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The Automation Incentive
One of the stranger consequences of the health care law might be its effect on technology investment.
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Create a Consortium of Companies in Your Area
Exchanging ideas and methods among neighboring, non-competing manufacturers can benefit everyone involved.
Read MoreRun for the School Board
Manufacturing leaders can do a lot of good within this elected office—for their communities, for young people and for their own businesses.
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Best Practice for Surface Plate Mastering
Use this minimalist gaging technique to get improved, accurate measurement results.
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Compatibility Versus Unique Features
You have to strike the right balance between taking advantage of the benefits offered by special features and maintaining consistency.
Read MoreBeyond 500,000
Is there still a direct connection between manufacturing and “manufacturing jobs”? Whatever the answer, manufacturing is still a job creator.
Read MoreLabor Is Local
That’s one issue. Two others are “stretch” and cyclicality. Together they explain why manufacturing wages haven’t caught up with the demand for labor. What happens when they do?
Read MoreThere’s a Place Like This for You, Too
We created a video to give school-age kids an authentic look at the world of a manufacturing engineer. Here is what I hope my kids will see.
Read MoreBullish on U.S. Machining
An investment fund seeks returns by buying shops and equipping them to succeed.
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