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Manufacturing Forecast: Partly to Mostly Sunny
“Polar vortex” was the trending term this past winter. But even as the meteorological catch phrase burned up the Twitter feeds, its frigid weather iced up the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) and other indexes. Manufacturing was slowed by the record […]
Will Public-Private Innovation Revitalize U.S. Manufacturing?
During the past decade public-private partnerships (P3s) have built some vital transportation and infrastructure projects in the U.S. Now a similar cooperative approach is being applied to an entirely different sector—manufacturing. Regional manufacturing innovation institutes are bringing together the resources […]
New Report Outlines Opportunities and Disruptions of 3D Printing for Industrial Manufacturing
3D printing (3DP), also known as additive manufacturing, is showing signs of triggering transformations in U.S. industrial manufacturing, from product design and production to restructured supply chains, according to a report released by PwC US in conjunction with The Manufacturing […]
Optimizing Space leads to Increased Manufacturing and Supply Chain Capabilities
Are you making the best use of your manufacturing and warehouse space? A leading manufacturer was able to increase workspace and storage capacity without exceeding their established blueprint. The secret was a mezzanine solution. Mezzanines allow you to utilize existing […]
Supply Chain Jobs and the Skills Crisis
by Carol Miller, MHI Vice President of Marketing and Communications Former President of the National Association of Manufacturers Jerry Jasinowski recently wrote an article on the Huffington Post on the manufacturing and skills crisis. This is a topic MHI has […]
Manufacturers Start to Trade Offshoring for Botsourcing
Robotics technology is boosting manufacturing and employment in the U.S., and in developed economies has led to “botsourcing,” that is, the return of manufacturing from overseas, according to a new Harvard Business Review HBR Blog Network post. Botsoursing, bringing production back […]