The Future of Automation and Labor: Coboting Versus Lights-Out Manufacturing
Automation has always come with reshaping labor. Each step in the evolution of automation has led to a redistribution of tasks between man and...
What is the Future of U.S. Manufacturing?
In the first months of his presidency, Joe Biden announced the “Made in America” executive order, aimed at strengthening the U.S. economy through nearly...
Machine Shop Utilizes Forging Press to Reduce Costs of Titanium Parts
To produce complex titanium parts more cost-effectively, machine shops are increasingly incorporating advanced forging equipment to complement their existing CNC capabilities to create near-net-shaped...
Target Market: Targeting Everything Targets Nothing
When looking for growth, most leaders don't want to leave any stone unturned. Where can we find new customers? Maybe this segment or that...
Marketing for Manufacturers: Let Your Customers be your Marketers
When I moved into the Communications role at ANCA, an Australian manufacturing company, I anticipated our marketing activity, marketing for manufacturers, would be straightforward,...
Getting Your Team to Think and Act More Strategically
Organizational leaders often talk about strategy, but when it comes down to it, strategic thinking is rarely done. Leaders are often pulled back into...
Configuration Lifecycle Management for Sustainability
When today’s consumers are evaluating their options, they’re figuring sustainability and the product’s carbon footprint into the evaluation process. A report by IBM and...
Recovery Continues Across the Manufacturing Sector
Orders of new manufacturing technology totaled $590 million in September 2021, according to the latest U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report published by AMT –...
Why Your Data Isn’t Helping You Make Decisions
我们都喜欢有数据支持我们的决定。But we tend to look at this myopically - a decision needs to be...
Why We Misunderstand Strategy
Strategy is a term bantered around a bit too much. We apply it to almost everything within business to subconsciously create an air of...
