Manufacturing firms exposed to increased Chinese competition employed fewer female production workers than men.
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South Africa should ensure that changes to energy efficient vehicles is done in a way that creates jobs and protects workers.
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Custom fabrication involves taking measurements, choosing tools, deciding on sequences of steps and ordering from a menu of materials. AIs under development promise to take humans out of the loop.
A manufacturing engineer describes the concept for a technology that could lead to more efficient production – and perhaps a tool to revive US manufacturing.
Food is not waste until it’s wasted.
Why we’re developing a soft robot inspired by an elephant’s trunk.
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