The Pentagon grounded its fleet of F-35 fighter jets after a crack was found in a turbine blade during ground […]

There is an increasing demand for vocational technical training to meet the increase in industrial employment demand. Community colleges are […]

Take a closer look at the size of the precision machining industry. The data comes from the US Census 2010 […]

The Alliance for American Manufacturing is supporting legislation that will strengthen Buy America preferences, close loopholes, and increase transparency in […]

Workshops for Warriors is a San Diego nonprofit. The group provides workshops to help veterans find employment, by providing free […]

This is a very nobel cause, and I applaud the people who came up with it. The article explains briefly […]

The best opportunity to catch obsolete specifications comes during the contract review stage. If you do it correctly the first […]

The Mold Making Technology team reached out to five different individuals throughout the country who specialize in plastics and mold-making. […]

Acknowledging your vulnerability and approaching workplace safety as absolutely essential are keys to staying injury free, says Miles Free of […]

The US economy is growing at almost a 2% rate, even with the natural and economic disasters of late. GDP […]

There may be an upturn in the economy that is having an effect on shipments of precision machine industry products. […]

The Plastics Technology web site is set up into zones to make it easier to find just the right information […]

A study was released by the The National Association of Manufacturers that found a carbon tax would have a horrible […]

Pratt & Whitney, the major manufacturer of military aircraft, has recently ruled out the most feared cause of the F-35 […]

Rethink Robotics was founded in 2008 to revolutionize the always evolving robotic world. They have created Baxter, a multifunctional injection […]

On April 23-24 there will be a free Plant Management and Design Engineering Event sponsored by the Society of Manufacturing […]

A personal blog about a recent visit to Rancho Cucamonga, California to tour a company called Prestige Mold. The American […]

The Joint Strike Fighter Program, the largest U.S. weapons program, faces another setback today as a total of 51 F-35 […]

During its annual National Engineers Week, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers honored young engineers under the age of 30 with […]

To gain invaluable information about where your company stands, take part in the survey offered through the 2013 Benchmarking Survey. […]

HOUSTEX 2013 highlights the new technologies in manufactoring. Over 200 exhibitors are loading many millions of pounds of the latest […]

Surprising news from the Treasury Department for the month of January, 2013: they took in more money than they spent. […]

Fresh young minds, reaching to the future, in engineering technology are what the state of Texas can proudly list as […]

PMPA member companies and OSHA both have a commitment to reducing hazzards, worker safety and maintaining safe workplaces. PMPA invited […]

The article from the Precision Machined Products Association website discusses why manufactoring is still the best career choice. With a […]

Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing contractors from across the globe will sit down to discuss the current challenges facing the industry […]

60 years ago, a young entrepreneur named Percy Harms saw the need for a product to release plastic injected products […]

If you are running a precision machining shop you need to take a look at Vanamatic’s set up reduction program. […]

Quality is Job number 1 at the Ford Motor Company. So says the tag line to their marketing. In a […]

President Barack Obama has spoken regarding his plan for the second time around. His State of the Union address clearly […]

PMI scores are rising. They are currently at 53.1 percent and are gradually increasing from month to month. The new […]

Recent data and trends in vehicle sales show good signs for North American moldmakers. Sales are up over the last […]

Women are more common in the field of then ever before. Engineers use a variety of skills and talents in […]

Charles Robel was the latest receiver of the “Outstanding Student” award. He’s from Waukesha County Technical College. He is currently […]

As U.S. medical expenditures are set to rise to more than an estimated $3.7 trillion in 2017, healthcare providers strive […]

Wade J. Spann, a veteran who has served three tours in Iraq and was injured during an IED explosion that […]

There is a new 2.3% tax on medical devices that is taking effect because of the healthcare legislation that took […]

Company executives face growing threats to their supply chains. In these tough economic time when margins are very thin, a […]

Seth Godin has just published a new book titled, “The Icarus Deception.” For people keeping their heads down, staying under […]

Here is an attempt to persuade shop owners to enter the “Annual Leadtime Leader Awards Competition”. Shop owners should reflect […]

The Manufacturing Institute recently held its annual Step Awards. The Awards were started to celebrate the contributions of women in […]

The Deck is a very distinctive feature of AeroDef Manufactoring. At the Composites Manufacturing 2013, a main area of the […]

The “Outstanding Student” Award was given recently at Waukesha County Technical College. The winner was Charles Robel, who is an […]

Don Acke theorizes that the U-3, the government’s rating of unemployment, is not an accurate measure of actual unemployment in […]

Sales of new automobiles was about 10% higher in January than it was for the previous January. This is good […]

There is a scholarship the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) wants to create in order to benefit students […]

The National Network for Manufacturing Innovation is a newly proposed council designed to help bring together industry and research with […]

The Science, Technology, Engineering and Production (STEP) Award recognized three women for their excellence and achievement in manufacturing. Out of […]

The US economy is just about to enter a full recovery in 2013. The first half of the year may […]

PMPA index of sales has concluded that 2012 was a year when growth was hampered by political brinkmanship and worry […]

If you are familiar with any Machine shop, you have seen the plague of failed, worn, or unidentified carbide inserts. […]

People’s opinions of plastics isn’t always favorable. However, many people base their opinions on out-dated knowledge about the plastics industry. […]

PMPA Vice President Darlene Miller is the STEP Honoree. This is a very distinguished award. Darlene believes that manufactoring is […]

The article from the Precision Machined Products Association website gives a tutorial for conversion of units made easy. When there […]

For people that have reciprocating internal combustion engines, gasoline or diesel, for generators, pumps, etc, the January 14, 2013 revisions […]

The ongoing market trends for investing in adequate equipment some small or major companies might heed during fiscal year of […]

The UK government has given it’s approval to help aide in investing in a next generation wind turbine development company, […]

There is a relationship between most major industries. If more jobs are available, there will be a need for more […]

Forsyth County has new jobs coming into the area when Ellwood Advanced Components LLC expands its operations at their turbine […]

The Women in Manufacturing Summit will be held October 22-23 in Detroit, and a launch party will be held February […]

This article from the PMPA blog site discusses steel bars for machining. The dimensions on the bars are held to […]

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers is looking for submission of artwork for the Contemporary Art Gallery Conference and Exposition. The […]

While technology has advanced greatly for patients with musculoskeletal problems, some of the newer surgical options for them come with […]

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) said that Sandvik Coromant US is the corporate sponsor of the EASTEC Dream It. […]

The article is about the PMPA business trends for 2012 review and summary. According to the chart, the sales index […]

The SME Education Foundation provided a grant to a group of institutions including U-M College of Engineering. The purpose of […]

Dennis Bray has been elected President of the Society of Manufactoring Engineers. Bray has been a member of the society […]

Manufacturers in the aerospace industry have the opportunity to attend an informative conference to be held on March 19?21 in […]

As technology has helped advance the work force, laser scanning has been right at the top. Scanners can provide a […]

General Electric Company was issued a patent on January 8 for a turbine inlet air system. The system is designed […]

This article, authored by Miles Free from the Preciscion Machined Products Association is a quick lesson on the conversion of […]

The New Year is a good time to think about short-term plans for your business, including staying on top of […]

ELFA has predicted trends for equipment acquisition in 2013. Business decisions will be driven by perceptions of the economic future. […]

The trend of generation gaps appearing in offices around the country continues. Here is an article with several different graphs […]

Sales and Marketing strategies have evolved in the mold manufacturing industry. The stratagies have evolved from using payphones, to using […]

Shippers and shipping enthusiasts will find this article to be of interest. The person posting to the forum has detailed […]

Scientists in Finland have combined various nanoparticles to produce some new metamaterials that help in aiding electronics and delivery systems. […]

The US Department of Energy ta the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a microscale actuator that flexes like a […]

The tax credits that were used by manufacturing companies may be coming to an end in the next few weeks. […]

Manufacturing made a big comeback in 2012. At the Fabtech 2012 convention in Las Vegas, organizers reported brisk sales and […]

Are you really getting the best deal when you replace that copier? According to Steve Staub, there are many, many […]

The economy is actually improving. Manufacturing job hires are at an increasing pace. The incline in this number rise will […]

These men; these great and brave men. An iPad is the least we can give for the sacrifice they have […]

The Democrats and Republicans passed a law that barely averted the fiscal cliff. However, they still have not resolved the […]

Bentley is launching its newest model, the Continental GT Speed convertible, which borrows from the 1925 Bentley Speed. The new […]

Research from the European Space Agency has resulted in a titanium-aluminum alloy that has properties similar to nickel superalloys but […]

The following article is from the Precision Machine Products Association, who are critical of the way Washington politicians are handling […]

Due to the reliance on a new light-based system, CORE M now measures speed much more accurately than past models. […]

The WTO has convened a panel with the purpose of investigating to what extent China’s exports of rare earths, molybdenum, […]

The shearing of metals during processing can become a problem, as it sometimes attaches itself to a different piece of […]

Turbine engineers look at predicting current flows. Turbines still rely on the mathematical method of inserting numbers whenever required, but […]

American Manufactureres attempt to revitalize themselves to the state they used to be in. They seem to be doing a […]

Element Six officials recently announced a new manufacturing facility in Silicon Valley. The company creates synthetic diamonds and provides service […]

The Maricopa Community Colleges recently announced a new apprenticeship program that will help supply jobs for the skilled machinery industry. […]

The New Haven Manufacturers Association awarded Bead Electronics an Export Achievement Award on June 14, 2012. The Deputy Assistant Secretary […]

On June 19, 2012, Molex Incorporated released an improved version of the FAKRA connector, the FAKRA II SMB connector. Key […]

Wind turbines and clean energy do not have to be dull and colorless. There is a great company in Tokyo […]

The turbine blades in a jet engine are truly a point of interest for anyone involved in manufacturing. They have […]