How CPG Brands Can Beat Disruption with Digital Manufacturing
From toilet paper to bed sheets, fresh food items to cleaning products; the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry has changed and will continue to do so. Today, the choice for CPG...
The Rise of EVs: Taking a Leadership Role at NAATBatt 2023
The future of transportation stands on the brink of a revolution – the shift from the internal combustion engine to cleaner, more efficient electric motors. The EV marketplace is set to...
Tesla’s Master Plan 3 and Its Implications for the Auto Industry
Tesla unveiled their “Master Plan 3” on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at their investor day. By “investor,” they meant stakeholders in planet Earth. What was shared were not small ideas.
The Big...
Inflation Reduction Act & What It Means for EV Production
One of the biggest hurdles to the electrification of the auto industry has been public adoption. Some consumers are unsure about trading their internal combustion engine (ICE) for a battery electric...
How to Minimize Cost of Quality Through Prevention
Every manufacturer is familiar with quality issues but very few realize the true cost of quality (COQ), much less how to reduce the pressure it places on margins.
That’s not to say...
2023 MFG Outlook: Empowerment, Retention and Labor Productivity
This is not an article about COVID (thank god). What we are seeing now in the economy are the systemic aftershocks. The Great Resignation and national security concerns have fundamentally altered...
Manufacturing is Back, Big and Bold in Chicago
There aren’t many things I love more than a good manufacturing trade show. There’s simply no better place to discover cutting-edge manufacturing technology, learn about new solutions firsthand and swap ideas...
A Manufacturing Day Look Into the Future: Sustainable and Digital
Manufacturing Day is all about paving the way for the next generation to see themselves in our field and sustain manufacturing into the future. Around the US, companies and schools are...
The North American Battery Supply Chain is Getting Amped Up!
Recently, I attended a dinner outside of Detroit hosted by QAD, the Korean Battery Industry Association and NAATBatt (an organization dedicated to the development and commercialization of advanced battery manufacturing in...
Employ a Soft Skill to Overcome Hard Times
I’m guessing your day started similar to mine: seeing the hundredth headline about inflation, a tight labor market, or both at once. Regardless of nationwide employment numbers, manufacturers know that the...