R&D funding stagnant
Article Abstract:
US manufacturers are experiencing a decrease in R&D expenditures, as a result of a similar decrease in federal funding for the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Advanced Technology Program. The problem is compounded by the imbalance in the R&D investment programs of the US as eight industries account for 80% of total industrial R&D in the domestic economy. The federal government must realize that today's commitment to research is vital to economic strength in the future.
Publication Name: Quality
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0360-9936
Year: 1996
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
Printed-wiring-board industry revived by ATP funding
Article Abstract:
The research venture on advanced manufacturing technologies that is partly financed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Advanced Technology Program has brought significant benefits to the printed-wiring-board (PWB) industry. Technological achievements of the research project include the development of technology for manufacturing PWBs using single-ply laminates. The project also resulted to the development of interconnect structure for PWBs with multiple layers.
Publication Name: Quality
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0360-9936
Year: 1998
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
R&D spending remains slim
Article Abstract:
A 1992 survey conducted by the Grant Thornton management and accounting consulting firm revealed that midsized US manufacturers posting annual sales of $10 to $500 million dollars will keep R&D investments constant. The survey showed that R&D investments as a percentage of sales will remain at 3%, even though 43 % of all midsized manufacturers expect profits for 1992 to increase, and another 44% predict that 1992 earnings will equal 1991 levels.
Publication Name: Quality
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0360-9936
Year: 1992
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
- Abstracts: SPC in printed circuit board assembly: NCR Corporation used SPC to prevent defects and design for quality. Cleaning up with SPC
- Abstracts: Finding and implementing best practices in higher education
- Abstracts: Guiding principles for improving the construction industry. Benchmarking: performance improvement toward competitive advantage
- Abstracts: Capacity management: pricing strategy, performance and the role of information. Optimal pricing for a target profit: case study on a veterinary diagnostic laboratory
- Abstracts: Viewpoint: staying ahead of the elephants. Viewpoint: Windows everywhere? Viewpoint: network security - elusive, essential