The MPI Internet of Things Study indicates manufacturers are unsure or not confident in their ability to prevent a cybersecurity breach at their company, and are not planning to take Read More
Why Mercedes is Halting Robots’ Reign on the Production Line
Robots can’t deal with the degree of individualization and the many variants that we have today … we’re saving money and safeguarding our future by employing more people. (IW – Read More
Workers are the Biggest Asset in the Evolving Manufacturing Industry
It’s not your granddad’s factory job anymore. (Fortune – Ed Frauenheim: 2-16-16) The instruction manual for a typical CNC mill – the modern equivalent of a lathe that chisels parts Read More
Entrepreneurs Take on Manufacturing
(HBR – Mark Muro: 2-22-16) When it comes to consumer-facing service industries like e-commerce, media, and ride- or apartment-sharing, it’s not new to suggest that “software is eating the world,” Read More
Innovations in Infrastructure Will Boost Manufacturing
(Area Development – Stephen Gray: First Quarter 2016) From innovative road repair, driverless trucks, bullet trains, and 3D bridges, advances in technology will help to bring the nation’s infrastructure up Read More
Building Manufacturing Communities for the long haul
(Brookings – Mark Muro: 2-18-16) The National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) institutes have rightly emerged as centerpieces of the nation’s push to increase the competitiveness of America’s advanced manufacturing Read More
Commerce Secretary Submits Annual Report and Strategic Plan for First Manufacturing Institutes
(Department of Commerce Press Release – Office of Public Affairs: 2-19-16) U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker has submitted to Congress the first legislative reports required of the National Network Read More
Majority of CEOs unwilling to share cyber-security information with outsiders
(ZDNet – Eileen Yu: 2-17-16) Some 55 percent of CEOs acknowledge industry collaboration is necessary in fighting cyber-crime, but only 32 percent are willing to share their company’s data on Read More
Manufacturing’s Economic Impact: So Much Bigger Than We Think
New research by MAPI shows manufacturing’s total value chain actually accounts for about one-third of U.S. GDP, or three times the impact that official data suggest. (IW – Stephen Gold: Read More
Five Fundamental Areas that Are Key to Success for Innovative Manufacturers
A more demanding business environment will require CEOs and their management teams to think more holistically about innovation, their operating models, and even how their products and services get at Read More
