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Treat data and information as you would any critical business asset: measure, document and manage essential attributes such as value, risk and cost. (IW -- Kimberly Knickle: 7-6-16)     Manufacturers depend on information and analytics to ...

(Modern Materials & Handling -- Jeff German: 7-1-16)   Manufacturing finished the first half of 2016 in strong shape, based on the June edition of the Manufacturing Report on Business from the Institute for Supply Management ...

How small and medium-sized companies on Long Island are trying to bridge the disconnect between what’s learned in school and the diverse tech opportunities out there. (IW – Laura Putre: 6-30-16)    Joe Spinosa grew up ...

(Manufacturing Leadership Council – Paul Tate: 6-28-16)    When the world woke up last Friday morning, news that the U.K. had voted to leave the European Union after more than 40 years sent shock waves through ...

U.S. manufacturing employment has edged up in recent years. New policies could accelerate job gains and investment in manufacturing. Illustration: Harry Campbell for The Wall Street Journal Click here for full article ...

(Innovation Excellence -- Yoram Solomon: 6-13-16)    Last month I delivered my “un-kill innovation” executive workshop to an executive team of a Fortune 500 technology company in Florida. It was a great experience all around, but ...

(Forbes – Bill Fotsch and John Case: 6-15-16)   Nearly every politician these days bewails the loss of American manufacturing jobs. Nearly every politician promises—somehow—to bring them back. We’re skeptical of these promises. Many thousands of ...

MAPI survey shows actual, planned automation investment high among U.S. manufacturers (Logistics Management – Patrick Burnson: 6-13-16)   A new report from the MAPI Foundation indicates that despite the economic slowdown in the industrial sector over ...

Pennsylvania offers a variety of financial and technical assistance programs to support business location, expansion and industry growth. The Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED) has compiled a list of the department's business assistance ...

(Manufacturing Leadership -- Paul Tate: 6-7-16)  “Industry is about to experience more change, across more aspects of the business of manufacturing, and in a shorter time than perhaps any period of transition in the history ...

(Geopolitical Weekly – Rebecca Keller: 6-7-16)    Whether you're reading this article on a smartphone, tablet or laptop, chances are the device in front of you contains components from at least six countries spanning three or ...

Did you know that the cost for attendance at one of IMC's Open Registration Workshops or Onsite Training at your facility could be covered by WEDnetPA funding?  Contact Lauri Moon to discuss your training needs. Applications for ...

American manufacturers are investing heavily in digital technologies, pouring 2.6 percent of their annual revenue into digital systems, according to PwC. That investment "is expected to increase to almost 5 percent of revenue in the ...

Customers often encounter a business through photographs. Why not make a good impression? Good Marketing Photos Are Good Marketing Marketing is all about communicating your value to the customer. Unfortunately, many industrial businesses don’t understand ...

(Forbes – Ellen Sheng: 5-27-16)     The U.S. manufacturing sector, which has been on a decades-long slide, is increasingly attracting foreign capital from Asia and Europe, a recent study found. The study, which was compiled by ...

Factories are using a pickup in bookings from the U.S. and abroad to help trim stockpiles, laying the ground for bigger gains in production later in the year.  (IW – Bloomberg: 6-1-16)   Signs of better ...