Page 10 - MetalForming September 2017

News Fronts
compatible with mobile devices in order to streamline access to Hudson’s design, engineering and material- selection resources online.
vent hearing damage within the workplace. The site offers articles, videos and toolkits to educate companies about the seven elements of hearing- loss prevention, and details ways companies can meet legal requirements.
Market Outlook
Samco Machinery Launches New Website
Samco Machinery, Scar- borough, Ontario, Canada, a manufacturer of rollforming and material-handling equip- ment, has launched a new website, www.samco-machin- ery.com. The website is intended to be user-friendly and simple to navigate, and will feature regular updates on company news, product activi- ty, upcoming events and recent articles.
Report: Majority of Manufacturers Expect to Embrace IIoT by 2022
LET US BE YOUR PRODUCTIVITY PARTNER
At COE Press Equipment, we know that equipment performance is key to productivity and profit. So, we’ve expanded our technical service offerings to keep your coil processing equipment operating optimally throughout its lifetime.
Call COE’s Technical Service Team today. We keep you running.
+1(586)979-4400
• Production Support
• Retrofits
• Preventative Maintenance
• Field Service and Repair
• Servicing of all coil processing brands
PRESS EQUIPMENT
WWW.CPEC.COM/TECHSUPPORT MetalForming/September 2017
Training
Zebra Technologies Corp., a provider of connected hard- ware, software and services, has released the results of its 2017 Manufacturing Vision Study. The study reveals that a majority of manufacturers expect to adopt Industry 4.0 technolo- gies in the immediate future in order to enhance visibility and improve quality. By 2022, the study notes that:
Bihler Apprenticeship Program Produces First Graduate
• 64 percent of the respondents expect to be fully connected.
Machine and automated- systems manufacturer Bihler of America, Inc., Phillipsburg, NJ, announced the graduation of the first tool-and-die-maker apprentice from the compa- ny’s certified apprenticeship program. Evan Dietrich is the first to complete the program, which aims to bring young people into the trade, strengthen skills required for successful employment and supplement Bihler’s future workforce.
• One-half of respondents expect to adopt wearable technologies, with 55 percent of current users expecting to expand their usage over the same period.
3M Launches Center for Hearing Conservation
• Only one-fifth of respon- dents expect to continue using manual processes (e.g., pen and paper) to track important manufacturing steps.
3M’s Personal Safety Divi- sion, St. Paul, MN, has launched the 3M Center for Hearing Conservation (www.3m.com/CHC), an online resource offering guid- ance to health and safety pro- fessionals as they seek to pre-
Zebra surveyed 1100 decision-makers who influ- ence technology purchases across North America, Latin America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Sixty- three percent of survey respondents cite tracking as the core focus of future tech- nology adoption, with a blend
• 51 percent of respon- dents plan to expand the use of voice technology.
8
www.metalformingmagazine.com