by Liz Wildman | Jun 30, 2015 | News
by Lucia Mutikani Reuters Jun 5th 2015 8:35AM WASHINGTON — U.S. job growth accelerated sharply in May and wages picked up, signs of momentum in the economy that bolster prospects for an interest rate hike in September. Nonfarm payrolls increased 280,000 last...
by Liz Wildman | Jun 30, 2015 | factory automation, News
by John Schmid of the Milwaukee, Wisconsin Journal Sentinal … May 30, 2015 …. Software that transmits real-time data onto smartphones and tablets is making it possible for plant managers to monitor their production network from anywhere on the factory...
by Liz Wildman | Jun 3, 2015 | Industry Week, News, Standard Work, Training Within Industry, TWI
The Need for Training Within Industry by Jamie Flinchbaugh | Co-founder and Partner, Lean Learning Center in Novi, Mich. This Industry Week article explains that Training Within Industry (TWI) remains an effective but underutilized method for implementing standard...
by Liz Wildman | Jun 3, 2015 | News, Robots, Wall Street Journal
Meet the New Generation of Robots for Manufacturing They are nimbler, lighter and work better with humans. They might even help bring manufacturing back to the U.S. By JAMES R. HAGERTY | June 2, 2015 11:08 p.m. ET This WSJ article is about a new generation of robots...
by Liz Wildman | May 13, 2015 | Appreciation Day, Industrial Resource Center, News
Pa General Assembly Declares May 12th, 2015 as “Industrial Resource Center Appreciation Day” in Pennsylvania For Immediate Release: May 12, 2015 Manufacturers Resource Center 961 Marcon Boulevard, Suite 200 Allentown, PA 18109 Phone: 610-628-4640 Harrisburg, PA – In...
by Liz Wildman | Feb 26, 2015 | Manufacturing Video Contest, News
Northampton middle school team takes top award in manufacturing video contest The Lehigh Valley’s business journal featured Northampton Middle School in their article that covered the “What’s so Cool about Manufacturing?” student video contest...
