3 Things To Consider This Friday

RECORD YEAR: Alabama auto production accelerates to all-time high in 2016

by Dawn Azok
January 05, 2017

The Alabama factories of Honda, Hyundai and Mercedes-Benz combined to produce at least 1,048,597 vehicles, according to year-end figures reported by the companies. The tally is approximate because some numbers are preliminary.

That total is a 1.4 percent increase from 2015, when the automakers topped the 1 million mark for the first time and set the previous annual record.

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5 Emerging Technology Trends for Manufacturers in 2017

By Manufacturing Talk Radio
December 2016

The manufacturing industry has continued to push through the fourth industrial revolution known as Industry 4.0. Manufacturers are realizing that these new technology trends have become less of an addition and more of a necessity for their business. Digital systems, collaborative robotics and science-fiction sounding technology has become the standard conversion for those in the industry. Some of the technologies that will be discussed have already had an impact throughout 2016 but as we enter a new year, even more manufacturers will start getting on board as they become more advanced.

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NASA orders more space taxi flights from Boeing and SpaceX

By Lee Roop
on January 04, 2017 at 10:36 AM

NASA gave Boeing and SpaceX orders Tuesday for four more crew flights each to the International Space Station. The missions are part of $6.8 billion in contracts already awarded the companies in 2014, and the Boeing award is good news for Alabama. Huntsville Boeing employees are working on the company’s crew capsule, and Decatur United Launch Alliance workers will build the Atlas V rocket it will ride to space.

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