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Smart Factories Could Add $500Bn to Global Economy in Five Years

It's becoming clear that digital technologies like IoT, big data analytics, AI, advanced robotics and 3D printing are helping manufacturers to increase not only efficiency and productivity - but revenues, too.

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Seeking Higher Ground: How One EMS Provider Is Redefining an Industry

There was a time when contract manufacturers performed one specific task: making products, usually of a high-tech nature, while staying well behind the scenes. But that time is long gone.

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A Look Inside Airbus's Epic Assembly Line

A confluence of political and economic forces has prompted Europe's largest airplane manufacturer to place a factory in Alabama - and to create one of the world's most gargantuan supply chains.

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Air Traffic Control for Drones Is Coming - Here's How It Could Work

By 2020, an estimated 7 million drones could be zipping around the country delivering packages, taking photos, inspecting infrastructure or conducting search and rescue missions.

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EASA Proposes Regulations for Safe Drone Operation in Europe

The everyday use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for commercial operations has taken a small step forward, as the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published a proposal to regulate the operation of small drones.

With Maiden Jet Flight, China Enters Dogfight With Boeing, Airbus

China's home-grown C919 passenger jet completed its long-delayed maiden flight last week, a major first step for Beijing as it looks to raise its profile in the global aviation market and boost high-tech manufacturing at home.

China Launches Its First Domestically Made Aircraft Carrier

China launched its first aircraft carrier built entirely on its own last week, in a demonstration of the growing technical sophistication of its defense industries and determination to safeguard its maritime territorial claims and crucial trade routes.

How a Border Tax Could Divide Boeing and Its Suppliers

A U.S. tax overhaul proposed by Republican leaders in Congress would deepen divisions between big manufacturers like Boeing Co and the thousands of smaller companies that supply them, according to suppliers and tax and trade experts.

Amazon Founder Plans Delivery for 'Future Human Settlement' of the Moon

More than four decades after the last man walked on the lunar surface, several upstart space entrepreneurs are looking to capitalize on NASA's renewed interest in returning to the moon, offering a variety of proposals with the ultimate goal of establishing a lasting human presence there.

Boeing to Open First European Factory, to Invest 20M Pounds

Boeing Co. said it would invest 20m pounds ($24.98m) to open its first production facility in Europe to make components for certain aircraft.

Edible Drone to Offer Aid in Disaster Zones

A U.K. company has developed a lightweight edible drone that could deliver life-saving supplies to remote areas in times of disaster or conflict.

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Trump Talk Rattles Aerospace Industry, Up and Down Supply Chain

At this small factory south of Seattle, employees make one of the most specialized products in the aerospace industry; the rubber mats that Boeing workers stand on while assembling jets. As long as there are jets and Boeing, business would seem to be steady. But even here workers are bracing for bumps and economic uncertainty over the gritty details of where aviation parts get made and who makes them.

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