Ask any construction business professional or an architect if they suffer from tantrums when penning their contract drawings, and you are more than likely to hear an enthusiastically frustrated, “YES!” Enterprise 3D printing is ascending the Slope of Enlightenment. Gartner1 placed it there on its Hype Cycle curve in 2013 and it has been marching…
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A common complaint around these parts is China’s export-based economy is based on smoke and mirrors – that the country’s government will pull out all of the stops to keep its factories humming, its citizens employed, and domestic turmoil in check. How competitive is American manufacturing, as opposed to the biggest (Asian) manufacturing outsourcing players? …
Looking Inside China's “Zombie Factories”
A common complaint around these parts is China’s export-based economy is based on smoke and mirrors – that the country’s government will pull out all of the stops to keep its factories humming, its citizens…
New Study Further Deflates the Skills Gap
Too many self-serving studies out there, say academics with new research. Have you ever heard of the skills gap? The “skills gap” is a term that means: there aren’t enough…
Yes Donald, You Can Make Suits in America
Trump says he doesn’t make his suits here because it’s “very hard.” Here’s proof he’s wrong. One of the prevailing storylines of the 2016 presidential election has been Donald Trump’s rather combative stance toward companies that offshore their… How competitive is American manufacturing, as opposed to the biggest (Asian) manufacturing outsourcing players? By the year…
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How competitive is American manufacturing, as opposed to the biggest (Asian) manufacturing outsourcing players? By the year 2020, the United States is predicted to take the top spot in the Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index (GMCI),…