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Manufacturing Trends

hiring skilled manufacturing workers remains a top challenge. Image shows the middle-skill manufacturing jobs with the highest projected openings from 2019-2029. Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators were top with 113,200 openings. Next was firstline supervisors of production and operating workers with 56,900 openings. Then inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers at 48,300 openings. Helpers-production workers will see 44,100 openings. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers will see 43,400 openings. Packaging and filling machine operators will see 40,600 openings. Industrial machinery mechanics will have 40,500 openings. Machinists have 38,000 openings expected.

Hiring Skilled Manufacturing Workers

  Hiring skilled manufacturing workers remains a manufacturing challenge right now. Shockingly, unfilled manufacturing positions are expected to reach...
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Evolution of Manufacturing Careers will help fuel better opportunities for workers. This chart shows trends in revenue and employment for the manufacturing industry from 2013 through 2026 by Ibisworld. It appears that employment and revenue both will take more then four years to recover from the downturn that occurred in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Evolution of Manufacturing Careers

Not Your Grandparents’ Workday! For those of us close to the industry, the evolution of manufacturing careers is obvious....
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The evolution of manufacturing accelrated in the computer age - here David Packard and Bill Hewlett found their company in a Palo Alto, California garage. Their first product, the HP 200A Audio Oscillator, rapidly became a popular piece of test equipment for engineers.

The Evolution of Manufacturing Part I

  We’ve all seen the latest retail point-of-service devices and office tech. Unlike in those sectors, the evolution of...
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Firefighters use wooden supports to climb higher around the base of the General Sherman tree and wrap protective foil around the tree's  lower 10-15 feet. This material, also used to protect buildings, minimized the likelihood fire would ignite exposed areas, like old fire scars.

Fun Finds Friday: Saving Giant Sequoias

How much tin foil does it take to wrap a tree that measures 102.6 ft around at the base?...
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Economic Impact of Manufacturing: In 2020, the value added by the manufacturing industry to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the United States was 2.27 trillion U.S. dollars. This is a slight decrease from the previous year, when 2.35 trillion U.S. dollars were added to the GDP by the manufacturing industry.

Economic Impact of Manufacturing in the US

As the U.S. service sector grows like a weed, let’s remember the enormous economic impact of manufacturing in the...
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manufacturing competitive advantage trend: virtual showrooms. Image shows that 87% of manufacturers say the sector has gotten more competitive.

Manufacturing Competitive Advantage Trend: Virtual Showrooms

  With 87% of manufacturers reporting increasing competition in the sector, we’re seeing faster and stronger marketing innovation. Virtual...
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