Kathy Serenko

Three Ways "Intelligent machines" Will Help People Thrive: By enabling human progress, driving our economies, and enhancing the social sphere.

The predictive power of finite element mathematical simulations can prevent downtime, industrial catastrophes, injuries and loss of life.

The long and short of it? Advances in conductive inks are giving consumers what they demand on a daily basis: fast, smart, environmentally safe and user friendly products.

“We have the talent and the companies,” says U.S. Congressman Mike Doyle. “Our challenge is to spur more investment so that we have capital flowing into the region.”

Negative perceptions of manufacturing abound: the dirty, the dangerous and the underpaid. Technology and its applications, however, tell another story, and AM is at the heart of that new perception.

Three advanced manufacturing companies are integrating technologies and products in ways that sound less like manufacturing and more like the brilliant and improbable ideas of sci-fi visionaries like Isaac Asimov.

Economic and environmental voices speak candidly about the pros and cons of the Shell Cracker plant that will soon be constructed in Beaver, PA, 30 miles northwest of Pittsburgh.

Consolidation enhances
the organization and security of data, but its value extends much further into the role of supply chain optimization.

Pittsburgh is on a roll. While everything from the food scene to the arts scene has captured the media spotlight, here’s what the global tech world sees: autonomous cars, machine-translated language and robotics-assisted surgical access.

The question for today’s
manufacturers and distributors is not whether to incorporate real-time data into their core business operations, but how.

Increased liability is the last thing your company needs, but that’s exactly what the data explosion is delivering to your doorstep. Is your company ready?

“The people of Youngstown never lost their capabilities or their fighting spirits,” says YBI’s CEO James Cossler. “We just had to reinvent ourselves, and we’re doing that as makers.”

Researchers are working on a retinal prosthesis that could restore sight to those with macular degeneration and Retinitis Pigmentosa.