Interior of a semiconductor production fab cleanroom. The recently passed federal CHIPS Act, designed to encourage additional semiconductor production, is an example of a new industrial policy in the ...

Since the first industrial revolution, improving productivity has been a major goal for most manufacturing operations. Today, in the middle of the fourth industrial revolution, that hasn’t changed.

Manufacturing industries are once again becoming an economic powerhouse through a combination of smart technology and smart people. The smart technology side of the equation is obvious. Artificial ...

Industrial engineering student Osman Mussa landed a $15-an-hour manufacturing job during his first semester at Dunwoody College of Technology. “My friends are working at Kmart or fast food places,” ...

Finding skilled talent in the tech world isn’t easy. Turns out, it’s a major problem for the manufacturing industry as well. FactoryFix founder Patrick O’Rahilly knows all about the staffing struggles ...

Over the past decade, digital transformation has led to significant improvements in manufacturing. Businesses have had their pick of digital technologies designed to streamline manufacturing processes ...

Guillermo Guillen, right, is the manager of adult programs for Conexus. The nonprofit hired Guillen from Subaru of Indiana Automotive in 2021 to help expand the Catapult program. (Photo courtesy of ...

On the face of it, it sounds ludicrous: manufacturing employees working from home. In recent years, many companies have shifted to some remote working. That exploded last March . . . but manufacturing ...

The Cleveland nonprofit Manufacturing Works has a new president and executive director. Adam Artman recently took the reins of the organization, succeeding outgoing President Ken Patsey who left and ...