Examining the Gender Gap in Manufacturing: 5 Potential Solutions for 2022

Workforces that lack gender diversity will struggle to reach their full potential. Manufacturing must address this issue if it hopes to sustain growth far into the future.

Thermoset vs Thermoplastic: Definition, Processes, and Differences

This article gives a detailed thermoset vs thermoplastic comparison. Although there are many similarities between thermoplastic and thermoset, some differences are also present.

How Will Labor Shortages Impact Metal Fabrication in 2022?

The American Welding Society estimates a 400,000-worker shortage by 2024. The urgent need for more welders and higher skill levels among welding personnel is widely known and accepted in the U.S. manufacturing industry.

Copper Shortages Present New Manufacturing Challenges in 2022

While the refined copper market had a 142,000-ton surplus in 2020, experts predict that to fall to a 219,000-ton deficit by 2025. This shortage has already started to take effect and will have increasingly severe consequences as it continues.

Robot Solution for Automating the Lettuce Harvest

The lettuce's outer, or 'wrapper', leaves will be mechanically removed to expose the stem. Machine vision and artificial intelligence are then used to identify a precise cut point on the stem to neatly separate the head of lettuce.

How to Identify & Avoid Greenwashing in Manufacturing

This concept of raking in the financial benefits of "being green" without really making an effort to become more sustainable as a company is known as greenwashing.

1st African Material Handling Warehouse Automation Company to Exhibit at MODEX 2022

Recently, Simon Armanious, based currently in Canada, shared more about the Egyptian company and why the timing for growing the North American distribution channel is ideal.

5x5 Why - a Better Way to Resolve Supplier Related Quality Concerns

From my experience, relational governance inevitably creates an atmosphere of loyalty and trust much more easily than one that is adversarial, focusing only on punitive actions when contractual agreements are not met.

The role of Employee Equity Ownership in driving a company's productivity.

In this article, the focus is on giving employees a stake in the company, the objective is to motivate them to do what is best for the shareholders since they are also shareholders.

Ceramic at Its Best

After intensive market research, maxon decided on a printer from French manufacturer 3DCeram, which has been customized to meet the company's own requirements.

Turn TSA Hurdles into a Digital Transformation Opportunity

Signing a TSA before a merger, acquisition, or divestiture ensures that buyers and sellers fully understand their obligations - especially as they pertain to data management and migration, privacy, and security.

5 Powerful Lessons on Leading Through Uncertainty with Nadja West

You don't need to be in a leadership position to lead. We all wield influence - whether it's within our family unit, community, business, or team. Take a look at Nadja's top tips to prepare yourself and your team for success in uncertain times.

Empathetic Technology: What Makes Frontline Tech Tick

Managing frontline workforces presents a unique challenge to businesses; it's a balancing act of safety, worker satisfaction, and productivity. Today's technology needs to tick all of those boxes and do so in the simplest way possible.

When Products Fail

Spectacular failures tend to attract much attention. It is simple curiosity as to why it happened and why something was not done to prevent it. One such event was the engine fire on a Boeing 777 flight over Denver in February 2021.

The Role of RO in Industrial Manufacturing

When most people hear "reverse osmosis" (RO), their minds likely go to drinking water. While purifying drinking water is a significant use case for it, and arguably its most notable, RO has far broader applications.

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The Wire Association International (WAI), Inc., founded in 1930, is a worldwide technical society for wire and cable industry professionals. Based in Madison, Connecticut, USA, WAI collects and shares technical, manufacturing, and general business information to the ferrous, nonferrous, electrical, fiber optic, and fastener segments of the wire and cable industry. WAI hosts trade expositions, technical conferences, and educational programs.