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  Great Engineering Toys of the Industrial Revolution at Resource Erectors And we’re not talking about Choo-choo Charlie and his Lionels here.  So far in our romp through the history of the Industrial Revolution, we’ve spotlighted the great innovations of engineering such as the steam engine, the precursor to the transistor, and even the very […]

  An ongoing series by the heavy industry watchers at Resource Erectors.  In our recent article here at Resource Erectors, we focused on two of the unsung Engineering Heroes of the Industrial Revolution. Now it’s time to take a look at two machine innovations that kickstarted the Industrial Revolution using the same criteria.  “What would […]

  Does Elon Musk Belong on Interesting Engineering’s The 20+ Greatest Engineers of All Time list?  We had an enjoyable time here at Resource Erectors,  scrolling through this impressive list of engineering Hall of Famers at InterestingEngineering. But from the industrial history point of view, we’d do a bit of renumbering when it comes to […]

  “Goldman Sachs Group Inc. this week forecast copper to trade at $6,700 in the next three months, a 22% downgrade from its previous outlook.” – Copper price rebounds despite weak economic activity in China- Mining.com “Unfortunately, right now trying to locate a hard bottom in copper is proving to be a difficult task. China, […]

The mission challenge for engineering teams from NASA is clear, should you decide to accept it: “DESIGN, BUILD, AND TEST TERRESTRIAL ANALOG FULL-SCALE PROTOTYPES OF ROBOTIC ICY REGOLITH EXCAVATION AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS.”- NASA  Break the Ice Challenge “Regolith” is the engineering term for “Moon dirt”, and when it comes to extracting value from dirt, there […]

  The mission challenge for engineering teams from NASA is clear, should you decide to accept it: “DESIGN, BUILD, AND TEST TERRESTRIAL ANALOG FULL-SCALE PROTOTYPES OF ROBOTIC ICY REGOLITH EXCAVATION AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS.”- NASA  Break the Ice Challenge “Regolith” is the engineering term for “Moon dirt”, and when it comes to extracting value from dirt, […]

The Great Resignation, digital nomads, and the alarming “quit rates” we’ve seen so far in 2022 don’t necessarily mean that everyone simply went home to rest on their laurels and sit on the couch. All of the above are the hallmarks of the hyper-competitive “intra-industry” competition for the world’s top talent.  High Caliber Engineers: Bridging […]

  “As the health crisis has reshaped the way people think about work and travel, companies are feeling their way to new, post-pandemic norms.”- Wall Street Journal-  When the remote workforce and “digital nomad” employees are the topic of discussion among human resource professionals, the employment sector that usually comes foremost to mind is Big […]

Total Effective Equipment Performance  In 2022, as we move forward into a turbulent Q3 summer with energy costs spiking and demand for aggregates and essential  “battery metals” surging to unprecedented global levels, reaching maximum potential production capacity is of the highest priority.  For mining, manufacturing, aggregates, construction materials, and just about every other facet of […]

  As escalating nickel prices had the world’s leading green innovator hollering for more sustainable nickel mining, it turns out that Elon Musk had some proven alternative battery technology up his sleeve.  “Iron man Elon Musk places his Tesla battery bets” the April 27 Reuters report, calls it a “pivotal development” in EV manufacturing that […]

  Record-setting 4.5 Million Quit Rate Puts More Upward Pressure On Wages According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 3% of all US workers, totaling 4.5 million, voluntarily quit their jobs in March, representing an increase of 150,000 in the quit rate from February. The statistic is even more impressive since it tops a 20-year […]

  Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter is sending shock waves throughout the social media world. But what effects will his 43 billion dollar investment have on the rest of the Musk-China mega-mine empire? Elon Musk financed about 50% of his controversial Twitter buyout deal with a timely Tesla stock sale. Can innovator Musk unlock Twitter […]