How Compatible Is the 4-Day Workweek Model and Manufacturing?
Throughout the last decade or more, the idea of a 4-day workweek has transformed from sheer wishful thinking to a proven practice put into...
Automation-Enhanced Workforce
As the established high-tech sector continues to experience an increasingly aging workforce, it begs the question, where are the Millennials and Gen Zs to...
How to Win Competitive Hiring: Four Ways to Compete for Top Talent Against Bigger...
There was a time when Apple was only known as a fruit, the word Nike had no meaning, and Walgreen was simply a family...
Breaking It Down Chip by Chip
Whether examining how tool selection is impacting chips, how coolant plays a role in chip evacuation, or looking at the size and shape of...
Recruitment, Retention and Development Remain Critical for Competitiveness
It’s now two years into a pandemic that has disrupted the entire world. The arrival of COVID-19 caused manufacturers to scramble to rethink their...
AI is Here to Augment Human Workers, Not Replace Them
The workforce crisis in manufacturing is at an all-time high. Lack of skilled labor is leading to hiring challenges. Decreased retention rates and the...
Is Manufacturing Making Progress?
Employment challenges have been capitalizing headlines since the pandemic caused one of the most turbulent job markets in recent history. Manufacturing businesses had a...
Cobots in Classrooms
When schools educate students in mastering new technology, they look to validate that the hardware and software they use in the curriculum is relevant...
What the Pandemic has Taught us about Recruiting and Retaining Women in the Manufacturing...
In October, nine new women manufacturing leaders were inducted into the Women in Manufacturing (WiM) Education Foundation Hall of Fame. Nominated by their peers,...
Streamlining Credential Processes
The American Welding Society (AWS) is pleased to introduce a new pathway for certain IIW diploma holders to achieve the AWS Certified Welding Inspector...