The growth in electronic devices, smart machines and connectivity throughout the world means almost every industry is dependent upon semiconductors. A global shortage of microelectronic semiconductor chips, made worse with changing demands and supply chain issues, has disrupted U.S. automobile manufacturers and is expected to impact consumer...
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The demand is increasing for skilled manufacturing labor in order to meet the accelerating rate of technological change. A recent report by The Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte found that 4.6 million jobs will need to be filled in U.S. manufacturing over the next decade, and 2.4 million jobs may be left open due to a lack of trained...
Active military service members (and military spouses) often have difficulties transitioning to civilian career roles. Terra Trujillo is a proud active service member of the United States Air Force, currently serving the North Carolina Air National Guard with previous deployment assignments to Ali-Al Salem, Kuwait, Ahmad al-Jaber, Kuwait, and...
The pandemic has impacted how we reach and teach people, including for national Manufacturing Day. Here is just one example of the ways in which the Manufacturing USA ® network and partners across the nation have responded to train and educate people on advanced manufacturing technologies such as additive manufacturing.
Building the Additive...
Say hello to Stian Romberg, a former wide receiver at Brown University, currently a Ph.D. student at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT) and researcher at Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL) . Stian is studying large-scale thermoset additive manufacturing and has had a lot of experience with CNC controls, but has never had the opportunity to run...