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California is Leveraging New Floating Technology to Bolster its Energy Future
As a national leader in wind and solar energy with ambitious goals to decarbonize, California has nonetheless lagged other coastal states in developing offshore wind power.
Precision Machining Technology: CNC Machining Advancements
Precision machining technology allows machine shops to create parts with tight tolerances that are highly complex and require intricate geometries.
A New Consortium for Workforce Development in Nevada Manufacturing
A new consortium has been established between GOWINN (the Nevada Governor’s Office of Workforce Innovation); Manufacture Nevada (an industry support group); NCLab (a Nevada-based supplier of online vocational training) and the Nevada Library System to provide a pool of new talent for the manufacturing industry.
Four Uses for Cobots in Manufacturing
Implementing cobots in manufacturing operations has allowed companies to increase productivity and reduce downtime in production operations.
Helping to Build Bioindustrial Manufacturing in California’s Northern San Joaquin Valley
As part of a newly established collaborative, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) will co-lead an effort to establish a bioindustrial manufacturing capability in California’s Northern San Joaquin Valley.