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Over Half of US Manufacturing Employees Plan to Leave Their Jobs in 2023: Survey

Surveyed factory workers cite PTO and high-tech facilities as top personal priorities for their workplaces. A new survey of factory workers by Austin, Texas-based business software company Epicor reveals that high turnover is likely to remain a major feature of the manufacturing sector through... Continue Reading

Demand Management: Generating Value from Energy Usage

In an ever-changing energy landscape, businesses can benefit from taking smart steps to reduce their energy demand, and in turn, benefit financially. Better management of the demand-portion of your electricity bill can carry significant financial benefits for businesses if managed correctly.... Continue Reading

MTI Launches NEW Member Rewards Program

When talking to Members about what keeps them up at night, key pain points stick out: · Uncertainty about the business climate · Fluctuations in the cost of doing business · Rising cost of labor · Accessibility and rising cost of business... Continue Reading

US Trade Deficit Widens Slightly in January

"Overall, trade flows have slowed on a shift in demand for services from goods and weaker global growth," said Rubeela Farooqi, chief U.S. economist at High Frequency Economics. The U.S. trade deficit widened in January on a pickup in imports, to mark the biggest gap in three months, according to... Continue Reading

MTI Members Meet at NADCAP

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

MTI Kicks Off YES 2023 Class

The Metal Treating Institute kicked off the 2023 YES Management Training Program in February with 36 executives from 24 member companies. The team of 36 participated in three days of personal and professional development that included: - Plant tour of Texas Heat Treating in Round Rock,... Continue Reading

Is Time Running Out on Workplace Safety?

Safer workplaces seem to be more of a mirage than a reality. How safe is the workplace these days? We don’t really know, since given the nature of the federal government’s data-crunching capabilities, it’ll take another year for us to get the statistics on workplace incidents... Continue Reading

How to Protect Manufacturing Workers From the Heat

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 Rebounds to Eight-Month high in February - S&P Global survey

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

Employee Wellbeing will Become the Leading Indicator of Productivity

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

How Digital Manufacturing Creates Business Opportunities

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

Better communication can keep employees from leaving. Here’s how.

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