It points to continued growth in key end-markets like energy and commercial aerospace, but also more wide-ranging markets, including building products/tools, HVAC, automotive, industrial automation and construction.
Their overall assessment: “The continuing recovery of the global economy should provide a support for industrial activity.”
Everyone has meetings to attend, but this one caught our eye because it’s a ‘meeting of the minds,’ with fresh, constructive ideas from some of the best minds in manufacturing.
This Manufacturing Summit is happening October 1st in Milwaukee and will cover topics like lean manufacturing, commodity costs, supply chain management and staff recruitment.
We’ll be able to process sheets up to 78 x 157 and, in addition to cutting carbon steel up to 7/8”, we can cut aluminum and stainless, plus highly reflective materials like brass, copper and titanium. This will help us meet your growing needs and lead times.
Installation is progressing on schedule. We'll keep you posted on when we "go live!"
This mentoring-to-manufacturing story is hot off the presses.
Project G.R.I.L.L. (Growing Readiness in Learning & Leading) teams high school students with local manufacturers to learn about career opportunities. But they also learn even more important manufacturing skills, including project management, design, fabricating, finishing, assembly and quality control.
Oh, and they build incredible, working, backyard grills, too!
Click here for more, including the 7 manufacturers and their partner schools - plus a VIDEO of the truly amazing grills built by the students.
Providing a safe, cool work environment is almost an impossible challenge at many plants during the ‘dog days’ of summer.
As the hot months approach, Industrial Maintenance and Plant Operations magazine posts some suggestions on planning now to avoid employee discomfort and loss of productivity this summer.
Strategies covered in more detail include:
If you’re in charge of workplace environment, it’s a great read.
We have customers and friends all around the Midwest, but wanted to share this video, produced by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, that promotes the benefits of manufacturing in the state. Several of the state's larger manufacturers appear (including Oshkosh Corp, Lindquist Machine and Marinette Marine), and they're talking up the ‘community of smaller manufacturers’ that make up their supply chain. Even if you’re outside Wisconsin, you’ll definitely want to check out this short, 5-minute video. Just click on the image above.
Leave it to manufacturers…and innovative thinking…to really make a dent in the shortage of skilled welders.
Fabricating & Metalworking Magazine reports on a collaborative job training initiative in Wisconsin It kicks off this summer in four regions around Wisconsin, backed by forward thinking manufacturers and welding industry leaders.
Miller Electric of Appleton is the newest member of the collaboration, which also includes manufacturing alliances, technical colleges, and state workforce development boards. Their goal is to accredit as many as 120 skilled and job-ready welders before the end of the year.