Applications are open through June 30, 2024, at www.amtonline.org/article/reshoring-award for the 2024 National Metalworking Reshoring Award. It honors OEMs and contract manufacturers that have effectively reshored products, parts, or tooling made primarily by metal forming, fabricating, casting, machining, or additive manufacturing to North America. The award is made possible by the Reshoring Initiative, the Precision […]

Technology is set to become a game-changer for manufacturers in 2024, helping them overcome ongoing challenges. Despite a tough business landscape in recent years, many manufacturers are determined to continue their digital transformation journey this year. They are focusing on improving efficiency and building resilience by embracing smart factories, digitising supply chain, and harnessing the […]

Intensifying geopolitical rivalry and tensions such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine are now firmly on the radar in C suites and on corporate boards. Unlike the Cold War, the starting point for the current bout of geopolitical rivalry was a dense set of cross-border commercial ties between protagonists. Companies with international operations have invested […]

China has articulated a “Talent Superpower Strategy.” But does the U.S.have an equivalent workforce and talent strategy for educating, training, attracting and retaining the talent required for exponential technology innovation to insure American Competitiveness?   A recent Center for a New American Security (CNAS) report explores this challenge – and how “the United States can better […]