Quotient Sciences, a drug development and manufacturing accelerator, and MG2 Srl, other automated machinery, recently announced a strategic agreement. The partnership includes the purchase and installation of a FlexaLAB development facility in Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania. The new machine can reach a speed of up to 3,000 capsules per hour, and is designed for R&D with different dosing units to…

Headquartered in Brazil, tile manufacturer Portobello America Inc. recently took receipt of 630 tons of machinery from Imola, Italy-based SACMI Group for a new production plant in Baxter, Tennessee. From dough preparation to presses and ovens, SACMI—a global supplier for the ceramics, closures, preforms and containers, food and beverage, packaging, metals and advanced materials industries and…

According to the European Patent Office, applications for additive manufacturing (AM) solutions registered an average annual increase of about 30% in the last decade. The total number of AM requests was six times higher than in other high-technology sec- tors. With a turnover that reached a record- breaking total of 16 billion euro in 2022, AM has its most important markets in the U.S. and in…

In September, Zilmet USA broke ground on construction of a 150,000-sq-ft facility in Georgetown County, South Carolina. The planned $32.7 million investment at the site is expected to create about 50 new jobs. Since its formation in Rhode Island in 2012, Zilmet USA has imported all its products from the company’s primary manufacturing plant in Italy. But greater than expected demand, both in the…

New machines are becoming smarter as they combine mechanical, electronic and digital technologies. This hybrid world is transforming manufacturing and the way people work. Transformation is the theme of Machines Italia magazine Vol. XV: Transforming How We Work, One Machine At A Time available online at the link below: https://www.old.machinesitalia.org/magazineHelping to restore the global…

AI is expected to have a significant impact on the U.S. manufacturing sector. According to a KPMG report, AI technology will have different impacts and will grow according to industry needs. For example, 21 percent of industrial manufacturing executives expect AI to impact product design, development, and engineering, while 21 percent expect it to impact maintenance operations and 15 percent…

According to a report by Deloitte US, the manufacturing industry is expected to continue to grow in 2023 despite the challenges it faces, such as supply headwinds, labor shortages and economic uncertainty. The report suggests that to maintain this growth, leaders should leverage digital technologies, adopt strategies for the future of work and promote supply chain resilience. The report…