Workforce Development

There is no way to sugar coat the scale of the labor crisis in manufacturing: The latest National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Outlook Survey...

Today we celebrate the Colorado University Aerospace Engineering Sciences, industry partners, and students Zachary Lesan and Patrick Watson, for our Workforce Development focus. This...

Additive manufacturing technology is putting its money where its demand is. On the job search site Indeed, there are over 1,300 full-time job openings...

Back in our March 2023 issue we put together an article that discussed the CHIPs and Science Act of 2022. Specifically, Congress had previously...

Companies that use plastics in their manufacturing operations are facing a labor shortage. If every unemployed person in the country found a job, we...

We talk about this in every edition of IMD. The change is dramatic in today’s manufacturing environments - as the delivery of smaller lots...

In January of 2021, Congress passed the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act. This legislation, enacted as part of the...

The University of Alabama (UA) College of Engineering is leading the way for innovation in workforce development through its recently established program, the Alabama...

SME, a nationally recognized certifying body in manufacturing, announced today that it has developed and will offer the Robotics in Manufacturing Fundamentals (RMF) credential....

It’s no secret that the engineering sector is experiencing a shortage of workers. In fact, research shows that the industry will need to train...