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American Manufacturers Growing at Fastest Pace in 14 Years, ISM Finds

ISM manufacturing index leaps to 61.3% in August. U.S. manufacturers are putting the pedal to the metal - except, that is, for suppliers of metals hurt by recent tariffs. The numbers: American manufacturers are on a roll: business conditions surged in August to a 14-year high, according to a... Continue Reading

How Metal Additive Manufacturing is Changing the Aerospace Industry Landscape

The aerospace industry has always been a difficult market for start-ups to break into, going all the way back to Glenn Curtiss and the surprisingly litigious Wright Brothers. Today, the challenge doesn’t come from intellectual property or competing with giants like Boeing and Lockheed... Continue Reading

The Hazards Affecting Your Employees’ Foot Safety

Many jobs require employees to constantly lift, move, and work with heavy objects, all while standing for long periods of time. When all of these factors are coupled, it can result in potentially fatal injuries that start with the feet and work their way up the body, affecting knees, hips, and... Continue Reading

Staying Ahead of Risks During Disasters

Risk nightmares can occur if you're not prepared for an environmental emergency. Disasters can happen in the blink of an eye. Whether natural, environmental, or just some freak accident, how your business responds to these occurrences can be the difference between successful risk mitigation and... Continue Reading

Natural Gas…Be an Informed Consumer

The price of energy is an important component to any form of large-scale industrial production. Natural gas has long been a chief source of energy for many industrial users, but it has become even more attractive lately given the sustained low-price environment. Improvements in shale gas... Continue Reading

A Jam Packed Tour of Common Hazards in the Heat Treat Industry

Originally Posted by Rick Kaletsky A wealth of the “same old” classic hazards have not been properly dealt with in the heat treat industry. It is critical to address these basic (often severe) risks/violations rather than simply trying to identify new-to-the-forefront... Continue Reading

Robots on Warehouse Floor Show a Surprise Perk of Hot Job Market

(Bloomberg) -- Instead of displacing American workers, robots may soon make many of their jobs more efficient. Intelligent machines increasingly scooting across America’s warehouse floors show just how. Companies use automated transporters to move packages without a human forklift driver. A... Continue Reading

MTI Graduates 32 Executives in YES Management Training Program

MTI is excited to announce it graduated another 32 executives from the 2018 YES Management Training Program in Indianapolis, IN during the MTI Fall Meeting. As each of the 32 executives’ names were read off to come to the podium to receive their graduation certificates on the final night,... Continue Reading

How the Magic of Predictive Technology Conjures Real Results

Downtime is a real problem in manufacturing, but the power of predictive technologies can make these issues disappear. The ability to predict the future sounds like a comic book hero's super power or a smoke-and-mirrors act from a carnival sideshow. Yet, plant managers are expected to possess... Continue Reading

Managing the Cost of Quality

We owe it to the customers and employees to keep track of these costs and continuously seek to improve them. The cost of quality isn’t discussed much. More often, the cost of poor quality hogs the limelight and the headlines. Cost of poor quality... Continue Reading

Penna Flame Industries Awarded Commercial Heat Treater of the Year Award

The Metal Treating Institute is pleased to announce that long-time member, Penna Flame Industries from Zelienople, Pennsylvania, was awarded the Commercial Heat Treater of the Year Award by Industrial Heating Magazine. The award was presented at the MTI Fall Meeting Awards Dinner on October 10th... Continue Reading

Jamie Jones Takes Gavel as 2019 MTI President

One area of strength for the Metal Treating Institute over the years has always been its line of leadership. 2019 is no different. At the final night award dinner during Furnaces North America, 2018 President Pete Hushek from Phoenix Heat Treating passed the gavel to Jamie Jones from Solar... Continue Reading