Have you ever met a metrologist? Without metrologists and the science of metrology, manmade items would not be the size they’re needed to be, things would be off-kilter and we’d all be very frustrated. TMA ...
November 12-18 2018 is National Apprenticeship Week, and Tuesday morning Julio Rodriguez of Illinois’ Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity presented TMA’s President Steve Rauschenberger with a proclamation signed my Governor Bruce Rauner. The Proclamation ...
ROCKFORD – Rockford Illinois manufacturers and how they’re working to develop the area workforce are featured in the current Engineering.com: Despite a more positive outlook from manufacturers as a whole, many factories are still struggling to find ...
When Chester Panek first started his drill press shop, his 30-feet wide storefront was located in a busy Chicago neighborhood, crammed in between a row of taverns. “I was just a kid then, and I ...
ELGIN – Women in TMA were challenged to embrace dramatic changes by author and speaker Stacia Skinner of Creative Training Solutions last Thursday during their annual luncheon at The Haight in Elgin, Illinois. Skinner, who ...
For many things in life, perception is reality. But when it comes to careers in manufacturing, perception isn’t reality. Indeed, it’s just the opposite. Industry Week reports on a study Leading2Lean software company did on ...
LinkedIn’s Workforce Report for Chicago for the month of October 2018 shows hiring down 4.9% in September 2018 as compared to September 2017. Seasonally-adjusted hiring ( which removes predictable seasonal hiring variations) was 0.3% lower ...
The Schaumburg-based Technology & Manufacturing Association released last month its first attempt to encourage our members’ employees directly through a published newsletter, the Impel. Here’s how we introduced ourselves in the first edition: “Impel.” It’s ...
SCHAUMBURG – Governor Bruce Rauner congratulated Illinois manufacturers for the important contribution they make to the state of Illinois on Manufacturing Day 2018.
SCHAUMBURG – As the midterm election nears, Technology & Manufacturing Association based in Schaumburg Illinois released the first of three radio ads calling on voters to support pro-manufacturing candidates. Manufacturing is now enjoying a boost ...