3D Printing Standards for Manufacturing Predictability
August 13, 2015
If you’re skeptical about the quality of 3D printed parts, could DARPA’s development of 3D printing standards change your opinion of additive manufacturing?
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Reshoring, FDI, and NYS Manufacturing
August 9, 2015
Are you optimistic about Made in the USA manufacturing in New York State? According to the Reshoring Initiative, 2014 was another strong year for reshoring and foreign direct investment (FDI). Longer-term trends are also positive.
The Changing Nature of U.S. Basic Research: Trends in Funding Sources
July 31, 2015
Private industry is paying for a growing share of shrinking R&D. What does this mean for U.S. economic competitiveness in manufacturing?
Specialty Food Manufacturing and Workforce Development
July 20, 2015
New York City’s specialty food manufacturing sector is tasting success, but what’s the right recipe for mixing business growth with workforce development? Between 2009 and 2013, the city’s five boroughs added nearly 1300 new food and beverage manufacturers.
How Manufacturers Can Market Sustainability
July 16, 2015
Which industries are the most environmentally and socially responsible? According to the sixth annual Sense and Sustainability study by G&S Business Communications, Americans believe that agriculture is our most sustainable industry. The survey’s respondents also reported that, of 11 major industries, manufacturing is perceived as the least sustainable or “green.” How does this perception match up to reality?
Making Manufacturing Work Better
July 6, 2015
Do you like your job? What does your company make, and what do they do to make you happy? Those are important questions, for we spend more of our time working than doing anything else. That’s true at Internet-related companies like Google and at multinational manufacturers like W.L. Gore.
FuzeHub Director Earns 200th Patent, Offers Advice to NYS Manufacturers
June 29, 2015
FuzeHub Board Member, Santokh S. Badesha is more than a prolific inventor. The Xerox Fellow and manager of open innovation at Xerox Corporation is a leader who knows how to get the most out of a team. Since joining the business process and document technology company in 1980, Badesha has been issued over 200 patents by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Today, he has over 55 other patent applications in different stages of review. Badesha’s individual contributions are extraordinary, yet he’s also a team-builder with important advice for New York State manufacturers.
Chinese Manufacturers Hire and Acquire U.S. Assets
June 21, 2015
Reshoring is bringing manufacturing jobs back to the United States, but are Chinese manufacturers coming to America, too? According to a recent report, the number of American workers who are employed directly by Chinese companies increased by more than 500% in the last five years. This trend coincides with another important increase, the growth of investment in the United States by Chinese firms.
Filling the Manufacturing Skills Gap in Buffalo
June 15, 2015
Unemployed workers in the Buffalo-Niagara region are preparing for careers in manufacturing thanks to a grant from the New York State Department of Labor. The Center for Industrial Effectiveness (TCIE) at the University of Buffalo is offering an Advanced Manufacturing Quality Specialist (AMQS) certificate program to prepare workers for entry-level and mid-level positions