Schenectady manufacturer to add design, prototyping to its portfolio
December 8, 2014
Albany Business Review P1 Industries Inc., formerly DHA Holdings Inc., is building an innovation lab as part of the company’s push to carry products from
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When to Close the Manufacturing Skills Gap
November 26, 2014
American manufacturing has a skills gap, but experts disagree about its size and severity. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were over 300,000 unfilled manufacturing jobs in June 2014. By 2020, The Boston Consulting Group warns that U.S. manufacturers could face a shortfall of 875,000 highly skilled industrial workers. Today, approximately 10% of American workers are employed in manufacturing.
Plotting the Future of 3D Printing
November 26, 2014
NIST Blog Additive manufacturing (AM) is hurtling into its wide and wonderful future. Right now heavy attention is being given to the promise AM offers
RPI Steps Forward with Manufacturing Innovation Project
November 26, 2014
American City Business Journals Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is preparing to solicit bids for the construction of its new Manufacturing Innovation and Learning Lab. The private
Manufacturing Alliance Speaker Will Address Importance of Supply Chain
November 26, 2014
American City Business Journals Part of the Nov. 18 Buffalo Niagara Manufacturing Alliance industry forum will focus on a national manufacturing competitiveness strategy. Michael Stumo,
Bridging Manufacturing’s Demographic Divide
November 21, 2014
Business Week recently reported that the average age of a U.S. manufacturing worker is 56. As Anna Wells explains in Industrial Maintenance and Plant Operation (IMPO) magazine, a potential shortage of skilled workers isn’t the only concern. “How do the youngest crop of workers,” she asks, “best learn from their more seasoned counterparts?”
DOD Releases FFO to Establish $110M Integrated Photonics Manufacturing Institute
November 21, 2014
The Department of Defense (DOD) released a federal funding opportunity (FFO) to establish an Integrated Photonics Institute for Manufacturing Innovation (IP-IMI). Administered by the Air
New Farmers Grant Fund
November 18, 2014
The New York State New Farmers Grant Fund, which will provide assistance to new and early stage farmers and encourage farming as a career path
Will New York Win the Integrated Photonics Manufacturing Institute?
November 17, 2014
On Manufacturing Day, President Barack Obama announced a new Manufacturing Innovation Institute Competition for an Integrated Photonics Manufacturing Institute. Early this year, the President unveiled plans for manufacturing innovation institutes in Chicago and Detroit, along with a national competition for four more private-public sector initiatives.
