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Feb 15, 2019
5 Manufacturing Technology Trends to Watch in 2019
Written by Doug Devereaux of MEP Steady industry growth was a trend for manufacturers in 2018. According to a recent Forbes report, U.S. manufacturing has rebounded since the Great Recession, with a gain of 1.1 million jobs over the last eight […]
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Aug 16, 2018
When Manufacturing Forces Collide
By Beth Colbert of NIST MEP In physics, a collision is defined as an encounter between particles resulting in exchange or transformation of energy. Within the MEP National NetworkTM, we don’t work with particles, but we do see collisions of this […]
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Apr 25, 2017
Making “The Technology” for Exoskeletons a Reality
This article originally appeared on the NIST Taking Measure blog. Guest blog post by Bill Billotte of NIST MEP. I grew up in a small farming community in southern Georgia. My main exposure to new technology was through the […]
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Mar 22, 2017
Collaborative Robotics Enabling Manufacturing Workforce and Productivity Growth
Guest blog post by Jeremy Marvel, research scientist and project leader at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). In early 2016, the International Organization of Standardization (ISO) published ISO Technical Specification (TS) 15066, which outlines safety requirements for collaborative […]