Illinois Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti was the keynote speaker at TMA’s 2017 Related Theory Graduation. “For three years, you’ve spent countless evenings away from the comforts of home to learn these skills so you can ...
Thirty-eight students were honored for completing the Technology & Manufacturing Association’s three-year Related Theory Apprentice Training program May 25, 2017. “There’s a critical shortage of skilled labor with the retirement of baby boomers creating a ...
AVAILABLE: Six-figure position with limitless potential and opportunity that requires no education debt and offers employer-paid training in the high-demand STEM field. Sound too good to be true? Sixty-five percent of those responding to Industry ...
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Employment Security reported an upsurge of 9000 jobs in June 2017, while the state’s unemployment figures crept up to 4.7, just above the nation’s average. Which Illinois employers were ...
WASHINGTON DC – Over the years of America’s history, leaders have worked to protect American manufacturing, President Donald Trump said in his July 21st weekly address. The Trump Administration intends to follow suit, he said. ...
WASHINGTON DC – Manufacturing is key to America’s security – and because of that, its health is crucial. President Donald Trump ordered an assessment of the nation’s manufacturing and defense industrial base’s health Friday July ...
Manufacturers’ record-high optimism reported in the first quarter has carried into the second quarter of this year, marking the highest two-quarter average, of 91.4 percent, for manufacturing optimism in the survey’s 20-year history. In addition, ...
ADDISON, IL – CRW Finishing, Inc. is celebrating its 40th anniversary as a leading Metal Finisher specializing in advanced finishing processes. In an era when companies come and go, CRW Finishing has achieved four decades of ...
Holly Siwinski is the only girl in Technology & Manufacturing Association’s new Die Design Class. But that’s not unusual for her, she says. The 25 year old’s early interest in how things work set her ...
To say that designing dies has changed dramatically in the last two decades is an understatement, TMA instructor Ray Proeber says. “15 years ago, if someone said they could design a 12-station die that’s a ...