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- This weeks manufacturer of the week comes from our Illinois MEP center, IMEC. Roesch, Inc. is a partner to manufacturers of commercial cooking, home appliance, hearth, patio and barbeque and HVAC equipment. Using diverse staff expertise and...the experience of more than 90 years in business, Roesch works to help its customers bring new products to market within their desired timeframe and budget using design for manufacturability principles, innovative materials and inventory and customer fulfillment options. In addition, Roesch manufactures a comprehensive line of ice merchandisers and serves as a single-source provider to those purchasing ice and related equipment and supplies. Ice Maid offers a full catalog and, with 40+ years in the industry, offers its customers support in selecting the optimal equipment and supplies to maximize ice profits.See More
- There’s been a resurgence in United States manufacturing in the recent years, despite hand-wringing about how the loss of the country’s manufacturing base, jobs being shipped to China and criticism that America doesn’t make anything anymore.
- Officials from General Electric, Alcoa, Boeing and Lockheed Martin announced a new initiative Monday to train 100,000 veterans in advanced manufacturing jobs.
- In the next few years, thousands of Baby Boomers are going to retire, leaving factory jobs to Generation Y, who will be presented with dual challenges; increasing productivity and making the overall U.S. economy more competitive.
- This weeks manufacturer of the week comes from our Connecticut MEP center, CONNSTEP. Acme Wire Products is a custom fabricator of precision steel and stainless steel wire and metal components. Acme Wire Products provides custom tooled engi...neered parts of superior weld integrity. They service markets as diverse as: medical, food service, safety, material handling, sporting goods, OEM and electronic instruments and equipment. Acme Wire Products has over 40 years of Connecticut design, engineering, and manufacturing expertise.See More
- The Obama administration today announced that 10 public-private partnerships across America will receive $20 million in total awards to help revitalize American manufacturing and encourage companies to invest in the United States.
The 10 p...artnerships were selected through the Advanced Manufacturing Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge, which is a competitive multi-agency grant process announced in May 2012 to support initiatives that strengthen advanced manufacturing at the local level.See More - Over 200 manufacturers nationwide participated in Manufacturing Day by hosting factory tours and educational sessions for students and community members.
- TechSolve, Inc., along with Richards Industries and Cast-Fab Technologies, hosted more than 100 students from 4 different junior high and high schools on Manufacturing Day. Check our their photos!
- Check out the “Call Me Maybe” video spoof featuring Connecticut manufacturers and the Bonnie Del Conte, President of CONNSTEP, Connecticut’s MEP center.
- Happy National Manufacturing Day! Find a Manufacturing Day event near you!
- Only one day away! Manufacturing Day 2012 will highlight the importance of manufacturing to the nation’s economy and draw attention to the rewarding, high-skill jobs available in manufacturing fields.
- Take a look inside manufacturing at Nexen Group, Inc. Facility Tour on Manufacturing Day. Nexen Group, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of precision motion control components, power transmission and web tension control products for a wide array of industrial applications. For more information visit http://www.mfgday.com/
- Research from Tobias Schoenherr, a Michigan State University assistant professor and supply chain expert, found that an increasing number of U.S. firms are moving, or considering moving, their international manufacturing operations back to...domestic soil.See More
The study shows that 40 percent of manufacturing firms believe there is an increased effort to move manufacturing plants back to the U.S. from countries such as China and India. - From coast to coast, there are hundreds of events to shine the spotlight on manufacturing day and show people that American manufacturing is looking good!
- The National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute is ready to change the face of domestic manufacturing. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Thursday at the new facility on Boardman Street in downtown Youngstown.
NAMII is set to redefine American manufacturing. Downtown Youngstown has been chosen for the pilot institute by the Obama Administration, in part, because of its rich history of manufacturing. - Too often the human element is missing from our perspective as consumers. Without seeing the labor that goes into the manufacturing of a product, we often take those skills for granted. Even in our age of advanced technology, just about every item we purchase has been “handmade” to a degree. Could putting the manufacturing industry in the spotlight help strengthen what is arguably our nation’s most important economic sector?
- This weeks manufacturer of the week comes from our Montana Manufacturing Extension Center. Simms is a fishing company. Simms has enjoyed success by staying true to the original vision of the company by building the highest quality products ...to keep customers dry, comfortable & protected from the elements in any conditions. They work with the best material suppliers in the world to make high performance, technical clothing, outerwear, footwear & accessories. Simms is the only wader manufacturer in the US & one of 3 worldwide that is licensed by W.L. Gore & Associates to make GORE-TEX® waders. Wherever you fish, you’ll find fishing guides. Wherever you find fishing guides, you're going to find Simms. Anything that's designed to meet the performance needs of guides is gear you can count on. Simms.See More
- Yesterday’s announcement builds on the administration’s efforts to encourage companies—large and small, foreign and domestic, manufacturers and services firms—to increase investment in the United States.
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