Letting autoworkers sit while they reach into a car's interior could help prevent shoulder and back strain, but another solution might be to tilt the entire car so that workers can stand up.That's the finding of two recent studies, which tested

More than 30 leaders representing a broad cross-section of the materials and manufacturing industries are the initial signatories to a newly developed set of principles designed to provide guidance on pursuing collaborative efforts to accelerate by

U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled about $496 million during the month of March, says the Association for Manufacturing Technology. That sum, as reported by companies participating in AMT's U.S. manufacturing technology orders program,

Like other professionals, architects have used computer-aided design (CAD) software in their work for decades. Typically, the resulting digital files are converted to hard-copy plans, which then are used to support traditional construction in the a

Housing-affordability conditions for all buyers reached a milestone in this year's first quarter, statistics from the National Association of Realtors show.NAR's composite quarterly Housing Affordability Index rose to a record high of 205.9, on

National Association of Realtors Chief Economist Lawrence Yun presented a modest and hopeful outlook for the commercial real estate market during the Economic Issues and Commercial Business Trends Forum at the Realtor Midyear Legislative Meetings &

The cost of construction materials took a breather in April, while contractors showed slightly greater ability to roll past price increases into their bids, says an analysis of producer price index figures released this month by the Associated of a