The new joint venture between the Association For Manufacturing Technology and Gardner Business Media intends to drive and strengthen the manufacturing community.
October 11, 2021
A recent survey by Parsable reports 58% of respondents who had graduated from a four-year college or university said they were interested in a career in manufacturing, which was likely influenced by their access to STEM and related educational programs while in school.
October 8, 2021
In the most recent NAM Manufacturers’ Outlook Survey, the Manufacturing Institute reports that manufacturing production has bounced back year to date, with output being the strongest since August 2019 in the latest data, exceeding pre-pandemic levels.
October 5, 2021
The Gardner Business Index (GBI) closed September at 58.0. Employment, production, new orders and backlog activity all registered slowing expansion during September.
October 5, 2021
Fixing supply chain woes will be a long process, and many of the problems currently being experienced are due to a lack of labor. Technological advances such as automation and artificial intelligence will help companies find a solution.
October 1, 2021
Analysts are expecting petrochemical shortages to last well into 2022.
October 1, 2021
Amid the swirl of discussion around how much should be spent on infrastructure and whether the bill can pass a divided Congress, legislative policy observers have missed a brief, somewhat technical provision with the punch to materially impact U.S. infrastructure policy in an extraordinarily helpful way, reported The Hill on Sept. 29.
October 1, 2021
If this year stays on track, then the Reshoring Initiative projects reshoring and foreign direct investment job announcements for 2021 will be over 220,000 — 38% above 2020.
September 30, 2021
The survey of practicing engineers found that 88% of respondents now use 3D printing/additive manufacturing in some way, and the technology is increasingly being used for the production of finished parts.
September 29, 2021
From left: Keyvan Esfarjani, Intel senior vice president, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger and Arizona Gov.
September 28, 2021
Manufacturers are currently experiencing unprecedented disruption of the supply chain on both the supplier side and the customer side.
September 22, 2021
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) affirmed the chamber will vote on the Senate-passed bipartisan infrastructure bill on Sept. 27, signaling Democratic leaders are still plowing full speed ahead on their planned timeline even though the larger $3.5 trillion bill to invest in social safety net programs still faces tough hurdles, according to The Hill.
September 21, 2021
