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Roei Ganzarski with Alitheon office logo

Alitheon gains traction with military and commercial applications for its ID system

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Seven years after it came onto the Seattle area’s tech scene, a startup called Alitheon is making… Read More

Worker inspects thermoplastic tubing

Spokane’s Tech Hub places a big bet on advanced aerospace materials — will the feds follow suit?

Update: Spokane’s Tech Hub was passed over when the Economic Development Administration announced $504 million in grants on July 2,… Read More

Podcast

How Jeff Wilke’s industrial roots guided him at Amazon, and inspired him to help revive U.S. manufacturing

PITTSBURGH — In his 22 years at Amazon, including his role as the first CEO of the company’s Worldwide Consumer… Read More

Seattle startup Tignis raises $1M to accelerate release of high-tech tools for manufacturers

Tignis, the Seattle startup that deploys artificial intelligence and machine learning to help manufacturers, utility companies and smart buildings monitor… Read More

Podcast

After helping Amazon reinvent commerce, Jeff Wilke turns attention to reviving U.S. manufacturing

Jeff Wilke did something unusual when he left his role as Amazon’s Worldwide Consumer CEO in March, after more than… Read More

Analyst: Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 releases could be delayed due to coronavirus outbreak

Nintendo has already reported production delays from the outbreak of coronavirus in China, and a Wall Street firm thinks the… Read More

SPIDER robot at work

NASA funds in-space manufacturing demo that will test Tethers Unlimited technology

NASA has awarded a $142 million contract to Maxar Technologies for a demonstration of in-space construction technologies, including the robotic… Read More

Corporate VC arms of Saudi Aramco and Chevron invest in $24M round for Seattle startup Seeq

Seeq, a Seattle-based maker of analytics software for manufacturers, just raised $24 million in fresh cash. The deal is an… Read More

Geek of the Week: Olga Zinoveva brings bright mind to Bright Machines and the future of automation

Bright Machines, a company working to transform manufacturing automation and efficiency, just launched a year ago. And software engineer Olga… Read More

Robotics manufacturing firm Bright Machines expands to Seattle, hires senior Amazon engineering leader

San Francisco-based Bright Machines is coming to Seattle. The maker of software and robotics systems for manufacturing plans to open… Read More

Trump Strategic and Policy Forum

Amid outcry, Trump disbands two business councils – but tech is a separate issue

President Donald Trump says he’s disbanding two of his business advisory councils, focusing on manufacturing as well as strategy and… Read More

Asteroid mining

Why asteroids loom as a future space frontier for mining and manufacturing

It’s been 55 years since satellite communications became the first commercial space frontier, and space tourism is looming as the… Read More

Donald Trump

Trump announces Manufacturing Jobs Initiative; Boeing’s Muilenburg, Tesla’s Musk to join council

President Trump on Friday announced plans to create a council of business leaders as part of a new “Manufacturing Jobs… Read More

Chart: Amazon robots on the rise, gaining slowly but steadily on human workforce

Amazon’s workforce has exploded in recent years, more than doubling since the end of 2014, when it employed 154,000 people. As… Read More

Trim tool measured

Boeing 777X trim tool wins Guinness record for biggest 3-D-printed object

A trim-and-drill tool that will be tested during construction of the Boeing Co.’s next-generation 777X jet has already produced something… Read More

Image: Internet of Things jet engine

Microsoft extends the ‘Internet of Things’ to jet engines, refrigerators and more

Soon the “Internet of Things” will be keeping watch on jet engines, refrigerators and freezers, factory floors and more, thanks to… Read More

Alan Mulally

After starring roles at Boeing and Ford, Alan Mulally says ‘I’m a Googler now’

Alan Mulally started out designing Boeing jets in 1969, and eventually made his mark as the president and CEO of Boeing Commercial… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Variat helps manufacturers with cloud-based process control software

The effect of technology on American factories has often been the subject of conversation — and national debate — over the… Read More

News Brief

Microsoft will shut down two manufacturing plants in China

When Microsoft acquired Nokia’s devices and services business last year, the deal included some of the company’s manufacturing plants. Around… Read More

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