Dyson, the engineering company best known for its vacuum cleaners and fans, plans to spend £2bn developing a "radical" electric car.
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Boarding a flight at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) may no longer require digging out that boarding pass and passport — all you need is your face. On Monday, March 19, the Lufthansa Group airline announced the launch of biometric boarding at LAX. The announcement comes after the airline successfully tested the tool and boarded about 350 passengers on an A380 in only 20 minutes.
"Tired of those long dreaded lines to board a plane? LAX is currently piloting a facial recognition program to avoid such hassels."
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For investors in Boo.com, WebVan and eToys, the bursting of the dotcom bubble came as a bit of a shock.
Companies like this raised vast sums on the promise that the worldwide web would change everything. Then, in the spring of 2000, stock markets collapsed.
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The Chinese government has invested $2 million in a prototype filtration system intended to reduce the effects of smog in urban areas. Initial tests suggest that it's capable of emitting up to 8 million cubic meters of filtered air every day.
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Employees welcome AI if it automates time-consuming internal processes, helps better balance their workload or increases fairness in subjective decisions.
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A biological material that has existed for millions of years may find new applications in modern electronics. A team of scientists from UC Santa Cruz, the University of Washington, and the Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason discovered that shark “jelly” is the highest proton conductive biological substance ever found, according to GizMag.
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Let’s take a look at the recommended components of Supply Chain Management and then let’s bring it back to the basics. No matter the size of your distribution or manufacturing company; the very most important concept is to be able to know what inventory you currently have on hand. This is normally handled within an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning).
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In five years, STEP Ahead Award winners, a program from NAM, has impacted more than 300,000 individuals, engaging in efforts to develop both current and future women in manufacturing careers.
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Manufacturers and engineers tend to have a love-hate relationship with robotics. Millennials typically favor next-gen robotics due to their efficiency and ease of use, but older generations are more skeptical about their benefits. For them, the fear of industrial automation taking over the jobs of human workers is already very tangible.
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As electronic manufacturing services (EMS) companies morph into supply chain companies and electronics seeps into every part of our existence, supply chains are colliding. One of the more obvious current collisions is that of the electronics manufacturing industry and the apparel industry in the field of wearables.
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I really hate Wi-Fi, and you should too. If you own your own home or your landlord doesn’t mind a few holes in the wall, running gigabit Ethernet around the house is the best thing you can do for a faster computing experience. But what’s all this about Cat 6 or crossover cables? Here’s everything you need to know about Ethernet cabling.I really hate Wi-Fi, and you should too. If you own your own home or your landlord doesn’t mind a few holes in the wall, running gigabit Ethernet around the house is the best thing you can do for a faster computing experience. But what’s all this about Cat 6 or crossover cables? Here’s everything you need to know about Ethernet cabling.
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The tech, which was brought to life through an academic-industrial collaboration led by Professor Takao Someya at the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Engineering, will be displayed and discussed today, February 17th, at the AAAS Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas.
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Aluminum may be a better solution than steel after a thorough review of the part design, tool design, quantity and type of unfilled, aluminum-friendly resin.
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Without a clear understanding of what specific work is of value, you cannot make informed decisions about what work to pursue.
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After two decades of concentrating on capacity, the focus of the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) industry now is shifting to capability, with competencies including manufacturing skills and supply chain management gaining in importance, according to IHS iSuppli EMS & ODM Market Research at information and analytics provider IHS Inc.
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Wearable technology has reached a point where it has become nearly as ubiquitous as smartphones. Smart watches, healthcare monitors, fitness trackers and other gadgets have invaded and become a part of our daily lives. Many people just put these devices on as an ordinary aspect of life and use the technology to enhance routine activities.
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Selecting the right approach for your business strategy can be confusing so it’s important to understand the potential for business growth.
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From IoT efficiencies to cobots, manufacturing is poised for a "technology renaissance."
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There are at least three major unrecognized advantages of instituting lean principles, including better navigating the competitive life cycle.
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What's the winning business proposition in today's outsourced electronics manufacturing business? Surprisingly, the answer is not cost, leverage, or the aggregation of supply and demand, three attributes often cited as principal virtues by outsourced manufacturing firms. Instead, in our view, the key factor for success in the current business environment for outsourced manufacturing is speed -- delivering reduced time to market.
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