As we’re sure you’ve heard, the U.S. Senate passed a historic bipartisan bill yesterday designed to repair and strengthen America’s infrastructure, according to The Wall Street Journal (subscription).A quick recap: The $1 trillion bill comprises $550 billion in spending above... Continue Reading
Rapid technology advancements, shorter product lifecycles, and an increasing demand for more personalized products are driving manufacturers to implement digital technologies, embracing the “digital transformation (or Industry 4.0) in order to compete in the technology-driven business... Continue Reading
IHS Markit: Supplier Shortages and Cost Pressures at Record Levels in July The IHS Markit U.S. Manufacturing PMI notched another record in July, with strong growth in demand, production and hiring, and respondents remained... Continue Reading
The media reported the following for May retail sales: Retail Sales Fell in May, in Latest Sign of a Bumpy Recovery (The New York Times) US Retail Sales Drop… (various) US Retail Sales Take a Step Back… (Reuters) These statements are extremely interesting, because the... Continue Reading
The MTI Educational Foundation is excited to announce that it has finalized and awarded $41,500 in scholarships to 9 recipients. Educational Foundation Chair, Buster Crossley from Texas Heat Treating in Round Rock, TX stated, “Year end and year out, it is amazing the applications and... Continue Reading
The technology is quickly evolving from prototyping and special applications to a process that can authentically fit on many factory floors alongside CNC. Nearly all supply chains are experiencing stress coming out of the pandemic, even if only in transportation of their products. Labor,... Continue Reading
Additive Manufacturing Advances the Energy Industry From wind to solar to nuclear, AM promises to revolutionize the energy industry. A new subsection of ASTM’s committee on additive manufacturing is bringing together the stakeholders who will write the standards that guide the industry's... Continue Reading
When you look at all the certifications your organization may be complying with annually, including AS9100, ISO9000, Nadcap, and CQI-9 just to name a few, it is important you have the resources to fill all the continuous improvement and business planning gaps in your compliance process. Think... Continue Reading
Many factories are not yet ready to take the leap to 4.0. But is it necessary or even wise to take that leap? Part three of a series. Industry 4.0 can demonstrably only work if the following conditions are met: Completely reliable machines that can be changed over very quickly. Each... Continue Reading
This is a historically terrible time to buy a car. The entire auto industry has been hobbled for months by the worldwide shortage of semiconductor chips, which has prevented manufacturers from producing enough vehicles to meet the demand from Americans eager to spend their pandemic savings and... Continue Reading
Transitioning from an all in-office organization to an all-or hybrid-remote organization is not as easy as the pandemic may have made it seem. In 2020, employers asked workers to “power through” and keep working even as illness and national stay-at-home orders turned their... Continue Reading
And why it is so hard to excel for the long term? Executing a manufacturing excellence strategy, by any name, is a major challenge for leadership. Here are a few examples of why it is so hard to build a sustainable model that can be institutionalized for the long term. Education at the shop... Continue Reading
