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Manufacturing ReinventedThe Promise of Microfactories
Just as the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) recently sparked concerns about job losses, it also became a blessing for employers grappling with severe staff shortages across the United States...

Made in North AmericaStarting Small and Making It Big in Manufacturing
Here at Manufacturing in Focus, we enjoy sharing stories of entrepreneurial success, of manufacturing businesses that literally started on “a wing and a prayer,” and, by leveraging skills,...

A Camping Experience off the Beaten PathBlackseries
At Blackseries, camping is a passion driven by the desire to bring adventure tourists closer to nature. This is facilitated by a line of durable, safe, and comfortable travel trailers, pop-up...

GEN-Y’s Secret of Success—Hitching the Business to Innovation and ServiceGEN-Y Hitch
GEN-Y Hitch of Nappanee, Indiana, specializes in innovative towing hitches and excellent customer service. The firm's steel hitches are used for numerous equipment-towing applications by clients in...

Pioneering Precision – The Micro-LAM Journey in Optics InnovationMicro-LAM
Micro-LAM™ was founded in 2017 as a spinoff from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The company’s origins are deeply rooted in academic research and innovation, with its founder’s...

Bringing Efficient and Effective Solutions to ManufacturingLean Manufacturing Products
Although Lean Manufacturing Products LLC (LEAN) may be a younger company at less than a decade old, it has already made great strides in the manufacturing industry. The company was founded as a...
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Are Canada and the U.S. headed for a trade war?
President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose 25 percent import tariffs on Canadian and Mexican products, which is sending shockwaves of fear and uncertainty across North American borders....
Next-generation chip materials under development at UT Dallas
A research team at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) consisting of Dr. Julia Hsu, Dr. Cormac Toher, Dr. Kevin Brenner, and other collaborators, has received a National Science Foundation grant...