Manufacturing@MIT

Issue #17 Manufacturing Update is available: https://lnkd.in/eQaneUGP 1. WHO IS THE US RUNNING A MANUFACTURING TRADE DEFICIT WITH?: “The countries driving American’s $1.2 Trillion trade deficit in goods” 2. INTEL, THE ADMINISTRATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY:?“Trump needs to find a solution for Intel - Has the White House given up on trying to create a US national champion in chip manufacturing?” 3. NEW INTEL CEO PLANS MANUFACTURING FOCUS: “New CEO plots overhaul of manufacturing and AI operations” 4. MUSK TIES ADVANCED CHIP FABRICATION TO LEADERSHIP IN AI:?“Elon Musk claims that the nation controlling chip fabrication will win the AI race” 5. CHINA TAKES ON ROLE OF INNOVATION LEADER:?“Is China inventing big important things?” 6. CHINA’S GLOWING GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS: “China is trying to reshape global supply chains” 7. FLOODING THE AI MARKET:?“Why is China suddenly flooding the market with powerful AI models” 8. CHARTS – US Manufacturing Orders Stagnating: US Small Firms Depend on Imports: As Tariffs Rose Productivity Declined in Steel Making Co-edited by MIT’s William B. Bonvillian and by American Affairs contributing editor David Adler, “Manufacturing Update” is a newsletter summarizing and excerpting a small collection of recent articles on manufacturing technology, management, economics, and policy developments in the US and abroad that we think will be of interest. #mit #manufacturing

Bringing the future of solar energy to life, Charge Robotics, founded by MIT Alumni Banks Hunter ‘15, is turning construction sites into high-tech assembly lines.? With autonomous factories and robotic precision, it is making solar farms faster, cheaper, and smarter, supercharging the clean energy revolution one panel at a time! Making solar projects cheaper and faster with portable factories https://lnkd.in/eF33DhCE #mit #chargerobotics #manufacturing #solarenergy

“One day, Sam’s bosses came to him and told him that they were going to introduce robots … there are two ways that he could have thought about it … one, that this is a threat … the second thought was, maybe this is an opportunity.“ MIT lecturer, research scientist, and Industrial Performance Center executive director Dr. Ben Armstrong, as part of the Institute’s Working Group on Generative AI and the Work of the Future, studies how large companies are adopting generative AI for robotics to enhance productivity, decision-making, and innovation. Watch the full video here: https://lnkd.in/eyNBgG5p #mit #manufacturing #robotics #automation

Issue #16 of Manufacturing Update is available: https://lnkd.in/etR5ZGkh Table of contents: 1. TARIFF EFFECTS ON THE US AUTO SECTOR: “How Donald Trump’s tariffs threaten an iconic US pick-up truck” 2. TAIWAN EQUIVOCATES ON U.S. ACCESS TO TSMC ADVANCED CHIPS: “Taiwan vows most advanced tech will not go to the US under $100 billion Trump Deal” 3. FORMER CEO SAYS INTEL IS RECOVERING SO DON’T SELL IT OFF: “Craig Barrett: Intel is back - stop talking about breaking it up” 4. OSTP DIRECTOR DEFENDS CUTS TO SCIENCE AGENCIES: “OSTP Director Nominee Talks Federal Layoffs and R&D Strategy” 5. FEDERAL R&D IS BEING CUT – HOW MUCH IS THAT R&D AND WHAT HAS BEEN THE RETURN? “Frequently Asked Questions about US government funding for R&D” 6. TESLA AND SPACE X WERE BUILT ON GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES: “Elon Musk’s business empire is built on $38 billion in government funding,” 7. APPLE TOUTS US INVESTMENT: “Apple plans $500 billion in US investment, 20,000 research jobs in four years” 8. HOW CHINA INDUSTRIALIZED SO RAPIDLY: “The Rise of Industrial Policy in China, 1978-2012”Subscribe for free by entering your email address below; you may unsubscribe at any time Co-edited by MIT’s William B. Bonvillian and by American Affairs contributing editor David Adler, “Manufacturing Update” is a newsletter summarizing and excerpting a small collection of recent articles on manufacturing technology, management, economics, and policy developments in the US and abroad that we think will be of interest. #mit #manufacturing

Have you ever thought about how many liters of water it takes to make a single pair of jeans? Thousands! Tim Minshall’s new book, “Your Life is Manufactured: How We Make Things, Why It Matters and How We Can Do Better” reveals the seismic impact manufacturing has on our lives and the natural world. And it gives readers the ability to make better choices for ourselves, our communities, and the planet. Book available here: https://lnkd.in/eURAXi6E #mit #timminshall #manufacturing

Your new laptop arrives. You eagerly unpack it. You likely don’t think about where its components come from. Or that in Intel’s supply chain, there are many tiers of suppliers. (The mines that supply tantalum ore to Intel are in tier 12!) In an excerpt from his book “The New Lunar Society: An Enlightenment Guide to the Next Industrial Revolution,” MIT professor of aerospace engineering?David Mindell begins to unpack the marvels and mysteries of modern supply chains: https://lnkd.in/eA-MDJMU #mit #manufacturing Link to the book: https://lnkd.in/gahVrPpC

Join us Thursday, March 20 at 3:30pm at MIT (45-230) to hear Manufacturing@MIT Distinguished Speaker and the LEGO Group COO Carsten Rasmussen’s talk, “When it Comes to Manufacturing, the LEGO Group isn’t Playing Around.” We’ve all built worlds out of LEGO bricks when we were young. But few of us have thought about what it takes to manufacture and distribute several hundred million LEGO sets each year. Mr. Rasmussen will take us inside the LEGO Group and discuss its efforts to expand capacity, strengthen its distribution center network, drive productivity through automation, and make the company more sustainable. Register here: https://lnkd.in/e-6pzjFi #mit #manufacturing

“Revitalizing and expanding the manufacturing workforce is critical to the U.S. economic and competitiveness agenda,” MIT professor of practice Elisabeth Reynolds said in her recent testimony before the US House’s Energy and Commerce subcommittee. “The US could face a shortage of nearly two million manufacturing workers by 2033. The best way to avert a shortfall is to upskill current workers, which would make them more productive and extend their careers, as well as attract a new generation into the sector through use of advanced technologies.” Barbara Humpton of Siemens, Jeff Kinder of Autodesk, and Jason Oxman of the Information Technology Industry Council also testified. You can find the entire session at https://lnkd.in/ekWgAA-X. Dr. Reynolds’ written testimony is here: https://lnkd.in/e5wg9fAW Ms. Humpton’s testimony is here: https://lnkd.in/e83Sjbqu Mr. Kinder’s testimony is here: https://lnkd.in/eTXX-rJ8 Mr. Oxman’s testimony is here: https://lnkd.in/eRE_Xjjs #mit #manufacturing

Issue #15 of Manufacturing Update is available: https://lnkd.in/eixYThMW Table of contents: 1. CARVING UP INTEL? “Broadcom, TSMC Weigh Possible Intel Deals that Would Split Storied Chip Maker 2. WILL INTEL’S NEW CHIP CATCH UP? TSMC 2nm Process Disclosure: How Does It Measure Up? 3. EFFECTS OF TRUMP’S STEEL AND ALUMINUM TARIFFS: Is it Made of Metal? It Could Get More Expensive Under Trump’s Latest Tariffs 4. JAPAN MOVES ON NEW SOLAR TECHNOLOGY: Japan’s $1.5bn Bet on Ultra-thin Solar Cells in Challenge to China 5. CHINA’S MANUFACTURING DOMINANCE: Installed Manufacturing Capacity in Key Areas 6. REVISITING ‘CHINA SHOCK’: Why Economists Got Free Trade with China so Wrong (Discussion with Economist David Autor) 7. GLOBALIZATION: Globalization Recedes, Conflicts Multiply 8. MANUFACTURING INNOVATION: Could an ARPA Help Resurrect US Manufacturing? Co-edited by MIT’s William B. Bonvillian and by American Affairs contributing editor David Adler, “Manufacturing Update” is a newsletter summarizing and excerpting a small collection of recent articles on manufacturing technology, management, economics, and policy developments in the US and abroad that we think will be of interest. #mit #manufacturing

In her essay, “Globalisation recedes, conflicts multiply,” MIT Institute Professor and political scientist Suzanne Berger asserts that we’re underestimating the costs and dangers that the end of globalization will bring. You can find a link to the essay here: https://lnkd.in/ePQAnTus #mit #manufacturing #globalization