Manufacturing

A cellular-based lift truck usage tracking system maximizes use of the current fleet while right-sizing it for future operations.

As e-commerce, omni-channel and rapid fulfillment continue to evolve, the need for efficient lift trucks that can handle the workload is expanding year over year.

The Critical Issues Agenda encompasses the technology, organizational and leadership requirements of implementing the digital model of modern manufacturing.

Turning packaging operations over to a 3PL allows companies to focus on the core business of production and manufacturing.

Five Ways Manufacturers and Distributors Are Adopting the Internet of Things

Data analysis and smart devices capable of acting autonomously stand poised to support the transition to the Industrial Internet of Things.

Identify and quote suppliers earlier, improve lead times, reduce costs and lower the risk of bringing new products to market.

Business conditions for the equipment finance industry softened in the first half of the year, and investment growth in several key verticals is expected to slow or contract in the second half of 2019.

Majors in machine tool technology, structural and pipe welding, mechanical engineering and precision machining technology prepare students to fill manufacturers' openings in skilled trades and engineering.

​Business leaders advised to look beyond immediate wins and align R&D and innovation efforts with long-term strategic goals.

Nationwide initiative seeks to recruit 600,000 Americans into manufacturing careers.

43 new members bring active membership to 897.

U.S. manufacturing technology orders rose to $378.4 million in May, an increase of 7.3 percent over the previous month, according to the latest U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report published by AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology.

The report’s key metric, the PMI, dipped 0.4% to 51.7 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), following 0.7% and 2.5% declines in May and April, respectively. The index has seen growth for 34 consecutive months, with the over all economy now having grown for 122 consecutive months.

A positive outlook for their business was registered by 79.8 percent of manufacturers in the second quarter, down from 89.5 percent in the first quarter.