Workers Older Than Ever- Bloomberg
Baby-boomer demographics continue to shape industry and employment. Savvy managers are anticipating the changes that the boomers will continue to create in our manufacturing shops.
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July ISM PMI Confirms Positive Outlook For Manufacturing
We remain optimistic for the outlook for manufacturing for the next three months based on the latest ISM PMI and PMPA Business Trends Indicators. The latest Institute for Supply Management PMI (Purchasing Managers Index) increased 1.8 points to 57.1 for July. The July value was the 14th consecutive month of manufacturing expansion; the 62nd consecutive month…
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Workforce Demographics- Clarity from CBER Muncie
Openings for skilled workers as older workers retire are seen as the biggest challenge facing manufacturers in this economic policy report from Connexus Indiana and CBER Muncie. This is our most significant challenge according to the analysts at CBER.
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Carbon Steel Without Manganese?
Manganese ties up sulfur before it can chemically combine with Iron making Iron pyrite. Iron pyrite occurs at grain boundaries and leads to hot shortness (brittle behavior) at rolling temperatures.
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How Does Your State Rank for Manufacturing?
The 2014 Connexus Indiana Manufacturing and Logistics report is a clear , easy to understand 6 page document with graphs and a single Data table report card to give you great insights into the “state of Manufacturing in your state.”
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Sharpening A Scraper Master Class- Link Van Cleave
Love of the craft- Great lessons in this “How to- Why to” video.
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June Shipments Down Seasonally But Positive Year over Year
(Corrected) The PMPA Business Trends Index for June 2014 declined 8 points to 120. This is the same pattern that we reported in May-June 2013. We are not alarmed at this drop because the value of 120 for June 2014 is 3 points above the average for calendar year 2013 (117) and 5 points above the…
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It Takes a Factory to Make a Manufacturer
How can you call yourself a manufacturer if you don’t manufacture anything?
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OSHA Temporary Citation Policy Electrical Power Standard
Temporary Citation policy for electrical power standard was issued by OSHA on June 20, 2014.
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Micron Manufacturing -Lean Demolition
You can see the culture of Lean at work as the Micron team tackles a lower precision task than usual- wall demolition.