Tech Garden presents nine Grants for Growth awards
August 21, 2014
CNYBJ SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Tech Garden, an affiliate of CenterState CEO, on Monday presented funding awards to nine recipients through its Grants for Growth
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CEG Offers Manufacturing Leadership Challenges Workshop
August 21, 2014
Leadership skills can be taught. Most supervisors are promoted to their position because they are dedicated, reliable, and good at the technical skills. These are critical attributes, but one skill is often missing: being skilled in getting high performance from employees… which is the main job of a supervisor!
Who’s Ready for 3D Printing?
August 18, 2014
In a recent white paper entitled 3D printing and the new shape of industrial manufacturing, PwC and the Manufacturing Institute share the results of a survey of 100 manufacturers and offer predictions about the economic impact of 3D printing (3DP). Most of the survey’s respondents report that they plan to use 3DP, or are embracing additive manufacturing already.
Nearly 67% of the manufacturers surveyed are evaluating, implementing, or experimenting with 3DP, typically for prototyping instead of production. Almost 25% of the respondents say they plan to use 3D printing sometime in the future. The remaining companies, which include small contract manufacturers and large multinationals, don’t plan to adopt additive manufacturing at all.
Cornell researcher develops Origami inspired robots
August 18, 2014
Ithaca Journal Say goodbye to those clunky, nuts-and-bolts robots. The robots of tomorrow will be as flexible as paper. That’s what researchers from MIT, Harvard
Mott's to expand and update plant, add 20 jobs
August 14, 2014
Rochester Business Journal Mott’s LLP will add new manufacturing lines and updated machinery at its production facility in Wayne County and create 20 new jobs,
"Manufacturing Matters" course available at SUNY Adirondack next month
August 13, 2014
Albany Business Review SUNY Adirondack will offer a “manufacturing matters” course Sept. 30 to Oct. 23. The four-week-long course is designed to benefit manufacturing-based companies that
Chief Economist Is Bullish on Reshoring
August 12, 2014
Dan North is bullish on reshoring. The chief economist at Euler Hermes, the world’s largest trade credit insurance company, cites America’s relatively low labor and energy costs, steady employment growth, and increased manufacturing productivity. Higher interest rates and a stronger U.S. dollar could pose long-term threats, but North expects today’s positive trends to continue.
S. Ontario food maker again setting up shop in Buffalo area
August 12, 2014
WKBW ABC News Incentives offered by state and local government helped lure a Canadian manufacturer and distributor of health products back to the region. The Reena
“Recoupling” Manufacturing and Innovation
August 12, 2014
SSTI Between 2000 and 2010, about one-third of U.S. manufacturing employment – approximately five million jobs – were lost as a result of new technologies
