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MTI 2023 Member Resources Focused on 6 Key Areas to Grow Productivity, People, Quality, and Safety

As MTI Members look into 2023, uncertainty and rapid change will be two of the biggest obstacles that most will face. With inflationary pressures, uncertainty about the on-going recession, and a tight labor market, it is a challenge to navigate the market to know what path to take to grow your... Continue Reading

The Importance of Training Employees: 11 Benefits

As technology advances and workplace strategies evolve, there comes a need for professionals to align with these changes in terms of knowledge and skills. One of the best ways to enhance knowledge and skills is through training. Providing employees with relevant and consistent training can help... Continue Reading

Why Workers Fail to Wear Safety Gear — and how HR Can Fix That

At one facility, employees’ children made artwork for display “to remind people this is why we are safe.” No one wants an unsafe workplace, but it’s easy for employees to forget how important things like hard hats, hand protection and reflective gear can be. That’s... Continue Reading

Manufacturers Prepare for Risks in Foreign Currency Markets

A look at the significant challenges that lie ahead for US firms with suppliers and customers abroad. Event risk has been extreme in the foreign exchange (FX) markets for some time now. Global manufacturers operating in multiple markets around the world are facing an especially complex FX... Continue Reading

Sage Advice About Older Workers

Manufacturing often frets about the aging of its workforce. Some nimble companies revel in it. The past decade has featured a long march of news about manufacturing’s labor shortage. At last count, some 800,000 manufacturing jobs were going unfilled in the United States. Less well-known,... Continue Reading

GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS and NEWCAST 2023

For Immediate Release Press Contact: Anne Meerboth-Maltz ... Continue Reading

The Next Industrial Revolution

Data-driven smart technologies are changing the face of manufacturing. ASTM International is developing foundational standards to help make Industry 4.0 a reality. Think for a minute about how the brain approaches a new task and learns how to master it. Let’s say you’ve never baked a... Continue Reading

5 Ways Automated Maintenance Can Improve Workplace Safety

Computerized maintenance management systems can enhance safety in the maintenance field, offering EHS professionals another tool to help create a safer workplace. Establishing a robust maintenance strategy is critical for optimizing facility safety. Companies invest in advanced technologies to... Continue Reading

Global Aircraft Orders Rise as Recovery Continues

Global aircraft orders in October 2022 have increased compared to previous months, the 299 aircraft ordered is the most for the month since 2019. For the full year to date, aircraft orders are now the largest for the first ten months of the year since 2014. Single-aisle aircraft continue to... Continue Reading

How Intelligent and Regular Machine Safety Audits can Protect a Workforce in the Manufacturing Indus

Safety comes at a cost, but a cost which will never be greater than the danger presented to an unprotected workforce. No matter where you are in the world or what kind of facility you run, workplace safety should be at the top of your list of concerns. It represents a serious issue that needs to... Continue Reading

We’re All Stressed…Here’s How to Make it Work for You

Columbia Professor Modupe Akinola is an expert on how to harness stress to become an advantage in business and life. Stress – best defined as when the demands of a situation exceed the resources you have to cope – is a fact of life that can’t be avoided. But, according to... Continue Reading

LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky: Skills, Not Degrees, Matter Most in Hiring

Ryan Roslansky, CEO of LinkedIn, estimates there are roughly 10 billion years’ worth of work experience locked up in the heads of the site’s 875 million users. It’s LinkedIn’s job, Roslansky says, to tap into that massive skills base, free the knowledge within, and improve... Continue Reading