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McInnes Rolled Rings
Manufacturing.net
President Barack Obama is focusing on high-tech jobs in his bid to make progress on stagnant wages in this country.

Visit http://www.manufacturing.net/news/2015/03/obama-to-announce-effort-to-boost-high-tech-training-hiring to view the full article online.

 
AGMA education courses are filling fast. Register early to make sure you get a spot.

Visit https://www.agma.org/events-training/training/category/gear-failure-analysis-training to view the full article online.

 
Machine Tool Builders
United Tool Supply
Gleason Corporation
DixiTech CNC
SIPCO
Plant Engineering
ABB is investing $30 million in building a new manufacturing site in Memphis, Tenn., that will focus on smart products and the Internet of Things (IoT) for industries like oil and gas, power generation, mining, and healthcare.

Visit http://www.plantengineering.com/single-article/company-building-manufacturing-site-and-customer-service-center-in-tennessee/fbd8e992cd29b1805b3e760f21d10c57.html to view the full article online.

 
Manufacturing Business Technology
As the number of manufacturers looking to capitalize on IoT efficiencies grows, so will the amount being invested in related equipment, platforms, components and systems.

Visit http://www.mbtmag.com/articles/2015/03/industrial-iot-2015-sensors-software-and-breaking-down-barriers to view the full article online.

 
SCOT FORGE
Industry Week
Sluggish growth abroad, a stronger U.S. dollar, the West Coast ports slowdown, still-cautious consumers and sharply lower energy prices have combined to provide a significant headwind for many manufacturers. However, manufacturing demand and output improved throughout the course of 2014, providing some momentum and cautious optimism for 2015.

Visit http://www.industryweek.com/global-economy/namiw-2015-1q-survey-outlook-positive-us-manufacturing to view the full article online.

 
The Herald
As the manufacturing resurgence grows, veterans will play a critical role in strengthening the core of the manufacturing and technical service industries, which are poised to hire 230,000 workers over the next five years.

Visit http://www.sharonherald.com/community/veterans-careers-helping-veterans-find-careers-in-manufacturing/article_b7c44836-844f-5aa9-a89e-584df2ba535c.html to view the full article online.

 
All Metals & Forge Group, LLC
Brookings
Policies and initiatives to promote U.S. manufacturing would be well advised to take a value chain perspective of this economic sector.

Visit http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2015/03/06-innovation-manufacturing-labor-value-chain-whitefoot-valdivia to view the full article online.

 
Design News
The World Economic Forum has published its annual list of Top 10 Emerging Technologies and this year's list is dominated by technologies that will alter the manufacturing landscape forever.

Visit http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1386&doc_id=276836 to view the full article online.

 
Sandvik Cormant Co.
Specialty Ring Products
ALD-Holcroft Vacuum Technologies Co., Inc.
Financial Post
One of the thorniest questions presented by the current economic "recovery" has been why it isn’t producing more full-time, well-paying employment.

Visit http://business.financialpost.com/2015/03/09/why-the-robot-boom-in-manufacturing-is-actually-a-good-thing/ to view the full article online.

 
Hartford Business
Beyond full-scale production, additive technology is, and can be, used for pushing the design and manufacturing envelope beyond traditional manufacturing, into new frontiers for product development.

Visit http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/article/20150309/PRINTEDITION/303059944 to view the full article online.

 
Hilco Industrial
Crain's New York Business
Mayor Bill de Blasio had a message for industrial businesses seeking his help: It's coming. Soon.

Visit http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20150305/BLOGS04/150309915/de-blasio-says-vision-on-ny-manufacturing-is-coming to view the full article online.

 
Journal-News
Greg Morris of GE Aviation is being honored again by the aerospace and manufacturing industry for his work in industrializing additive manufacturing, also known as 3-D printing.

Visit http://www.journal-news.com/news/business/ge-aviations-morris-recognized-again-for-3-d-manuf/nkPwC/ to view the full article online.

 
Carl Zeiss Industrial Metrology
GERB Vibration Control Systems, Inc.
Brookings
When General Electric announced plans to ramp up production at its Louisville Appliances & Lighting plant several years ago, the company and its suppliers faced a significant barrier: finding enough skilled workers to staff their plants and factories

Visit http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/the-avenue/posts/2015/03/04-kentucky-manufacturers-skills-gap-barker-liu to view the full article online.

 
Milwaukee Business Journal
The Manufacturing Institute has selected two executives with Modine Manufacturing Co. as 2015 STEP Award winners, recognizing their work as women and leaders in their industry.

Visit http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2015/03/04/modine-executives-win-step-manufacturing-awards.html to view the full article online.

 
Cincinnati Gearing Systems Inc.
Manufacturing Business Technology
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in February for the 26th consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 69th consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.

Visit http://www.mbtmag.com/articles/2015/03/ism-manufacturing-takes-slight-hit-west-coast-port-dispute-weather to view the full article online.

 
Consumer Goods Technology
In the IDC Manufacturing Predictions for 2015, the company identified seven essential drivers that shape the IT investments manufacturers are making in 2015.

Visit http://consumergoods.edgl.com/news/Top-7-Manufacturing-Predictions-for-201598762 to view the full article online.

 
Apex Tool Group, LLC
Quality Magazine
In June 2011, President Barack Obama endorsed the Manufacturing Institute's five-year goal of 500,000 industry certifications issued within its Skills Certification System. The institute and its partners has already issued some 419,528 certifications — putting the system on track to beat the original five-year goal by more than a year.

Visit http://www.qualitymag.com/articles/92491-manufacturing-skill-standards-council-contributes-to-workforce-skills to view the full article online.

 
Star SU LLC.
Naylor Association Solutions
Naylor Association Solutions
 
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