Industry Trends

Here’s one perspective: Over a 35-year career, employees who change jobs every few years will earn, on average, 50% more than similarly skilled peers who stayed put.

The Association for Manufacturing Technology and Reshoring Initiative have launched the online poll to determine how COVID-19 has affected sourcing and to pinpoint opportunities for reshoring elements of the supply chain.

The December Purchasing Managers Index compiled by IHS Markit revealed that global factory output and order book inflows continued to rise at some of the fastest rates seen over the past decade.

The company added four new Wittmann Battenfeld injection molding machines and two new Engel presses at its plants in Longmont, CO, and Oxford, CT. 

In keeping with a most unusual year, we forgo the customary top 10 list and share some random reflections inspired by the top medical stories of 2020 on the PlasticsToday site. 

The mold maker now offers a virtual mold-testing capability package for customers limiting travel during the pandemic.

Manufacturing is changing in response to COVID-19 challenges and adopting new technologies, not just to survive during the pandemic but to continue using after it is over, shared an expert during Virtual Engineering Week.