Adam Korn, a former managing director at Goldman Sachs who played a key role in the bank’s embrace of technology, has joined Sixth Street Partners, an investment firm, as its new chief information officer. Earlier this year, Korn left his… Read More ›
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Honeywell International Inc’s 2nd quarter profits beat analysts’ estimate
On the wings of strong sales from its businesses which makes a host of products ranging from supply chain and warehouse automation equipment to aircraft engines and catalysts for petroleum refining, Honeywell International Inc reported a better-than-expected second quarter profits… Read More ›
Germany’s exports of robotics and automation slated to slowdown due to lower demand from China
Fears of trade wars and with lower demand from China are some of the significant variables in the cooling of Germany’s exports of industrial automation and robotics. On Tuesday, Germany’s VDMA, a mechanical engineering association stated, sales of automation equipment… Read More ›
Boeing and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd agree to cost cutting measures for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner
The move is not only in line with U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to shift manufacturing back to the United States but also has material cost savings factored in it. On Monday, Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) and Boeing… Read More ›
By 2020, 5 million human jobs will be done by robots
As per a research paper released by the World Economic Forum, 65% of the world’s workforce will have to be retrained so as to not lose their jobs to robots. It is no secret that robots are essentially more efficient… Read More ›