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Small Business Finds 3D Printing Can Bring Cost Savings
Since David Friedfeld took over ClearVision Optical from his father in 1985, he's seen most eyewear manufacturing move overseas. The 120-employee company, based in Hauppauge, N.Y., is bringing a small piece of it back. Last year, Friedfeld purchased an entry-level 3D printer for just under $3,000. He still does the bulk of his manufacturing abroad, but he can now print eyeglass prototypes in-house.
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Despite Defense Cutbacks, Business Drone Manufacturer Looks for Business in U.S. Airspace to Soar
Boosted by an increase in sales, Monrovia,Calif.-based drone maker AeroVironment Inc. exceeded analyst estimates and reported $8.1m in fiscal fourth-quarter profit, a turnaround from the same period a year earlier.
Field to Market Alliance Launches Crop Supply Chain Sustainability Program
Field to Market launched an agricultural supply chain program for U.S. commodity crops.
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Supermarkets Could Soon Manipulate Where You Walk in Store, Send Coupons to Smartphones
You walk into the local supermarket, list in hand. Eggs, milk, bread, some pork chops and steaks, cereal, potatoes, fruit, and what the heck, maybe a bag of chips. You know the routine: with basic meat, bread and dairy necessities strategically set up around the perimeter, you'll have to pass by a host of other items on the way there and back.
Poorly Managed Excess Inventory Poses Threat to Supply Chain
A long-standing challenge in the electronics supply chain is the management of so-called "excess" inventory. When an OEM or EMS provider orders too much product, it is often sold in the open market to distributors that are not franchised by component suppliers.
RFID Technology Aids in Timing Concrete's Curing Process
Accurately monitoring the curing of concrete can be critical on large construction projects. If a slab is not given sufficient time to cure, cracks can develop when the next slab is poured, which would ruin that section. RFID technology is helping ensure that doesn't happen.
Hyper-innovation Redefines 'Possible' in Today's Manufacturing
The manufacturing world is entering an era of hyper-innovation where advances in technology and material science are rapidly changing what we consider "possible" and creating new business opportunities along the way.
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Obama Could Act on Foreign Workers' H-1B Visas Without Congressional Approval
With Congress failing to agree on immigration reform, President Barack Obama is promising to bring changes through executive actions. He has options that may have broad impacts on immigration generally, as well as the H-1B and green card visa systems.
How Legacy I.T. Can Sabotage a CEO's Agenda for Change
Newly hired chief executive officers arrive at their companies in a flurry of publicity and promise, determined to place their personal stamp on the organization. But there's one element that can cripple their efforts from the very start.
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City of Madrid Implements Large Smarter Cities Environmental Analytics Project
The City of Madrid and IBM, through its subsidiary INSA, announced the largest environmental services management project in Spain, designed to improve city life for all of Madrid's 3 million citizens. Using IBM's Smarter Cities technology, this initiative will help improve the delivery and efficiency of city services and provide citizens new tools to interact and communicate with the city council.
RFID Smart Shelves Deliver Valuable Data on Retail Shoppers
Convergence Systems Limited (CSL), a global provider of passive RFID products and active RTLS equipment, announced that a retail application of CSL RFID hardware has successfully reduced inventory time and increased sales for ISA Boutique, Hong Kong’s famous chain of boutique brand-name stores.
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Banning Big-Box Stores Can Hurt Local Retailers, Study Says
Sometimes city governments issue zoning requirements prohibiting the construction of giant retail stores. The latest: Swansboro, North Carolina, where town residents are hotly debating an ordinance that, in effect, would ban construction of a Walmart.
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