IperionX pilot titanium facility in Salt Lake City, Utah, built with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy's ARPA-E program. I always have an eye out for major manufacturing process innovations ...

Manufacturing is getting a lot more attention in the news recently. While globalization has pushed the availability of goods around the world and lowered their cost in significant ways over these past ...

Major processes in semiconductor wafer fabrication: 1) wafer preparation, 2) pattern transfer, 3) doping, 4) deposition, 5) etching, and 6) packaging. The process of creating semiconductors can be ...

Regulating manufacturing processes in the medical device industry is challenging. But process signature verification can help manufacturers get a handle on problems before they get out of control.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -The production process that Intel hoped would pave the way to winning manufacturing deals and restore its edge in churning out high-end, high-margin chips is facing a big ...

If there is a consistent thread that runs through the history of manufacturing, it is this: A continuous and committed search for tools and techniques that facilitate greater automation, precision and ...

Intel’s been trying to recapture its glory days and establish itself, once again, as a leading chipmaker. However, this dream has run into a major snag. The company’s next-gen manufacturing process, ...

Even after 20 years or so, process control continues to be a confusing or misunderstood technology. A short description of process control is an accurate one—It’s a means of controlling manufacturing ...

Early experiments have revealed significant benefits to a dry battery manufacturing process. This eliminates the use of toxic solvents while showing promise for delivering a battery that is durable, ...