The last week of January 2019 brought with it some of the most frigid temperatures in decades for America’s Midwest – and along with it, manufacturers’ concerns about rising energy costs and demands, as well ...
Optimism among manufacturers nationwide is at all-time highs, but manufacturers are not similarly hopeful about their futures in the state of Illinois. In 2015, 42% of Illinois state representatives had a cumulative score of 75 ...
U.S. manufacturing has been enjoying a renaissance with record growth, productivity, and employment. But the industry outlook isn’t as optimistic when it comes to manufacturers in Illinois, where continued concern about taxation, regulation and public ...
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers are preparing to introduce legislation nearly doubling the state’s minimum wage from $8.25 to $15 per hour. While anyone in Illinois would be delighted with a nearly 100 percent pay raise, ...
One of Technology & Manufacturing Association’s Board Members – Nicole Wolter, CEO and President of HM Manufacturing in Wauconda – gives firsthand experience confirming that despite media reporting differently, manufacturing is doing well these days. ...
Billions are expected to be spent on robotics over the next five years and half of those purchases will be in manufacturing, one research director says. Analysts at Framingham, Mass.-based technology industry research firm IDC recently ...
WOOD DALE – US Senator Tammy Duckworth stopped by TMA member Wiegel Tool Works to discuss apprenticeships and training Monday. Manufacturing is experiencing a renaissance of jobs and career opportunities – and US Senator Duckworth ...
Xometry is one of the emerging manufacturing platforms – part of the Internet of Goods – and something that a Forbes writer says 2019 will usher in. Xometry offers to “[i]nstantly access the production capacity of ...
It’s a classic case of viewing the world as a “glass half full or half empty” about January 2’s report on December 2018’s Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI). While the vast majority of economists say anything ...
Antony Bourne, IFS Global Industry director for Manufacturing, makes three predictions for manufacturing in 2019: Prediction #1: 50% of all manufacturing companies will be using AI in some form by the end of 2021 Prediction #2: 25% ...