“Recruiting and retaining talent will be, primarily, functions of compensation and culture.” — Matt Kirchner, Production Machining, 2016-Oct-25
Order Fulfillment Velocity Makes the Difference
“But what about differentiating with quick, reliable delivery—or, more broadly, time?” — Tim Heston, thefabricator.com, 2016-Aug-30
3D Knitting Solves Preforming Cost, Time, Performance Equation
“the ability to make these complex geometrical shapes in a single, seamless preform” — Ginger Gardiner, Composites World, 2016-Oct-19
Contract Shop Invests in Hybrid Manufacturing for Survival and Growth
“That fearless attitude has helped position PTooling at what Fiebig calls the ‘bleeding edge’ of its industry. “ — Stephanie Hendrixson, Additive Manufacturing, 2016-Jun-15
Help Wanted: American Manufacturing Competitiveness and the Looming Skills Gap
“The United States either must find and develop people to address the talent shortage or risk facing another wave of offshoring to places where talent is in greatest supply.” — Giffi, Dollar, et. al., Deloitte University Press, 2015-Jan-26.
Workers are the Biggest Asset in the Evolving Manufacturing Industry
“it’s not just about hiring hands. It’s about hiring and engaging heads and hearts,” says Anil Saxena” — Ed Frauenheim & Kim Peters, Fortune.com, 2016-Feb-16
The 2015 FAB 40: The Largest Custom Metal Fabricators Grow Even Bigger
“large custom fabricators, especially those with multiple locations, are helping OEMs mitigate risk.” — Tim Heston, thefabricator.com, 2015-Jun-03
Inspect the Part As It Grows
“a system that uses the thermal radiation from the melting of the metal to generate a detailed image set of the internal formation of the part.” — Peter Zelinski, Additive Manufacturing, 2016-Jul-08
Modelling Carbon Fiber Composites: Challenges, Solutions, and the Integrated Future
“the software tools of CAD and FEA have been challenged to keep pace” — Mark Solomon, Advanced Manufacturing Insight, 2015-Apr-28
Mazak, Cisco Deal: Industrial IoT That Might Change Everything
“there are limits to what humans can do to control production processes.” — James Anderton, Engineering.com, 2015-Nov-03