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Read More »Little-Known Federal Legislation to Create Manufacturing Hubs Included in Spending Bill
While the federal budget and its more controversial riders are commanding the lion's share of attention, the American public may not have noticed a piece of little-known but highly bipartisan legislation called the "Revitalizing American Manufacturing and Innovation Act" (RAMI) that is present in the budget bill set to pass next week. RAMI, versions of which have passed both the House (HR...
Read More »Editor's Note: Wrapping Up Manufacturing's Future
The season of gift giving and receiving is fast coming upon us, and rather than getting caught up in the "it" toy or game of the moment, we as manufacturing and industrial professionals have an opportunity to make a real impact on the young people in our lives with the presents we choose. How? It starts with the "skills gap" we keep hearing so much about - manufacturers unable to find the skilled...
Read More »Ergonomics Is Solving Automation's Pain Points
Manufacturing processes and technologies are changing faster than ever before, as a result of rapid innovation cycles, the need to bring products to market more quickly, and the economic pressure to produce more and do so faster and at lower cost. Given this heated environment, manufacturers struggle to keep ergonomics programs aligned with the realities on the shop and warehouse floor and at...
Read More »Ergonomics Is Solving Automation's Pain Points
Manufacturing processes and technologies are changing faster than ever before, as a result of rapid innovation cycles, the need to bring products to market more quickly, and the economic pressure to produce more and do so faster and at lower cost. Given this heated environment, manufacturers struggle to keep ergonomics programs aligned with the realities on the shop and warehouse floor and at...
Read More »Ergonomics Is Solving Automation's Pain Points
Manufacturing processes and technologies are changing faster than ever before, as a result of rapid innovation cycles, the need to bring products to market more quickly, and the economic pressure to produce more and do so faster and at lower cost. Given this heated environment, manufacturers struggle to keep ergonomics programs aligned with the realities on the shop and warehouse floor and at...
Read More »Who Understands the IoT? According to New Research, 43% of Manufacturing Professionals Don't
According to Cisco, there will be 13.5 billion connected devices in manufacturing by 2022. And JP Morgan's Global Equity Research team has already pegged manufacturing with having the greatest Internet of Things (IoT) market potential. Although it's difficult to accurately gauge the impact these technologies will have, it's clear that experts are projecting it to be massive. But what do...
Read More »New York City Takes Steps to Incubate Wearable Fashion and Technology Epicenter
Wearable tech often brings to mind clunky, super-hero gadgetry: Dick Tracy's wrist radio, for example, or Maxwell Smart's shoe phone. The earliest incarnations of commercial wearable technology are, indeed, a bit hard to miss: Samsung's Galaxy Gear watch could possibly be called "clunky." As wearable technology gets smaller, however, it's also likely to become more discreet and even fashionable....
Read More »Editor's Note: Manufacturing Can Shrug Off A Weak Black Friday
Only a dedicated naysayer could focus on the negative side of the Institute for Supply Management's announcement yesterday of its manufacturing index for November. Yes, the index fell to 58.7. But that's from October's three-and-a-half-year high of 59, making it the second highest index in forty months, and a number that still beat industry projections. Some point to weak Black Friday sales as a...
Read More »The Role of Scorecards and Dashboards in Performance Management
Success in performance management requires measures, standards, and outcomes that support the organization's vision, mission, objectives, and competitiveness. Communicating, aligning, managing, and connecting all of the pieces are a challenge for any organization. All departmental and staff goals need to be following the same compass and moving in the same direction as the decision-makers....
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