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 ...
Before long experts say, millennials will make up 75% of the work force. That age group grew up with video games – having spent thousands and thousands of hours playing them. Why not use video ...
From NAM’s Shopfloor: The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that manufacturing job openings hit a new all-time high in July. Manufacturers posted 506,000 job openings in July, up from 475,000 in June. That was the highest reading ...
In the Hill Monday, an appeal was made to the US workforce – please, consider joining the ranks of manufacturers. Generations of workers in this country have built the mightiest economy in the world, one ...
Feeling pretty good about your career and life? If so, you’re not alone. In fact, a recent poll shows that blue-collar workers are pretty darned satisfied these days. When over a thousand blue-collar workers were ...
After months of negotiations, President Donald Trump on Monday announced the United States and Mexico have agreed on revisions to key parts of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) — a trade agreement between the United ...
US Manufacturing isn’t dead, despite all the reports to the contrary, manufacturing writer Jim Vinoski wrote a few days ago in Forbes. The industry has had its share of ups and downs, there’s no doubt. ...
The US Bureau of Census shared some stats on the 15 million manufacturing employees a few months ago and their findings were not a surprise for those working in the sector – however, they may ...
Do manufacturing credentials matter in hiring? American manufacturing is flourishing, but at the same time, the chronic skills gap is holding back even more progress. More and more company heads are telling TMA that credentials ...
Sterility, efficiency, dependability, accuracy … all reasons why more and more manufacturers are turning to robots, according to this story in Medical Plastics News: Robotics offer manufacturers a way to streamline production lines, helping to ...