Manufacturing keeps evolving—and the facilities that house manufacturing in the U.S. are also changing and innovating. Given that 54% of domestic R&D occurred in manufacturing in 2021, according to the National Science Foundation, it makes sense for industrial facilities to be the places that enable experimentation and encourage product development...
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Based on a study conducted by the Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte , it is projected that by 2030, the manufacturing skills gap could lead to approximately 2.1 million unfilled jobs in the U.S. For over a decade, the manufacturing industry has struggled to find qualified workers and without education and intervention, this shortfall will...
Today, the Biden-Harris Administration will announce new commitments to workforce development from the Advanced Manufacturing Workforce Sprint. The Sprint, which First Lady Jill Biden announced in May and the Administration kicked off in October, is an intensive drive to build a diverse, skilled pipeline of workers for good advanced manufacturing...
Contributing Lead Editor for Smart Manufacturing magazine Amy Bryson is joined by two amazing members of Manufacturing USA’s Modern Makers program designed to promote careers in advanced manufacturing. Aeon Williams is a software application engineer for Spark Photonics, and Rachel Swamy is a research assistant for NIIMBL. While Aeon and Rachel...
Aeon Williams says her interests in cosplay and gaming fosters creativity, problem-solving, and attention to detail. Rodrigo Perez and John Louka talk about how riding motorcycles can cultivate a passion for mechanics, the drive to explore innovative technologies, and the exhilaration from completing a journey. Tymeeka Middleton mentions how...