Monthly Archives: January 2015

Printing Organs

3D printing may not yet be ready for large-scale manufacturing, but it’s making its mark in other realms. It’s been used by hobbyists, fashion designers, and chefs. Recently NASA made history by emailing the first wrench to the International Space Station. The process could indeed prove revolutionary, but often overlooked is the impact it could… Read more »

Reshoring Update

Is American manufacturing experiencing a re-birth? There has been plenty of controversy on this question over the past year or two, but there’s no doubt that it’s doing well. Dow Chemical just secured a $4 billion investment, Flextronics announced its plans to create a $32 billion product innovation center in Silicon Valley, and Airbus decided… Read more »

Smart Cities

  Servo motors are our business, since we specialize in Rexroth’s legacy electric motion control, so we’re always interested to see new trends in automation. The latest trend goes beyond industrial motion control, however, and brings the Internet of Things to a larger canvas: the city. The world’s population is set to double by 2050,… Read more »