Pete O’Neill, Executive Director at Cleveland Clinic Innovations and acting CEO of Custom Orthopaedic Solutions (Cleveland, OH), explains how 3D printing is helping his company develop and manufacture patient-specific stents that improve on existing designs.

The HR-530 series features an electronic control that supports Rockwell, Rockwell Superficial, Rockwell testing of plastics (A & B) and Light Force Brinell hardness testing.

Manufacturing’s biggest challenge isn’t cheap foreign competition—it’s the high school counselor. We do a poor job of teaching our young generation about the opportunities in manufacturing, according to Brian Fortney, Global Business Manager for Rockwell Automation (Milwaukee, WI).

Recycling specialist helps recover plastic ocean debris for conversion into commercial PET and HDPE bottles used by the consumer brand giant for two product launches.