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Dyson, JCB | April 01, 2020

Following a direct appeal from the UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, JCB is working with Dyson to manufacture steel housing for ventilators. First prototypes for the brand new ventilators have been produced at the JCB cab factory in Uttoxeter, which took roughly a week to meet clinician specifications. Dyson has been delivered the equipment as it prepares to roll out the new equipment, with a regulatory sign-off expected to be completed very quickly. The government has already ordered 10,000 ven...

Manufacturing Technology, Industrial Data

Cadrex Manufacturing Solutions | March 02, 2023

CORE Industrial Partners, a private equity firm specializing in manufacturing, industrial technology, and industrial services, recently announced that Cadrex Manufacturing Solutions, one of its portfolio companies, has acquired D&R Machine Company. D&R is a supplier of CNC precision machining solutions that cater to the aerospace and defense sector. The Cadrex platform, created in 2021, has over 2,000 employees across 11 states and Mexico, and 1.5 million square feet of ...

Manufacturing Technology

FIRGELLI Automations | November 26, 2021

Any gadget that requires movement uses electric linear actuators. Each robot in the proposed Tesla Bot, for example, is expected to have 40 electro-mechanical actuators. For the past 20 years, FIRGELLI has been producing linear actuators, and this latest breakthrough allows users to perform things they've never been able to do before. Without having to open up the actuator or using any expensive electronics or software, it is now possible to alter the built-in stopping position. The FIRGELLI...

Wells Fargo | January 17, 2020

According to analysts at Wells Fargo, today’s US Industrial Production report contained encouraging signs, despite the main headline. Ex-autos, manufacturing production was up 0.5%, and after a Boeing-related hit during the first quarter, should improve as trade tensions have eased, analysts added. Output at the nation’s factories, mines and utility plants slipped 0.3% in December, but the decline was entirely due to a 5.6% plunge in utilities amid unseasonably warm weather. Manufact...