The manufacturing industry convened in Long Beach, California, in November to discover new technologies, learn innovative production methods, and understand industry trends and business strategy from thought leaders from around the world at SME’s AeroDef Manufacturing and WESTEC 2023 events.
In the southeast corner of California, in an area near the Mexico border, a project known as the Lithium Valley has been quietly moving forward over the past few years.
A new self-assembling nanosheet could radically accelerate the development of functional and sustainable nanomaterials for electronics, energy storage, health and safety, and more.
Manufacturing automation systems are the basis of the smart factories of the future. Learn more about how automation is driving the future of industry.
As a national leader in wind and solar energy with ambitious goals to decarbonize, California has nonetheless lagged other coastal states in developing offshore wind power.
The need for precision machining technology helped advance CNC machines, resulting in new capabilities to create intricately designed and highly specialized parts.
A new consortium has been established between GOWINN (the Nevada Governor’s Office of Workforce Innovation); Manufacture Nevada (an industry support group); NCLab (a Nevada-based supplier of online vocational training) and the Nevada Library System to provide a pool of new talent for the manufacturing industry.
Utilizing cobots increases productivity and improves product quality. Learn about four different ways manufacturers are using cobots in their production operations.
As part of a newly established collaborative, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) will co-lead an effort to establish a bioindustrial manufacturing capability in California’s Northern San Joaquin Valley.
You remember hydrogen: simplest element, number one on the periodic table? Experts say that this humble atom could play a key role in the future of clean energy, and Washington — along with other partners in the Pacific Northwest — is positioning itself to be a leader in hydrogen energy technology.