Aerospace & Defense

A 3-D Printer Saved the Air Force More Than $9,000 Per Toilet Cover

To the Air Force, it’s a “cover-center wall, troop compartment latrine ... required to protect the aircraft from corrosion damage in the latrine area.”

July 16, 2018

The Washington Post

To the Air Force, it’s a “cover-center wall, troop compartment latrine ... required to protect the aircraft from corrosion damage in the latrine area.”

Surviving Shortage Season with Electronic Components

July 2, 2018

Supplyframe

Bridge to Blockchain - A Platform for Orchestrating Multi Enterprise Networks

June 29, 2018

One Network Enterprises

GE Bets Big on Future Demand for Natural Gas

June 28, 2018

Forbes

John Flannery’s breakup plan will trim General Electric down to three businesses, all of which are built around the manufacture and sale of equipment that shares the common theme of spinning around and making electricity.

Aerospace and Defense Companies Are Jumping on the Blockchain Train

June 22, 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

The potential benefits of blockchain technology appeal to the aerospace/defense sector with 86 percent of them expect to integrate blockchain into their corporate systems within three years, according to new research from Accenture.

Supply Chain Caught in Crossfire of U.S.-China Trade Conflict

June 20, 2018

Bloomberg

The Trump administration’s China tariffs spared some finished goods like smartphones and washing machines, while charges on parts and components could drive up costs in the U.S. supply chain.

Opinion: When Factories Have a Choice Between Robots and People, It's Best to Start With People

June 13, 2018

Anna-Katrina Shedletsky, Forbes contributor

It’s lazy to think that a manufacturing process is better just because it’s automated. While the effort going on right now at the Tesla factory in Fremont is anything but lazy, it brings into the spotlight one of the core problems with the simplistic “automation for automation’s sake” strategy: processes that aren’t stable to begin with cannot be made stable with robots.

Google Bans Development of Artificial Intelligence Used in Weaponry

June 11, 2018

The Washington Post

Google is banning the development of artificial-intelligence software that can be used in weapons, chief executive Sundar Pichai said last week, setting strict new ethical guidelines for how the tech giant should conduct business in an age of increasingly powerful AI.

There Now Are More Job Openings in the U.S. Than Unemployed Workers to Fill Them

June 7, 2018

Los Angeles Times

The labor market has hit a tipping point that should help boost wages: There are more job openings in the U.S. than unemployed workers to fill them.

Boeing's Vertical Leap: Where Will It Squeeze Suppliers Next?

June 7, 2018

Forbes

Aircraft parts manufacturers got a rude welcome back to work Monday with the announcement that Boeing is going into business with France’s Safran to make auxiliary power units. It’s one of the more surprising developments yet in Boeing’s drive to shake up its supply chain, which has featured heavy pressure on suppliers to reduce costs, as well as moves to in-source production of such disparate elements as seats, wings and avionics components.

Aerospace & Defense

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