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Is Your Plant Prepared for a Natural Disaster?
Is Your Plant Prepared for a Natural Disaster?

Seven strategies to prevent loss and restore operations quickly. Natural disasters can seriously disrupt manufacturing operations. If your plant (or critical supplier) is crippled for weeks or months, your revenue, reputation, and shareholder value could hang in the balance. If your competitors... Continue Reading

Postedby Tom Morrison
Date posted03/11/2019


Ransomware Backup Strategy Guidelines to Help Ensure Recovery
Ransomware Backup Strategy Guidelines to Help Ensure Recovery

Ransomware backup best practices are critical, as one attack can cripple a business. Here are three areas to focus on for optimal protection against ransomware. In 2018, one of the worst reported ransomware attacks hit. The government office in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough -- commonly known as... Continue Reading

Postedby Tom Morrison
Date posted03/6/2019


Future Plant Design Links Data and Operations
Future Plant Design Links Data and Operations

Manufacturers are ready to invest in next-gen digital production. One of the primary elements in the transformation of the manufacturing plants is the changing nature of demand from the customers. There is sturdy economic impetus toward products that are high on precision, safe to use and safely... Continue Reading

Postedby Tom Morrison
Date posted03/6/2019


Want to Change a Company Culture? Train for It
Want to Change a Company Culture? Train for It

"Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all." ~ Aristotle The culture of an organization is all about how people behave on a daily basis in their organization. Many times, company leaders put a set of values or behaviors on the wall for employees and visitors to see,... Continue Reading

Postedby Tom Morrison
Date posted03/6/2019


5 Tips for Winning a Major Manufacturing Project
5 Tips for Winning a Major Manufacturing Project

It’s not every day that a manufacturer is presented with a single opportunity so large and so high-profile that it takes your breath away. This is exactly what happened to 50 digital signage manufacturers that were asked to bid on the reconstruction of the largest digital sign in the world,... Continue Reading

Postedby Tom Morrison
Date posted02/28/2019


Manufacturing Output Rose to an All-Time High in Q3 2018
Manufacturing Output Rose to an All-Time High in Q3 2018

Manufacturers produced $2.35 trillion in value-added output in the third quarter, an all-time high, with the sector accounting for 11.4% of real GDP. Adjusting for inflation (in chained 2012 dollars), real value-added output in manufacturing also set a new record, and overall, manufacturing... Continue Reading

Postedby Tom Morrison
Date posted02/28/2019


YES Management Training Program Kicks Off First Session of 2019
YES Management Training Program Kicks Off First Session of 2019

MTI officially kicked off the 2019 YES program in Austin, TX this past week. CLICK HERE to view photo gallery of highlights. The 2019 class of heat treating executives is another full class for YES, with 33 individuals from 25 companies from all across North America. MTI member companies with... Continue Reading

Postedby Tom Morrison
Date posted02/28/2019


How to Obtain the Skills Needed in a Smart Factory
How to Obtain the Skills Needed in a Smart Factory

As factories continue to evolve with the use of innovative technologies, manufacturers must ensure that their workers are evolving right along with them. As manufacturers inject their operations with innovative technologies in an effort to transform them into so-called smart factories, a seismic... Continue Reading

Postedby Tom Morrison
Date posted02/20/2019


Monday Economic Report
Monday Economic Report

Manufacturing Capacity Utilization Rises to Best Reading in Four Years The Weekly Toplines Manufacturing production rebounded strongly in December after some softness in the prior three months, jumping 1.1% for the month. Over the past 12 months,... Continue Reading

Postedby Tom Morrison
Date posted02/20/2019


Desktop Metal Just Raised Another $160 Million
Desktop Metal Just Raised Another $160 Million

Desktop Metalannounced this morning that it has raised $160 million. That Series E brings the Burlington, Mass.-based metal 3D printing company up to a whopping $438 million. The startup’s tagline says the company “is reinventing the way design and manufacturing teams print with... Continue Reading

Postedby Tom Morrison
Date posted02/20/2019


Should My Employees Receive Cybersecurity Training?
Should My Employees Receive Cybersecurity Training?

Cybersecurity training has quickly become extremely important for businesses. Employees don’t need to be cybersecurity experts, but they should be practicing healthy cyber habits. New-hire training and regularly scheduled refresher training courses should be established in order to instill... Continue Reading

Postedby Tom Morrison
Date posted02/14/2019


3D Opportunity for Supply Chain Readiness
3D Opportunity for Supply Chain Readiness

Taking the pulse of industry Discussions at a recent event throw light on where things stand in the world of additive manufacturing, with a particular emphasis on emerging supply chain applications. Since 2013, Deloitte Insights has published a richly complex array of thought leadership on the... Continue Reading

Postedby Tom Morrison
Date posted02/14/2019