At one facility, employees’ children made artwork for display “to remind people this is why we are safe.” No one wants an unsafe workplace, but it’s easy for employees to forget how important things like hard hats, hand protection and reflective gear can be. That’s... Continue Reading
Manufacturing often frets about the aging of its workforce. Some nimble companies revel in it. The past decade has featured a long march of news about manufacturing’s labor shortage. At last count, some 800,000 manufacturing jobs were going unfilled in the United States. Less well-known,... Continue Reading
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Data-driven smart technologies are changing the face of manufacturing. ASTM International is developing foundational standards to help make Industry 4.0 a reality. Think for a minute about how the brain approaches a new task and learns how to master it. Let’s say you’ve never baked a... Continue Reading
Computerized maintenance management systems can enhance safety in the maintenance field, offering EHS professionals another tool to help create a safer workplace. Establishing a robust maintenance strategy is critical for optimizing facility safety. Companies invest in advanced technologies to... Continue Reading
Global aircraft orders in October 2022 have increased compared to previous months, the 299 aircraft ordered is the most for the month since 2019. For the full year to date, aircraft orders are now the largest for the first ten months of the year since 2014. Single-aisle aircraft continue to... Continue Reading
Safety comes at a cost, but a cost which will never be greater than the danger presented to an unprotected workforce. No matter where you are in the world or what kind of facility you run, workplace safety should be at the top of your list of concerns. It represents a serious issue that needs to... Continue Reading
Columbia Professor Modupe Akinola is an expert on how to harness stress to become an advantage in business and life. Stress – best defined as when the demands of a situation exceed the resources you have to cope – is a fact of life that can’t be avoided. But, according to... Continue Reading
Manufacturing production edged up 0.1% in October, increasing for the fourth straight month. Encouragingly, the manufacturing production index reached its highest level since July 2008. With that said, the pace has been more sluggish than we would prefer, up just... Continue Reading
James Rice discusses supply chain resilience and how organizations can prepare for the next big problem. The great supply slowdown of the early 2020s has generated renewed interest in the topic of supply chain resilience — the practice of building a supply chain that can resist disruptions.... Continue Reading
Ryan Roslansky, CEO of LinkedIn, estimates there are roughly 10 billion years’ worth of work experience locked up in the heads of the site’s 875 million users. It’s LinkedIn’s job, Roslansky says, to tap into that massive skills base, free the knowledge within, and improve... Continue Reading
Industrial production in the U.S. declined in October, highlighting the sector's increasing headwinds as higher interest rates weaken demand for goods even as supply-chain bottlenecks gradually ease. Industrial production--which includes manufacturing, mining and utility output--decreased... Continue Reading
