Submitted by: Greg Conder, PE Manufacturing Multiplier Effect The manufacturing sector has the largest economic multiplier effect, according to this report from the Manufacturing Institute.
Submitted by: Greg Conder, PE Tips for Sizing Heat Sinks Design engineers may find this article from heatsink calculator helpful in estimating the required size
Submitted by: Greg Conder, PE Trends in Design and Manufacture of Medical Equipment A recent article discusses industry trends that are changing the design and
Submitted by: Greg Conder, PE Job Outlook for Buyers and Engineers The Occupational Outlook Handbook from the Bureau of Labor Statistics provides information on growth
Submitted by: Greg Conder, PE The Copper Development Association has some helpful tables to help engineers and designers properly size their custom copper bus bars.
Submitted by: Greg Conder, PE A customer recently utilized our 3D printing services to manufacture a prototype of a shipping fixture. The design engineer chose
Submitted by: Greg Conder, PE The typical attributes purchasing agents and buyers use when evaluating suppliers are price, quality and lead times. Make no mistake,
Submitted by: Greg Conder, PE Buyers and purchasing agents often have to make the decision to use a single or multiple suppliers when purchasing precision
Some states like California and New York plan on raising their minimum wage to $15 per hour. This increase may not directly cause and increase
Submitted by: Greg Conder, PE Some industries like healthcare and jewelry are actually using 3D printing technology to produce finished and usable parts. The main
Industrial robots in manufacturing have been in use for many years. AI-enabled robots are being developed to improve industrial robots in manufacturing. The First Industrial
In NFIB’s (National Federation of Independent Businesses) small business survey of April 2024, the overall optimism index increased by 1.2 points from March. In terms
China is the leading EV battery manufacturer by country with approximately 57% of market share. The China-based company, CATL, has a 34% share all by
Manufacturing custom parts for a surgical technology teaching lab was interesting work. Most interesting was to learn how the parts were to be used. The
We have been a custom heatsink manufacturer serving Texas and Oklahoma for more than 35 years. We have business relationships with aluminum extrusion manufacturers and
We recently ran an order for custom 3D-printed cable-holding tools. It was a small order of 6. For us, small orders are typical for 3D-printed
The automation paradox is where systems have been automated for efficiency, and the human role has been reduced to monitoring and intervening. Although reduced, the
Merry Christmas from all of us at C & C Machine! We’ve had a pretty good year business-wise. Machining components for the energy sector were
Metal fabrication often requires custom punches and dies for punch press machines. Suppliers may be limited because of the small order volumes associated with custom
Manufacturing automation trends may negatively impact the job outlook for machinists, but positively impact the job outlook for other occupations. Manufacturing Trends in Automation The
Trillions of dollars have been spent on renewable energy sources over the past few years, but is renewable energy really replacing fossil fuels? Types of
Record installations of 3D printing systems, a type of Additive Manufacturing (AM) system, is expected to be one of the trends in 2023. According to
For now, it seems that AI (Artificial Intelligence) is more of an aid to design processes and product invention for manufactured products. There may be
In NFIB’s (National Federation of Independent Businesses) small business survey of April 2023, the overall optimism index decreased by 1.1 points from March. In terms
Carbon sequestration is the capturing and storing of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). Is Direct Air Capture (DAC) machinery for capturing carbon economically feasible? There are
