oct. 12 after rejecting a contract offer from Deere & Co. over the weekend that would have given at least 5 percent raises to staff that build John Deere tractors and other equipment.

Unmanned Vehicles Take to the Sea

Currents are slowly pushing autonomous ships into the mainstream.

Nathan Eddy

September 16, 2021

Autonomous vehicle technology is being adapted for use in everything from container ships to tankers. Engineers are also equipping other types of commercial vessels, including ferries, tugboats and warships, with state-of-the-art navigation systems that can be safely used in harbors and on lakes, rivers and oceans.

Accelerated Life Testing

Accelerated life testing helps manufacturers accurately determine how, when and why a product will fail.

Jim Camillo

July 9, 2021

Like so many things in manufacturing, product testing is not a one-type-fits-all-applications procedure. Among the more well-known types of testing that manufacturers regularly perform are leak, mechanical performance, material (such as tensile strength) and computer simulation modeling.

Optimizing Bicycle Component Designs

Austin Weber

July 5, 2021

Design optimization software is used by engineers in a variety of industries, including bicycle manufacturing.

Three Japanese Manufacturers Cooperate on Development of Hydrogen-Fueled Marine Engines

June 2, 2021

OSAKA, Japan—Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd., Yanmar Power Technology Co. Ltd., and the Japan Engine Corp. have formed a consortium to pursue joint development of hydrogen fueled marine engines for ocean-going and coastal vessels.

Unmanned Vehicles Thrive in Unpaved Environments

Demand for unpaved applications is driving unmanned vehicle development.

Nathan Eddy

May 20, 2021

Autonomous cars and trucks are still in development and years away from real-world deployment. However, many types of off-road vehicles are already emerging for daily use in agriculture, construction, mining, port logistics and other applications.

Pipe-and-Joint System Improves Ergonomics at Pump Manufacturer

Jim Camillo

May 2, 2021

Last year's California wildfire season was a record-setting one for the state. By the end of 2020, more than 9,600 fires had burned nearly 4.4 million acres, or more than 4 percent of the state's roughly 100 million acres of land.