Manufacturing Tecnology — Manufacturing

Solid rocket fuel startup Adranos raises $1 million to scale up manufacturing Indiana-based rocket fuel startup Adranos has raised $1 million, after closing an oversubscribed round led by Archibald Cox Jr., chairman of private investment firm Sextant Group. The funding will be used by Adranos to build out its manufacturing capability, and to pursue additional key hires to build out its team. Adranos is building a new kind of solid rocket propellant called “ALITEC,” which the company says can both increase the overall performance of a rocket versus traditional solid fuels, and get rid of dangerous hydrochloric acid emissions that result from...

How Kellogg Manages Cybersecurity Risks in Manufacturing Seeing the writing on the wall as Mondelēz and other global companies became collateral damage in ransomware attacks, Kellogg set out to create a cybersecurity strategy that would keep it out of the headlines. They emphasized relationships and education i Jim Tassell, senior IT security architect for Kellogg, presents the food maker’s cybersecurity journey at the Automation Fair’s Food and Beverage Forum. So much of the public focus on cybersecurity has been on what’s considered hardcore critical infrastructure—oil and gas, water supply, power generation, etc. A cyber attack on a food and beverage company...

How artificial intelligence is disrupting manufacturing For traditional manufacturers, integrating AI across day-to-day processes and equipment is no small task. Firms can keep up or risk becoming obsolete.   Credit: Creative Commons The following is an opinion piece from Filemon Schöffer, co-founder and CCO of 3D Hubs, a 3D printing and manufacturing company. Opinions are the author's own.​ Rather than constantly innovating over the last half century, parts manufacturing fell into complacency, sidestepping rather than moving forwards. As a result, the sector is struggling to keep up with the rapid pace of digital transformation. With the growth of Industry 4.0 technologies, sluggish and inefficient...