Technology: Page 3

  • nasa-ge-aerospace-passport-engine
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of Ge Aerospace
    Image attribution tooltip

    GE Aerospace, NASA, team up on hybrid electric airplane engine

    The engine maker and federal agency are modifying GE's Passport engine with hybrid components to create electric aircraft engines for commercial aviation.

    By • June 28, 2024
  • A male IT specialist holds a laptop and discusses work with a female server technician in a data center, standing before a rack server cabinet with a cloud server icon and visualization.
    Image attribution tooltip
    gorodenkoff via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Cloud security top priority for companies worldwide: Thales report

    More than two in five respondents have had their cloud environments breached, the study found.

    By David Jones • June 27, 2024
  • Automotive Industrial Manufacturing Facility Working on Vehicle Production with Robotic Arms. Explore the Trendline➔
    Image attribution tooltip
    gorodenkoff via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip
    Trendline

    Top 5 stories from Manufacturing Dive

    Check out five of our biggest stories of 2024 so far, including how manufacturers are navigating rising costs and boosting workforce innovation. 

    By Manufacturing Dive staff
  • A white building with windows, with the black Topsoe logo above the glass doors.
    Image attribution tooltip

    Courtesy of Topsoe.

    Image attribution tooltip

    Topsoe, ABB, Fluor to build joint electrolyzer facility in Virginia

    The collaboration aims to develop a facility with reduced costs and improved safety for making e-fuels.

    By • June 26, 2024
  • Two technicians work on a solar panel as a drone flies overhead.
    Image attribution tooltip
    whyframestudio via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Manufacturing cybersecurity at heart of new White House guidance

    The increased priority on security comes as more clean energy supply chains face the threat of a cyberattack.

    By • June 24, 2024
  • bioforge-marshall-minnesota-solugen-facility
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of Solugen
    Image attribution tooltip

    Solugen receives $213M DOE loan for biochemical facility

    The sustainable chemical manufacturing plant will use nearby ADM-sourced sugar substrate at its Marshall, Minnesota facility.

    By • June 21, 2024
  • A restaurant employee pushes a cart down a city sidewalk.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Spencer Platt / Staff via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    7 stats that show how inflation, AI are reshaping employee expectations

    2024’s talent trends will likely drive “seismic change” in the world of work, ADP research says.

    By Kate Tornone • June 18, 2024
  • Packages of Colgate toothpaste are displayed on a shelf at a drug store February 3, 2004 in Chicago, Illinois.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Scott Olson via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Colgate-Palmolive scales AI plans

    The household product maker plans to train all non-plant workers on basic AI principles.

    By Lindsey Wilkinson • June 17, 2024
  • A person uses a tablet while in a factory.
    Image attribution tooltip
    yoh4nn via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Ransomware attacks hit manufacturing hard in 2023

    The sector was among the top industries to pay ransom demands. The average payment increased 88% to almost $2.4 million last year, Sophos found.

    By Matt Kapko • June 14, 2024
  • A rendering of Nvidia's Isaac robotics platform in use.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of Nvidia
    Image attribution tooltip

    Rockwell Automation taps Nvidia to bring AI to its bots

    The automation company will use the chipmaker’s software in its Otto autonomous mobile robots meant for manufacturing facilities.

    By • June 12, 2024
  • A person in personal protective equipment holding a solar chip.
    Image attribution tooltip

    Courtesy of Rocket Lab.

    Image attribution tooltip

    Rocket Lab to receive $24M in CHIPS funding, expand New Mexico plant

    The funds will help double solar cell production at the aerospace component maker’s Albuquerque facility.

    By • June 12, 2024
  • Engineer in blue suit and protective helmet installing photovoltaic panel system.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Eloi_Omella via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    ITC advances tariff petition of 7 US solar manufacturers

    The decision follows the expiration of a two-year moratorium on Southeast Asian solar import duties.

    By Diana DiGangi • June 10, 2024
  • AI in manufacturing
    Image attribution tooltip
    Aree Sarak via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip
    Sponsored by Huron

    Optimizing back-office operations with AI: A new era for industrials and manufacturing

    For manufacturers, integrating AI into back-office ERP systems is becoming a strategic imperative.

    June 10, 2024
  • Intel-Ireland-Fab34-Cleanroom-7.jpg
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of Intel
    Image attribution tooltip

    Intel, Apollo strike joint venture at chipmaker’s Ireland facility

    The agreement is part of the chip giant's external funding strategy to help fuel its global manufacturing plans.

    By • June 7, 2024
  • GlobalFoundries employees stand in a clean room inside a fabrication plant.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of GlobalFoundries
    Image attribution tooltip

    Chip manufacturers feel the crunch as automakers reassess EV plans

    Amkor and GlobalFoundries were among the semiconductor companies that saw a dip in automotive chip orders in Q1.

    By • June 6, 2024
  • Futuristic Design: Factory Digitalization with Information Lines Lying Through the High-Tech Modern Electronics Facility.
    Image attribution tooltip
    gorodenkoff via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip
    Sponsored by Dell Technologies

    AI at the edge drives smart manufacturing transformation

    AI at the edge has vast potential to drive smart manufacturing and Dell Technologies is poised to help manufacturers overcome adoption barriers.

    By Madhu Gaganam, Engineering Technologist, Manufacturing Domain at Dell Technologies • June 3, 2024
  • Woman in yellow hard hat and blue uniform.
    Image attribution tooltip

    Chokniti Studios via Adobe Stock

    Image attribution tooltip
    Sponsored by Shiftboard

    Fairness in focus: How employee scheduling software impacts workplace equity

    Manufacturers face a 2.1 million worker shortage by 2030. New strategies and tech can attract and retain staff.

    By Travis Shipley, Shiftboard’s Chief Commercial Officer • June 3, 2024
  • Coconuts after being pressed into an oil product
    Image attribution tooltip
    Fascinadora via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    CoreFX Ingredients acquires oil maker Connoils

    The ingredients supplier is preparing to expand its R&D efforts and customer reach with the addition to its portfolio.

    By Elizabeth Flood • May 31, 2024
  • Two people holding up a grant agreement between Kenya-based startup Semiconductor Technologies Limited and the U.S. Trade and Development Agency/
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of U.S. Trade and Development Agency
    Image attribution tooltip

    Kenya could be first African country to receive CHIPS funding

    The U.S. is proposing $1 million in funds to grow Kenya's semiconductor industry and workforce.

    By • May 30, 2024
  • Absolics-Georgia-facility
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of Absolics
    Image attribution tooltip

    Absolics to receive $75M in CHIPS funding

    The glass substrate manufacturer will use the money to build a semiconductor facility in Covington, Georgia.

    By • May 29, 2024
  • A worker uses digital tools for a factory.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Thinkhubstudio via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    How manufacturers are reskilling factory workers for AI adoption

    Companies are leveraging the metaverse and augmented reality to train workers to use artificial intelligence for assembly and maintenance tasks.

    By Sakshi Udavant • May 28, 2024
  • Rendering of the Applied Materials chip research and development facility in Silicon Valley
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of Applied Materials
    Image attribution tooltip

    Applied Materials scales AI chips as revenue stagnates

    The semiconductor manufacturer is hoping its advanced gate-all-around chip design will help double its revenue to $5 billion in 2025.

    By • May 24, 2024
  • MyExposome PFAS detection wristband
    Image attribution tooltip
    Retrieved from MyExposome on May 20, 2024
    Image attribution tooltip

    NIST funds 12 small semiconductor, biotech businesses

    The $1.2 million will be used for research and development projects in PFAS detection, cybersecurity and more.

    By • May 21, 2024
  • A U.S. Department of Labor sign is see outside the agency.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Kate Tornone/Manufacturing Dive
    Image attribution tooltip

    Employers should include workers in AI plans, DOL says

    The agency outlined a list of eight “AI Principles for Developers and Employers,” following up on a 2023 directive from the White House.

    By Ryan Golden • May 21, 2024
  • a thermo fisher employee
    Image attribution tooltip
    Courtesy of Thermo Fisher Scientific
    Image attribution tooltip
    Deep Dive

    Embracing continuous manufacturing in the pharmaceutical industry

    Drugmakers have been slow to adopt the production process, which experts say can streamline operations, boost data quality and reduce time to market.

    By • May 17, 2024
  • A digital outline of a brain with lights emerging from the stem, creating a half circle that looks like the globe.
    Image attribution tooltip
    dem10 via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Generative AI is a looming cybersecurity threat

    As companies like Coca-Cola and General Mills adopt AI, experts say the cybercrime ecosystem will start developing tools and attacks to go after the technology.

    By , Naomi Eide • May 16, 2024