Category: Features

A look at the Defense Department’s efforts to involve more small businesses in its manufacturing supply base and strengthen its technology capabilities

MIT researchers lay out a strategy for how universities can help the U.S. regain its place as a semiconductor superpower

A metal forming specialist delivers a rare combination of manufacturing expertise

Machine shops’ control over the production process extends to the finishing tools and techniques used for tasks like cross-hole deburring, cylinder honing, and surface finishing

Metal diffusion bonding is an essential joining method for achieving a high-purity interface when two similar metals require superior structural integrity

Production is set to begin after more than 5,000 Sandia employees worked to qualify the refurbished bomb, helping to ensure a safe, secure, and effective nuclear deterrent

Two manufacturing experts discuss how domestic sourcing can mitigate supply chain risks while helping to restore U.S. manufacturing to levels not seen in decades

Domestic MLCC manufacturers are ramping up manufacturing capacity to fulfill orders for large format, High Q ceramic capacitors for industrial, medical, and military applications

Turnkey automated forging systems are helping forgers address the ongoing skilled labor shortage

A Massachusetts firm is engineering precision steel belts, bands, and drive tapes for makers of robots, semiconductors, and EV batteries

Mechanical engineers are using cutting-edge computing techniques to re-imagine how the products, systems, and infrastructures we use are designed

Amid ongoing supply challenges, a manufacturer of engineered ductile and gray iron castings is repositioning itself as a supplier of choice to the automotive, heavy truck, and industrial markets