This week in metalworking: January 27 - January 31

Hello again. Here’s our round-up of all the stories making news this week in the world of metalworking. 

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Now to the stories. Check back every week to see what’s piqued our interest… or left us scratching our head:

ETMM gives us a great look at the future of the mold and die industry. [ETMM Online]

Some interesting facts and figures (in graphs) of just what exactly happened in the world of steel in 2013. [American Machinist]

Auto sales in Canada are being driven by booming pick-up sales in the western provinces. This will continue into 2014. [Canadian Manufacturing]

Boeing ups it's rate of production in Washington State, delivering Dreamliners at 10 jets per month. [American Machinist]

U.S. Manufacturers are expecting big things for 2014. Hopefully that means Canadians can reap some of the rewards as well - particularly as our dollar starts its decent. [MHL News]

If you're interested at all in the financial/investment aspect of 3D printing, there's a quick video on Bloomberg that might be worth your while. It casts some doubt on the potential of the industry. [Bloomberg]

Renishaw will be presenting new technology at the MACH 14 show. [Machinery.co.uk]

Nissan is helping along Britain's manufacturing by building their new Qashqai in Sunderland. [Industry Week]

NPR gives their take on the reshoring trend after they visit a GE facility in Kentucky that makes water heaters. The heaters had been made in China, but have been made at the Kentucky plant since 2009. [NPR]

Ford investing $80 million in a plant in Louisville, KY. [Welding Design]

The Canadian government is investing $4 million in Orbite's alumina plant in Quebec. [Canadian Manufacturing]

Looks like Canada (and particularly B.C.) could be planning to fill the worker shortage with Filipino welders. [Asia Pacific Post]

A company in Perth, Australia is starting to use 3D printed parts in the building of their bikes. [SBS]

It's not metal, but 3D-printed cleats, just in time for Super Bowl Sunday! [Computer World]

The end is nigh. Robots can taste now - and apparently, they've developed a taste for beer. [Industry Week]

If you missed the last week’s edition of the metalworking round-up you can find it here: This week in metalworking: January 20  – January 24