Tony Rodriquez for IndustryWeekDec 11, 2018An Operational Nod to Anthony BourdainSometimes operational lessons get reinforced by unexpected players. This one begins with a story surrounding the late great Anthony...
Jill Jusko for IndustryWeekDec 4, 2018At the One-Year Mark, Veterans Training Program is Helping Plug Skills GapMilitary veterans and advanced manufacturing, they seem like a natural fit. Many former service members return to civilian life with...
Bob Value, Deputy Director, SEWNNov 15, 2018How Well Do You Really KNOW Your Customers?Voice Of The Customer is a much-used term in the marketing discipline. Often this is accomplished utilizing formal and informal surveys....
Andrea Olson for ThomasNov 15, 2018Skills Gap Isn’t the Only Workforce ChallengeImage Credit: Marcin Balcerzak/Shutterstock.com In recent years, there's been much talk about the “skills gap” facing the manufacturing...
Michael Collins for IndustryWeekNov 13, 2018As Infrastructure Crumbles, So Does US ManufacturingAmerica is essentially in an infrastructure collapse that is having dire effects on manufacturing. Crumbling water systems that are...
Greg Wasko for the Meadville TribuneOct 25, 2018Dreamers wanted: High-tech manufacturing careers await willing workersPhoto Courtesy of NASA When the Kepler Space Telescope launched into outer space in 2009, a little piece of Meadville went with it. Starn...