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IN THE SPOTLIGHT
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 "Manufacturers are concerned about Washington’s impact on economic growth and pace of technological change, as well as the general evolution in technology," says the Association For Manufacturing Technology.
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ASK THE EXPERT: LEAN LEADERSHIP |  I would argue that people who genuinely understand accountability neither give nor accept excuses.
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LEAD STORIES |  German prosecutors raided Volkswagen AG’s headquarters in an investigation of whether the carmaker’s leadership agreed to excessive payments to its top labor representative.
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| Promotion  Webinar Tomorrow: Insider Insights - Scaling Custom Manufacturing with 3D Printing
Recent advancements in 3D printing promise to lift the barriers to true, one-of-a-kind mass customization. In this November 16 webinar, Jon Bruner, director of Formlabs' Digital Factory program and former editor at Forbes Magazine and O'Reilly Media, shares his insights on where the industry is headed, and how manufacturers can leverage additive manufacturing technologies to get there faster. Register today!
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|  Tech companies are under pressure from investors to speed up diversity efforts and tie executive pay more directly to progress.
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|  Dean Kamen creates the vision and gathers the players and resources to bring 3D manufacturing of human organs to full- scale production.
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ENERGY |  The International Energy Agency raised estimates for the amount of shale oil that can be technically recovered by about 30% to 105 billion barrels.
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|  Prices of polysilicon, the main component of photovoltaic cells, spiked as much as 35% in the past four months after environmental regulators in China shut down several factories.
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|  The company is shifting all its external power purchases to renewables by 2020, up from 63% currently.
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SLIDESHOW
|  Surviving and growing for 100 years or more is no easy feat for a manufacturing company. Explore this showcase of manufacturers that have demonstrated such resiliency.
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How to Stay Agile with Connected Manufacturing
Fluctuations in demand are putting pressure on you to get products to market more quickly, replace them with new-and-improved versions much more frequently, and reach out to all corners of the world for the supplies that can make all of this happen at the lowest cost possible.
What you may not be aware of is this: your tried-and-true manufacturing processes may not be flexible and scalable enough to let you keep doing business in this new environment.
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