Since the first industrial revolution, improving productivity has been a major goal for most manufacturing operations. Today, in the middle of the fourth industrial revolution, that hasn’t changed.

Manufacturing industries are once again becoming an economic powerhouse through a combination of smart technology and smart people. The smart technology side of the equation is obvious. Artificial ...

Over 700 student applications to the National STEM Festival showcase real-world manufacturing skills, especially in health and AI. Students' amazing projects—such as energy systems, diagnostics, and ...

Welcome to Manufacturing Day 2024 and, by extension, Manufacturing Month. It gives us great pleasure at IndustryWeek to once again share Faces of Manufacturing, our annual showcase of the people who ...

Interior of a semiconductor production fab cleanroom. The recently passed federal CHIPS Act, designed to encourage additional semiconductor production, is an example of a new industrial policy in the ...

Data analysis is hard. Admittedly, the consequences of getting it wrong are less severe than a botched surgery. But you still want to be very careful. It’s all too easy for a misinterpretation of the ...

Efforts to increase U.S.-based production have boosted manufacturing as the top performer among nonresidential construction segments, according to the Marcum Commercial Construction Index for the ...

Hadrian is making automation easier to help it capture complex aerospace and defense manufacturing work. Credit: Hadrian Automation For decades, U.S. aerospace and defense has complained about the ...