NEWS RELEASE Date: December 10, 2020 Paulo Products Awarded 2020 Commercial Heat Treater of the Year Award At its Fall Virtual Membership Update on December 2nd, the Metal Treating Institute (MTI), the largest network of heat treaters in the world, in partnership with Industrial... Continue Reading
The Metal Treating Institute is excited to announce the Board of Trustees has approved a year-end donation of $52,000 from the proceeds of the FNA Virtual Conference and Trade Show to the MTI Educational Foundation. MTI President, Jim Oakes from Super Systems stated, “Given the impact of... Continue Reading
How managers can make the most of a mixed-age team to maximize its efforts. Manufacturers in the U.S. find themselves in a challenging position as they try to find the right people to fill the job openings within their ranks. The generational gap has never been greater in the manufacturing... Continue Reading
Problem-solving steps up for metal fabricators in uncertain times of the COVID-19 era. During the depths of the lockdown in April and May, Lean manufacturing—especially just-in-time inventory management—got some bad press. Were supply chains too Lean? Did manufacturers need to... Continue Reading
Crises are humbling. They unmask imposters and reveal dormant strengths. During COVID-19, many leaders navigated unrelenting and unchartered territory from their bedrooms, not their boardrooms. Some found themselves uttering previously unspoken words like “I don’t know,”... Continue Reading
A more thoughtful balance between homegrown capabilities and outsourcing can help companies generate more value from an often-overlooked opportunity. For many organizations, indirect procurement—purchases of services and supplies that support business operations—is a source of... Continue Reading
Editor Bill Wong talks with NIO’s Qiyan Wang about how new ECUs are impacting digital automotive design. What you’ll learn: Traditional versus digital automotive design. The role of software in automobiles. The automotive industry has been one of the traditional manufacturing... Continue Reading
Historically paperbound processes are advancing from automation to intelligence. But first, procurement departments must address data and culture change. Up to half of the purchase orders from the purchasing department at Chicago-based manufacturer JBT required a change before the product was... Continue Reading
Ransomware attack leads to the world's largest office furniture manufacturer shuttering its operations. In late October, another manufacturer fell victim to a serious ransomware attack. Specifically, Grand Rapids, MI-based Steelcase suffered a Ryuk ransomware attack, forcing it to halt global... Continue Reading
A potential vaccine from drug company Pfizer has showed greater-than-expected early success, according to CNBC. In a statement, Pfizer and partner BioNTech said early results showed their vaccine candidate is more... Continue Reading
MONDAY ECONOMIC REPORT Essential Takes on Leading Economic Indicators By Chad Moutray, Ph.D., CBE – November 9, 2020 Manufacturing Expands at Fastest Rate in 25 Months on New Orders... Continue Reading
The Board of Trustees of the Metal Treating Institute is excited to announce that MTI will host an Annual Membership Update Virtual Meeting on Wednesday, December 2nd at 3:30 pm EST. COVID-19 has done its best to slow down momentum in many organizations. Not at MTI! The Leadership of MTI has... Continue Reading
