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Waste Reduction and Recycling: What Manufacturing Facilities Should Know

The field of industrial waste management has evolved tremendously over the past few years. Manufacturing facilities especially are one of the top contenders for waste generation. Hence, the way they handle their waste is important. Many organizations are adopting innovative ways of managing the... Continue Reading

Want to Reduce Risk? Then Don’t Get Too Caught Up in Procedure

Focus on risk reduction outcomes, rather than just completing tasks, to ensure real results. Many companies believe that as long as employees follow established procedures, the organization will achieve safe operations and, therefore, business success. Unfortunately, it’s not that simple.... Continue Reading

MTI Spring Meeting Hits the Mark on Education and Connection

The Metal Treating Institute recently hosted its annual Spring Meeting in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida at the beautiful Hilton Ft. Lauderdale Beach Resort. MTI had over 160 members from 20+ states, Canada, and Mexico in attendance. CLICK HERE to view a photo gallery of highlights. One of the... Continue Reading

Three Factors that Shouldn’t Hold You Back from Implementing Robotic Automation

Humans are sentient beings who think and make cognitive decisions. These attributes, among many others, coexist with the innate human desire to learn and grow. Thus, it is fair to say the majority of us in or entering the workforce would prefer a career that leverages our minds as opposed to one... Continue Reading

Rethinking Your ERP Strategy to Gain Digital Competitive Advantage

A core set of critical functionalities loosely coupled with best-of-breed third-party SaaS delivers better insights and performance. At a Glance Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems help many companies manage functions ranging from supply chain to human resources and finance, but over... Continue Reading

U.S. Economy Showed Its Resilience in the First Quarter, Growing 3.2%

Despite a multitude of challenges—slowing global growth, the partial government shutdown, trade policy uncertainties, a strong U.S. dollar—the U.S. economy showed its resilience in the first quarter, growing a solid 3.2% at the annual rate. This was the strongest first quarter of... Continue Reading

Sustaining Industrial Manufacturing Cybersecurity

As cyber-attacks emerge and evolve, the enterprise will need to look beyond cybersecurity to become cyber-resilient. Many industrial companies have made progress in heading off cyber-attacks, but, with new threats emerging and evolving, they will require greater resilience that combines... Continue Reading

Blockchain’s Role in Factory Automation

The distributed ledger technology is being tapped to foster trust and build transparency into extended supply chains and to facilitate mass customization. Blockchain, primarily associated with cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, is increasingly hitting the radar screens of manufacturers as a mechanism... Continue Reading

3D Metal Printing Tries to Break Into the Manufacturing Mainstream

Companies like Desktop Metal aim to go beyond airplane parts and medical implants. It’s been five or so years since 3D printing was at peak hype. Since then, the technology has edged its way into a new class of materials and started to break into more applications. Today, 3D printers are... Continue Reading

Breach of Rust: How Hackers Break in through Old Tech

Modern hackers can infiltrate manufacturers using outdated technologies. Here are five possible weak spots in your defense. In 2010, the infosecurity community identified an extremely sophisticated computer worm capable of propagating at an unprecedented rate and exploiting several previously... Continue Reading

Augmented Reality for Manufacturing Gains Traction, Presents Challenges

As AR in manufacturing takes off, it's demonstrating it can improve many aspects of manufacturing and increase productivity, but there are challenges to consider before adopting. Early adopters of augmented reality for manufacturing and training are already reporting many user experience and... Continue Reading

MTI Heat Treat LIVE a HIT

If you haven’t been tuning into MTI’s monthly LIVE webcast, Heat Treat LIVE, you need to take a look at it. Each month, MTI’s Tom Morrison interviews one to three guests who are experts or engaged members on the topic being discussed. During the webcast, members are able to... Continue Reading