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These 10 new 'Lighthouse' factories show the future of manufacturing is here Lighthouses are leading the way in the adoption of Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies. Image: REUTERS/Satish Kumar The World Economic Forum COVID Action Platform 44 of the most advanced manufacturing factories in the world are lighting the way as learning beacons Advanced Manufacturing and Production 10 new manufacturing sites have joined the World Economic Forum’s Global Lighthouse Network. There are now 54 ‘Lighthouses’, the world’s most advanced factories, which are leading the way in the adoption of Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies. As well as increasing speed and productivity of...

OXFORD BUSINESS GROUP LAUNCHES COVID-19 CEO SURVEY ON LATIN AMERICA  Digitalisation and relocation trends expected to drive economic transformation   September 2020: A new Covid-19 CEO Survey on Latin America carried out by the global research and advisory company Oxford Business Group (OBG), in partnership with Promperú, provides valuable insight into the way decision-makers across the sectors are adapting to the “new normal” in a climate of  economic transformation.  Titled “Creative disruption: How CEOs expect Covid-19 to reshape business in the region”, the survey also asks executives to assess their government’s response to the pandemic. In addition, the 124 business leaders...

Kays Engineering Acquires TechniDrill A legacy continue: Thirty-six-year-old Technidrill is a gundrilling machine manufacturer whose products complement Kays’ DeHoff and Eldorado product lines and will now be made at its Missouri plant. With the addition of Technidrill, Kays' three machine brands will represent a combined 172 years of gundrilling knowledge under one roof, says Kays Engineering President Ed Kays. Pictured: Technidrill's six spindle gundrill machine. TechniDrill Systems, Inc. has been purchased by Kays Engineering. The TechniDrill brand of gundrilling machines have been designed and manufactured in Kent, Ohio since 1984. Now the machines will be manufactured alongside the DeHoff and Eldorado brands of...

Mitutoyo America Corp. Expands Custom Solutions Offerings A wide range of tailored services for measurement and inspection technologies are available through nine U.S. centers. A five-step process keeps the manufacturer and the Custom Solutions engineer on target to achieve the customer’s objectives. The Mitutoyo Customer Solutions team provides continuous support once the custom solution is implemented, including training, troubleshooting to calibration and ongoing service. Mitutoyo America Corp. (Aurora, IL ) has expanded its Custom Solutions offerings with “end-to-end solutions” for all its customers’ needs, including the ability to customize products and advanced technology for specific applications. “Our newly expanded offering shows...

Click&Clamp with double clamping But this is not all. The Hoffmann Group has also expanded the GARANT Xtric range by four new base lengths. For the first time, the GARANT Xtric is also available in size XS with a base length of just 136 millimetres for processing small components. This means sizes XS, S and M are now available in a jaw width of 80 millimetres. In addition to this there are new vices with a jaw width of 125 millimetres, 32 kN clamping force and a length of up to 270 millimetres in the sizes XS, S and M....