Deloitte and The Smart Factory@Wichita: Building the Future
We talk about this in every edition of IMD. The change is dramatic in today’s manufacturing environments - as the delivery of smaller lots...
Better Workforce Environments Through Automation
Companies that use plastics in their manufacturing operations are facing a labor shortage. If every unemployed person in the country found a job, we...
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...
Investment in Workforce Development – An Update on the CHIPs and Science Act of...
Back in our March 2023 issue we put together an article that discussed the CHIPs and Science Act of 2022. Specifically, Congress had previously...
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...
Additive Manufacturing — Meeting Workforce Demand
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...
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...
Metal Additive Manufacturing Launches Learning Experience on Rocket Turbopump Design
Today we celebrate the Colorado University Aerospace Engineering Sciences, industry partners, and students Zachary Lesan and Patrick Watson, for our Workforce Development focus. This...
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...
Manufacturing Challenges and Solutions Series: Labor Shortage
There is no way to sugar coat the scale of the labor crisis in manufacturing: The latest National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Outlook Survey...
