Workforce Development
Social Networking, Industry Participation Keys to Moldmaker’s Success
Industrial Mold & Machine (IMM; Twinsburg, OH) considers itself fairly diverse. A majority of the company’s work is smaller molds (under 400 tons) in industries like appliance, computer/business equipment, electronics, lawn and garden, marine, medical/optical/dental, telecommunications and toys.
Read MoreContract Manufacturing Purchasing Fair: September 7th & 8th at Intercontinental Chicago O’Hare Airport Hotel
Face-to-Face, Business-to-Business, Cost-Effective Sales Networking: Meet face-to-face with buyers and engineers directly involved in the purchasing of contract manufacturing products and services – including OEMs that have been outsourcing offshore but are now looking to bring work back to the U.S. September 7 – Half-day value added Sales Session and Networking Reception September 8 – Full-day Purchasing Fair
Read MoreManufacturing Leaders Seek Solutions for Shortage of Skilled Workers at First imX Summit
Mission Critical: Workforce 2021” makes imX event a destination for one of manufacturing’s most daunting challenges.
Read MoreHow to Return Manufacturing Jobs to the U.S.: Experts Give Details at Boothroyd Dewhurst DFMA Forum
The good news is that increasingly savvy manufacturers are able to root out troublesome costs and problems from their products earlier and earlier in a lifecycle that starts even before a computer model is created—and ends with finished automobiles, appliances and other goods.
Read MoreDiversity Is Key to Over Six Decades of Moldmaking Success
In 1945, George Carson dreamt of owning his own business. So he founded Carson Tool & Mold (Kennesaw, GA) in his garage, and hired his first employee—George Myers. Carson ran the shop until he retired in 1988 and Myers continued to build the business, passing the reins to his son David, who currently serves as president after purchasing the company in 1996.
Read MoreEquipment Finance Industry Confidence Improves in July
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) releases the July 2011 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) today.
Read MoreLeading Plastics Associations in Canada and the U.S. Announce North American Plastics Alliance
The three major trade associations for the plastics industry in the U.S. and Canada today announced plans to formalize existing collaboration on programs and initiatives that benefit the North American industry.
Read MoreEnding China’s Currency Manipulation Would Create Over 2 Million Jobs
New research released on the eve of the one-year anniversary of China’s announcement that it would adopt a more “flexible” exchange rate policy reaffirms the need for Congress to pass tough legislation to address currency manipulation, said the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) and the sponsors of the Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act.
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