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ENGINEERING TECH

DuPont | November 02, 2021

Rogers Corporation (NYSE:ROG) announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by DuPont (NYSE: DD) in an all-cash transaction that values Rogers at approximately $5.2 billion.The transaction delivers substantial value to Rogers’ shareholders, who will receive $277 in cash per share, representing a 33% premium over Rogers’ closing share price on November 1, 2021, and a 46% premium to the 1-month volume weighted average share price. ...

MATERIALS

cutting tool engineering | December 14, 2021

From Rene 41, 718 stainless steel and 625 Inconel to titanium and carbon fiber, the materials used in the aerospace and defense industry sector as well as space exploration continue to present significant toolholding challenges. Magnifying these challenges are complex workpiece geometries with deep cavities, features that require long tool overhangs, and jobs requiring small-diameter cutters. Toolholding is just as important as the machine that runs it, and sub-par tooling can kee...

CONSTRUCTION

Render Networks | June 14, 2022

Global leader in geospatial network construction technology, Render Networks, announced the expansion of its Network Construction Platform to include three solutions: Render Scale, Render Connect, and Render Redline - designed to reduce the time and effort required to manage all sizes and types of network builds. The broadband industry is preparing to support over 10 million FTTH connections by the end of 2023. However, not all activity is focused on large, one-time fiber deployme...

Interesting Engineering | February 19, 2020

In our current state, artificial intelligence and generative design are some of the most exciting advances in engineering technology. However, should we be fearing that our jobs as engineers and designers can quickly be stolen? Having jobs stolen by robots is not a new fear, but it hasn’t always been one that extended into more technical career paths. Seeing how a robot could steal a manufacturing worker's job may be easy, but come on, they could never do what I do. Now, it’s sta...