Ed Birch for IndustryWeekAug 16, 2018Think You Can’t Lower Your Baseload Energy Needs? Guess AgainThere’s nothing I can do to lower my baseload. If you work at a manufacturing plant, I’m willing to bet that you’ve heard this -- or even...
Greg Knarr for IndustryWeekAug 2, 2018How a Little-Known Tax Credit Can Pay Off Big in Automation CostsTo meet productivity and efficiency demands, industries are rapidly turning to automation. But automation systems are expensive. A highly...
Suresh Sambandam for IndustryWeekJul 19, 2018Goodbye, Bottlenecks: Evaluating Your Workflow to Leverage AutomationWith the age of automation looming, new data will soon allow manufacturers to work more efficiently than ever. To stay ahead of this...
Chirag Kulkarni for Entrepreneur.comJul 12, 2018How You Can Win the 'David and Goliath' Battle With Big BrandsAmazon, Microsoft, Google. Is it possible to play in the same spaces these big names already occupy and still keep your company in it to...
Editorial, The Chicago TribuneJul 5, 2018Wanted: Workforce for 'The City That Makes Things'A stubborn stereotype of Chicago is that it doesn’t make things anymore. It does. Among economic sectors, manufacturing remains one of...
Steve Minter for IndustryWeekJun 28, 2018Will Millennials Change Manufacturing?Dark, dirty and dangerous -- mention the 3Ds of old-time manufacturing and HR managers shudder. It's exactly the image they don't want...