MTI Members from across North America convened in Garden Grove, California this week to meet as a group during the 2023 February NADCAP Meeting. MTI hosted a general meeting on February 27 to discuss a series of key items on the NADCAP agenda, review ballots in process to make changes to the... Continue Reading
Temperatures are rising around the world and in factories. What do manufacturers need to know to keep employees safe? Every year, the U.S. sweats through more days of extreme heat. In the 1960s, the U.S. dealt with an average of two heat waves per year. By the 2010s, that number had climbed... Continue Reading
U.S. business activity unexpectedly rebounded in February, reaching its highest level in eight months, according to a survey on Tuesday, which also showed inflation subsiding. S&P Global said its flash U.S. Composite PMI Output Index, which tracks the manufacturing and services sectors,... Continue Reading
It’s been nearly three years since the start of the global pandemic brought about a seismic shift in the way we approach everything from work, life, and more importantly, our health and wellbeing. Working from home, flexible hours, virtual meetings – all have been normalized in the... Continue Reading
Production at U.S. factories rebounded in January, but output in the prior month was much weaker than initially thought amid higher borrowing costs that are hurting the manufacturing sector. Manufacturing output increased 1.0% last month, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday. Data for December... Continue Reading
It’s time to think way outside the proverbial box, according to the Manufacturing Leadership Council, the NAM’s digital transformation arm. In fact, as we get closer to 2030, manufacturers are creating entirely new boxes—including new digital business models, products and... Continue Reading
Is your comms team doing everything it can to help boost employee retention? Julie Baron is an affiliate consultant with Ragan Consulting Group who knows a thing or two about employee retention. With 30 years of communication experience, her expertise includes employee and leadership... Continue Reading
What happens when you take a generation of young people, add a seemingly endless war, a climate crisis, and a pandemic on top for good measure? You get Gen Z, a new crop of workers born from about 1996 to 2012 who are determined that something's got to change. Not only is Gen Z the most... Continue Reading
MTI is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 2023 MTI Spring Meeting. The 2023 Spring Meeting provides all Members an opportunity to get away from the distractions and grind of day-to-day business to connect with top executives in both heat treating companies and suppliers who... Continue Reading
Nine factors to consider in a total-cost-of-ownership analysis. Economic uncertainty, along with recent manufacturing-friendly legislation, has prompted U.S. businesses in 2023 to invest significantly in innovative sourcing strategies to maintain supply chain resiliency. Analyzing the various... Continue Reading
The one elements of certainty in the future is how dynamic the economic forces are that drive the ups and downs in the economy. This dynamic can change quarter-to-quarter making the need for having access to highly accurate sales forecasting of upmost importance. MTI’s quarterly sales... Continue Reading
Ensuring your supplier finance program is set up for success is just one way to put yourself in the best possible position for whatever is in the year ahead. 2022 saw an inflationary environment unlike any we have seen in decades. As central banks have moved to combat inflation with higher... Continue Reading
