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NIST provides guidance to help small businesses secure their data and information in the new publication. (NIST – Evelyn Brown: 11-10-16)   Small-business owners may think that they are too small to be victims of cyber ...

Over the next five years, more than three-quarters of companies surveyed anticipate their revenue from global sales to increase by about 30% on average. (MH&L – Staff: 11-8-16)   A recent survey of companies selling outside the ...

(Reshoring Initiative Blog -- Sandy Montalbano D'Amico: 8-20-16)    Industry 4.0 is defined as a fourth wave of technological advancement, driven by nine technology advances that will increase manufacturing productivity and increase competitiveness in manufacturing industries ...

The brilliant factory is GE’s new take on how we make things. It involves machines are embedded with sensors and connected to the Industrial Internet. The factory uses GE’s Predix software platform to stream data ...

(IW – Adrienne Selko: 8-25-16)     From January 2010 until July 2016 the Reshoring Initiative estimates that 265,000 jobs have come back to the United States from abroad. The Reshoring Initiative’s 2015 Reshoring Report found that the reasons ...

Stuck in the Industrial Age, skills training doesn’t place enough emphasis on smart, connected product manufacturing, advanced material development and digital design integration. (IW – Randy Swearer: 8-23-16)    If you’ve read the Manufacturing Institute report, you’ve heard ...

Smart operations use pervasive data collection, advanced analytics, technology investments and deeper collaboration with partners to prepare their value streams for the next industrial revolution. (MH&L – Staff: 8-15-16)   Over the next three years, a ...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ –The United States is expected to become the most competitive manufacturing nation over the next five years, with the current leader China sliding into second position, according to the upcoming ...

(IW  Research Report – Kronos: 7-27-16)    This joint research product between IndustryWeek Custom Research and Kronos shines a light on manufacturing strategy, management practices and investment priorities over the next five years and beyond. While ...

Is your company interested in saving money through pollution prevention strategies and energy efficiency assessments? PennTAP technical advisors and Penn State students will spend a day at your facility examining manufacturing operations to identify opportunities ...

Does your business need some engineering design, prototyping or fabrication work? IMC partners with Penn State Learning Factory to solicit projects each semester. The Learning Factory's mission is to bring the real world into the classroom by ...

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 ...