As the most recent entrants into the workforce, Gen Z is increasingly pursuing skilled trades over traditional two or four-year college degrees. This trend is driven by several factors: the rising salaries in skilled professions, the integration of new technologies in various hands-on industries, and a growing skepticism about the value of a...

MxD and LIFT, manufacturing innovation institutes sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense based in Chicago and Detroit, respectively, celebrate a decade of bolstering the vitality of the American manufacturing sector and strengthening the nation’s defense industrial base in 2024.

Recognizing manufacturing is a major driver of both innovative...

MxD says training course will address forecasted worker shortage by teaching digital manufacturing roles to overcome an aging workforce, disrupted supply chains, cyber threats.

Chicago-based Manufacturing x Digital, known by its acronym MxD, said the federal funding would launch its Curriculum and Pathways Integrating Technology and Learning...

The Digital Manufacturing Institute (MxD) has selected Anark to demonstrate a visionary solution for supplier collaboration. This project seeks to modernize acquisition and supply chain activities to improve acquisition and production lead times for the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). Additional objectives include improved decision traceability...

More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, and while organizations are working hard to resolve the supply chain problems impacting the United States and the rest of the world, global disruption persists and has impacted nearly every industry. Berardino Baratta, VP of projects and engineering at MxD, is dedicated to identifying how...